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9 June 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - A recent G20 communique reflected a growing shared concern about the impact of COVID-19 on health networks in the countries with limited response capacities. The communique stated that the leaders were “gravely concerned with the serious risks posed to all countries, particularly developing and least developed countries, and notably in Africa and small-island-states”, and reinforced their commitment to “strengthen capacity building and technical assistance, especially to at-risk communities”.
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12 February 2025, Hyogo, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Pasona Group Inc. have jointly implemented training sessions in Awaji Island (Awaji-shima), Hyogo, Japan, for 50 leaders from 18 Asia-Pacific countries. The training sessions, held from 10 to 12 February 2025, provided them with first-hand experiences and practical skills to effectively address sea and human security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. This collaboration marks a significant strengthening of the partnership between Pasona Group Inc. and UNITAR, which ...
国際および地域社会に貢献し、国連ユニタールの専門家と広島の人々との交流を促進するため、国連ユニタール広島事務所では、学者、外交官、政治家、市民活動団体などによる講演会（公開セッション）や公開セッション（広島レクシャーシリーズ）を定期的に開催しています。
公開セッション・公開講義を開催した回数－127回
公開セッション・公開講義参加者－7,024人
（2003年～2015年7月）
過去の講義のテーマについては、以下をご参照ください。（敬称略）, 2017
アフガニスタンの現状と今後の展望 － 日本の支援の役割
（2017年4月27日 於：広島）
基調講演:
駐アフガニスタン日本国大使 鈴鹿 光次 氏
ご挨拶:
アフマド・バシャ・ガフォーリ 氏 （駐日アフガニスタン大使館一等書記官）
川野 徳幸 氏（平和科学研究センター長）
隈元 美穂子 （国連ユニタール広島事務所長）
2016年
「世界津波の日」に考える防災と女性の役割 ー日本と大平洋諸国の知見からー
（2016年11月7日 於：東京）
基調講演：二階俊博氏（自民党幹事長）
パネリスト：
山中 燁子氏 （外務省世界津波の日特別大使）
タニア・ラウマヌルペ・ツポウ氏（駐日トンガ大使）
茅根創氏（東...
The National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) helps Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify, finance, and implement appropriate medium to long term adaptation actions at national, sub-national and local levels. The NAP-GSP is a global collaborative effort led by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with more than ten international organizations involved. The programme includes three pillars: i) institutional support; ii) technical support, and iii) knowledge brokering. UNITAR provides support to country as...
In partnership with Indonesia Youth Diplomacy (IYD), the UNITAR Division for Prosperity launched the “EmpowerASEAN: Youth Leadership Programme in the ASEAN Region” training programme on 8-15 June 2024. Participants included 27 youth participants from the ASEAN region.The opening webinar was held on 8 June to introduce UNITAR and IYD and provide the participants with an overview of the programme.The hackathon session took place on 15 June, featuring a group discussion with given topics related to SDGs and final pitches. UNITAR announced the winning team, who will b...
11 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR will be offering a new training programme titled Gender Mainstreaming in Renewable Energy Trade. This offering is aimed at training policymakers with a better understanding of the gendered dimensions affecting the growth of the renewable energy sector and renewable energy trade.
Globally, the concepts of green growth and sustainability are gaining ground against a backdrop of climate change, natural disasters, and human-inflicted pressures on the Earth. One of the ways in which countries are attempting to mitigate the fallout...
11 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The past few years have seen an unprecedented growth in new technologies, products and related services which have revolutionized the global financial system. From mobile payments to pre-paid cards to digital banks, the financial sector has taken the customer experience to another level by providing personalized and user-friendly services. While these new technologies, products and related services have the potential to stimulate financial innovation and efficiency as well as to improve financial inclusion, they also present new risks for ...
4 October 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – In August 2024, the UNITAR Future Global Youth Leaders Programme brought around 20 high school students from across the world to UNITAR headquarters in Geneva, providing them with the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to lead in addressing the world’s most pressing challenges. This programme round was completed in partnership with IC Education, a Chinese educational enterprise.The programme was divided into two parts: an introductory online learning phase and an intensive, in-person experience in Geneva. Th...
The development of individual, institutional and organizational capacities is a requirement to produce useful and rigorous evaluations to ensure accountability and learning in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Following the landmark General Assembly resolution 69/237 which calls for building national evaluation capacities, entities of the UN development system and beyond have been working to strengthen evaluation capacities in accordance with national policies and priorities. As a result, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UN...
Over the past several years (2016-2022) UNITAR’s outreach to learners has increased significantly, including participants in learning events containing an objective assessment of learning. However, the proportion of certificates of completion (CoC) issued to these learners has declined. In 2023, the UN Board of Auditors observed this trend and recommended UNITAR to undertake an evaluation to uncover any factors driving completion rates. This evaluation assessed the effectiveness of UNITAR's learning-related programming, focusing on factors driving learner completion an...