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As the global landscape shifts, the need for organizations to prove their continued relevance and effectiveness has become more pressing. At UNITAR, we remain steadfast in our commitment to delivering impactful, sustainable change, even in the face of challenging circumstances. This article explores how our Learning Solutions team is pioneering a new approach to capacity-building—Strategic Learning Design (SLD). By focusing on the underlying complexities of the problems at hand and integrating diverse perspectives, SLD ensures that our learning interventions lead to me...
UNITAR Hiroshima Office invites you to the anniversary public forum, “Empowering Changemakers: A Force for Sustainable Futures.
Five panellists who are active at the forefront of their fields and started as changemakers for their countries will discuss what can be done for the generation that will open a new era of empowering changemakers for sustainable futures.
The public forum will be held at the Memorial Hall, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima (Floor map) on 1 July 2023, 14:00 JST (UTC +9).
, 26 June 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR was founded in ...
31 August 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Over the summer, UNOSAT introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based method in its operational emergency mapping service. By reducing the process to a fraction of the time normally needed.
"This fully automated processing method is a game changer for humanitarian rapid mapping operations and a great tool for national disaster management authorities”, Einar Bjørgo, Director, UNOSAT.
Thanks to its extensive experience in rapid mapping, UNOSAT has collected a vast library of historical flood datasets, which ar...
March 2019, Geneva, Switzerland – The UNOSAT Rapid Mapping Service has been supporting the humanitarian community with satellite imagery analysis for over 16 years. The service was established in 2003 to meet the demand of United Nations agencies, Member States and other humanitarian agencies for rapid mapping and satellite derived analysis in the wake of disasters and complex emergencies.
Last year, UNOSAT assessed 28 humanitarian crises resulting from natural disasters in 22 countries* across Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America upon request from sister UN agencies, go...
7 June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - IPP CommonSensing aims to support the three selected Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS) by improving national climate resilience through the use of satellite remote sensing applications. To address climate challenges faced by the partner countries, the consortium has pioneered an innovative project delivery structure, in which a geospatial information portal (the IPP CommonSensing platform) with four web applications – a climate information app, risk information app, map explorer app, and a decision support system – and dat...
13 March 2025, Quezon City, Philippines- The International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Quezon City, Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) is pleased to announce its 2024 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Annual Report. The publication is centred on themes including gender equality, migration, and sustainability, underscoring CIFAL Philippines’ consistent commitment to empowering communities with innovative and transformative approaches to build a more inclusive future for all. University of Philippines-CIFAL Philippines (UP-CIFAL Philippines) was...
UNITAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy in September 2023.
UNITAR will partner with Kyiv Mohyla Academy to provide a course on cybersecurity as part of UNITAR’s digital reskilling programme for the Ukrainian women evacuees in Poland.
The training programme is scheduled to be held from October 2023 to March 2024, benefiting over 500 participants.
, 31 October 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - In September 2023, UNITAR signed a memorandum of understanding with the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy in Ukraine to suppo...
Dr. Josephine Jere is a Zimbabwean plant pathologist and lecturer whose current research bridges between waste management and agriculture.Dr. Jere participated in the programme “Developing Green Livelihoods for Women and Youth in Africa: Strengthening Food Security, Supporting Climate-Resilient Economies.”Dr. Jere was invited to join the study tour and workshop in Japan as part of the cohort. She benefited from the UNITAR training which mainly focused on the development of a business plan., 19 August 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – For most people, organic waste is a problem ...
UNITAR Division for Prosperity together with Sunlight and Absa Bank opens the registration to Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa programme.
Women from any sector with deep interest in entrepreneurship and frontier technology are welcome apply.
The online training programme will be delivered in English.
Deadline for the submission of application is on 15 April 2022.
, 6 April 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Division for Prosperity, with Sunli...
The Division for People and Social Inclusion at UNITAR has been working on anticorruption issues since 2019.From 2019 to 2022, we joined efforts with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre (ROLACC) to develop capacity building initiatives for supporting the fight against corruption. 3692 persons from more than 150 countries and different sectors, received access to these learning initiatives.Since 2023, we have been working with the Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption (GOPAC). Strengthening parliamentarians' work on anti-corruption through ca...