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Do you need to move your #training online? Has your face-to-face event been cancelled or postponed? Do you need to create an online learning event in a short time fame?
While we all #StayHome, moving events and training online is more important than ever. But how do we do it and what are important considerations to bare in mind?
Over the next weeks, UNITAR’s Learning Solutions team will share tips and tools on the different aspects to consider when moving learning events online: methodology, facilitation, technology, interactive activities and more. We will share informat...
Emmanuel Mutabazi is a digital skills advocate in Rwanda committed to reducing the digital divide. Through his foundation, he offers inclusive digital skills training programmes for communities that lack access to digital resources.With a background in ICT and youth empowerment, Emmanuel strives to close the digital skills gap and promote digital equality for young people and women in Rwanda.He participated in the UNITAR “Developing Essential Digital Skills for Women and Youth in Africa” programme, where he further developed his skills to realize his goals., 27 November 202...
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The following programmes are developed in collaboration with the Office of the President of the General Assembly:
UNITAR President of the General Assembly Fellowship Programme
78th United Nations General Assembly and the Main Committees
Transition workshop for the Staff ...
In honour of International Women's Day, UNITAR's Learning Solutions team is proud to share some of our offerings that embody our commitment to women's empowerment and gender equality and that help to foster gender mainstreaming within UNITAR and beyond., Our "Gender Mainstreaming in the Training Cycle" guide stands at the forefront of our efforts towards women empowerment and gender equality. This comprehensive framework assists learning designers, trainers, and project managers in embedding a gender lens throughout all project phases, ensuring that capacity-building initia...
Name: Mohammed Saneem
Title: Supervisor of Elections
Country: Fiji
Course: Masters in Electoral Policy and Administration
No, democracy is not a perfect political system. Yet, as John Dewey stated, "the cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy." The philosopher and educational reformer knew that our world’s history shows that a democratic system of government is undoubtedly the best tool to achieve equality, decrease conflict, and boost civic engagement.
How does it do that? By providing a mechanism for some form of rule by proportionate representation, with citiz...
03 February 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Mr. Alex Mejia, Director, Division for People and Social Inclusion at UNITAR, Head, CIFAL Global Network, presented an update on the online Knowledge Hub on Migration and Sustainable Development, on 25 January 2021, in the framework of the Open Space of the 13th Summit of the Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD). During this segment of the Summit, there was a wide participation from all regions, with representatives from States, private sector, academia, and civil society.
As part of the core aspects of this tool, i...
25-26 April 2019, Shanghai, China - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and its International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Shanghai (CIFAL Shanghai) in collaboration with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS), Tongji University and AB InBev, hosted the two-day “Road Safety and Digital Innovation: Asia-Pacific Conference” in Shanghai, with a focus on using innovative solutions to address road safety issues.
Using new technology such as smart traffic light and traffic control systems, artificial intelligence,...
Title: Inter-Regional Adviser on Statistical Training and Capacity Building, United Nations Statistics Division
Country: USA
Partnership: Global Network of the Institutes for Statistical Training
SDGs are the starting point for making sure countries work together in a coordinated way - respecting each country’s particularity - with the purpose of protecting our planet and its resources and making life better for all. The action plan for achieving these goals, also known as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, provides a framework to connect local efforts on sustain...
22 April 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – On 25 March 2021, UNITAR Hiroshima Office, Hiroshima Television Corporation, and UNITAR Association jointly hosted a public online forum “Shaping Our Future: Together Looking to the Future of Sports and Peace 25 Years from Now” to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and to reaffirm the central role of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the part sports can play in securing a peaceful future of humankind. Conducted in Japanese and English and moderated by HiroshimaTV newscaster Mr. Yasutomo Miya...
The increase in disaster occurrences and the high numbers of victims resulting from conflicts are urgent issues that require effective and rapid action. Satellite imagery analysis is a vital tool essential in this response, as it can cover large areas and provide accurate information in near real time. The Emergency Mapping Service (EMS) at the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) supported by funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA), delivers satellite image analysis during humanitarian emergencies/crises that stem from disasters, complex emer...