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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...
“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...
The eradication of global hunger by 2030 is a key goal in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and trade is recognized as one of the means for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The challenge is how to ensure that the expansion of agricultural trade works for, and not against, the elimination of hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition. This challenge has been at the forefront of governments’ struggle to negotiate the changes to global agreements on agricultural trade. National and regional institutions need greater technical capacity and resou...
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...
27 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - On 27 and 28 September 2021, the University Global Coalition, in partnership with the United Nations, under UNITAR's continuous support and ongoing partnership, will host its second annual conference, successively after its first online gathering in 2020. UNITAR stands among the founding signatory members of the Coalition, and is represented in its Steering Committee by the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director, Mr. Nikhil Seth.
UNITAR is delighted to support the preparations of the 2021 online Annual Co...
18 October 2024, Geneva, Switzerland. The world is facing radical economic transformations driven, on the one hand, by opportunities offered by green and digital technologies and, on the other, by significant demographic changes, decreasing natural resource availabilities, increasing pressures from societies turning towards more responsible consumption patterns, and regulations to promote ESG compliance or encourage SDG reporting, and to pro-actively manage digital transformations. As such, one of the key needs becomes the upskilling and reskilling of government agencies, a...
Sudanese nationals are invited to apply to UNITAR's “Promoting Socioeconomic Stability through Institutional Capacity and Livelihood Development in Sudan” training programme.The online training will help participants enhance their knowledge and skills in agribusiness, entrepreneurship, innovation, finance and trade and digital literacy.The programme is free of charge, thanks to the generous support of the Government and People of Japan.The deadline for applications is 25 August 2024., 14 August 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – Motivated Sudanese nationals, especially those who are ...
Talita Tuipolutu is communications specialist in Tonga. She believes that community involvement is essential for disaster risk reduction and management.
Talita took part in the 2022 UNITAR Hiroshima Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme.
Disaster risk reduction and management are important for Tonga, a country vulnerable to cyclones, earthquakes and tsunamis.
, 18 August 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – Talita Tuipolutu, a communications coordinator for the Tonga Australia Support Platform, developed a stronger passion for disaster risk ...