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2 July 2020 - A record 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020, released today.
The new report also predicts global e-waste - discarded products with a battery or plug - will reach 74 Mt by 2030, almost a doubling of e-waste in just 16 years. This makes e-waste the world’s fastest-growing domestic waste stream, fueled mainly by higher consumption rates of electric and electronic equipment, short life cycles, and few options for repair.
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16-17 September 2024, New York - On September 16 and 17, 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore and the Forum of Small States, held its annual Briefing for New Delegates on the 79th Session of the General Assembly and the Main Committees of the United Nations. This briefing, a key tool for diplomats, focused on providing insight into the operations of the UN’s General Assembly and its Main Committees, offering an invaluable platform for interaction and...
First Phase of Shimanami Collective Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction Training Concludes
On 27 November 2024, UNITAR concluded the online phase of the “Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction” training programme, engaging over 130 participants from Asia and the Pacific Island region, in a series of “virtual classroom” webinars and online discussion forums.In Phase 1, participants learned about gender equality in disaster risk reduction, community-based disaster risk reduction, disability inclusion, and the empowerment of vulnerable groups within disaster risk reduction initiatives.The top performers will be invited to Phase 2, an in-person w...
Democracy has often been considered as one of the durable systems for building sustainable peaceful and inclusive societies, especially societies experiencing deep socio-political divisions. In most countries undergoing political transitions, these transitions may be triggered by various factors in a bid to change the prevailing political and constitutional order.
Lately, various political transitions have occurred following popular revolutions including the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt or military coups that happened in Haiti, Mali, and Myanmar. The end of ci...
24 June 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Last Saturday, the UN CC:e-Learn platform reached the important milestone of 300,000 registrations. This achievement came at a time when e-learning has experienced a boost due to the lock down measures implemented in many countries to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. With people shifting their learning habits towards e-learning, it took less than three months for 50,000 new users to register on the platform. However, this would not have been possible without the full support from people from all over the world who have continually believed ...
24 September 2021, New York, USA – UNITAR New York Office and The Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA) met with the First Lady of the Republic of Maldives on Friday, 24 September 2021. This productive meeting has covered a wide range of topics, such as developing SDG-focused training programs, providing public art education resources, among others.
The meeting was attended by H.E. Fazna Ahmed, the First Lady of the Republic; H.E. Thilmeeza Hussain, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations; Huda Ali Shareef, the Minister Co...
Leading up to the 2023 G7 Summit, UNITAR and UNITAR Association held the Hiroshima G7: Voice of the Youth dialogue last 17 April 2023.
Seven youth from the G7 countries living in Hiroshima shared their experiences in Hiroshima and discussed Hiroshima’s role in promoting global peace.
Approximately 140 attendees joined the session, who had the opportunity to learn more about the panellists' views on Hiroshima’s role in promoting global peace and other global issues.
, 19 April 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – On 17 April 2023, UNITAR and UNITAR Association he...
Title: Senior Marketing Manager
Country: Argentina
Course: Climate Change: from Learning to Action
“I had a series of ‘awakenings’ throughout my life”, reveals Bárbara A. Smith straightaway. One of the most impactful was when she scuba dived for the very first time. “When we submerged, I discovered a myriad of colours in the corals, an unbelievable variety of fishes, sea turtles, and immense peace. It was as if I found ‘another world within ours’. I cannot put in words what it feels like to discover such an environment for the very first time, but I believe it must be a ve...
“UNITAR Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2024” is now accepting applications from learners aged 18 and above from the Pacific small island developing states and Asia region.This programme aims to equip learners with lifelong skills to develop inclusive disaster risk reduction plans that reflect the needs of their communities and countries.The programme will be conducted in English, in two phases. The first phase (September to November 2024) will be online. Approximately 20 top learners will then b...
今号のニュースレターでは、2024年11月下旬から2025年2月までの国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局の様々な研修事業や取り組みをご紹介しています。, ミシェル・ジャイルズ＝マクドノー氏が国連ユニタール総代表に正式就任国連ユニタールは、ジャマイカ出身のミシェル・ジャイルズ＝マクドノー（Michelle Gyles-McDonnough）氏を新たな総代表として迎えました。彼女は国連事務総長によって任命され、2025年2月22日付けでインド出身のニキル・セス（Nikhil Seth）氏の後任として就任しました。ジャイルズ＝マクドノー氏は、持続可能な開発、政策提言、国際貿易、国際関係、組織でのチェンジマネジメントの分野で30年以上の経験を有し、国連システム内外で豊富なリーダーシップ経験を持ちます。ジャイルズ＝マクドノー氏の専門分野は、主に持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）の推進に不可欠な経済、社会、環境に渡ります。, 国連ユニタール「海洋と人間の安全保障」研修を終えた参加者 変革の担い手として新たなステージへ2月21日、アジア太平洋地域18か国から集まった研修参加者50名が、国連ユニタールの「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成：海洋と人間の安全保障研修」の最終フェーズである12日間の日本での対面ワークショップ（2月10日～21日）を終え、3つのフェ...