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The Division for Prosperity invites you to UNITAR’s 60th anniversary public forum, “Scaling Responsible Entrepreneurship and Solutions to Global Challenges”.
The public forum will be held at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) building, Conference Room C2, 7bis Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva Switzerland on 3 October 2023 at 13:30-17:30 (CEST/UTC+2).
The forum will feature Division for Prosperity Advisory Board members Michael Fors, Linda Hill, Jos Verbeek, Sarah Agbor, and Ashleigh Owens, as well as key leaders from various sectors and youth innov...
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and microlearning platform EdApp together launched “Educate All,” a global learning initiative designed to democratize and increase access to free, high-quality adult education, initiated in 2020.
Courses on this platform are designed for smartphones and free to the public. Lessons are accessible and downloadable worldwide, enabling participants to access them while offline. This initiative aims to provide quality adult education, and bridge the digital divide, providing courses that learners can access with ...
Franklin University Switzerland and UNITAR organized a joint event during the Open Geneva Hackathon Festival. The online Hackathon "Food as a nexus for synchronic urban and rural development" offered a platform to generate innovative ideas to rethink and improve food as a linkage for development in rural and urban areas. The hackathon lasted three days and was delivered entirely online, allowing participants worldwide to join the event.
The event included the participation of UN-Habitat, FAO and UNITAR experts to facilitate workshops and group work activities. Four w...
12 January 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - Join us in Geneva on 15-16 February 2024 for an interactive conference on the economic impact of the digital economy. Through a hackathon followed by presentations and panel discussions with reputed experts, we will explore the use of digital finance innovations to create economic opportunities that will contribute to a more sustainable and equitable world.
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Kuena James is a South Sudanese entrepreneur who created an agritech app that connects small farmers with rentable farm equipment.
James took part in the UNITAR programme Great Ideas Space for South Sudan 2023: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Training for Food Security.
The UNITAR programme taught James how to operationalize his agritech project through skills in project management, accounting and risk management.
James was invited to join the study tour and workshop in Japan with the top learners. He was inspired by Hiroshima’s remarkable...
20 March 2023, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), New York Office and its trusted partner, Columbia Law School hosted their “Antiracism in Peace-Building and Conflict Resolution” workshop on Monday, 20 March 2023. The workshop was the first of three sessions of the Spring 2023 Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic training series, it was developed in a hybrid manner and attended by more than 120 participants.
The concept of anti-racism and peacebuilding is culturally specific, as different countries and places have unique engage...
10 November 2022, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - The PAGE and UN partners' side event at the COP27, on November 9, discussed how circular economy principles and practices can serve as a catalyst to promoting human well-being, preserving nature, cutting pollution, and making economies more competitive. By bringing together representatives of governments, UN agencies, the private sector, think tanks and youth, the event explored the enabling factors for accelerating the global shift towards the circular economy, within the context of just, inclusive, and sustainable development.
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UNITAR, Division for Prosperity, held an online conference “Empower the Youth: Fostering Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Iraq” on 25 March 2022.
In commemoration of UNITAR’s training in Iraq for the past six years, the conference aimed to identify the most pressing problems among Iraqi youth entrepreneurs and consolidate potential solutions to encourage accessibility and growth.
Inclusive entrepreneurship can support women, youth, and the unemployed to create and grow their own businesses and make a positive impact in their communities.
Panellists talked about how start-...
8 March 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is pleased to announce its first Geneva roundtable discussion on “Financing the 2030 Agenda: Means of Implementation” and explore the topic from the unique perspective of Capacity-Building. The event will take place on 17 April 2019 from 14:30 to 17:00 at the Palais des Nations in room VIII.
The roundtable aims to discuss how the international community is mobilizing financial resources and innovative strategies to achieve the SDGs and discuss how we can build capacities to strengthen means of implementation.
Representatives from...
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※リンク先が英文となっている場合があります。ご了承ください。, 世界陸上選手権400mハードルで2回銅メダルを獲得した為末大さんが、2021年7月に国連ユニタール親善大使に就任しました。世界陸上選手権でメダルを獲得した初めての日本選手で、シドニーオリンピック(2000年)、アテネオリンピック(2004年)、北京オリンピック(2008年)にも日本代表として出場しました。広島市出身で被爆3世でもあり、2012年の現役引退後は、アジアの国々のアスリートの支援、パラスポーツの支援、国際平和のためのメッセージの発信などに尽力しています。
親善大使は、持続可能な開発目標(SDGs)達成を促すため、様々な分野で影響力のある方々にご就任いただいています。為末さんのように著名で国際的な経験があり、他者のために働き掛け...