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3 March 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently signed an agreement to re-run its joint online course on Trade, Food Security and Nutrition to be delivered in Russian language for officials across Europe and Central Asia. This is an updated version of the same course delivered in 2018 which generated a great interest across the region. The joint course in 2018 was able to accommodate only 25% of the applications received.
In the preparation of this course, FAO draws from its extensive experience with...
On 13 June 2023, UNITAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hiroshima Corporation for Higher Education (HCHE) in charge of managing Eikei University of Hiroshima.
The MOU will allow UNITAR to support students of Eikei University of Hiroshima with their curriculum and Project-Based Learning (PBL) in tackling real-world issues.
UNITAR will work together with HCHE/Eikei University of Hiroshima to advance human resources development for youth to effectively address and overcome pressing global challenges.
, 24 August 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – On Jun...
The UNITAR Iraq Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training Programme is a fellowship initiative that provides youth with skills in entrepreneurship and leadership to develop or strengthen local businesses that contribute to social and economic stability in their country. The programme objective is to equip the youth with hard skills to enhance project and business development and implementation (i.e., business planning, business and revenue models, needs assessment, sales, marketing and innovation strategies, and monitoring and evaluation techniques), and soft skills to...
From 20 to 28 May 2024, BADEA and UNITAR hosted over 200 entrepreneurs from Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe training programmes focused on climate-resilient livelihood development.Participants received expert training, pitch practice, UNITAR alumni guidance, and business development resources to develop or scale their agricultural business models.The programme aims to improve climate resilience, local livelihood development and community welfare, while contributing to national strategic development plans., 20 June 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – From 20 to 28 May 2024, BADEA...
3 February 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - Among the many lessons gleaned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that our previous lives were neither environmentally nor economically sustainable. If we are to build an equitable and sustainable future, one that limits, if not eradicates, the potential for a similar crisis and ensures viable livelihoods for even the most vulnerable among us, we need not look farther than the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which provides a valuable blueprint on wh...
Jacques Dembele, from Mali, is a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at UNDP Guinea-Bissau.He participated in the Primary Course of the Program for Global Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding and Development, held in January and February 2025 both online and in Hiroshima and Tokyo, Japan.Jacques was motivated to join the course by his desire to learn about peacebuilding and development from Japan, a country he admires as a global advocate for peace.His time in Hiroshima and the course experience fuelled his commitment to continue contributing to peacebuilding and deve...
2015年9月16－21日の日程で国連ユニタール広島事務所は米国国際開発援助庁（US AID）女性開発プロジェクトと中国新聞共催で国連ユニタール アフガニスタン女子代表サッカーチームのリーダーシップとコミュニケーション能力向上研修を実施しました。
スポーツをすることには多くの利点があります。特に紛争国に住む女性にとって自尊心を高め社会参画を促進し、既存のジェンダー規範を疑問視し、リーダーとして活躍する機会を与えるなどスポーツを経験することによる多くの潜在的な利点が挙げられます[1]。本研修ではアフガニスタン女子代表サッカーチームのサッカースキルおよび個々人の能力強化を通じてアフガニスタンの発展に寄与することを目指しました。
リーダーシップスキル、チームワーク向上、コミュニケーション手法やスポーツ心理学などアフガニスタン女子代表サッカーチームのニーズに沿った研修を広島で実施しました。様々なトレーニングやコーチング手法の成功事例や選手としての課題やリーダーシップを磨く機会などについてスポーツ選手との対談を通じて学びました。また、9月20にエディオンスタジアムで開催されたアンジュビオレ広島との親善試合では懸命にプレーしました。
[1] J. Larkin, S. Razack &am...
UNITAR, Chengdu United Prosperity Technology Co., Ltd., and the Chengdu Cultural Industry Chamber of Commerce signed a Letter of Agreement on 7 March 2025 to launch the Prosperity Alliance Chengdu.The new Chengdu centre aims to drive sustainable economic development through strategic partnerships, capacity-building programmes and innovative solutions.The centre will focus on equipping local stakeholders in Western China with the skills and expertise needed to drive innovation, strengthen regional capacities and contribute to sustainable economic progress., 11 March 2025, Ge...
人間の安全保障の観点から海洋環境は重要な役割を果たすと考えられます。人間の安全保障の社会的、政治的、環境的、そして経済的側面を含む様々な要因は海洋環境の持続的かつ包括的なガバナンスと管理に影響を受けます。
人間の安全保障の観点から海洋環境を総合的に分析するために2002年度に「国連ユニタール広島事務所 海洋と人間の安全保障に関する研修」が始まりました。本研修では海洋分野の政策立案者間の情報の共有や能力強化を行うことを目的としています。, 研修ごとに異なるテーマを設置していますが、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ます。
分野ごとの課題の特定
各分野の相互関係の説明
ケーススタディから学ぶ教訓
政策開発と実践戦略
政策実行のための実現可能なプランの作成
課題解決のための目標設定
各分野の相互関係を考慮した上での戦略の策定
包括的な海洋の安全保障の必要性の説明
, 本研修では下記の異なる学習手法を組み合わせ参加型で研修を行います。
対話型講義とグループ演習
多角的な視点から講師が理論を説明し、実際のケーススタディを参考にしながら対話型で講義を進めていきます。講師の講義の後にはグループごとに議論を深め演習を行い、分野の文脈化促進を図ります。
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24 February 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR Hiroshima and the UNITAR Association will co-host “The Japanese perspective on gender”, the ninth in its public discussion series, Ideas That Matter. The inclusion of women’s experiences, perspectives and services is crucial for effective decision-making, policy development, and legislation that serves all people. It is a pillar of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on Gender Equality: “ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic a...