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16 March 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - Women and girls are, and continue to be, disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of climate change. For instance, women from marginalized communities make up a large percentage of poor communities worldwide that rely on natural resources for their livelihoods, particularly in rural areas. The effect of climate change such as, heatwaves, droughts, floods, and hurricanes disproportionately affect women and, as the climate crisis intensifies, women will struggle the most.
On the other hand, women are powerful agents of change d...
4 August 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – Detonating nuclear weapons will have disastrous consequences, affecting all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from health to environmental degradation. Given its devastating effects, it is high time communities of practitioners from various sectors start collaborating to minimize and eliminate the risks of nuclear war.
This was the central message from Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, at the UN High-Level Political Forum Special Event on “Nuclear Disarmament and Our Sustainab...
Established in 2024, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Surrey is hosted by the University of Surrey. CIFAL Surrey’s primary mission is to provide a range of research-informed training opportunities, and capacity-building activities, to facilitate knowledge sharing between Civil Society Organizations representatives, public servants, decision-makers and stakeholders locally and internationally to strengthen capacities, improve decision-making processes, and promote sustainable development. The target audience includes local, national, and regio...
20 September 2021, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar, developed the Strengthening Knowledge and Skills in Multilateral Diplomacy: Induction Course for Qatar Diplomats that took place between 20 -24 September 2021 via Zoom. This is a comprehensive course designed to enhance the performance of 13 diplomats from the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations. Mr. Pelayo Alvarez from the UNITAR New York Office greeted the participants and the pan...
UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific 2023 is now accepting applications from interested Asia-Pacific high school students.
Youth Ambassadors will develop and practice skills in critical thinking, innovation, entrepreneurship, communication and leadership.
UNITAR Division for Prosperity launched the programme in 2021 to educate and empower the youth about the most pressing issues affecting global recovery and the relevance of the SDGs.
The 10-week online programme will run from 23 September 2023. The deadline for applications is extended until 8 September 2023...
June 2020 - The Global Surgery Foundation (GSF), a project of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), launched COVID.za.com, a self-diagnostic application and dashboard to assist the authorities in identifying communities with a high prevalence of COVID-19 symptoms and facilitate targeted testing and treatment interventions.
The project is the product of a strong coalition between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Global Surgery Foundation, the Rali and Makentse Mampeule Foundation, the University of Cape Town Di...
"Current Internet Governance Challenges: What’s next?" with a keynote speech from Mr. Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft
Speakers
Mr. Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft
Ms. Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR
Mr. Phillip Spoerri, Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the United Nations in New York
Moderator
Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership Department at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Onlin...
21 August 2023, Kigali, Rwanda - “The land of a thousand hills” – this statement is no exaggeration of the undulating landscape of Rwanda. The hills were also a welcoming sight for UNITAR’s pilot training on gender and climate change, organized in collaboration with the Gender Monitoring Office of Rwanda and CIFAL Kigali with support from the Ministry of Environment under the One UNITAR Gender initiative. The One UNITAR Gender promotes innovative learning solutions for women’s empowerment, building on extensive experiences and knowledge of all&...
In the fight against poverty through education, we can describe a large number of extension projects that reach communities in situations of extreme social and economic vulnerability. In this sense, it is worth mentioning actions as preparations for the national exam for entering higher education, aimed at underprivileged students. Another pioneering project led by UFPE Social Technologies Incubating Program, a 2012 action, has contributed to traditional and popular communities, stimulating the popular expertise and research networks, capable of generating labor and income,...
November 2021 - This article brings some light into the black box of how the transition can be tackled in practice, and is written by Eliya Devay, graduate of the UNITAR-Franklin University Switzerland Joint Master’s programme in Responsible Leadership & Climate Action. Eliya is specialized in Sustainable Finance and currently works at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) as a Consultant.
In light of the recent COP26, this article features outcomes and reflections from Eliya's experiential learning project with UNEP FI, as part of his ...