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Mr. Bumerdene Dulam from Mongolia is a CEO of Mongolian National Consulting Firm (MMCG) and a founder of the NGO “Mongolian Green Business Council”. He provides the professional research, training and marketing service for Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and his consultancy field is Environmental Management System.
In 2015, he took an e-course “Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Asia” offered by UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). This is his first time to take an online course, and he had a great experience with it. He says that there are 3…
July 2020 - Over the next 6-18 months, it is estimated that countries will invest over $20 trillion to recover from the fallout of COVID-19. The make-up of these financial decisions will define the shape of our societies and economies for decades to come, including our ability to respond to greater environmental challenges lying ahead.
In an interview, Mr. Nikhil Seth, the Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), discusses how education and learning can underpin a green economic recovery from COVID-19—as one that cuts CO2 ...
28 May 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – On 25 April 2024, UNITAR signed a memorandum of understanding with the City University of Seattle (CityU) to develop joint degree or certificate programmes and share educational resources such as online learning materials and platforms. The two institutions also hope to exchange faculty members, researchers and students and jointly organize workshops, seminars and conferences in areas of common interest.
UNITAR and CityU plan to start with collaboration on capacity-building programmes, master classes and partnerships with stakehold...
11 February 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR was honored to host two groups of students from the Executive Master of Development Policies and Practices (DPP) of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies to share about the Agenda 2030 and its SDGs.
Professionals from the public and private sector, international organisations and NGOs from Latin America, Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia visited the Palais des Nations on 20 January and 11 February 2020.
On 20 January 2020, Mr. Brook Boyer, UNITAR’s Director of the Division for Strategic Planni...
Knowledge is the fuel that can power the transformation put forward in Agenda 2030. In a world where data and information is easily available, knowledge also became free and wide spread. The wide range of stakeholders who need to engage and to contribute to transforming our world need to easily access usable knowledge to overcome the global challenges. As much as knowledge scarcity hinders evolution and development, knowledge abundance also has its downside. The human brain has limited capacity to process new information and cognitive overload can compromise the acquisition...
Iryna Markinaさんは2023年、国連ユニタールの「生計強化のためのポーランドのウクライナ人女性避難民向けデジタル・リスキリング」研修事業に参加しました。ウクライナ出身のMarkinaさんは、現在は保険会社の営業部長としてポーランドで在宅勤務をしています。新しいデータ分析と地理情報システム（GIS）のスキルを活用している彼女は、ITの活用能力は年齢で決まるものではないと考えています。すでに専門的な経験を積んでいることが、新たなデジタルスキルをよりうまく統合するのに役立っていると述べています。同研修事業では、ポーランド在住のウクライナ人女性約500人が、就職において需要の高いデジタルスキルを習得し、就業能力を高めました。, 2024年11月22日、広島 - Iryna Markinaさんは、ウクライナで16年以上にわたり、営業職で成功を収めてきました。しかし故郷の治安が悪化したため、彼女は家族数名を残してトルコ、そしてポーランドに移住するという難しい決断を迫られました。彼女は慣れない文化的規範の中、家族の安全への心配も絶えず言葉の壁や不確かな未来を乗り越えなければならないという課題に直面しました。Markinaさんは徐々に、彼女と同じような経験を持つコミュニティとつながり、地元の人々と関係を築くことで適応していきました。現在はポーラン...
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持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所は、10年以上に渡りアフガニスタンの人々、特に女性の学びへの支援を行っており、今後も継続して参ります。一方、研修生が安全に、安心して学べることが最優先であるため、2021年8月から一時的にアフガニスタンで履行されていたプログラムを中断していました。
2か月を経て、このたび、「COVID-19 対応・復興プログラム：食料不安、公衆衛生、失業に対応するためのレジリエントな起業家の結集-ア...
19 March 2024, Derby, United Kingdom - Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2023, the University of Derby recently hosted the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The two-day visit started with a presentation on hostage negotiation in Afghanistan, highlighting the role of intergovernmental agencies and local leaders in safeguarding civilians. This was followed by a networking session with MSc Intelligence, Security and Disaster Management students, and staff from across the College of Business, Law and Social Scien...
24 October 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - In September, Member States came together to adopt a visionary Pact for the Future aimed at aligning international efforts with contemporary realities and future challenges. Today, on UN Day, the six research and training institutes of the United Nations reaffirm their commitment to supporting the Pact of the Future through specialized knowledge, learning, research and training for the UN system – benefitting the world as a whole. The UN research and training organizations include the United Nations Interregional Crime and Ju...
26 October 2021, New York, USA - The second session of Looking Towards COP 26: The Role of International Organizations, International Financial Institutions and Governments in Energy Efficiency, Food Security and Just Transition in Rural Areas took place in October and was supported by UNITAR New York, in collaboration with Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy. The course was attended by approximately 90 participants and focused on the importance of reaching clean energy targets and zero carbon gas emissions to overcome the climate change crisis., Mr. Ma...