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Here is a roundup of UNITAR Division for Prosperity’s programmes and activities from June 2024 to August 2024., 2024 Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific ProgrammeUNITAR, in partnership with ITS Education Asia, invites young people from the Asia-Pacific to apply for the “2024 Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme”. The programme will run every Saturday for 8 weeks, from 12 October to 30 November. Focusing on “Local Solutions for Global Challenges: Youth Empowerment and Community Impact”, participants will learn about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sharpen their entrep...
UNITAR's Operational Satellite Applications Programme is a UNITAR programme which benefits from infrastructure support provided by the European Organisation of Nuclear Research (CERN). By delivering integrated satellite-based solutions for human security, peace and socio-economic development, its goal is to make satellite solutions and geographic information easily accessible to the UN family and through training and capacity development projects. Since 2003, UNOSAT has established a rapid mapping service for the international humanitarian community and the UN Member…
Sustainability is a key element that needs to be implemented in every aspect of the environment we leave in.
For this purpose, UNITAR partnered with MLA College to launch the Master in Global Sustainable Development. The collaboration between the MLA College and UNITAR takes place within the framework of CIFAL City of London, the 25th CIFAL Center established, to promote the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and integrate them into higher education programmes.
The Programme starts with a period of gaining a shared vocabulary and set of ideas around sustainability...
In the city of peace and justice, The Hague, Netherlands, our UN Immersion Programme provides a unique opportunity for participants to delve into the heart of the United Nations. Hosted at the historic Peace Palace, activities include expert lectures, workshops, guided tours, and public hearings. This immersive experience equips participants with invaluable knowledge and skills in law and diplomacy, working in diverse international environments, facilitates networking with UN institutions, and allows for a full immersion into international peacebuilding and justice efforts....
25 July 2023, New York, USA – 10 - 18 July 2023 UNITAR Executive Director went on an official visit to New York for UNITAR’s 60th Anniversary celebrations and the High-Level Political Forum. Throughout the one-week visit, Mr Seth attended various events and met with multiple high-level officials.
On Monday, 10 July, Mr Seth spoke at the opening session of the SDG Learning, Training, and Practice Center organized by the UNITAR New York Office for the High-Level Political Forum. The SDG Learning, Training, and Practice Center is a 5-day, 10-session event org...
From 31 July to 11 August 2023, UNITAR will hold an exhibit featuring its Hiroshima Training Programme on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in Vienna, Austria.
The exhibit's theme is "Dialogue as a key to achieving global peace," highlighting information about the programme's background and testimonials from its alumni.
The exhibit will be featured throughout the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), organized by the United Nations Office for Disarm...
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in September 2015. Sound management of chemicals and waste (SMCW) is a specific target under SDG 12 on Sustainable Consumption and Production. It is also referred to under SDG 3 on Good Health and Well-being and SDG 6 on Clean Water and Sanitation. However, given that chemicals and waste affect almost all aspects of development, SMCW is relevant for, and supports the implementation of, many of the SDGs, if not ...
The Division of Prosperity launched its new structure on 1 July, 2019, which saw the Hiroshima Office join with the Public Finance and Trade team in Geneva to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth through capacity development, under Division Director Mihoko Kumamoto. The Division is aligned to six training portfolios:
Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development
Leadership and Empowerment
Finance and Trade
Anti-corruption and Combating Crime
Frontier Technologies
Hiroshima
, The Division is committed to boosting economic growth in Africa and organised...
UNITAR’s mission is to develop capacities to enhance global decision-making and to support country-level action for shaping a better future. The Institute: designs and delivers innovative training to address needs of individuals, organizations and institutions; facilitates knowledge and experience-sharing through networked and innovative processes; conducts research on and pilots innovative learning strategies, approaches and methodologies; and advises and supports governments, UN and other partners with technology-based knowledge-related services. Read more.
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Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. - Barack Obama, The Former 44th President of the United States of America
, Interactive Virtual Panel Event
30th June 2021, 9:00 am -11:00 am Colombia time (CET+7), online via zoom
The Colombian society has been undergoing more than 50 years of armed conflict. Generations of Colombians carry the memories of their personal experiences of violence, exclusion, and...