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国連ユニタールは、2月4日にエジプト、イラク、レバノンから17名の専門家を日本に迎え、「エジプト、イラク、レバノンにおける食料安全保障と経済発展の促進のための起業家精神とイノベーション」研修事業の第3フェーズのワークショップを開始しました。本ワークショップは2月4日から2月11日まで、東京と広島で実施されます。研修事業の最終フェーズとなる本ワークショップでは、参加者がこれまでの研修で練り上げてきた農業・食品分野のビジネス計画を、実行可能なものへと仕上げるため、実践的な演習に取り組みます。最終日には、参加者が計画案の発表を行い、地域の雇用創出やレジリエンス強化に大きく貢献し得る、革新的で実践的なビジネスアイデアを発表する予定です。本プログラムは、中小零細企業の若き起業家、リーダーや革新的事業に取り組む人々を対象に、日本政府の支援を受けて、国連ユニタールが実施しています。, 2025年2月4日 、 広島－国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は、エジプト、イラク、レバノンの中東・北アフリカ地域3か国の実務者17名を日本に迎え、「エジプト、イラク、レバノンにおける食料安全保障と経済発展の促進のための起業家精神とイノベーション」研修事業の第3フェーズの一環として、日本でのワークショップを開始しました。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受けて国連ユニタールが実...
Angela I. Ebeleke Yoka, Gender and Climate Change focal point at the UNFCCC, for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Manchester, England Stepping up as a co-facilitator at COP28 negotiations on gender Angela, or Angèle as she is called in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is a National Gender and Climate Change Focal Point (NGCCFP) at the UNFCCC for the DRC and works as a course guide for the night school for new negotiators organized by the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). In...
In August 2021, Crowd4SDG launched the second GEAR Cycle of the project. This year’s GEAR Cycle focuses on two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – SDG 13 on Climate Change and SDG 5 on Gender Equality.
GEAR Cycles include four phases in its implementation: Gather, Evaluate, Accelerate and Refine. The first phase, Gather, kicked off in August with the launch of a call for projects for Open Seventeen (017). This year’s call focused on projects tackling the many challenges related to climate change and gender issues, with the application of crowdsourcing solutions. T...
6 February 2023, Geneva, Switzerland – On Monday 6 February 2023, two major earthquakes struck Türkiye and the northwestern parts of Syria in the early hours of the day.
The first, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, struck west of Gaziantep at 1:17 a.m. UTC. Just a few hours later, another strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck the region at 10:24 a.m. UTC, with its epicentre 100km north of the first one.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) activated the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)'s Emergency Mapping service ov...
25 - 27 September 2016, Algiers, Algeria – Following a series of events that have been jointly organized between UNITAR and the Institut Diplomatique et des Relations Internationales (IDRI) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme held a three-day leadership seminar for 17 Algerian diplomats and officials. The long-standing and fruitful collaboration with IDRI has reinforced the individual and institutional capacities of officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, particularly in the domain of multilateral diplomacy.
In 201...
UNITAR Organizes Workshop on Public Diplomacy for Delegates from the KSA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
16 – 20 July 2018, Madrid, Spain – As a continuation of our long-standing collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), UNITAR delivered a five-day training workshop in Madrid on Public Diplomacy. The workshop was attended by 17 Saudi Arabian Diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event took place as part of the numerous training workshops UNITAR will be delivering across 2018 for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The first two and a half days of the workshop focused on the theme of public diplomacy. The expert, Ms. Jasna ...
8 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina- The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Argentina (CIFAL Argentina) hosted a conference at the Argentine Parliament on the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the key role of Parliaments to advance legislation in support of the SDGs.
The impact of SDGs to enhance economic development and to improve people’s lives were some of the topics addressed during the conference. In the same vein, the essential role of national parliaments through their enactment of legislation, adoptio...
In 2014, the Caribbean Sustainable Development Solutions Network was launched at the UWI and its SDG Hub, together with the Vice Chancellors’ Corps, strengthens knowledge among young people on the SDGs, climate adaptation and action at the institutional and community levels. The UWI’s core SDG activities are in Research, Teaching, Institutional and Community Engagement. In terms of the Times Higher Education SDG impact rankings, The UWI ranks in the top 200 for goal 3; in the top 300 for goals 5 and 13; and in the top 400 for goal 17. In 2017, one of its faculty...
31 January 2023, Geneva, Switzerland- The Annual Geneva Interfaith Dialogue convenes a diverse panel of Ambassadors and other high-level representatives of the world’s major faiths, as well as the International Geneva community at large, to engage on the links between faith, politics, and society. The Dialogue is held on the premises of the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG) each year during World Interfaith Harmony Week. It serves as a platform not simply to commemorate UNGA Resolution 65/5, but as a vehicle to raise public awareness, renew the Resolution’s commitments...
26 February 2024, London, United Kingdom – A strategic partnership has been formed between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Professors Without Borders (Prowibo), signifying a major step forward in global higher education and research. This strategic alliance is poised to combine the expertise and resources of both organizations with a focus on enhancing academic opportunities and research capabilities in higher education. The partnership represents a commitment to shared values of quality education, innovation, and impactful...