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UNITAR’s 60th Anniversary and UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
This year marks UNITAR’s 60th and UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s 20th anniversaries. To celebrate this special occasion with its partners, supporters and the public, UNITAR held several events in Japan. UNITAR is thankful for all the support it has received over the years and reaffirm our commitment to continue training and empowering changemakers around the world. Learn more about the events here.
UNITAR 60th Anniversary and UNITAR Hiroshima Office 20th Anniversary Ceremony held in To...
UNITAR Division for Prosperity will host an online conference "Empower the Youth: Fostering Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Iraq" on 25 March 2022.
In partnership with The Station and KAPITA, the conference will cover topics on the current entrepreneurial situation – trends, opportunities, and challenges in Iraq.
Young entrepreneurs, institutional leaders, and stakeholders are encouraged to join the virtual event to influence the growth of an inclusive and sustainable economy to create and improve their businesses.
, 18 March 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR&nb...
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...
Season’s greetings to all! 2022 was an opportunity for us to embrace and adapt to the “new normal.” We remain steadfast in our commitment to our valuable learners, staff, resource persons and stakeholders and to disseminating the message of peace and prosperity.
2023 is a special year for us and we would like you to be part of it! UNITAR will celebrate its 60th anniversary and the UNITAR Hiroshima Office its 20th. It is a time to reflect on our collective efforts to achieve the SDGs through building capacities and delivering training. We look forward to sharing this milest...
14 to 16 January 2020, Background
Governance and institutional issues have received significant attention during the intersessional process on the “Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020”, including at the third meeting of the intersessional process (IP3) in Bangkok, Thailand, 1 – 4 October 2019.
As a contribution to support relevant discussions in the intersessional process, UNITAR organised an informal workshop on governance topics considered of importance for the process. The workshop was su...
UNITAR’s Chemicals and Waste Management Programme in partnership with OECD, and funded by the Government of Switzerland, organised a series of regional workshops in 2018. These workshops were aimed towards professionals working nationally or at the regional level in the nano field or broader chemicals management. Perspectives and experiences from governments, regional experts, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations were included. Thanks to the secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions for the opportunity to host this worksho...
Despite the increasing prevalence of gender strategies within the peace and security architecture, women remain hugely under-represented; yet, women’s voices remain critical to achieving sustained peace. UNITAR’s Women’s Leadership for Peace programme is designed to address this significant gap in international peace and security contexts and respond directly to the unique challenges faced by women, aiming to improve gender balance in peace and security settings. With a dual focus on Goal 5 (Gender equality) and Goal 16 (Just, peaceful and inclusive societies) and the prior...
September 2020 - As formally recognized by the groundbreaking UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), sustainable peace is more likely to be achieved when women and girls are empowered to meaningfully take part in peace process at all levels and in all capacities. Yet, despite several global commitments to increase the representation and participation of women in mediation and peacebuilding processes, women and girls' contribution to peace is often rendered invisible due to limited and inadequate support for their work.
Aware of such challenges and with the gener...
February Edition: Field Visit: 03 - 07 Feb 2025 / E-Learning Course: 06 Jan - 01 Feb 2025 / Premium Package: 06 Jan- 07 Feb 2025May Edition: Field Visit: 12 - 16 May 2025 / E-Learning Course: 14 April - 09 May 2025 / Premium Package: 14 April - 16 May 2025July Edition: Field Visit: 14 - 18 July 2025 ...
21 March 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR’s network of affiliated training centres CIFAL Global Network (CGN) serve as hubs for the exchange of knowledge on development-related topics including water-related issues. The impact and scope of the CGN capture a wide range of stakeholders, with special emphasis on local authorities and civil society leaders, offering cutting-edge learning and training to close to 90,000 beneficiaries per year.
In the framework of the UN 2023 Water Conference and World Water Day, the CGN is committed to contr...