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Négocier pour la paix et engager un dialogue afin de relever les défis est une priorité absolue pour l'Afrique - un continent qui s'est engagé à "faire taire les armes" et à construire une paix durable. Compte tenu de la récente instabilité observée dans les régions et pays francophones du continent, le Programme de Formation de l'UNITAR pour la Prévention des Conflits et le Rétablissement de la Paix en Afrique francophone, avec un accent particulier sur l'Afrique centrale, a été très bien accueilli par les fonctionnaires participants des Ministères des Affaires étrangères,...
Recognizing the centrality of effective multistakeholder partnerships in accomplishing global and regional commitments towards the 2030 Agenda, the Division for Peace has multiplied efforts to strengthening the African Union-United Nations partnership enshrined in the Joint UN – AU Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security. As the main regional body mandated to prevent and mediate conflict and sustain peace across the African continent, the African Union is an essential partner in achieving the Division for Peace’s sub-Objective of Supporting institutions and...
Corruption undermines democracy and good governance; distorts representation in policymaking; reduces accountability; compromises rule of law; and results in the inefficient provision of services. It severely curtails sustainable development, while also increasing both instability, and the risk of the propagation of terrorism and insurgency.
In particular, corruption within ministries and entities tasked with law enforcement is problematic, and contributes to increased transnational insurgency and organized crime, insecurity within local communities, and the destruct...
On 13 – 15 March 2019 Grenada has become the first country to use a newly developed web-based version of the StaTact tool during a national workshop organized by UNITAR and UN Statistics Division (UNSD) together with the Central Statistical Office of Grenada (CSO). As a result of the workshop, 6 twelve-month action plans have been developed to address a bottleneck or kickstart a process in such diverse areas as as agricultural statistics, gender-based violence and child abuse, epidemiology surveillance system, education, disaster-related data collection system and environme...
UNITAR Hiroshima has developed a high level training programme on leadership and management through long experience training senior government officials, including officials from Afghanistan and Iraq. The workshop examines practical tools that can equip staff at all levels of management with the skills and insights necessary to achieve departmental and national visions.
The highly interactive training programme includes presentations, group exercises, study-tours and discussions, allowing participant to share their years of experience so that they can work to form a cohesi...
Title: Research Assistant, Capital Markets Authority
Country: Kenya
Training programme: Fundamentals of Microfinance (AGFUND)*
Hilary Mulindi grew up surrounded by the beautiful landscapes of Western Kenya, with the world’s finest lakes, mountains and plains right before his eyes. Later on, he moved to Nakuru where he pursued his undergraduate studies in economics and statistics with a focus on Econometrics from Laikipia University. Today, Hillary has accumulated over 5 years of experience in financial markets research and policy, and currently works as a research assistan...
20 December 2021, Budapest, Hungary / Hiroshima, Japan / Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR Division for Prosperity and Central Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank – MNB) have launched a new partnership to develop a training programme on the digitalization of the financial sector.
MNB is one of the first central banks around the world to adopt a financial technology (FinTech) strategy and to analyse the digitalization of the financial sector in a regular, dedicated publication. Its leading experience and expertise inspired UNITAR’s new Digital Finance Initiative, launched in Ap...
The third and last phase of UNITAR’s “Food and Economic Security through Entrepreneurship Training for Women and Youth in Afghanistan” programme was successfully conducted in Kabul from 22 to 26 February 2025.A total of 80 young entrepreneurs—50 women and 30 men—from 18 provinces across Afghanistan participated in the workshop.Funded by the Government and People of Japan, the training ran from August 2024 to February 2025, aiming to equip participants with financial and entrepreneurial skills to enhance food security and economic stability in their communities., 14 April 20...
UNITAR initiated the “Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training Fellowship Programme” in South Sudan in 2015 to improve the capacities of young professionals in post-conflict countries. Implemented by the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, the programme aims to strengthen hard and soft skills of young professionals in the fields of entrepreneurship, project planning and implementation, and leadership. More specifically, the programme offers training in the design and implementation of organizational needs assessments (ONA), environmental analysis, stakeholder identification and ...
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