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21 June 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and PwC Middle East join forces to brief private sector entities on why COP28 in the United Arab Emirates is a watershed moment for involving businesses in the region and around the world in the climate talks.
The UNITAR-PwC interactive training session at the PwC’s Dubai Experience Center on 21 June 2023 supported attendees’ understanding of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) annual Conference of the Parties (COP) with a view to stren...
Entrepreneurial MindsetEntrepreneurship training is an important means of developing skills that are essential for the sustainability of new businesses and economic growth. It should be considered as a systematic subject, as a lifelong learning process for entrepreneurs, as it helps to shape their attitudes, skills and competences. Entrepreneurship is a process that generates creativity, innovation and growth. Its benefits are not limited to entrepreneurs: it is an important skill for all, helping young people to be more creative and to have confidence in their projects. En...
Cynthia Achieng, an agribusiness entrepreneur, joined the UNITAR training programme for women entrepreneurs in Kenya in 2022.
Cynthia, who studied agriculture and technology for her undergraduate degree, quit her job as a salesperson in 2022 to establish an agribusiness specializing in irrigation technology and greenhouse installation.
The six-week online entrepreneurial training on financial literacy has enabled Cynthia to be financially disciplined, and manage and assess risks.
UNITAR runs the entrepreneurship training programme with Sunlight’s “Women of More”&n...
Gloria Loishiye is a sustainability enthusiast and result-driven entrepreneur from Tanzania whose business philosophy includes intentionality, diversification and strategic planning.
In 2023, Gloria joined the Advancing Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Training Programme.
For Gloria, the programme has been an eye-opener, and she is using her new knowledge and skills to expand her business.
The programme was delivered by UNITAR Division for Prosperity / Hiroshima Office in partnership with United Nations Development Programme...
26 August 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - On April 10 and 11, Ekos Magazine, UNITAR, and CIFAL Ecuador welcomed over 15,000 attendees and more than 180 organizations in the Ecuador Sustainability Summit 2024, in which 100 national and international speakers shared their best sustainability practices and innovative visions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event also saw the participation of distinguished authorities, CEOs of Ecuador's leading companies, civil society organizations, and members of the diplomatic corps. Among them were H.E. Ms. Gabr...
国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は、個人や団体への創造的な研修を通じて、よりよい未来のための世界レベル・国家レベルでの意思決定を促進する国連機関です。1963年に設立され、2020年には322,410人に学びの機会を提供しました。スイス・ジュネーブの本部のほか、ニューヨーク事務所、広島事務所、ボン事務所があり、世界中に様々な拠点やネットワークをもっています。持続可能な繁栄局（Division for Prosperity）では、広島事務所とジュネーブ本部の職員がともに、起業やリーダーシップ、貿易と金融、デジタル技術、軍縮などについて世界レベルの知識や技術の共有を進めています。アフガニスタン、南スーダン、イラクなど紛争後復興の過程にある国の人々へのプログラムなどには、広島という立地を生かし、原爆投下後から現在の平和都市に至る過程を一つの復興モデルとして研修に組み込むなど、平和で公正な社会の実現にも貢献しています。
広島という象徴的な地に設立された最初の国連機関であり、中四国地方で唯一の国連機関でもあります。研修・研究活動に加え、研究機関や行政機関・民間企業など幅広い分野の機関との連絡調整といった、ユニタールでの戦略的な役割も担っています。
日本での公的な支援組織として、2019年に一般社団法人「国連ユニタール協会」が創設され、国連ユニタール...
Iryna Markina participated in the 2023 “Bolstering Livelihoods: Digital Reskilling for Ukrainian Women Evacuees in Poland”.Iryna is originally from Ukraine and now works remotely in Poland as head of the sales department for an insurance company.She is using her new data analytics and GIS skills and believes that age does not determine whether one can utilize IT or not. Already having professional experience helps her better integrate her new digital skills.The Bolstering Livelihoods programme trained over 500 Ukrainian women in Poland with high-demand digital skills in ord...
6 May 2019, New York, USA – In the framework of the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW), UNITAR in collaboration with the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the New York City Department of Transportation and Together for Safer Roads (TSR) hosted the briefing “Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Vision Zero in the City of New York”, providing a venue to exchange best practices that help reduce traffic deaths and injuries.
Today marks the start of the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW), which this year places special emphasis on le...
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UNITAR and SmarterChains, the online Industry 4.0 transformation platform, are pleased to announce their partnership to establish the 1st Industry 4.0 Education Platform
The partnership aligns with UNITAR's mission to provide capacity-building and training to professionals. The platform will offer courses related to Industry 4.0 to help individuals, manufacturing companies ,service & technology providers and governments to adapt to the new technological advances. In addition, it aims to equip beneficiaries with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the Fou...