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タイの外交官Aiyarat Kosakulさんは、2024年2月、国連ユニタール「核軍縮・不拡散（NDNP）広島研修」 に参加しました。このプログラムでは、世界の核軍縮に関する基本的な知識を、広島ならではの視点で学ぶことができました。Kosakuさんは外交の仕事のダイナミズムに魅力を感じています。将来、国連ユニタール研修の同窓生とも協働したいと期待を膨らませています。, 2024年11月8日、広島 - 現在、タイ外務省の一等書記官として活躍されているAiyarat Kosakulさんは、平和安全保障軍縮部で大量破壊兵器や化学・生物・通常兵器に関する問題に取り組んでいます。同国政府の推薦により、国連ユニタール「核軍縮・不拡散（NDNP）広島研修」に参加。このプログラムを通じて、核軍縮に関する基本的な理解を深め、より広い視野で仕事に取り組むことができるようになりました。, Kosakulさんが外交官になったきっかけは、国のために貢献したい、ダイナミックな問題に取り組みたいという思いからでした。彼は、2024年2月に広島で1週間にわたって行われた「核軍縮・不拡散（NDNP）研修」に参加した外交官・政府関係者18名のうちの一人です。広島県と広島市が支援するこのプログラムは、核軍縮・不拡散に関する外交官の理解を深めるととも...
Diego Caicedo - General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN) The commitment of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN in Spanish) to the well-being of its 115 million inhabitants is more than just a mission - it's a driving force for positive change. In 2023, a pivotal partnership between UNITAR and SGCAN emerged, dedicated to enhancing road safety throughout the Andean Community (CAN in Spanish). This collaboration led to the introduction of the Virtual Road Safety Dashboard, a groundbreaking tool empowering road safety experts and Mi...
Revolutionize your career in the digital technology sector by joining our game-changing partnership! UNITAR and SmarterChains have joined forces to bring you the latest in online Training Program in Industry 4.0. In addition, our exclusive webinar series will keep you up-to-date with the latest industry trends and practices. Discover how this partnership can empower you to take your career to the next level.
Industry 4.0, commonly termed the Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by the fusion of transformative digital technologies—like IoT, AI, and robotics—with tr...
10 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - On Saturday 15th January 2022, the ongoing volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai triggered a tsunami across the Pacific. The scale of the explosion was so large, undersea communications lines were damaged, leaving the population of the Kingdom of Tonga out of reach. The dense ash clouds, added to the poor meteorological conditions, limited the flying capabilities and visual confirmation of the situation on the ground. Satellite imagery, therefore, became a key source of information to assess the extent and severity of the damages...
Facing the global nutrition challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) teamed up with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to design, under the guidance of the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD), a Nutrition Knowledge Hub. By building the technical and functional capacities of all relevant staff at WHO through e-learning courses and key nutrition-related training and knowledge materials, the Nutrition Knowledge Hub aims to contribute to the acceleration and increase of the nutrition impact at the country level. The...
20 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the official launch of the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) at the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos, Switzerland. The launch will take place at a special lunch-event, hosted by Brand South Africa on Wednesday, 22 January 2020 at the Brand SA Pavilion.
Globally, over 5 billion people and 90% of the world’s poor lack access to basic surgical care. An estimated 17 million people die each year from surgically preventable c...
12 March 2019, New York, United States - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office recently partnered and signed an agreement with University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business to develop a new three-part e-learning learning certificate programme on “Leading with Ethics in Achieving the SDGs” for the summer and fall semester.
“Leading with Ethics in Achieving the SDGs” is an online course that will assist decision-makers in fostering the character traits and developing the durable skills necessary for SDG Leadership. Usin...
2 May 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of the People's Republic of China held a meeting in Geneva on April 25, 2019 to discuss cooperation in establishing an International Training Programme for Chinese officials in the field of science and technology, innovation, trade, and finance.
The meeting was hosted by UNITAR at Palais des Nations where Senior Officials from MOST were welcomed by Mr. Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director of UNITAR. The meeting was Chaired by Mr...
14 June 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – The UNITAR Division for Prosperity Advisory Board met virtually on 10 June 2021. Experts from private and development sectors Michael A. Fors, Linda A. Hill, Hans Jürgen Hoyer, Ashleigh Owens, and Jos Verbeek gathered to discuss the Division’s success and future objectives. UNITAR Executive Director Nikhil Seth and Division for Prosperity Director Mihoko Kumamoto observed the discussion.
Michael Fors began the conversation by highlighting UNITAR’s efficient and resourceful shift to online learning. Fors also emphasized that with ...
10 September 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – International Criminal Law has come a long way since the Nuremberg trials and the entry into force of the Rome statute almost twenty years ago. Paralleling the prosecution of high-level cases, a plethora of accountability mechanisms continue to thrive. Among them we can count truth commissions, international and hybrid tribunals, fact-finding missions and investigations. While these developments have helped to satisfy the demand for justice around the word, they have also fueled debates about the state of international law, internati...