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On 7 June, UNITAR launched the 5-month hybrid training programme “UNITAR SDGs and Digital Futures: Changemaking Through AI/Digital Storytelling”.Motivated youths from Hiroshima Prefecture and Asia joined the programme.This programme introduces concepts and ethics of AI use and trains the youth on using AI tools for digital storytelling.By the end of this programme, participants will be able to use basic AI tools with an understanding of their role in digital storytelling and advancing the SDGs.The programme will be run by the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, powered by Mi...
UNITAR participated in Shanghai Climate Week 2024, held from 22 to 24 April 2024.
The Prosperity Alliance Shanghai Climate Week Sustainable Research and Innovation Lab was launched as a joint initiative by UNITAR and Shanghai Climate Week. The Lab will host learning opportunities and research initiatives in China and globally.
UNITAR reaffirms our continued commitment to climate issues, innovation and sustainable development through training.
, 10 June 2024, Shanghai, China – From 22 to 24 April 2024, UNITAR participated in Shanghai Climate Week 2024 to share global ins...
26 March 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - On the 30th anniversary of the landmark Beijing Declaration, UNITAR convened a virtual side event, "Bridging Gender Gaps and Advancing Equity in Water Governance." In conjunction with World Water Day for the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, the event emphasised the critical importance of glaciers to freshwater resources. The gathering brought together experts and practitioners to address the inextricable link between gender equity and sustainable water management, reinforcing that women's inclusion is not simply about fairne...
20-23 March 2019, Jeju, Republic of Korea – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) in partnership with Jeju Tourism Organization and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province conducted the workshop “Ecotourism for a Sustainable Future of Asia-Pacific”. This training activity aimed to promote the adoption of appropriate policies and initiatives that foster economic development while protecting culture, heritage and the environment.
Sustainable tourism has been incorporated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It has been par...
From the 23rd to the 25th of June 2010, the first workshop in Europe under the global Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) Initiative took place in Tirana, Albania. The event brought together 25 participants from regional authorities and from national government in Albania. It was supported by UNEP within the context of the TACC initiative, a collaboration of UNDP, UNEP, UNITAR and UNHABITAT. UNITAR supported the workshop through the development of training material and participation of a resource person.
In opening the workshop, the Secretary General of…
UNITAR Executive Director Nikhil Seth paid courtesy visits to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in Japan.
Mr. Seth expressed his appreciation to all stakeholders and donors in Japan.
, 9 September 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Executive Director and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Nikhil Seth was in Japan from 5 to 8 September 2022. The visit was to strengthen UNITAR’s partnership with stakeholders in Japan and reaffirm our mission to develop and d...
18 November 2013, Bangkok - UNOSAT joined some 100 disaster management professionals representing 20 countries from Asia and the Pacific for a two-day meeting convened by OCHA to discuss ideas and best practices in humanitarian assistance and emergency preparedness. This was the fifth meeting of the “Regional Humanitarian Partnership” in the region. Olivier Van Damme of UNOSAT who attended the meeting from the UNOSAT office in Bangkok says "there is a growing sense of partnership building in this region and humanitarians are driving some of this efforts forward. The…
2025年8月7日、日本、広島 – 2025年8月6日、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）と株式会社広島ドラゴンフライズは、国連ユニタール広島事務所において覚書（memorandum of understanding）を再締結し、スポーツ活動を通じた持続可能な開発と平和の分野における事業実施や啓発活動におけるさらなる連携の強化で合意しました。, 8月6日、ミシェル・ジャイルズ＝マクドノー国連事務次長補兼国連ユニタール総代表と株式会社広島ドラゴンフライズ 代表取締役社長 浦 伸嘉氏は国連ユニタール広島事務所にて覚書に署名しました。今回再締結された覚書では、以下の4つの領域を重点分野として掲げています。①持続可能な開発、②スポーツを通じた平和構築③格差・不平等の是正、④女性や青少年のエンパワーメントスポーツには、人びとをつなぎ、共感を呼び起こし、平和と持続可能な未来への連帯を促す力があります。広島を拠点に活動する広島ドラゴンフライズとの連携は、私たちが目指す包摂的で持続可能な社会の実現に向けた、極めて重要なパートナーシップです。本日、この連携の再締結を通じて、実効性のある取り組みをこれまで以上に加速させていくための新たな一歩を踏み出せることを、大変嬉しく思います。 — ミシェル・ジャイルズ...
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Ukrainian women refugees in Poland are invited to apply to the training programme Bolstering Livelihoods: Digital Reskilling for Ukrainian Women Evacuees in Poland.
The six-month hybrid programme will provide training in high-demand digital skills to increase employment and income-generating potential as well as guide participants on developing socially responsible digital start-ups and build leadership and entrepreneurial skills to drive change and innovation.
The programme is divided into three phases with successful p...
UNOSAT has striven for years to bring satellite applications to the attention of policy makers and senior leaders. These efforts were rewarded on 20 September when UNOSAT Manager Francesco Pisano addressed the UN High Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the MDGs during a side event organised by UNITAR, OECD and the Government of Egypt. UNOSAT offered to the audience a new perspective concerning achieving MDGs through partnerships that work because they are focused on technology and result. Pisano said “Knowledge and Action are two important stations on the way…