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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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UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s World Heritage Nomination Training Series builds upon more than 13 years’ experience training on the unique needs of World Heritage Sites. Launched in 2003, the series transitioned from a focus on management and conservation best practice, to examine the skills and knowledge required for developing more effective World Heritage nomination dossiers. Understanding the complex requirements of nomination dossiers can be difficult and costly. The upskilling of those responsible for the development of such documents is a very wor...
17 February 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is proud to announce its membership in the Centre for Sport and Human Rights’ (CSHR) Advisory Council. As the dedicated training arm of the United Nations, UNITAR provides capacity-building and training initiatives, with a strong focus on supporting developing countries and vulnerable communities. Leveraging its expertise in diplomatic training, UNITAR aims to deliver targeted programmes that strengthen leadership skills in sports diplomacy, fostering greater engagement a...
Representatives from 17 UN organizations met on the 29th and 30th of October in Geneva, Switzerland at UNITAR Headquarters in Geneva to advance the concept of a One UN Training Service Platform on Climate Change, also referred to as UN CC: Learn. “The wealth of knowledge and learning resources available in the UN system on climate change is tremendous and growing” said Carlos Lopes, Executive Director of UNITAR. “UN CC:Learn seeks to create a common platform owned by all participating UN agencies with the goal to share experiences and respond…
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Introduction to Water Diplomacy (21 October – 17 November 2013)
More than ever before, the pressure on our freshwater resources is increasing globally and with it the legitimate concern that tensions will rise between states which have no choice but to secure their aqueous requirements for their own development and growth. Beyond its apparent potential for conflict, water bears a strong cooperation potential which has yet to be understood and empowered. Water is and will remain at the heart of international…
Innovative Applications for the Humanitarian Community
29 September 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – Over the course of the past several weeks and months, UNOSAT has been working with partners to develop innovative applications for the humanitarian community by integrating geographic data into new systems. The idea behind these initiatives is to empower end-users by providing them with actionable information and/or in user friendly formats to improve impact from their job.
Examples of such innovations at UNOSAT are Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR & AR). Led by the video…
UNITAR and WAIFEM Sign an Agreement to Jointly Conduct Diploma Courses on Macroeconomic Policy Management
24 November 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) have signed an agreement to jointly conduct Diploma Courses on finance and debt-related topics for the WAIFEM-member countries in West Africa and beyond.
During the signing session in Geneva, the UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, warmly…
2023年4月19日・広島‐国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所とユニタール協会の共催により、Ｇ７参加国出身で現在広島に在住している若者計７名を招いたパネルディスカッション「来てみんさい！若者版G７！～来てみてわかったひろしま～」が4月17日に広島国際会議場において開催されました。, パネルディスカッションでは、パネリストがそれぞれ広島に来る前や海外から見た広島の街の印象と、実際に生活してみて感じている姿についての違いや、広島から発信しうる平和のメッセージの意義、若者がどう声を挙げていくかなどについて、活発な議論が行われました。, ルカ・デンサーさん（ドイツ）は、「Hiroshima」をローマ字で検索した場合には原爆に関する記述が先行するのに対して漢字で「広島」と検索した際には風光明媚なスポットなど幅広い検索結果が得られることに言及し、「教科書の中のHiroshimaと現実の広島は全然違う」と述べました。
アデリン・ルメテさん（フランス）も、歴史を学ぼうとして多くの人がすぐに得られる情報としての広島と、豊かな自然と人情味を持った暮らす場所としての広島は異なると説明し、「私が知っている広島をみなさんにも知ってほしい」と訴えました。, アルナルド・アンドレア・アンジュッリさん（イタリア）は、家族とともに被爆2世と話した体...
UNITAR launched the second phase of the "Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security" (FOIP) training programme on 10 September 2024 in Jakarta.The second phase began with the opening ceremony for a 10-Day Jakarta Workshop, which welcomed around 80 participants from 12 countries across Asia. High-level representatives from the government of Indonesia also attended the ceremony. The aim of the second phase of the programme is to equip leaders and officials from Asia’s public and private sectors through in-person workshops with the skills and strateg...
16 November 2020, New York, USA (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research hosted a two-day virtual webinar together with its event partner, a prominent international non-profit alliance in the field of culture, the Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA). The public webinar consisted of two half-day sessions, lasted from 9:30 am (EST) – 11:30 am (EST) on 16 and 17 November 2020., To accommodate audiences from multi-cultural backgrounds and present the panelists’ messages accurately to the audiences, UNITAR delivered a bilingual w...