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Until 08 October 2024, Poland had received 981,335 refugees[1] from Ukraine fleeing the war in the country, most of whom are women and children (UNHCR, 2024a, 2024b). Efforts to assist refugees’ economic integration are underway, including job training and language classes, with support from international and local organizations (UNHCR, 2024b). As part of these efforts, the UNITAR Division for Prosperity, with financial support from the Government and the People of Japan, organized the programme “Emergency assistance for Ukrainian women refugees in Poland with digital 4IR t...
UNITAR will participate in an exhibition at the AidEx 2024 in Geneva on 23 and 24 October 2024.UNITAR will showcase the impact of UNITAR Division for Prosperity training programmes for women, youth and professionals around the world. The work focuses on entrepreneurship, digital skills, disaster risk reduction, and leadership and inclusion.The exhibition is open to all. Registration is required., 18 October 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR will participate in the AidEx 2024 exhibition in Geneva, on 23 and 24 October 2024. In this humanitarian aid and disaster relief ...
High school students from Asia Pacific can apply to the Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme 2022.
Participants will develop and practice skills in critical thinking, innovation, entrepreneurship, communication and leadership.
The 10-week programme will run from 24 September 2022.
UNITAR Division for Prosperity launched the programme in 2021 to educate and empower the youth about the most pressing issues affecting global recovery and the relevance of the SDGs.
Deadline for applications is on 9 September 2022.
, 6 Ju...
2 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – In September, UNOSAT hosted the Regional Technical Webinar Series on Flood Forecasting, Early Warning Systems and Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) for Flood Risk Management for ECOWAS member states. This is part of a wider effort to support the ECOWAS region in building resilience to the flood events it is facing.
In the past weeks, UNOSAT’s rapid mapping services were requested for flood events in Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Niger, three ECOWAS member states. Disastrous floods caused by heavy monsoon rains are not only occurri...
June 2020 - Over the next 6-18 months, it is estimated that countries will invest more than US$20 trillion to recover from the fallout of COVID-19, which is expected to shrink the global economy by 3% this year. The makeup of these financial decisions—and the economic sectors that governments choose to support—will now define the shape of our societies and economies for decades to come, including our ability to respond to the climate emergency.
While the impacts of COVID-19 could cause greenhouse gas emissions to fall by as much as 4-7% this year, any respite is likely to ...
Title: Deputy Director General for NCDs, Ministry of Health and Sports Partner
Country: Myanmar
Myanmar is known for its magnificent Buddhist temples, traditional crafts, and rich culture. It is also home to a diverse population comprised of more than 130 ethnic groups - speaking over 100 languages – who together have maintained the country’s traditions alive. However, a growing health problem is threatening the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.
NCDs are the major causes of mortality and morbidity in Myanmar. They accounted for 40 per cent of all deaths ...
The Asia-Pacific region has taken steps towards advancing global peace and security – security that includes human security, economic security, humanitarian assistance, environmental security, cybersecurity and transnational crime, and regional cooperation to build resilience against disasters and climate change. Security is a priority thematic area under the Blue Pacific strategy. Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security aims to provide agents of change from Pacific Island and Asian countries with the skills, knowledge and capacity to enhance a...
Everlyn Fiualakwa (Solomon Islands) took part in the 2019 UNITAR Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Programme. She is now back as a resource person.
Everlyn encourages communities to identify an evacuation site in which to store food supplies – an idea she got from the UNITAR course.
Women in the Solomon Islands are more vulnerable to disasters. Everlyn works to get more early warning signals out to women.
Everlyn also believes in planning. “Everyone can be prepared for disasters. They just need the tools.”
, Passion and prayers – that’s how Everlyn Fiualakwa of the...
Guiane Paul Penaさんは、フィリピン・サンボアンガ市の理系の学校に通う17歳の高校生です。学長、スポーツ、そして音楽が得意です。Penaさんは、サンボアンガ市の青年市議員として活躍しています。若者の代表として、コミュニティが直面している問題への解決策を提案しています。Penaさんは、高校生のエンパワーメントを目的に開催された2023国連ユニタール青少年大使・アジア太平洋プログラムに参加しました。本プログラムでは、若者の積極的な参加を取り入れたGuiane Paul Penaさんの災害対応への提案が優秀賞を獲得しました。, 2024年5月22日、広島－地元サンボアンガ市が災害によって破壊された様子を目にしたGuiane Paul Penaさんは、二度と同じ惨状が繰り返されぬよう、若者の参加を通したより効果的な災害対策を提案し、地域社会に貢献することを決意しました。近年の気候変動により、フィリピンは洪水、台風、干ばつ、地震、津波、土砂災害などの様々な災害に直面しています。こうした状況の中で、Penaさんが提案するような緊急対応や備えは今まさに必要とされています。Penaさんは、フィリピン・サンボアンガ市の若者の声を代表する青年市議員として活躍しています。彼は2023年に国連ユニタール青少年大使・アジア太平洋プログラムに参加しました。...
The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) and UNITAR launched the Global Learning Platform on Financial Inclusion in October 2019. The initiative aims to enhance capacities on financial management and financial inclusion. It is oriented to finance practitioners, particularly in micro-credit financial institutions and in government entities fostering financial inclusion of women and young entrepreneurs, as well as officers in governments, NGOs and other civil society organizations. Since its launch, AGFUND and UNITAR have delivered eight online courses and 2 e-worksho...