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6 September 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - In a concerted effort to address critical issues related to disaster risk reduction, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) hosted the High-level Roundtable Dialogue “Scaling Up Disaster Risk Reduction in Humanitarian Action”, which convened 1,500 + participants from Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva, United Nations country teams, local government networks and disaster risk reduction practitioners. The Roundtable took place at U...
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UNITAR held the final presentation session and closing ceremony of the FY2024 Youth Ambassador Programme in Hiroshima City on 22 December 2024. This programme aims to nurture high school students in Hiroshima to become future leaders in international peace and development and was conducted with the support of the Hiroshima Prefecture and Soroptimist International Hiroshima Chuo.Eight high school students from Hiroshima completed Phase 2 of the FY2024 Youth Ambassadors Programme and presented their individual action plans for peace at the closing ceremony.Chis...
Young environmentalist Bryan Sinatra is CEO of a Bali-based NGO dedicated to mangrove restoration and protection.He completed the 2024 UNITAR Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security training programme, successfully advancing to its final phase.Bryan is applying what he learned to enhance the value of his organization’s mangrove-based products. He aims to make them more marketable while raising public awareness about the vital role of mangroves in environmental sustainability.Bryan is eager to adopt a holistic approach that integrates mangrove conser...
19 December 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – Following the endorsement of the Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment on 12 December, 2017 at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, UNITAR’s Women Leadership Programme hosted the first of a 5-part high-level seminar series. The series of events is dedicated to opening the discussion on the actions to undertake for a more inclusive participation of women in trade, focusing on key areas where members can collaborate to make their policies more gender-responsive.
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17-19 June 2019, Geneva, Switzerland – Development sustainability is ever more crucial and important for developing countries that strive to attain long-term development and stability to be able to uplift the living standards of their populations. In Kenya, Speakers of the County Assemblies provide leadership on legislative processes to the Members of County Assemblies (MCAs), and are also the Chairpersons of the respective County Assemblies Service Boards. Therefore, it is important that they obtain requisite capacities to provide informed guidance to the MC...
Following the successful piloting of StaTact with 14 African and Asian countries using regional format, StaTact has now been rolled out at national level. Suriname became the first pilot country to have organized a national StaTact workshop to address critical data gaps and plan actions in support of SDG monitoring over the next 12 months. This is also the first pilot addressing the special needs of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean region.
On 20-22 June 2018, the General Bureau of Statistics (GBS) of Suriname, UNITAR and UN Statistics Division (UN...
13 March 2025, Banjul, The Gambia - In an ambitious effort to address chemicals and waste management challenges in The Gambia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the National Environment Agency (NEA) of the Government of The Gambia, and other stakeholders have partnered to improve The Gambia’s capacity to effectively manage polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and unintentional persistent organic pollutants (uPOPs) through the project "Strengthening ...
Lê Nguyen An Khanh is a young diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam. She is passionate about the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and world peace.
UNITAR Division for Prosperity trains government officials in Asia to learn about international nuclear disarmament processes and build their communication and negotiation skills.
, 28 August 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – Lê Nguyen An Khanh is a young official from Viet Nam, working at the Department of International Organisations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She believes that diplomats like her ha...
Well-functioning national justice systems play an important part in efforts seeking to maintain or restore peace and stability in a country or region. Efficient and accountable, fair and accessible justice institutions enjoy the trust of the population and are capable of effectively fighting corruption and impunity, crime and terrorism. They promote and protect human rights and ensure that the principles of the rule of law, justice and democracy are observed and respected in the country.
A prerequisite for a well-functioning justice system is that its actors have the...