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UNITAR is introducing a series of policy briefs to highlight participant voices from the 2024 UNITAR Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security Training Programme.The policy briefs provide actionable recommendations to address pressing sea and human security issues, including climate change, natural disasters, and environmental degradation.The first instalment features top three policy briefs selected by a panel of experts, focusing on deep-sea mining, maritime decarbonization, and community-based Marine Protected Areas.Update (11 June 2025):...
26 May 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – In observance of the International Day for Biological Diversity, the UNITAR Global Water Academy, in collaboration with CIFAL Surrey and RECLAIM Network Plus (EP/W034034/1), hosted a virtual side event, ‘Streams of Change: Exploring the Intersection of Water, Agriculture, and Biodiversity’. The event brought together leading experts in climate resilience, hydrology, sanitation, and water governance to explore the intersections between urban infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, and biodiversity protection.Framed around three core themes...
Cultural diplomacy is the Exchange of ideas, information, art, language and other aspects of culture among nations and peoples in order to foster security, peace, development, and sustainability for humanity.The Cultural Diplomacy Programme explores how the soft power of the arts, the celebration of cultural heritage, and the impact of global cultural exchange can foster mutual understanding, build trust among nations, and support global cooperation. Culture—through music, art, language, and shared traditions—has long played a vital role in promoting dialogue, strengthening...
Here’s what has been happening at UNITAR Division for Prosperity between March and May 2024., Eighth Special Purpose Grant Agreement Signed by UNITAR and the Hiroshima Prefectural Government
UNITAR and the Hiroshima Prefectural Government signed the Eighth Special Purpose Grant Agreement. The agreement renews the partnership that began in 2003 for fiscal years 2024 to 2026. The Hiroshima Prefectural Government recommitted its generous financial support for UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s training programmes, impacting lives of learners in developing countries, conflict, post-con...
国連ユニタールは、スーダン人受講生300名を迎え、「スーダン緊急支援：組織能力と生計向上を通じた社会経済の安定促進」研修事業を開始しました。この事業は、受講生がデジタル技術や起業家精神を身につけることを目的としています。この事業は、食料不安と貧困に対処するため、農業ビジネスとイノベーション分野における零細・中小企業の設立に焦点を当て、デジタル技術と起業家精神、気候変動に強いビジネス手法を習得することを目的としています。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受けて実施されています。, 2024年10月21日、ジュネーブ、スイス - 国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は、「スーダン緊急支援：組織能力と生計向上を通じた社会経済の安定促進」研修事業を実施しています。この事業は、スーダンで進行中の人道的・経済的危機に対処するため、避難民がマーケティングのスキルを習得し、経済復興をもたらす起業家精神を促進することを目的としています。この事業は、日本政府の支援を受けて、特に国内避難民や近隣諸国のスーダン避難民など熱意あるスーダン国民300名を対象として、2024年8月から2025年2月までの期間で実施されています。, スーダンは長年、深刻な経済混乱に直面しており、2023年4月に始まった人道危機によってこの状況はさらに悪化しました。国連難民高等弁務官事務所（UNH...
30 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - At the very core of the Agenda 2030 lies the ambition to eradicate poverty across the globe, with special attention to be drawn to the most vulnerable groups and communities. Indeed, it is no accident that “No Poverty” has been listed first among the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals.
Recognizing the urgent need for collaborative and cross-cutting action to improve the lives of the 25 million people working in the Tea Industry, whose conditions are commonly described as ‘alarming’, UNITAR’s Division for People and Social...
Diego Caicedo - General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN) The commitment of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN in Spanish) to the well-being of its 115 million inhabitants is more than just a mission - it's a driving force for positive change. In 2023, a pivotal partnership between UNITAR and SGCAN emerged, dedicated to enhancing road safety throughout the Andean Community (CAN in Spanish). This collaboration led to the introduction of the Virtual Road Safety Dashboard, a groundbreaking tool empowering road safety experts and Mi...
14 April 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR has concluded a four-day training on key leadership skills for Geneva's diplomatic community at the Palais des Nations, bringing together 31 participants from over 25 member states. This Collaborative Leadership Workshop consisted of 7 sessions, led by world-class experts, including Ambassadors, all working to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead engagingly and collaboratively.
The workshop began with opening remarks by Mr Nikhil Seth, UN ASG and UNITAR Executive Director, who stated, “We need each o...
Democracy has often been considered as one of the durable systems for building sustainable peaceful and inclusive societies, especially societies experiencing deep socio-political divisions. In most countries undergoing political transitions, these transitions may be triggered by various factors in a bid to change the prevailing political and constitutional order.
Lately, various political transitions have occurred following popular revolutions including the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt or military coups that happened in Haiti, Mali, and Myanmar. The end of ci...
19 - 20 February 2018, Bangkok, Thailand – A two-day regional workshop on “Governance of data ecosystems for SDGs” held on 19-20 February 2018 in Bangkok was marked by the pilot testing of the new StaTact toolkit by four countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Nepal. The toolkit is part of the joint initiative developed by UNITAR and UN Statistics Division (UNSD) in collaboration with other UN and international organizations. The objective is to enable National Statistical Offices, Planning and line Ministries to identify solutions to specific data coordination issues...