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UNITAR designed training programmes offering participants a full immersion into the UN´s multilateral working environments in Tokyo and Hiroshima (Japan), Bangkok (Thailand) and Geneva (Switzerland). The overarching purpose of this activity is to bring the United Nations closer to the hearts and minds of participants.UNITAR also intends to strengthen the participants’ conviction of the principles enshrined in the UN charter, especially multilateralism. In the long term, this does not only result in participants’ more favourable view on the organisation, but also in a higher...
Guiane Paul Pena is a 17-year-old student at Regional Science High School in Zamboanga City, Philippines, who excels in academics, sports and music.
Guiane serves as a Youth City Councilor in Zamboanga City, representing youth and proposing solutions to address challenges faced by his community.
Guiane joined the 2023 UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme, which aims to empower high school students in Asian-Pacific countries.
In the UNITAR programme, he won the grand prize for his “Youth Emergency Task Force” initiative to mobilize youth as first responders in...
15 June 2021, Georgetown, Guyana - The current floods situation in Guyana are representative of a recurring threat to the country’s development. Prone to heavy rains leading to overflowing of its rivers, Guyana’s agricultural sector is constantly affected disaster related damages, and the local communities are vulnerable to food insecurity because of the damages to land, assets and infrastructure.
Developing climate resilience and mainstreaming gender-responsive policies is therefore key to ensuring sustainable economic growth, food security, and reducing poverty. It...
On 19 August 2021, Geneva, Switzerland (Virtual) – UNITAR’s Division for Peace is excited to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region - Regional Training Facility (ICGLR-RTF) with the goal of contributing to international, regional, and local efforts aimed at preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Great Lakes Region. UNITAR and the ICGLR-RTF have a strong work...
The “Strengthening Crisis Management Capacities of Malian National Police, Gendarmerie and National Guard during Elections” project was implemented from July 2021 to December 2022. The project’s overarching objective was to support national authorities in Mali to transition towards democratic governance and the rule of law, contributing to peace and development in the country.
The project expected to achieve its objective by developing training packages targeting strategic, operational and tactical levels of the national police, gendarmerie and national guard, as well as c...
UNITAR through its Division for People and its CIFAL Global Network, UNDESA, UNFPA, IOM, UNWOMEN, UNHCR, OHCHR, ITU, ILO, and WHO with its Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities, together with the Group of Friends of the Human Rights of Older Persons -conformed by States, represented by their Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva,- the Global Initiative on Ageing Foundation (GIA), the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuses, the International Longevity Centre; the NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva, and the Harvard Law School Projec...
UNITAR, Chengdu United Prosperity Technology Co., Ltd., and the Chengdu Cultural Industry Chamber of Commerce signed a Letter of Agreement on 7 March 2025 to launch the Prosperity Alliance Chengdu.The new Chengdu centre aims to drive sustainable economic development through strategic partnerships, capacity-building programmes and innovative solutions.The centre will focus on equipping local stakeholders in Western China with the skills and expertise needed to drive innovation, strengthen regional capacities and contribute to sustainable economic progress., 11 March 2025, Ge...
UNITAR Closes Orientation For Fifth Committee Delegates for 73rd UNGA
5 September 2018, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted the second session of its Orientation Course for New Delegates on the 5th Committee in the United Nations Headquarter. The Oversight Mechanisms of the United Nations and an overview of UN International Civil Service were the discussion topics of the session.
UNITAR New York Head of Office, Mr. Marco Suazo began the session with opening remarks. He handed the floor over to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges and caused an exceptional economic downturn. It is foreseen that the global economy will shrink by 3-6% in 2020, resulting in losses of manufacturing production, an increase in unemployment, and rising poverty. An estimated 71 million people are expected to be pushed back into extreme poverty according to the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020, with decades of precious development progress potentially being reversed.
UNITAR is a founding member of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy’s (PAGE) an...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has grounded planes, and claimed or disrupted lives worldwide – yet despite the challenges, United Nations peacekeepers continue their vital work on the ground, carrying out their mandates while also supporting countries in their coronavirus response. As every year, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers presents an opportunity to pay tribute to the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations, and to honour those who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag. Yet, in 2020, more tha...