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Airports are critical economic growth engines at national, regional, and local levels. The quality of services and competitiveness of airports have a strong impact on surrounding regional economies. Enhancing connectivity, service quality, and competitiveness can create jobs and spur economic growth in the surrounding region. Success in positioning airports as optimal gateways, air cargo hubs, and business zones hinges on the cooperation and coordination between central and local governments, airport management, and the business community.Airports also play a crucial role i...
UN CC:Learn is a partnership of 36 multilateral organizations collaborating in the development and/or delivery of climate change related learning at the global, regional and country levels. It was built in response to calls for a coordinated approach to climate change learning across UN and other multilaterals. Having been initially developed to support policy makers and field practitioners working for multilaterals, over time it has broadened its reach to businesses, NGOs, Academic organizations and the general public. It is hosted by UNITAR and its online platform hosts c...
6 November 2020, Hiroshima, Japan – On World Tsunami Awareness Day, 5 November, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) launched the latest cycle of UNITAR Women’s Leadership: A Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme, with the support of the People and Government of Japan and through collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
The world faces challenges beyond increasing natural hazards. The current pandemic, COVID-19, has necessitated rapid shifts in many aspects of world impacting lifestyles and ...
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Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. - Barack Obama, The Former 44th President of the United States of America
, Interactive Virtual Panel Event
30th June 2021, 9:00 am -11:00 am Colombia time (CET+7), online via zoom
The Colombian society has been undergoing more than 50 years of armed conflict. Generations of Colombians carry the memories of their personal experiences of violence, exclusion, and...
今号のニュースレターでは、2025年6月から2025年8月までの国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局の様々な研修事業や取り組みをご紹介しています。 English version is available from here , 国連ユニタール総代表 ミシェル・ジャイルズ＝マクドノーが初来日 8月3日から8日にかけて、ミシェル・ジャイルズ＝マクドノー国連事務次長補兼国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）総代表は、今年2月に同ポストに正式に就任後初めて来日しました。8月3日には、関西・大阪万博の国連パビリオンで開催されたイベントで登壇しました。8月5日から6日にかけては広島を訪れ、広島平和記念式典に参列したほか、弊機関と広島県・へいわ創造機構ひろしま（HOPe）共催の若者対話イベントにて司会を務めました。また、8月7日から8日には東京を訪れ、外務省への表敬訪問を行いました。, 国連ユニタール AIとデジタル・ストーリーテリングで切り拓く変革 研修を広島とアジアの若者を招いて開催 2025年6月7日、5か月間のハイブリッド研修プログラム「国連ユニタール SDGsとデジタル未来：AIとデジタル・ストーリーテリングで切り拓く変革」を開始しました。広島県およびアジア諸国からの16歳から28歳の意欲ある若者が、持続可能な開発目...
10 - 14 November 2025, Building on the success of our global UN Immersion Programmes in Geneva, New York, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague, UNITAR is proud to launch a new edition in Dubai, UAE – a nexus of humanitarian logistics, innovation, and multilateral diplomacy.UNITAR will host most of the activities in the Dubai Humanitarian City now known as Dubai Humanitarian, is home to a diverse community of approximately 80 members, including UN agencies, international NGOs, and commercial companies. They will consist of a nuanced balance between the following ele...
Fiona Meke, an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Fisheries Studies at the Solomon Islands National University, is actively engaged in environmental research and conservation efforts in the Solomon Islands and the Pacific region. Passionate about marine ecosystems and coastal communities, Fiona's career path has been guided by her drive to understand and address the most pressing environmental challenges, particularly those affecting her own home in the Solomon Islands and the broader Pacific region. Recognising the relevance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in ...
Mrs Khaemeuy Chao is an employee of the technical staff of the Weather Forecasting and Warning Division, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Her role involves disseminating weather forecasts, issuing monitoring and analysing weather conditions for weather forecasts, and severe weather warnings, writing press releases, and compiling monthly summary reports. Recently, Mrs Chao decided to strengthen her capacity in this area by attending training courses organised by UNOSAT as par...
13 February 2024, Vientiane, Lao PDR - On 11-15 December 2023 the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) delivered a five-day training programme, under the ongoing project, “Strengthening Capacities in the Use of Geospatial Information for Improved Resilience in Asia-Pacific and Africa" funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).
In the wake of increasing vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has taken a proactive approach to disaster risk management (DRM). A recent advanc...
The Division of Prosperity launched its new structure on 1 July, 2019, which saw the Hiroshima Office join with the Public Finance and Trade team in Geneva to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth through capacity development, under Division Director Mihoko Kumamoto. The Division is aligned to six training portfolios:
Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development
Leadership and Empowerment
Finance and Trade
Anti-corruption and Combating Crime
Frontier Technologies
Hiroshima
, The Division is committed to boosting economic growth in Africa and organised...