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国連ユニタール広島事務所ではアフガニスタンの経済省と商業産業省の代表20人に国連開発計画（UNDP）アフガニスタン事務所とAfghanistan Civil Service Institute（ACSI）協力のもとグリーンエコノミー導入に関する研修を実施しました。研修生は首都カブールの公務員と州の局長などを含み、各自の所属機関で実施可能な政策に焦点をあてて議論しました。
2014年5月20～26日の日程でグリーンエコノミーの理論および利点や利害関係者への啓発活動の手法などについて学びました。世界各国で経済、社会や環境面での持続可能性を考慮した新たな開発スタイルの模索が始まっている中、グリーンエコノミーの概念は近年国際社会から大きな注目を集めています。研修生はグリーンエコノミーの概念や低炭素で効率的に資源を利用し、誰も排除しないインクルーシブな社会の実現に向けた国際的、地域的、国別またはセクター別の課題やチャンスについて議論しました。
本研修受講後には研修生は下記の項目を理解し達成することを目的としています。
グリーンエコノミーの概念と利点
グリーンエコノミーを導入することによる経済的、社会的および環境的な利点
国にグリーンエコノミーを導入するために必要な条件
主要経済セクターがグリーンエコノミーを導入するための...
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW In response to the ongoing climate crisis and the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN 2030 agenda, UNITAR introduces its inaugural international research conference. This significant event seeks to deepen the understanding of Climate Security and its profound implications on Peace and Security. The first UNITAR International Research Conference will take place in Bonn (Germany), hosted at the UN Campus, on the 24th of November 2023. We have received contributions from more than 25 different countries, including research papers...
On 3 October 2023, UNITAR, in partnership with the University of Geneva, hosted a 60th-anniversary public forum “Scaling Responsible Entrepreneurship and Solutions to Global Challenges” and featured members of the Division for Prosperity Advisory Board.
As part of UNITAR’s 60th anniversary celebrations, this public forum focused on the challenges, best practices, and ways forward to generate prosperity through responsible entrepreneurship and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The event brought together individuals and organizations from Geneva, ho...
22 October 2019, New York, USA – UNITAR jointly with the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) hosted 50 Academic Fellows from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). The Fellows visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York to learn about UNITAR’s capacity building initiatives in support of sustainable development and to hear insights from a private sector executive on how to build partnership to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
YSEALI is the U.S. government’s signature progr...
The 2nd UNITAR International Research Conference (UIRC 2024) took place on 3-4 December 2024 at the United Nations Offices in Brussels, Belgium, marking a significant milestone in the exploration of higher education's role in global peace and sustainable development. This event brought together academics, researchers, policymakers, and international organizations to explore the evolving role of higher education in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and sustainable governance. It served as a platform for knowledge exchange, fostering research-based approaches that alig...
3 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The year-long global fight to contain and eliminate the threat of SARS-CoV-2 overshadowed international efforts to achieve the SDGs of Agenda2030. The world needs the brightest minds to step into leadership roles at the forefront of the transformational change required to realize the ambitious goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In the field of science, technology and innovation, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Targets 17.6 and 17.8 respectively, aim to “enhance North-South, South-South and trian...
The issue of water scarcity is crucial in Chad. Agriculture and pastoralism concern more than two thirds of the country´s population which is very much dependent on rainfall. Establishing an active, durable and sovereign water resource management system is essential if Chad is to reach its development goals; and this is contingent upon transferring knowledge and building national capacity in this area. Better knowledge of water resources will also enhance the impact of development projects that are tied to good water management practices (healthcare, food security,…), thank...
Title: Law School Professor; PhD in Law, PhD in Political Science
Country: USA/Spain
Partnership: Gender Equality in the International Human Rights Framework Building Back Stronger
Academic institutions undeniably play an essential role in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Primarily, it is in academia that the creative thinking needed to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our world is developed. Sometimes, however, it is not easy to bring together academic institutions and other sectors of society to work around some of these challenges...
What does it take to rebuild a nation shattered by war? More than just bricks and mortar, reestablishing the socio-economic foundations is a vital part of the process, one that is particularly important for restoring people’s sense of opportunity, dignity and hope. However, accomplishing such thing depends largely on the nation’s capacity to retain talents that will contribute to efforts towards enabling the state to be fully functional again. Hussein Naeem Hasan Naser is, without a doubt, one of these rare talents!, Born in Southern Iraq, Hussein moved to Baghdad to study,...
Established in 2021, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Victoria (CIFAL Victoria), delivers training activities and research that build on UVic's commitments to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It connects the region with the global community and supports international knowledge-sharing and partnerships, with a focus on four key themes.Scope: North AmericaThematic areas: Oceans, climate, and sustainabilityInnovation and…, ...