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Diageo and UNITAR Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement on Road Safety
2 June 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - On 30 May 2016 at the United Nations European Headquarters in Geneva, Diageo, a global leader in the beverage alcohol industry, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a two-year partnership agreement to collaborate to build institutional and individual capacity to reduce traffic death and injuries, and improve road safety globally.
In total, road traffic injuries from all causes claim more than 1.2 million lives each year and…
2025年7月29日、広島 – 2025年、広島は原爆投下から80年という節目を迎えます。この80年間、広島は核兵器の非人道性を世界に訴え、核兵器廃絶に向けた取り組みを先導してきました。一方、世界では核兵器の増強や近代化が進み、その使用を示唆する発言がでるなど、これまで以上に国際社会の緊張が高まっています。このような中、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は、広島県およびへいわ創造機構ひろしま（HOPe）との共催で、2025年8月6日に国際平和のためのユース対話イベントを開催します。平和で持続的な社会の構築が強く求められる中、広島から若者が描く核兵器なき平和な未来を実現するために、いかなる視点を持ち、具体的にどう行動すべきか。このイベントでは、広島と長崎の高校生たちが、政治家や国際舞台の最前線に立つ専門家、実務者、被爆者と対話を行い、「核兵器のない平和な世界」に向けた提案を発信します。当日の様子はYouTubeでリアルタイム配信され、どなたでもご視聴いただけます。ぜひ、今年の8月6日に広島から発信される若者たちの声に耳を傾けてください。, 日 時：2025年8月6日（水）14:30〜16:00配 信：YouTubeライブ配信（視聴無料）主 催：広島県／へいわ創造機構ひろしま（HOPe）、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）視聴用リンク：原音・英語 h...
10 February 2021, New York, USA (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office (NYO) successfully concluded the two-day virtual seminar entitled “Induction Course for the Members of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission.
The ambassadorial-level session of the Induction Course for the Members of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission 2021was attended by over 80 participants and provided the opportunity to discuss priorities.
H.E. Mr. Marco Suazo, UNITAR NYO Head of Office, opened the session by thanking all...
UNITAR and the Financial Analysis and Supervision Unit (FASU) of the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 02 April 2025 to enhance anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and countering proliferation financing (CPF) efforts in Papua New Guinea.The MoU establishes a framework for cooperation to develop training programmes, knowledge-sharing initiatives, and capacity-building activities to strengthen financial crime prevention.The MoU underscores UNITAR and FASU’s commitment to fostering financial...
Two years ago when Sitra Abubaker founded her digital marketing start-up Social.ly in Ethiopia, she admits she had no educational background and no professional experience to run a business. So when a friend told her about UNITAR Division for Prosperity’s online course empowering women as entrepreneurs, she leaped at the chance.
“If I had to pick one thing … it’s understanding customers … developing a value proposition that is meaningful and relevant,” she says. “Everything I learned from this course has been helpful to my start-up.”
With Social.ly, Sitra wants to bridg...
This is the fourth issue of the UNITAR Division of Prosperity quarterly newsletter. In it, you’ll find updates on our various programmes and initiatives. You can read all issues on our website or stay up to date by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter. To subscribe/unsubscribe or send us questions/comments, please email us at prosperity_communications@unitar.org., UNITAR has joined the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, a World Economic Forum initiative hosted by the Schwab Foundation. The Global Alliance, formerly know...
New Online Course on Gender and Environment
25 June 2018, Online - Do you want to find out why promoting gender equality can help deliver better environmental outcomes, and how you can do it? If so, access the new online course on gender and environment on the UN CC:Learn e-learning platform. The course is launched today at the at the sixth GEF Assembly taking place in Danang, Viet Nam.
This self-paced free course has been developed by UNITAR/UN CC:Learn, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the GEF Small Grants…
UNOSAT has been invited to present its work on Piracy Monitoring at a meeting of the UN Inter-agency Standing Committee (IASC) in October 2010. The use of satellite analysis to monitor the activity of pirates off the coasts of Somalia has been developed by UNOSAT as part of the activities of the Programme in the area of human security and monitoring.
Joshua Lyons of UNOSAT explained to representatives from UN agencies and various NGOs how UNOSAT has been monitoring the activity of pirates off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden combining open source data and…
Gaining knowledge and strengthening capacities in global politics and policies is essential to sustain diplomatic relations in a globalized and interdependent world. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) contributes to the objectives above through its Multilateral Diplomacy programmes and events. As part of these efforts, the UNITAR Office in New York, (NYO) regularly implements the Global Diplomacy Initiative (GDI), which offers professionals and students in higher education the opportunity to strenghten knowledge and learn through first-hand expe...
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Bonn, Germany from 10-12 June 2009 – UNITAR's Climate Change Programme and partners presented African and Asian scientists' and local communities' results on transforming scientific research on climate change into actions that address the impacts of a changing climate. This collaboration was made possible under the umbrella of the Advancing Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation (ACCCA) project.
Some of the ACCCA project outputs showcased included, the development of risk communication materials to educate and raise awareness about climate change…