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Disarmament Panel Discussion Held in Hiroshima
6 August 2018, Hiroshima, Japan - As the first event of the UNITAR Hiroshima Office's Ideas that Matters series, UNITAR and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) held a panel discussion focusing on fields of disarmament covered in the UN’s new Agenda for Disarmament. The Ideas that Matter series is part of the Hiroshima Office's celebrations for its 15-year anniversary. The panelists were specialists in various fields of disarmament, and they provided listeners with a wide-ranging and…
Ghanaians Celebrate Climate Change and Green Economy Week
24-28 October 2016, Accra, Ghana - As Ghana gears up to the national elections in December, over 1,500 people participated in a Green March through Accra and a symposium for youth at the National Theatre. Climate change and green development is indeed high on the agenda in Ghana, which is committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 15% relative to a business-as-usual scenario by 2030, and by 45% if external support is provided.
At a public event on Wednesday, political parties were questioned to what…
When Lu’isa Uai Taunga, an officer with the National Emergency Management Office in the Kingdom of Tonga, participated in the UNITAR Disaster Risk Reduction Training which wrapped up in November 2017, she left with renewed energy and ideas for new initiatives to prepare her community in the island group of Ha’apai in the event of a disaster. “This year I changed my approach, and this is something I learned from UNITAR during my school visit where the bottom to top approach was used.” she shared with UNITAR disaster risk reduction training associate, Junko Shimazu.
She wor...
Twenty-Five Young South Sudanese Professionals Complete Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Entebbe, Uganda
29 August 2017, Entebbe, Uganda - After five days of focused learning in Entebbe, Uganda, Workshop II of the United Nations Institute for Training and research (UNITAR) South Sudan Fellowship Programme came to a successful conclusion. The 20 Fellows, supported by 5 Coaches, who had first come together as a group at an Orientation Workshop in Juba earlier this month, gained practical skills on how to assess opportunities and challenges in their…
Twenty-Five South Sudanese Professionals Complete Workshop on Project Proposal Development and Social Entrepreneurship
18 October 2017, Hiroshima, Japan – After five days of focused learning in Hiroshima, Japan, Workshop III of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) South Sudan Fellowship Programme came to a successful conclusion. The 20 Fellows, supported by five Coaches, gained practical skills on how to develop an effective project proposal, incorporating a need or problem derived from the findings of individual needs assessments undertaken in…
Thinking Capacity Building Right from the Start in Uruguay
26 April 2018, Montevideo, Uruguay – "A nice brochure is not enough to make people separate their garbage. You will need a sustained effort and the right incentives to make change” exclaimed María Laura Rodríguez, Economics, Communications and Environmental Manager at the concluding discussion of a workshop held on 26 April 2018 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The workshop was organized as part of the country’s inclusive green economy (IGE) capacity building effort that is shaping up in collaboration with the…
UNITAR Hosts Second Course of Columbia Law School Series
2 November 2018, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with Columbia Law School, hosted the second lecture in its 3-part series sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden as a part of the programme “Levelling the Playing Field to support the Least Developed Countries’ (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States’ (SIDS) Diplomats”. The topic discussed was “Women, Peace and Security” and was held in United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.
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10 May 2022, New York, USA — The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Longy School of Music of Bard College (Longy), the Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA), announce a partnership to expand access around the world to Longy’s Master of Music in Music Education degree. Launching in Fall 2022, this joint master program will e quip educators to foster creative youth development and inspire cross -cultural exchange in classrooms worldwide.
“In a moment that requires deeper, global connection, the universal language of the arts is a powerfu...
UNITAR Conducts Training for Qatar Diplomats
19 September, 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) held a five-day training course on “Strengthening Skills and Knowledge in Multilateral Diplomacy” for the new delegation from Qatar.
On 11 and 12 September 2017, the delegation from Qatar attended the “Briefing for delegates on the 72nd Session of the General Assembly and the Main Committees” organized for FOSS members and sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore. The two days detailed the functions,…
Partner: Regional Municipality of York, Canada
Focal Point: Lisa Gonsalves
Title: Director, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, Regional Municipality of York, Canada (on Social Inclusion)
More than ever, immigration and ethnic diversity are at the top of the global political agenda and have been subjects of heated debates. Nativism is driving populism and some people are reluctant to welcome foreigners, thinking that immigration will negatively change their communities, their countries and the economy at large. Studies show that when migrants move from one c...