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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...
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...
16 November 2020, Dakar, Senegal – To join the global activities during the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, UNITAR and the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Dakar, in partnership with the Municipality of Dakar, and with the support of Diageo inaugurated on 16 November 2020 the training course “High Visibility Enforcement Interventions: Law Enforcement to Reduce Road Traffic Crashes related to Drivers using Alcohol”.
Mr. Mouhamed Diop, Director of CIFAL Dakar, inaugurated the event that welcomed 50 law enforcement offic...
27 February 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a Call for Applications for their joint online course on Trade and Food Security which will take place from May 28 to June 22, 2023. The course will be facilitated by experts and delivered fully in the Arabic language in an asynchronous manner.
This is the second edition of the course to accommodate the large demand from the region...
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 ...
The European University of Technology (EUt+) is a consortium of eight European universities committed to a human-centered approach to technology. Through its European Laboratory for Pedagogical Action-Research and Student-Centered Learning (ELaRA), EUt+ focuses on innovative teaching practices and sustainable education. UNITAR's Division for Peace collaborates with EUt+ and ELaRA to advance education for sustainable development, emphasizing alternative and innovative pedagogies. Key Projects & Initiatives(2023) ELaRA Conference: In December 2023, UNITAR participate...
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 ...
人間の安全保障の観点から海洋環境は重要な役割を果たすと考えられます。人間の安全保障の社会的、政治的、環境的、そして経済的側面を含む様々な要因は海洋環境の持続的かつ包括的なガバナンスと管理に影響を受けます。
人間の安全保障の観点から海洋環境を総合的に分析するために2002年度に「国連ユニタール広島事務所 海洋と人間の安全保障に関する研修」が始まりました。本研修では海洋分野の政策立案者間の情報の共有や能力強化を行うことを目的としています。, 研修ごとに異なるテーマを設置していますが、本研修受講後には研修生は下記の項目を理解し達成することを目的とします。
分野ごとの課題の特定
各分野の相互関係の説明
ケーススタディから学ぶ教訓
政策開発と実践戦略
政策実行のための実現可能なプランの作成
課題解決のための目標設定
各分野の相互関係を考慮した上での戦略の策定
包括的な海洋の安全保障の必要性の説明
, 本研修では下記の異なる学習手法を組み合わせ参加型で研修を行います。
対話型講義とグループ演習
多角的な視点から講師が理論を説明し、実際のケーススタディを参考にしながら対話型で講義を進めていきます。講師の講義の後にはグループごとに議論を深め演習を行い、分野の文脈化促進を図ります。
前日の振り返り
毎朝研修開始前にグループごとに前...