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Here’s what has been happening at UNITAR Division for Prosperity between March and May 2024., Eighth Special Purpose Grant Agreement Signed by UNITAR and the Hiroshima Prefectural Government
UNITAR and the Hiroshima Prefectural Government signed the Eighth Special Purpose Grant Agreement. The agreement renews the partnership that began in 2003 for fiscal years 2024 to 2026. The Hiroshima Prefectural Government recommitted its generous financial support for UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s training programmes, impacting lives of learners in developing countries, conflict, post-con...
The University of Newcastle, CIFAL Newcastle and UNITAR are offering the Master of Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development that exposes professionals, organisations and communities to global best practice knowledge, and tools to implement the new UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. This programme equips people from diverse backgrounds to understand resilience and sustainable development principles, and systematically apply them to the design of public, private, NGO, civil society organisations and the built environm...
September 2020 - As formally recognized by the groundbreaking UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), sustainable peace is more likely to be achieved when women and girls are empowered to meaningfully take part in peace process at all levels and in all capacities. Yet, despite several global commitments to increase the representation and participation of women in mediation and peacebuilding processes, women and girls' contribution to peace is often rendered invisible due to limited and inadequate support for their work.
Aware of such challenges and with the gener...
Interactive conference to mark the UNITAR Division for Peace Advisory Board side event in the wider context of the WHO’s “Health and Peace Initiative".
February 11th, 2022, 10:00 am-12:00 am CET
While conflict is a major obstacle to healthcare, the failure of the healthcare system itself, through lack of access to healthcare and basic social services can be a major driver of conflict and violence.
In this context, the WHO Health and Peace initiative, launched in January 2020, aims to develop innovative ways to address health challenges in conflict. The innova...
Fifty participants from 18 Asia-Pacific countries have embarked on a 12-day workshop in Japan from Awaji Island (Awaji-shima), to Hiroshima, Chiba and Tokyo, as the final phase of the “Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security Training Programme”, funded by the Government and People of Japan.The workshop officially launched in Awaji Island, Hyogo, with representatives from Pasona Group Inc., a key partner in organizing the training sessions in Awaji Island, also in attendance.Through expert lectures and study visits, participants will gain practical k...
25 April 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - A side event “New approaches to ensure needs based and sustainable statistical training” held before the opening of the 56th session of the UN Statistical Commission has been an opportunity to discuss the work of the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST) in supporting National Statistical Offices to adopt country-owned, innovative and sustainable approaches to capacity-building. Four countries have shared their experiences, including Kenya, Morocco, Seychelles that used the STAT tool developed by GIST in 2024, an...
ANE GOODALL, PhD, DBE
United Nations Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute
Nature's wake-up call: Why we must heed the warning
Wednesday, 26 May 2010 | 4:30 p.m.
Palais des Nations; Assembly Hall
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To read Dr. Goodall’s biography, please click here
World-renowned environmental advocate Jane Goodall shared her reasons for hope at the 4th edition of the Geneva Lecture Series
Dr. Jane Goodall, the ke...
Fifty participants from 18 Asia-Pacific countries graduated from the UNITAR “Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security” training programme on 21 February 2025. This marks the completion of the programme’s third and final phase – a 12-day in-person workshop in Japan from 10 to 21 February. The workshop, financially supported by the Government and People of Japan, was designed to strengthen participants’ capacities and foster a robust regional network to enhance local resilience against sea and human security challenges across the In...
On 21 February 2020, UNITAR and the UNITAR Association exchanged a Memorandum of Agreement for providing a cooperative framework. The UNITAR Association, the National Committee for UNITAR in Japan, was founded in Hiroshima in October 2019 to enhance UNITAR’s presence in Japan. Ambassador Kenzo Oshima is the inaugural UNITAR Association Chairperson.
The UNITAR Association will collect small donations from the public and companies, and work to raise awareness and support UNITAR’s activities, as it works to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustaina...
Established in 2024, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Nigeria (CIFAL Nigeria)is hosted by River State University with its headquarters in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It was established with the vision of becoming a reference training centre for public servants and leaders of River State University and neighbouring regions in Nigeria, as well as other countries to strengthen capacities, improve the decision-making process and encourage sustainable development. United States of America, where local, regional, and national leaders can acquire ...