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Established in 2021, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Hawaii (CIFAL Honolulu) is hosted by Chaminade University of Honolulu. The CIFAL Honolulu Centre aspires to empower Pacific peoples to create a sustainable future that reflects their values and the priorities of their communities. The centre educates and empowers current and future Pacific peoples through inclusive knowledge-sharing and action, enabling them to make values-based decisions in service to sustainable development in their communities.Scope: Pacific regionThematic areas:Climate...
10 March 2025, San Salvador, El Salvador –In partnership with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, UNITAR kicks off its Airports and Economic Development Training Programme multi-regional workshop series in San Salvador, El Salvador on 4-5 March 2025.With a strategic focus on Artificial Intelligence, technology, and cybersecurity, the inaugural training workshop titled “Future-Proofing Airport Development: Leveraging Technological Innovations, AI, and Cybersecurity” brough...
国連ユニタール「アフガニスタンの女性と若者を対象とした食料・経済安全保障促進のための起業家精神」研修事業の第3フェーズが、2025年2月22日から26日までカブールで開催されました。アフガニスタン18州から、50名の女性と30名の男性、計80名の若手起業家がワークショップに参加しました。本研修は、参加者が地域の食料安全保障と経済安定の強化に貢献することを目指し、財務および起業に関する実践的なスキルを身につけることを目的として、日本政府による支援の下で2024年8月から2025年2月にかけて実施されました。, 2025年4月14日、カブール - 2025年2月22日から26日にかけて、アフガニスタン・カブールにおいて、「アフガニスタンの女性と若者を対象とした食料・経済安全保障促進のための起業家精神」研修事業の最終第3フェーズが開催されました。民間セクター、現地の市民社会組織、国際機関、学術機関など、多様な分野から集まった80名の有望な若手起業家が参加しました。この5日間のワークショップでは、ビジネスの実践的な運営に焦点を当てたもので、これまでのオンライン第1フェーズおよび第2フェーズの参加者の中から選ばれた、女性50名、男性30名が対面式の研修に参加しました。参加者はアフガニスタン全34州のうち18州から集まり、ビジネス事業の強化と同...
4-5 April 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - In keeping with its vision of providing the highest quality of training and innovation, the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy (DMD) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research successfully hosted the first ever workshop on Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination in its series of Core Diplomatic Training for the Executive Diploma to cater to modern needs of diplomats, government officials and professionals.
It was designed to train participants to be able to identify potential stakeholders, assess their specific needs an...
Micky Welin's career in disaster risk management (DRM) highlights the intersection of education, proactive initiative, and collaborative efforts in building capacity for disaster preparedness and response. In his capacity as the Planning and Logistics Support Officer at the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Vanuatu, Micky Welin's journey highlights the transformative potential of targeted capacity-building efforts., The turning point for Micky Welin emerged when he realized the need to acquire advanced skills in geographic information technology (GIT) in the co...
6 March 2025, New York, USA– The United Nations Institute for Training and Research office in New York, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations, successfully hosted the AI Training for Diplomats: A Women Empowerment Opportunity and Prevention of Bias at UN Headquarters. This landmark event convened diplomats, UN officials, and leading AI experts to examine the profound implications of artificial intelligence on diplomacy, gender equity, and bias mitigation in policymaking.As artificial intelligence continues to shape global governanc...
Collegium Civitas has become the first Polish university to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Division for Peace. The MoU outlines the scope of prospective collaboration that includes: training and degree programmes in various thematic fields such as sustainable development, international security and the rule of law.
Collegium Civitas is a modern non-state University founded in 1997 by a joint initiative of professors from the Polish Academy of Sciences. The quality of education in all fields of study...
22 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – On 6 May 2024, UNITAR and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and implement training programmes and organize summits, webinars, workshops and training sessions, as well as align efforts for resource mobilization. The two expect to collaborate in thematic areas such as leadership and inclusion, social innovation and entrepreneurship, digital futures, finance and trade, anti-corruption and combating crime, and business and public administration.
FGV is the first partner in Brazil for t...
Water is at the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and for the health and prosperity of people and planet. However, the progress on water related goals and targets remains off track. There is a global need for education and capacity building on water.
UNITAR contributes to this global need through a series of educational and training activities with the ultimate goal to contribute to SDG 6, the Water Action Agenda and other high-level related discussions.
The Water Initiative is comprised of:
Water Academy
Conferences
Training activities
, The “Wate...
9 November 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office welcomes Ms. Chisa Mikami as the new head of the office, effective 8 November 2023. Ms Mikami has extensive experience working in developing countries through her career with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and brings to the Office her knowledge of the countries that the Hiroshima Office works with.
Ms Mikami will guide the global programmes led by the Hiroshima Office in areas such as Hiroshima and peace, social innovatio...