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22 November 2022, Djibouti, Djibouti/Hiroshima, Japan - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and with the financial support from the Government of Canada, is rolling out the Online Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Training Programme for Women and Girls in the IGAD region.
The programme will pilot with a 5-week online training and a 1-week in-person workshop in the region. Twenty-five women en...
On 7 June, UNITAR launched the 5-month hybrid training programme “UNITAR SDGs and Digital Futures: Changemaking Through AI/Digital Storytelling”.Motivated youths from Hiroshima Prefecture and Asia joined the programme.This programme introduces concepts and ethics of AI use and trains the youth on using AI tools for digital storytelling.By the end of this programme, participants will be able to use basic AI tools with an understanding of their role in digital storytelling and advancing the SDGs.The programme will be run by the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, powered by Mi...
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UNITAR Division for Prosperity held a public webinar on women’s leadership for diversity and inclusion in disaster risk reduction, on 26 January 2022.
Two UNITAR alumnae shared how they used their UNITAR training to help family and friends in the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami in the Kingdom of Tonga.
The two had completed the 2021 round of Training Programme on Women Leadership and Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction.
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga to Japan Dr. Tevita Suka Magisi expressed his gratitude to the support of the government and the people of J...
Franklin University Switzerland and UNITAR organized a joint event during the Open Geneva Hackathon Festival. The online Hackathon "Food as a nexus for synchronic urban and rural development" offered a platform to generate innovative ideas to rethink and improve food as a linkage for development in rural and urban areas. The hackathon lasted three days and was delivered entirely online, allowing participants worldwide to join the event.
The event included the participation of UN-Habitat, FAO and UNITAR experts to facilitate workshops and group work activities. Four w...
1 October 2024, Nadi, Fiji – On 1 October 2024, The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) welcomed over 70 participants from government institutions, NGOs, and the private sector from 8 Pacific small island countries to the regional workshop for the “Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security” training programme, in Nadi, Fiji. The Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Fiji, Tuvalu and Nauru H.E. Rokuichiro MICHII as well as Permanent Secretary for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relations of the Government ...
This is the fourth issue of the UNITAR Division of Prosperity quarterly newsletter. In it, you’ll find updates on our various programmes and initiatives. You can read all issues on our website or stay up to date by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter. To subscribe/unsubscribe or send us questions/comments, please email us at prosperity_communications@unitar.org., UNITAR has joined the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, a World Economic Forum initiative hosted by the Schwab Foundation. The Global Alliance, formerly know...
The UNITAR Iraq Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training Programme is a fellowship initiative that provides youth with skills in entrepreneurship and leadership to develop or strengthen local businesses that contribute to social and economic stability in their country. The programme objective is to equip the youth with hard skills to enhance project and business development and implementation (i.e., business planning, business and revenue models, needs assessment, sales, marketing and innovation strategies, and monitoring and evaluation techniques), and soft skills to...
Emmanuel Mutabaziさんは、ルワンダでデジタル格差の縮小に取り組み、デジタルスキルの普及を推進する活動家です。彼は、自身の財団を通じて、デジタル情報へのアクセスが限られているコミュニティに包括的なデジタルスキル研修プログラムを提供しています。ICT（情報通信技術）と若者のエンパワーメントを専門とするMutabaziさんは、デジタルスキルの格差を埋め、ルワンダの若者や女性に対するデジタル平等を推進することを目指しています。彼は国連ユニタールの研修「アフリカの女性と若者のためのエッセンシャル・デジタルスキル開発：デジタル経済における雇用機会と生活向上の促進」に参加し、目標達成に向けたスキルをさらに磨きました。, 2024年11月27日、広島 - Emmanuel Mutabaziさんは、デジタル情報へのアクセスが限られているコミュニティに包括的なデジタルスキル研修プログラムを提供する革新的な取組を行っています。Mutabaziさんは国連ユニタールのデジタルスキル開発研修での学びにより、テクノロジーがすべての人の力となるような社会を築くという目標に向けて活動をしています。, ルワンダではデジタル変革が進んでいますが、特に農村部では、限られた資源やインフラが原因で、多くの人々がデジタル資源にアクセスできない状況が続いています。Mutab...
トンガの国家災害リスク管理局の書記官のLuisa Taungaさんは、災害への備えと対応を専門とする研究・訓練部門を率いています。Taungaさんは 2017年に国連ユニタールの津波防災に関する女性のリーダーシップ研修の最初のグループに参加し、2023 年には同研修事業に講師として参加しました。トンガは災害に対して脆弱であり、特に資源が限られた離島では、大きな課題を抱えています。Luisaさんは、研修事業の一環として日本を訪れた経験に触発され、地域コミュニティの意識を高めるために、子どもや若者向けの防災ワークショップを企画・運営しました。, 2025年02月19日、広島 - Luisa Taungaさんはトンガの国家災害リスク管理局の書記官であり、研究・訓練部門の責任者として、災害対策や訓練・対応戦略に重点を置き、地域社会が緊急事態に対処できるよう努めています。彼女は、国連ユニタールの災害リスク軽減研修事業が始まって間もなく、2017年に同研修に参加しました。その後、災害に対する地域レベルでの備えとレジリエンスを構築するリーダーとなったLuisaさんは、2023年の国連ユニタールの防災研修に、講師として迎えられました。, 2017年、Taungaさんがまだ災害管理の分野の新人だったころ、国連ユニタールの第2回津波防災に関す...