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UNITAR learner and entrepreneur Maureen Nduta empowers women in her community by involving them in her start-up farming business by the coastal region of Mombasa, Kenya and applying what she learned from the Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa.
Maureen sets an example of breaking barriers and limitations on cultural perceptions and societal expectations of a woman by being hands-on and engaging on her farming business.
UNITAR Division for Prosperity's partnership with Unilever and Absa Bank targets to provide 5,000 wome...
8月24日（日）、広島県内高校生25名が参加した2025年度「国連ユニタール広島青少年大使プログラム」の修了式が広島市内で開催されました。今年度の青少年大使プログラムは、広島県とソロプチミスト広島中央の支援および一般社団法人国連ユニタール協会の実施協力のもと、今年6月から約2か月間にわたり、国連ユニタールが実施しました。2025年度の研修では、人権と国際法、被爆者体験の継承、平和教育という3つのテーマについて参加者は学びを深めました。8月6日には、国際平和のためのユース対話イベントにて、参加者は、国連幹部や被爆者、広島県知事を含め、世界の第一線で活躍する専門家や要人と積極的に議論を交わしました。, 2025年8月24日、広島 - 8月24日（日）、2025年度「国連ユニタール広島青少年大使プログラム」の修了式が広島市内で開催され、広島県内高校生である研修参加者25名が、同プログラムでの核軍縮や平和構築についての学びと成果を発表しました。今年度の青少年大使プログラムは、広島県とソロプチミスト広島中央の支援および一般社団法人国連ユニタール協会の実施協力のもと、今年6月から約2か月間にわたり、国連ユニタールが実施しました。, 2010年から実施している同プログラムは、平和な世界の実現に向けた若者のリーダーシップの育成を目的としています。これまで、国...
Learn more about UNITAR Division for Prosperity’s programmes and activities from late November 2024 to February 2025. Past issues in August 2024 and November 2024., United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Michelle Gyles-McDonnough as Executive Director of UNITAR UNITAR welcomes Ms. Michelle Gyles-McDonnough of Jamaica as its new Executive Director. She succeeds Mr. Nikhil Seth of India, effective 22 February 2025. With over 30 years of experience in sustainable development, policy advocacy, international trade, international relations and organizational cha...
14 March 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has appointed iGroup founder and YPO’s Global Chairman Anastasios Economou to the Advisory Board of its Division for Multilateral Diplomacy. The two-year term takes effect from January 2022 to December 2024.
UNITAR is a dedicated training and capacity development institute within the United Nations system aiming to empower individuals, governments and organizations through knowledge and learning to effectively overcome contemporary global challenges. Within the framework of...
Solomon Olusegun, Finalist of GEAR Cycle II Climate change and Gender equality (2021) Ibadan, Nigeria Solomon is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Psychology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and nurturing his tech savviness by exploring different projects outside his field of studies. He has always been interested in learning more about the interaction between humans and the environment, including how humans experience climate change. This made him keen to join the Donate Water team during the GEAR Cycle II of the Crowd4SDG project that focused on Gender Equalit...
The United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), France and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) are committed to the promotion of gender equality and the protection of everyone, particularly in the context of peace operations.
In order for UN peace operations to best integrate a gender perspective in the implementation of their mandates, DPO and UNITAR, with the support of France and OIF, launched in November 2021 the first UN online introductory training course dedicated to milit...
11 October 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - In collaboration with the Global Surgery Foundation, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, VSee, and Health Tech Without Borders, UNITAR is pleased to announce the launch of the webinar series “Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Future of Global Health Technologies”. Health technologies have become a cornerstone in the worldwide pursuit of universal healthcare access. Their multifaceted impact encompasses enhanced healthcare efficiency, extended healthcare services reach, and secure health information sharing. These innovation...
Title: Entrepreneur
Country: Nigeria
Training: Ogoni Women Livelihood Programme
Ogoniland is a territory in the Rivers State of the Niger Delta region, Nigeria – the third largest mangrove ecosystem in the world. It is also home to many different ethnic groups, including the Ogoni people, an agricultural and fishing society that has lived there for over 500 years. Organized in close-knit rural communities, the Ogoni are closely connected to their land and water resources. Nevertheless, Ogoniland is less known for the attributes described above and more infamous for de...
21 January 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn is thrilled to announce a landmark achievement: over 1,000,000 people have registered on our e-learning platform! Since its launch in 2015, the platform has grown to become a global hub for climate change education, with over 60 courses in up to 15 languages. This milestone reflects the platform’s success in empowering individuals worldwide with the knowledge and skills to take action on climate change.A Gateway to UN KnowledgeThe UN CC:Learn platform is supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and othe...
トンガ地質サービスの地質学者助手であるSavelinga Fatafehi ‘O Lapaha Fa’oliuさんは、国連ユニタール「気候危機へ早期警報のための緊急対応システム：だれ一人取り残さないために」研修の修了生です。オンラインと日本でのスタディツアーで構成された本研修を通して、Savelingaさんは災害への備えを強化するための早期警報システムの開発に関するスキルを学びました。彼女は、テクノロジーと地域社会へ関与を統合させることが早期警報の鍵であると学びました。Savelingaさんは、今後研修で得た知識を活かして、トンガでより災害に強くレジリエントな地域社会づくりに取り組んでいます。, 2025年6月03日、広島 – トンガの険しい地形と青く深い太平洋の海は、長きにわたり、トンガの人々にとって誇りであると同時に、自然の驚異を常に思い起こさせる存在でもあります。トンガ地質サービス (Tonga Geological Services)に勤務する地質学者助手のSavelinga Fatafehi ‘O Lapaha Fa’oliuさんは、島国であるトンガの地域社会を自然災害から守るために日々尽力しています。, Savelingaさんは、地質ハザード監視の最前線に立っています。彼女の業務が効果的な災害軽減につながるよう、202...