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From 18 to 22 July 2011, New York, USA. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)New York Office, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) are organising a Seminar on International Trade Law and Policy at the United Nations Headquarters. The seminar aims at enhancing the knowledge on trade-related issues of delegates of permanent missions to the United Nations in New York.
The programme will cover the functioning of the international trade system, including an overview of the role,…
18 February 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR’s Programme UNOSAT continues to put innovative tools in the hands of the humanitarian community as satellite derived mapping gain in popularity with humanitarians.
For years UNOSAT has been providing support to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS), an on-line set of resources used by humanitarians to receive alerts and information on sudden natural disasters. Part of this set-up is a mapping & satellite imagery coordination mechanism operated by UNOSAT to facilitate access by humanitarians to the…
UNITAR Workshop Multilateral Negotiations: Sustainable Development and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
26 - 27 March 2015, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office carried out a workshop on Multilateral Negotiations, focusing on Sustainable Development and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies. A two-day workshop was organized in a framework of the "UNITAR Levelling the Playing Field Negotiations series". This workshop aimed to widen the understanding of links between peaceful and inclusive societies and the sustainable…
ケニア出身でデジタルリテラシーの推進者であり障がいを持つBetty Mwendeさんは、2023年の国連ユニタール「アフリカの女性と若者のためのエッセンシャル・デジタルスキル開発：デジタル経済における雇用機会と生活向上の促進」研修を修了しました。ベティさんは、地域の子どもたちに基本的なパソコンスキルを教えるボランティア活動を行い、デジタル格差を解消する手助けをしています。「国連ユニタールの研修は、プロジェクトマネジメントとデジタルスキルを向上させ、自信を深める貴重な経験でした。日本政府の資金提供の下で実施された同事業は、アフリカの7,000人の女性と若者に、データ分析、ソフトウェア開発、プロジェクトマネジメント、ビジネス分析、人工知能、そしてリーダーシップやネットワーキングといったソフトスキルを提供しました。, 2025年2月20日、広島 - ケニアでは、多くの人々にとって基本的なテクノロジーへのアクセスが贅沢である中、Mwendeさんはデジタルリテラシーとより包摂的な社会の実現を推進しています。コンピュータ応用技術を学ぶ学生であり、テクノロジー業界の連携を促進する非営利団体の広報担当者でもあるMwendeさんは、国連ユニタールの研修で学び、実践に努めました。これにより、プロジェクト管理とデジタルスキルをさらに高め、取り残された若者へのデジタ...
9 September 2013 Nairobi, Kenya - UNOSAT experts have begun delivering the third and final training of the UNOSAT-IGAD Capacity Development Project. The main objective of the professional training, which runs in Nairobi from 9 to 20 September, is to provide participants with advanced GIS and remote sensing work methodologies relevant to the various missions they perform at IGAD, the Inter-Governamental Authority on Development.
Through lectures, GIS lab exercises using real scenarios, and group discussion, participants are guided to develop specific skills, including the…
New York. On 20 and 21 June 2011, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will organize a two-day Orientation Programme for Diplomats on Human Rights which will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. the programme will be run by a team of human rights experts from OHCHR.
Taking place following the sixteenth regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the programme aims at enhancing governmental officials’ understanding of the Office of the High…
プロバスケットボールチームを運営する株式会社広島ドラゴンフライズと国連ユニタールは、ともに持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）達成に貢献するため、協力覚書を締結しました。
4月7日に署名式を実施し、広島ドラゴンフライズの浦伸嘉代表取締役社長、ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局長兼広島事務所長の隈元美穂子が今後の協力を確認しました。
, 2022年4月7日・広島 ― ドラゴンフライズは、青少年育成などを目的とする「バスケでつながる風景プロジェクト」をはじめ、スポーツを通じてSDGsに取り組んでいます。国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局及び広島事務所は、主に開発途上国の人々を対象とした研修プログラムにより同目標のための働き掛けを行っています。
この両者が、それぞれの強みを生かして、①スポーツを通じた平和構築、②持続可能な開発、③格差・不平等の是正、④女性や青少年のエンパワーメントの4つのテーマに基づき、協働して活動することを確認した覚書となります。
署名式では、ユニタールのロゴが入った、広島ドラゴンフライズのユニフォームも紹介しました。...
11 – 13 December 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – A three-day “Symposium on Governance for Implementing the Sustainable Development Commitments in Africa” took place from 11th to 13th December 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This Symposium organized in partnership by UN DESA, UNITAR, UNDP and OIF featured a keynote address by Ambassador Kamau and plenary and break-out sessions with the participation of several Ministers and senior public officials from most of the African countries. The meeting has called for maintaining the high level of ambition instilled in the Agendas and r...
The Times Are They A-Changin' in Mongolia? Green Development as an Opportunity in Times of Economic Downturn
28 November 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Mongolia is known for its pristine nature, clear lakes and rolling hills. On a Thursday morning in November this beauty seems far away. Ulaanbaatar city is covered in smog; people crossing the street wear masks. Concentrations of fine particulate matter reach 645 μg/m3 – 25 times higher than what the World Health Organization qualifies as acceptable. 80% of the winter air pollution is attributed to the burning of coal…
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) - which is the main forum for coordination, policy development and decision-making between key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners - and UNITAR’s Public Finance and Trade Programme successfully launched the new e-Learning course on information management in humanitarian crises on 26 April 2011. This course, which will end on 17 June 2011, aims at strengthening the information management skills of humanitarian coordination professionals of partner agencies both at headquarters and in the field.
The course has been designed by…