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Launched on 20 May 2020, a new consortium project Crowd4SDG will aim to examine opportunities for leveraging citizen science for monitoring climate impacts and achieving climate resilience. It is Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action supported by the European Commission's Science with and for Society (SwafS) programme. In addition to UNITAR, the consortium coordinated by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) includes a number of other leading European research centers and University: Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Polytechnic University of Milan (POLI...
July 1st 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - On 17 June 2021 the Division for Peace of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Al Sharq Forum (ASF) with the aim of strengthening targeted learning and capacity building offers in the areas of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, human rights promotion and gender equality. Al Sharq Forum's capacity-building platforms and its access to local grass-root networks, combined with UNITAR’s wide expertise and experiences of providing innovative learning solutions, will undoubte...
The close collaboration between UNITAR and the Ecole de Maintien de la Paix Alioune Blondin Beye(EMPABB) aims at contributing to international and regional efforts towards sustaining peace and security in Mali, by supporting the preparation of African military contingents and Formed Police Units (FPUs) prior to their deployment to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). This project will also lead to strengthening capacities of EMPABB to act as a centre of excellence in preparing military contingents and FPUs prior to…
The programme currently hosts a Community of Practice (CoP) for Finance officials from French-speaking countries. The project - in collaboration with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) – aims to ensure that the networking and sharing of good practices remains active, even after a training event has taken place. More specifically, it serves as a platform through which to continue to engage the participants and to evaluate the impact and utility of the capacity development activities and tools that were made available. This online community allows practi...
The UNITAR “Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme 2024” successfully concluded on 7 March 2025 in Fiji, after the final five-day intensive workshop.Following three months of online learning, the 17 participants from 11 Asia-Pacific countries, selected from over 130 participants who completed Phase I, joined the in-person workshop.They engaged in expert-led lectures, experiential learning and group presentations that showcased participants’ skills and actionable solutions for disaster risk reduction.A site visit to Yavusania Village s...
Name: Dragana Stojanovic Besirevic
Organization: Private Sector
Functional Title: Translator
Country: Serbia
Course participated in: Introductory MOOC on the 2030 Agenda
Dragana Stojanovic Besirevic learnt about the SDGs in a matter of days.
Dragana holds a Master’s degree from Belgrade University in English language and literature.
She has extensive work experience, most of it in higher education. At the beginning of her career she taught English as a second language at university. Later she started working at an international organization that ...
June 2020 - All communities are at risk of emergencies and disasters, including those associated with natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, technological and other hazards. Particularly in the context of increased urbanization and climate change, frequency, severity and impact of those events are crucial. The health, economic, political and societal consequences of these hazards can be devastating for developed and developing countries.
Currently, countries face the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of cases and thousands of deaths confirmed worldwide, de...
You are invited to an online panel discussion on Pacific women’s leadership in inclusive disaster risk reduction (DRR).
The panel will be on 26 January 2022, noon to 1:30 p.m. (Japan Standard Time). It is free and open to the public. Please register to get the link.
Panellists will be from Samoa Red Cross Society, Fiji National Disaster Management Office, and Welfare and Disaster Prevention Community Association.
, 23 December, 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosperity will convene an online panel discussion to explore women’s leadership in disaster risk r...
The University of the Philippines and CIFAL Philippines are offering the Professional Master in Migration Studies, which is an interdisciplinary degree program that provides a theoretical and practical understanding of migration in the context of sustainable development. It utilizes a blended learning (online and face-to-face) methodology to make migration studies more accessible, responsive and innovative for students. This program will help produce graduates capable of critically assessing migration opportunities and challenges through various perspectives and enable them...
2011年東日本大震災及び2004年スマトラ島沖地震の惨禍が残した爪痕は非常に深く、すべての国にとって集合的な記憶となっています。特に、津波リスクの高い国々とっては、これらの震災及び津波の記憶は、将来的に起こりうる災害に備える上でも重要なものとなっています。
第3回国連防災世界会議及びその成果文書である仙台防災枠組み2015-2030は、災害による死亡率や被災者数の削減目標を掲げました。「防災における女性のリーダーシップ発揮」をテーマとしたハイレベル・パートナーシップ・ダイアローグにおいて、日本政府は、防災に対するジェンダーの視点を持つことは、ジェンダーの違いによって異なる能力や脆弱性に焦点を当て、防災や減災、そして災害から復興に取り組む上で非常に重要であると強調しました。
このような背景において、ユニタールは2016年に「国連ユニタール広島世界津波の日における津波防災に関する女性のリーダーシップ研修」を立ち上げました。, 第4回目となる2019年度のプログラムは10月29日に開始し、太平洋の14の小島嶼開発途上国（SIDS：Small Island Developing States）より27名の研修生を日本に招聘しました。国家、地域、超地域レベルでの取り組みを促すだけではなく、より小さなコミュニティ・レベルでの防災の実践を促すために、...