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ケニア出身でデジタルリテラシーの推進者であり障がいを持つBetty Mwendeさんは、2023年の国連ユニタール「アフリカの女性と若者のためのエッセンシャル・デジタルスキル開発：デジタル経済における雇用機会と生活向上の促進」研修を修了しました。ベティさんは、地域の子どもたちに基本的なパソコンスキルを教えるボランティア活動を行い、デジタル格差を解消する手助けをしています。「国連ユニタールの研修は、プロジェクトマネジメントとデジタルスキルを向上させ、自信を深める貴重な経験でした。日本政府の資金提供の下で実施された同事業は、アフリカの7,000人の女性と若者に、データ分析、ソフトウェア開発、プロジェクトマネジメント、ビジネス分析、人工知能、そしてリーダーシップやネットワーキングといったソフトスキルを提供しました。, 2025年2月20日、広島 - ケニアでは、多くの人々にとって基本的なテクノロジーへのアクセスが贅沢である中、Mwendeさんはデジタルリテラシーとより包摂的な社会の実現を推進しています。コンピュータ応用技術を学ぶ学生であり、テクノロジー業界の連携を促進する非営利団体の広報担当者でもあるMwendeさんは、国連ユニタールの研修で学び、実践に努めました。これにより、プロジェクト管理とデジタルスキルをさらに高め、取り残された若者へのデジタ...
25 April - 1 July 2011
The Local Development Programme of UNITAR is launching a new session of its proven e-learning course Governance in Urban Sanitation, in English language. This e-course has been awarded with the International ECBCheck Quality Label for e-Learning!
The course, which will run from 25 April to 1st July 2011, aims to enhance the capacity of local decision-makers and sanitation professionals to make the most enlightened decisions and investments in the area of urban sanitation. It provides analytical tools to understand the financial and institutional…
25 July to 23 September 2011, Social Media Tools, e-learning course. In the framework of their collaboration aiming to jointly develop a series of learning programmes in the field of knowledge management, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have developed the course Innovative Collaboration for Development, an e-learning course on social media tools.
UNITAR is pleased to announce the opening of registrations of a special session, taking place from 25 July to 23…
This successful methodology has already been used in several capacity development projects run by UNOSAT for UN member states and a few international organizations. The methodology combines capacity development in situ with transfer of knowledge, including UNOSAT generated best practices, and technical assistance when needed.
The Geospatial Information course offered within the curriculum of the Master of Disaster Management at Copenhagen University is open each year to applicants taking the Master course in Copenhagen. UNOSAT is planning to offer soon a similar course to ...
The Financing of trade and investment has long been identified as one of the most challenging issues faced by new enterprises and SMEs in developing or transition economies. The issue of financing is particularly important, as financing is needed not only during the export process itself, but also for the production of the goods and services to be exported, which may include imports of raw material or intermediate goods.
Lack of financing at any time during the production and/or the export process will result in a failed transaction. The key question this course…
26 July - 1 October 2010
The Local Development Programme of UNITAR is launching a new session of its proven e-learning course Governance in Urban Sanitation, in French language.
The course, which will run from 26 July to 1st October 2010, aims to enhance the capacity of local decision-makers and sanitation professionals to make the most enlightened decisions and investments in the area of urban sanitation. It provides analytical tools to understand the financial and institutional framework of the sanitation sector, taking into account the needs of urban poor communities.…
International trade is now widely acknowledged as an important engine of growth in most developing and transition economies. The recent ministerial meetings of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have further demonstrated the importance of international trade and investment flows, with many developing economies joining hands to vigorously defend their interests in this area.
The course is targeted to professionals, and government officials that look to continue their skills building and networking; in a flexible cost effective training environment. UNITAR strives to…
The Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ), with the support of UNITAR, launched a new project to “Strengthen Capacities for Implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and support GHS capacity building” at a workshop in Lusaka on 24 September 2010. Speaking at the workshop, Acting Director of ECZ, Mr Edwin Soko, said that the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is a new international tool that can be effectively used as a basis for developing comprehensive national chemical safety…
Several provinces in central Vietnam are being affected by torrential rains with an average rainfall of 300 to 800 mm according to reports received from UNDP Country Office. On 07 October UNOSAT humanitarian rapid mapping service was activated at the request of the UN country office in Vietnam to provide accurate geographic information on the extent of the flooding and its impact.
On the same day UNOSAT requested the support of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters, an international mechanism established by Space Agencies from several countries to help…
For close to a decade, UNITAR has provided computer-based skills training for hundreds of diplomats at United Nations Headquarters in New York, and a platform for advancing policy thinking in the field of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D).
The IT capacity development courses are geared towards diplomats with limited experience in information technology usage and applications. Diplomats learn the basic tenants of office productivity that ranges from understanding the components of a computer to how to use Microsoft Office programmes they…