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8 March 2021, Thika, Kenya – To further advance the implementation of the Agenda for Sustainable Development and particularly Goals 4 of Quality Education, 16 of Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions and 17 of Partnerships for Development, the Division for Peace of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has entered a new strategic partnership with Mount Kenya University with the official signing ceremony having taken place on the 8th of March 2021 in the blended format. Both institutions, represented by Mr. Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Sec...
CIFAL Shanghai Delivers XIII Smart City Public Lecture
16 April 2015, Shanghai, China– CIFAL Shanghai hosted the XIII Smart City Public Lecture “Credit Information System: Realizing the Intelligence of Internet Finance” on 31 March 2015. The objective of the lecture was to make internet finance organizations aware of the concept of credit information, perceive the value and meaning of information sharing, eliminate blind spots of individual information systems, and further extend the coverage area of credit information systems, while maximizing the potential of the…
June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - What are the most effective tools in preventing and countering corruption? What connects anti-corruption to diplomacy and international relations? And which role do education and training play in this regard? Those are the main points and questions that UNITAR’s Executive Director and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Nikhil Seth and the Dean of the International Anti-Corruption Academy Dr. Thomas Stelzer discussed in the June edition of UN Today. The interview underlines the crucial role and immense im...
Disarmament Panel Discussion Held in Hiroshima
6 August 2018, Hiroshima, Japan - As the first event of the UNITAR Hiroshima Office's Ideas that Matters series, UNITAR and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) held a panel discussion focusing on fields of disarmament covered in the UN’s new Agenda for Disarmament. The Ideas that Matter series is part of the Hiroshima Office's celebrations for its 15-year anniversary. The panelists were specialists in various fields of disarmament, and they provided listeners with a wide-ranging and…
UNOSAT and ADPC moved swiftly to implement their recently signed strategic partnership agreement. In April UNOSAT delivered a successful intensive course for trainers (ToT) hosted at the campus of the Asian Institute of Technology, in Bangkok.
The training was delivered to GIS and Remote Sensing analysts working for the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The event was part of the activities being implemented by UNOSAT and ADPC under their recently formed partnership intended to develop capacity and transfer knowledge acro...
UNITAR Hosts Seminar on Potential Applications of Artificial Intelligence
8 February 2018, New York, U.S.A. – The United Nations Office of Information and Communication Technology (OICT) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a morning seminar that introduced attendees to the potential applications of artificial intelligence as well as current limitations of this rapidly evolving technology. Opening remarks were delivered by UNITAR Head of Office Mr. Marco Suazo and by Head of Innovation and Emerging Technologies at OICT Mr. Lambert…
The work of UNOSAT is not only about emergencies, although the maps you can see on the web all refer to humanitarian assistance. This publication policy is linked to the need for humanitarian workers to access maps from various field locations by simply connecting via internet or via satellite telecommunications to download the maps prepared by UNOSAT on the premises of CERN. Yet a large number of maps and analyses are not publicly available on the UNOSAT website because they are part of project activities done in partnership with UN agencies like UNDP (development), IOM (m...
レバノン出身のSara El Koussaさんは、母親が乳がんで療養生活をしていたのをきっかけに、がん患者やその家族を支援するオンラインプラットフォームを立ち上げました。Saraさんは、がんサポートコミュニティにおける支援の欠如を補うため、無料サービスの提供や新しいクラウドファンディング部門の運営に取り組んでいます。これまでに、1,500人以上の学生にリーチし、65人のがん患者をサポートしてきました。Saraさんは、国連ユニタールの「グレート・アイデア・スペース 2023：イラク、ヨルダン、レバノンにおける保健安全保障と経済発展のための起業家精神とイノベーション」研修事業に参加し、プロジェクトを強化するための新しい戦略やアイデアを学びました。, 2025年2月19日、広島、日本 - レバノン出身の起業家であり、「グレート・アイデア・スペース 2023：起業家精神とイノベーション」研修の修了生であるSara El Koussaさんは、がん患者とその家族を支援し、自国の保健安全保障を促進する取り組みを行っています。, Saraさんは、生物学の学位を心理学の副専攻とともに取得しており、ジェンダー研究やがん治療研究にも取り組んでいます。彼女の進路選択に大きな影響を与えた出来事が、母親の乳がん闘病生活でした。彼女の家族は5年間、治療費を含む支援を得るた...
9 June 2021, Bonn, Germany - In the first three quarters of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a 30% fall in electronic and electrical equipment sales in low- and middle-income countries but only a 5% decline in high-income countries, highlighting and intensifying the digital divide between north and south, according to a new UN report.
Worldwide, sales of heavy electric appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and ovens fell the hardest -- 6-8% -- while small IT and telecommunications equipment decreased by only 1.4%. Within the latter category, sales of...
26 October 2022, New York, United States – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office, in partnership with Columbia Law School, kickstarted the three-event Fall 2022 presentations with Women Empowerment in the Peace Process on Wednesday, 26 October 2022. Gathering a total of 135 participants from around the world, the event aimed at recognizing the importance and urgency of increasing women’s meaningful participation in peace processes, discerning how to instigate change at the organizational level, and understanding how to spearhead cha...