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11 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The past few years have seen an unprecedented growth in new technologies, products and related services which have revolutionized the global financial system. From mobile payments to pre-paid cards to digital banks, the financial sector has taken the customer experience to another level by providing personalized and user-friendly services. While these new technologies, products and related services have the potential to stimulate financial innovation and efficiency as well as to improve financial inclusion, they also present new risks for ...
22 March 2017, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office has successfully completed the second workshop of the UNITAR Iraq Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training, held in Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan, from 5 – 11 March 2017. The Fellowship is a six-month specialized capacity-building programme examining entrepreneurship and youth leadership in the context of Iraq and incorporating two face-to-face international workshops, blending online and asynchronous learning, and participant-led real-...
4 October 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – In August 2024, the UNITAR Future Global Youth Leaders Programme brought around 20 high school students from across the world to UNITAR headquarters in Geneva, providing them with the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to lead in addressing the world’s most pressing challenges. This programme round was completed in partnership with IC Education, a Chinese educational enterprise.The programme was divided into two parts: an introductory online learning phase and an intensive, in-person experience in Geneva. Th...
The National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) helps Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify, finance, and implement appropriate medium to long term adaptation actions at national, sub-national and local levels. The NAP-GSP is a global collaborative effort led by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with more than ten international organizations involved. The programme includes three pillars: i) institutional support; ii) technical support, and iii) knowledge brokering. UNITAR provides support to country as...
The development of individual, institutional and organizational capacities is a requirement to produce useful and rigorous evaluations to ensure accountability and learning in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Following the landmark General Assembly resolution 69/237 which calls for building national evaluation capacities, entities of the UN development system and beyond have been working to strengthen evaluation capacities in accordance with national policies and priorities. As a result, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UN...
Over the past several years (2016-2022) UNITAR’s outreach to learners has increased significantly, including participants in learning events containing an objective assessment of learning. However, the proportion of certificates of completion (CoC) issued to these learners has declined. In 2023, the UN Board of Auditors observed this trend and recommended UNITAR to undertake an evaluation to uncover any factors driving completion rates. This evaluation assessed the effectiveness of UNITAR's learning-related programming, focusing on factors driving learner completion an...
2022年12月23 日・広島 – 立命館アジア太平洋大学（APU）と国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は10月7日、連携協力に関する覚書を締結いたしました。起業やデジタル技術の分野などの能力開発事業での連携強化を目指しています。
新たな学びの機会をユニタールの研修生、APUの学生をはじめとする多くの方々にお届けできるよう、実践知を共有し、インターンシップを含めた人的相互交流の取組に向けて協働していきます。
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APUの大学院生を対象としたインターンシッププログラムなど
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立命館アジア太平洋大学（APU）学長 出口治明
世界の100以上の国・地域から学生が集まる「若者の国連」のような立命館アジア太平洋（APU）にとって、国連訓練調査研究所（UNITAR）と連携協力の覚書を締結できることは大変意義深いことであり、とてもうれしく思っています。
これまでも色々な協力をいただいていましたが、今後この協定を機会にさらに連携を強くし、世界の持続可能な発展と課題の解決に貢献できる人を共に育ててまいりたいと思います。
ユニタール総代表 ニキル・セス...
12 April 2024, Online - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in partnership with Technological University Dublin and Çağ Üniversitesi, launches its inaugural executive course: Sustainability Programme for Global Changemakers: Navigating the UN 2030 Agenda.
This collaboration is part of our commitment within the European University of Technology ELaRA-TESST team, emphasizing proactive learning and sustainable development.
This innovative course offers an immersive learning experience, leveraging Virtual Reality to revolutionize edu...
The University of Newcastle, CIFAL Newcastle and UNITAR are pleased to offer the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Reduction to provide graduates and professionals with the knowledge to manage the DRR process across all sectors of society. Students of the program will learn fundamental disaster risk concepts and receive training in the use of the most globally adopted DRR tools and protocols, some of these through direct engagement with UNITAR resources. At the end of the programme, students will be capable of conducting disaster risk evaluations and guiding the subsequ...
Every million-dollar investment in establishing early warning system in developing countries could save somewhere between USD 3.75 million to USD 20 million in damages each year. Yet, early warning system capacity in the Pacific region is still in its infancy. Pacific Island countries face inadequacies in data, technology and human capacity related to multi-hazard early warning systems. Relying on information and technical expertise from developed countries has proven catastrophic, especially when information is delayed – such as in sudden-onset disasters. While the ch...