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15 June 2021, Georgetown, Guyana - The current floods situation in Guyana are representative of a recurring threat to the country’s development. Prone to heavy rains leading to overflowing of its rivers, Guyana’s agricultural sector is constantly affected disaster related damages, and the local communities are vulnerable to food insecurity because of the damages to land, assets and infrastructure.
Developing climate resilience and mainstreaming gender-responsive policies is therefore key to ensuring sustainable economic growth, food security, and reducing poverty. It...
Today, the world is home to 1.9 billion young people between the ages of 10 to 24. While these young people face unprecedented challenges, they can also be a driving force for sustainable development and peace. From ending extreme poverty to protecting our oceans, we need a generation of young leaders who are meaningfully engaged with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are working to achieve them. Each year since 2010, the UNITAR Hiroshima Youth Ambassador Programme has been training around 30 Hiroshima high school students to deepen their understanding of gl...
2021年度国連ユニタール広島青少年大使22名が、コロナ後の世界を描き、持続可能な開発目標(SDGs)を達成するため、意欲的に学び、取り組んでいます。
本プログラムでは、次代の国際社会を担う若者を育成しようと、今年度は7月から3か月間、5回のワークショップやグループワークなどを開催しています。
10月24日(日)16時から17時半、Zoomを通じた公開セッションで、発表をご覧いただけます。
電機業界大手のNECやファッション業界をけん引するH&Mジャパンの担当者にもワークショップに参加してもらうなどして、より広い視野を育み、マルチステークホルダー型の取組について考える機会を増やしています。
, 2021年10月13日・広島 - 2021年度国連ユニタール広島青少年大使22名が、コロナ後の世界を描き、持続可能な開発目標(SDGs)を達成するため、意欲的に学び、取り組んでいます。今年度は、電機業界大手のNECやファッション業界をけん引するH&Mジャパンの担当者にもワークショップに参加してもらうなどして、より広い視野を育み、マルチステークホルダー型の取組について考える機会を増やしています。
国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所と国連ユニタール協会が実施する本プログラムでは、次代の国際社会を担う若者を育成しようと、広...
Learn more about UNITAR Division for Prosperity’s programmes and activities from March 2025 to May 2025.Past Issues日本語はこちらから, Anti-Money Laundering E-Learning Programme Resumes and Expands in ColombiaAfter a brief pause, our e-learning diploma programme on anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism in Colombia has resumed. The programme is financially supported by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the US Department of State. We’ve already received very positive feedback from thousands of participants, underscoring the pr...
2024年9月10日、国連訓練調査研究所(ユニタール)は、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成研修:海洋と人間の安全保障」(FOIP)研修事業の第2フェーズをインドネシア・ジャカルタで開始しました。ジャカルタでの10日間のワークショップは、アジア12か国から集まった約80名の参加者を迎え、開幕しました。開会式には、インドネシア政府高官も出席しました。 この第2フェーズの研修では、アジアの官民両セクターから参加するリーダーや政府関係者に対し、対面型ワークショップを通じて、インド太平洋地域の平和と安全、繁栄を促進するためのスキルと戦略を提供することを目的としています。, 2024年9月10日、広島 - 2024年9月10日、国連訓練調査研究所(ユニタール)は、日本政府の支援を受けて実施している「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成研修:海洋と人間の安全保障」(FOIP)研修事業の第2フェーズをインドネシア・ジャカルタで開始しました。この研修は、アジアの官民両セクターから参加するリーダーや政府関係者に対し、インド太平洋地域の平和と安全、繁栄を促進するためのスキルと戦略を提供することを目的としています。 ジャカルタでの10日間のワークショップは、アジア12か国から集まった参加者約80名を迎え、開幕しました。開会式には、...
21 July 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is sometimes referred to as the “World’s Hazard Belt”. During the past five years, the region experienced tsunamis and earthquakes in Indonesia, severe droughts in Madagascar, floods and landslides in India, seasonal cyclones in the Islands of the Indian Ocean, and many more calamities. In these countries prone to both man-made and natural hazards, the domino effect on poverty, famine, societal imbalance cannot be discounted. Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is a priority area of collective interest to the Indi...
Since its inception in 2017, UNITAR’s Road Safety Global Training Initiative (RS GTI), has focused its efforts on contributing to addressing the global crisis of road traffic injuries, which cause over 1.19 million deaths and 50 million injuries annually and disproportionately impact younger populations, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Improving road safety includes, amongst others, adopting and enforcing laws to tackle risk factors associated with road traffic injuries. Risk factors include drinking and driving, speeding, distracted driving, the failur...
16 February 2024, Doha, Qatar - From the 14th to the 16th of February 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR, and the Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption, GOPAC, successfully celebrated the Workshop “Anticorruption and Human Rights” Training for Parliamentarians.
With the spirit of inclusiveness, this learning initiative took place in a hybrid format, in Doha, Qatar and online, to foster partnerships and build capacities among 30 distinguished parliamentarians from all regions.
H.E. Nasser bin Metrif Al...
E-Learning for a Green Recovery
24 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Over the next 18 months, it is estimated that economic investment into national recovery packages will reach up to US$ 20 trillion. The make-up of these financial decisions will define the shape of our societies, our economies, and our environment for decades to come. We now sit at a “make or break moment” for both humanity and our planet, and the need for informed decision-making to support a green recovery is, therefore, greater than ever.
This is where the “Learning for a Green Reco...
22 December 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Engaging stakeholders is a tremendously important step to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. If we are to succeed in implementing them, everyone must be on board. UNITAR and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) partnered to develop a facilitated online course for government officials in charge of the mainstreaming and review of the SDGs. The first session of this course took place from 5 to 21 December 2016 and received enthusiastic feedback from participants throughout the world.
Government offi...