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Amaraa Erdenebaatar, a diplomat of Mongolia, learned skills to become a better negotiator in the 2021 UNITAR Hiroshima Training Programme on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.
Mongolia is the only country in the world with a self-declared nuclear-weapon-free status. Their status has been recognized internationally.
The online UNITAR training combines theory with practice. The theory is taught by world-renowned experts. Participants also meet with hibakusha (atomic bombing survivors).
The course ended with an online conference simulation. Participants negotiated...
「被爆80年核兵器をなくす国際市民フォーラム」の一環として、国連ユニタールは日本核兵器廃絶キャンペーン（JANA）との共催で、2025年2月9日に聖心女子大学（東京・広尾）で公開セッションを開催します。このセッションでは、タリク・ラウフ氏（元国際原子力機関検証・安全保障政策課長）をはじめ、国際機関で活躍してきた専門家を招き、核軍縮に向けた課題を参加者とともに考える機会を提供します。世界が直面する安全保障や外交問題に触れつつ、国連が取り組む核兵器管理の動向や、2026年核兵器不拡散条約（NPT）運用検討会議の展望等を議論します。また、公開セッション後、株式会社フジタおよび株式会社たびまちゲート広島との協力により、被爆の実相をより正確に伝え、核兵器廃絶の重要性を皆様に再認識していただくために、バーチャル・リアリティー（VR）技術を用いた体験を提供しています。会場参加には事前登録およびチケットの購入が必要です。なお、第一部の公開セッションのライブストリーム配信はフォーラムのサイトから無料でご覧いただけます。, 2025年1月22日、広島 –「被爆80年核兵器をなくす国際市民フォーラム」の一環として、国連ユニタールは日本核兵器廃絶キャンペーン（JANA）との共催で、2025年2月9日に聖心女子大学（東京・広尾）で公開セッションを開催します。...
“Wherever there is conflict, women must be part of the solution.” Michelle Bachelet, Former Head of UN-Women
What is peace without equal rights and opportunities for everyone? What is peace if peace processes themselves further endanger the lives of those at the margins? What is peace without a global community that cooperates to achieve a greater goal?
Peace is truly peace when the most vulnerable groups are protected when marginalised communities have greater representation and participation, and when economic and social development are sustained locally. Throug...
15 July 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The digital world has become an everyday part of our lives: at the office, at home, in government, in entertainment and the news. Almost anyone on the planet can now learn about, and do things, that were impossible but a few years ago: we can buy and sell groceries, houses, businesses, cars, electronics… anything the wide world has to offer; migrant workers can send remittances; loans can be cleared with a click; investors can choose investments; and jobs can be searched online. All usually much simpler than before.
This new world t...
On 13 November 2024, UNITAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Wolverhampton aimed to foster innovative education models, cutting-edge research, and meaningful international cooperation to advance SDG progress across sectors.UNITAR and the University of Wolverhampton will develop programmes, doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships, research centre, and conferences to enhance the international dissemination of knowledge and SDG solutions. The University of Wolverhampton will leverage its expertise to design specialised courses, degree programmes,...
Twenty-two 2021 UNITAR Hiroshima Youth Ambassadors are exploring ideas to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) in a post-COVID-19 world.
In the 3-month programme, Hiroshima high school students examine today’s pressing issues so they can become future global leaders.
The 2021 round started in July and will include five workshops and group work.
The Youth Ambassadors will make their final presentations on 24 October 2021 in a public webinar (in Japanese only).
Leading companies NEC and H&M joined to give the Youth Ambassadors a broader perspective of th...
UNITAR hosts Orientation Course on the Economic and Social Council
23 January 2018, New York City, U.S.A – The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) have jointly hosted a one-day orientation course on the Economic and Social Council for the Members of the Council. The event was hosted in the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
The orientation course consisted of six different sessions which covered a wide variet...
11 March 2025, Newcastle, Australia - The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Progress Report 2024 of the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Newcastle (CIFAL Newcastle) is a collective effort by the University of Newcastle community and broader stakeholder engagement. The report details linkages between SDGs, the university and the community as a whole, illuminating opportunities for stakeholders to foster partnerships and work towards common goals. Within the community and surrounding region, CIFAL Newcastle has made a profound impact. As th...
22 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is pleased to announce the launch of the new partnership with the Geneva Macro Labs, a Geneva-based Think and Do Tank with the goal to shape international collaboration, build capacity and support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. , To launch the partnership, UNITAR and the Geneva Macro Labs hosted a joint online talk on Diplomacy in Cyberspace: The new battleground of geopolitics on March 3rd, discussing why digital diplomacy is too important to leave to technicians or intelligence officers only. The webi...
2 July 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR’s Division for Prosperity is launching a revised programme to mobilize women entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs in Afghanistan to address food insecurity, public health, and unemployment in the country. Supported by the Government of Japan, the programme will equip women entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to turn their ideas into self-led businesses and projects that support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will help women entrepreneurs meet urgent domestic needs in Afghanistan as well as play...