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Nobel Prize winners Martti Ahtisaari and José Ramos-Horta on prerequisites for peace
Geneva, 14 November 2013. Nobel Prizes winners Martti Ahtisaari of Finland (2008) and José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste (1996) shared their recipes for peace while participating yesterday in the 8th edition of the UNOG-UNITAR Geneva Lecture Series. The event was an opportunity for a Geneva-based audience to learn from the guest speakers’ knowledge rooted in diverse personal experiences but largely complementary in nature. It featured short lectures by the two peacemakers followed by a debate...
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and ADN Group proudly hosted the fourth edition of World Negotiation Day on December 9th 2024. Co-hosted by UNITAR and ADN group, Doha World Negotiation Day 2024 took place in collaboration with and generously supported by the Doha Forum, in Doha (Qatar).Uniting some of the world’s most renowned contributors to peaceful negotiations and conflict resolution, Doha World Negotiation Day provided a high-level forum to discuss the role of negotiation in today’s challenging world, offering valuable perspectives on em...
2021年3月10日・広島 ー 今年度の国連ユニタール広島事務所/国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局による核軍縮・不拡散に関する研修が3月2日に始まりました。核兵器禁止条約の発効や新戦略兵器削減条約（新START）の延長など新たな兆しも芽生える一方、新型コロナにより世界的な交渉の場自体が狭まり、核軍縮に関する議論が停滞するなど課題も深刻です。交渉技術を学ぶニーズは引き続き高く、今回新たにオンラインのコースを開発いたしました。ウェビナーや「EdApp」を活用したモバイルでの講習、交渉を実践的に学ぶ小グループでの学びなどを予定しており、包括的核実験禁止条約機関（CTBTO）コンサルティングアドバイザーのタリク・ラウフ氏をはじめとする専門家や同事務所が拠点を置く広島の方々の協力を得て練り上げられたものです。
なかでも、昨年100周年を迎えた世界的な自動車メーカー・マツダ株式会社（本社：広島県安芸郡府中町）には、被爆から復興、躍進へと歩む道のりについて貴重な写真やエピソードをご提供いただき、地域の人々やひとつひとつの企業の尽力が広島の再建を成したことを、研修生が肌で感じ取れる内容になっています。
2019年に行われたマツダの小飼雅道代表取締役会長とユニタール総代表のニキル・セスとの会談についても、あわせてご覧ください。, ユニタール総代表の...
11 October 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - In collaboration with the Global Surgery Foundation, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, VSee, and Health Tech Without Borders, UNITAR is pleased to announce the launch of the webinar series “Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Future of Global Health Technologies”. Health technologies have become a cornerstone in the worldwide pursuit of universal healthcare access. Their multifaceted impact encompasses enhanced healthcare efficiency, extended healthcare services reach, and secure health information sharing. These innovation...
The UNITAR Operational Satellite Training Programme (UNOSAT) contributes to human security, peace and socio-economic development by providing integrated satellite-based solutions for governments as well as relief and development organizations within and outside the UN system. As part of its capacity development activities, a two-week training programme took place in Bhutan, with support from the State of Qatar. With funding through the newly-established Strategic Framework Fund, the programme aimed to enhance the use of geospatial technologies for evidence-based decision ma...
今号のニュースレターでは、2024年6月から8月までの国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局の様々なプログラムや取組をご紹介しています。, 2024年国連ユニタール青少年大使・アジア太平洋プログラム国連ユニタールは、ITSエデュケーションアジアと共催で、「2024年国連ユニタール青少年大使・アジア太平洋プログラム」の開始にあたり、アジア太平洋地域の若者を対象として参加者の募集を行っています。本プログラムは10月12日から11月30日までの毎週土曜日に、8回実施される予定です。このプログラムは、「グローバルな課題に対するローカルな解決策：若者とコミュニティへのインパクト」 をテーマとし、参加者が持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）に対する理解を深め、起業家スキルを磨き、地域社会の課題解決のための批判的思考力を高めることを目的としています。青少年大使は自己主導型のプロジェクトを通じてアイデアを構想、発展させ、プログラムの集大成として発表する予定です。応募締め切り：2024年9月21日プログラムの詳細と応募はこちら, 「グローバルな課題を克服するためのAI主導の持続可能な解決策」ワークショップ・パネルディスカッション国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局は、2024年9月4日、国連ユニタール本部（ジュネーブ）において、「AI主導の持続可能な解決策―グローバルな課題解決の...
29 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Global Water Academy (UGWA) proudly hosted the side event entitled, ‘Blueprints for Prosperity: Building Resilience for SIDS Through the Blue Economy’ at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) in collaboration with York University as UGWA Academic leads, and UGWA partners IRC Wash.
The theme of the side event was ‘Navigating the Blue Future’, to foster SIDS discussions on sustainable growth through blue economy innovation with partner organizations. The importance of establishing SIDS blueprint...
The United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution73/226, decided to convene in New York, USA, from 22 to 24 March 2023, the United Nations Conference on the “Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, ‘Water for Sustainable Development’, 2018–2028” (United Nations 2023 Water Conference). It will focus on the sustainable development and integrated management of water resources for the achievement of social, economic and environmental objectives, the implementation and promotion of related programmes and p...
5-12 October 2020, New York, USA (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) delivered a six-day training for Mexico, the newly elected member of the UN Security Council. Mexico was elected as a member of the Security Council in June 2020 by the members of the UN General Assembly along with India, Norway, Ireland and Kenya. Mexico will serve a two-year term in the Security Council, starting 1 January 2021. , The six-day training included a comprehensive list of content that covered multiple topics related to the work of the Security Council d...
3 September 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Research and Training (UNITAR) New York Office organized a training course with the sponsorship of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, entitled “Joint Swiss-UNITAR Briefing on United Nations Budgetary Matters.” The course is comprised of several sessions across four days and introduces delegates to the work, rules, and procedures of the Fifth Committee and the United Nations budget system. The course opened with welcome remarks delivered by H.E. Mr. Jürg Lauber, Permanent Represe...