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11 September 2023, Geneva, Switzerland ― We are honoured to announce a new partnership between UNITAR and two major Turkish universities, Marmara University School of Medicine and the Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University School of Medicine, for a collaborative project on value-based healthcare. To facilitate this work, UNITAR has also entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Turkish Ministry of Health.
UNITAR, in collaboration with the Global Surgery Foundation, launched the Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) project in 2021, with the aim to boost health systems ...
12 April 2024, Online - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in partnership with Technological University Dublin and Çağ Üniversitesi, launches its inaugural executive course: Sustainability Programme for Global Changemakers: Navigating the UN 2030 Agenda.
This collaboration is part of our commitment within the European University of Technology ELaRA-TESST team, emphasizing proactive learning and sustainable development.
This innovative course offers an immersive learning experience, leveraging Virtual Reality to revolutionize edu...
Established in 2012, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Mexico (CIFAL Merida) was created as a partnership between UNITAR and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) aimed at developing capacities in Mexico and Central America on disaster risk management and tourism as a driver of economic development.The city of Merida was selected to host the CIFAL Center due to its strategic location and expertise in disaster risk management, given the region's proclivity to hurricanes and weather-related disasters.CIFAL Merida works to enhance the city’s exp...
Merlyn Hurtado, Finalist of GEAR cycle II Climate Change and Gender Equality (2021) Paris, France We know that, globally, women hold over one-third of seats in local decision-making bodies. However, there is a lack of data on the participation of indigenous women in local decision-making. Merlyn, a research and data analyst at the Learning Planet Institute (University of Paris Cité), knows this issue first-hand. In Colombia, there are around two million indigenous peoples, according to the 2018 Census (IWGIA). However, their inclusion in decision-making processes ...
Iryna Markinaさんは2023年、国連ユニタールの「生計強化のためのポーランドのウクライナ人女性避難民向けデジタル・リスキリング」研修事業に参加しました。ウクライナ出身のMarkinaさんは、現在は保険会社の営業部長としてポーランドで在宅勤務をしています。新しいデータ分析と地理情報システム（GIS）のスキルを活用している彼女は、ITの活用能力は年齢で決まるものではないと考えています。すでに専門的な経験を積んでいることが、新たなデジタルスキルをよりうまく統合するのに役立っていると述べています。同研修事業では、ポーランド在住のウクライナ人女性約500人が、就職において需要の高いデジタルスキルを習得し、就業能力を高めました。, 2024年11月22日、広島 - Iryna Markinaさんは、ウクライナで16年以上にわたり、営業職で成功を収めてきました。しかし故郷の治安が悪化したため、彼女は家族数名を残してトルコ、そしてポーランドに移住するという難しい決断を迫られました。彼女は慣れない文化的規範の中、家族の安全への心配も絶えず言葉の壁や不確かな未来を乗り越えなければならないという課題に直面しました。Markinaさんは徐々に、彼女と同じような経験を持つコミュニティとつながり、地元の人々と関係を築くことで適応していきました。現在はポーラン...
5 February 2024, Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - UNITAR, in collaboration with its affiliated centre CIFAL Saudi Arabia, proudly announces the successful completion of the "Universities and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030: Targets and Practices" Conference. This significant event, under the esteemed patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Education in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Yousef Al-Benyan, and organized by CIFAL Saudi Arabia in strategic partnership with Majmaah University, NEOM, Alinma Bank, Al Rajhi Bank, and Times Higher Education, was held on January 22-23, 2...
20 April 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently signed an agreement to deliver a joint online course on Trade, Food Security and Nutrition for officials from Eastern and Southern Africa. This is an updated version of the same course delivered in 2019 which generated a great interest across the region.
The increasing need for trade experts to support trade related development agenda in the region has posed a major challenge. National and regional institutions need to develop technical capacity ...
I am delighted to share our work and progress of 2018 at UNITAR Hiroshima Office. 2018 has been a fruitful year for both Hiroshima and the UNITAR Hiroshima Office. Hiroshima’s local baseball team, Toyo Carp, has claimed the Central League Championship for the third year in a row. The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has also been busy and active, celebrating its 15th anniversary since it began operations in 2003.
We have implemented numerous capacity building training workshops inside and outside Japan, supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targeted at leaders fro...
Céline Arslane is a young woman entrepreneur from Lebanon who believes that education and mental health are fundamental human rights.
Lebanon’s deep economic crisis is forcing many students to work for a living and drop out of university.
Céline started a platform to offer flexible online tutoring to Lebanese university students. She hopes to incorporate more mental health components in the future.
Céline joined the UNITAR Great Ideas Space 2022: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and COVID-19 Recovery Programme.
The programme was “life-changing”, encourag...
28 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - Franklin University Switzerland (FUS) graduate students of the Master of Science in International Management (MSIM) with an emphasis in Responsible Management and Climate Action had the opportunity to pitch their final presentations from the UNITAR-FUS Summer Experience at the UNITAR Headquarters.
The presentations were the result of six weeks of practical and hands-on experience along with UNITAR experts in the areas of renewable energy, social justice, and Education for the SDGs. These topics were researched and studied by the st...