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国連ユニタールは「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成：海洋と人間の安全保障研修」の最終フェーズに当たる12日間のワークショップを開始しました。このワークショップは、淡路島、広島、東京、千葉で実施され、アジア太平洋18か国から50名が参加しています。本事業は日本政府によって資金提供されています。このワークショップは、研修の主要パートナーである株式会社パソナグループの代表者も出席する中、兵庫県淡路島で正式に開会しました。参加者は、専門家による講義や視察を通じて、海洋資源管理、持続可能な漁業と農業、海洋の環境保護、地域コミュニティのエンパワーメント、災害リスク管理、政策立案に関する実践的な知識を習得します。2025年2月21日、国連ユニタールは東京で公開イベントを開催し、同イベントはライブ配信されます。このイベントでは、選抜の参加者グループが海洋と人間の安全保障に関する課題に対する政策提言と実践的な解決策を発表します。, 2025年2月10日、兵庫 - 2月10日、アジア太平洋地域の18か国から実務者50名が、海洋と人間の安全保障に関するワークショップに参加するために兵庫県淡路島に集結しました。国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）主催の同ワークショップは、2025年2月10日から21日までの12日間、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダ...
September 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – Language is a powerful tool to express, communicate, and convey messages, and in our case, deliver training programmes. By offering programmes in several languages, UNITAR seeks to empower a wider audience to address topics such as social entrepreneurship, peace, finance and trade, digital futures, disaster risk reduction, women’s empowerment and more. , “Being multilingual is very important for me because it gives me access to a variety of learning resources from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds,” says Mohamadou Bello, e...
30 November 2023, Thimphu, Bhutan - On 23-27 October 2023 the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) delivered a five-day training programme, under the ongoing project, “Strengthening Capacities in the Use of Geospatial Information for Improved Resilience in Asia-Pacific and Africa" funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).
While the wealthiest nations consistently fail to meet emission reduction targets, Bhutan a small Himalayan Kingdom with a population of fewer than one million, has achieved the distinction of being one of the only three coun...
Dr Nassrine Azimi is a founding director of the UNITAR Hiroshima Office
While Dr. Azimi was Chief of the UNITAR New York, she was approached by a Japanese academic with an idea to establish an office in Hiroshima. With the support of Hiroshima Prefecture, it was realized and she became the first director there.
Since then, UNITAR has been bringing learners from developing countries to the heart of the city, next to the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.
Looking to the next 20 years, Dr. Azimi hopes that UNITAR will help rebuild that missing link...
Japanese athlete Mr Dai Tamesue was reappointed for the third year as UNITAR Goodwill Ambassador, effective 1 July 2023.
Mr Tamesue says that it takes courage to take the first step to make the change, but one person’s courage will have a positive effect on others.
Mr Tamesue was a panellist on the 1 July 2023 “Empowering Changemakers: A Force for Sustainable Futures” forum.
UNITAR is honoured to continue working with Mr Tamesue in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals.
, 14 July 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR welcomes the reappointment of renowned Japan...
14 July 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR has successfully concluded a four-day training on Public Policy for Sustainable Development skills for Geneva's diplomatic community at the Palais des Nations, bringing together 24 participants from over 20 member-states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). The workshop consisted of eight interactive sessions, led by world-class experts, including Ambassadors and senior UN officials, all working to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to impact global public policies.
The workshop began with opening remarks by ...
16 September 2021, New York, United States - UNITAR started the second day of training where Mr. Marco Suazo, Head of UNITAR New York office, warmly welcomed the participants and introduced the first speaker of the day, Ambassador H.E. Mrs. Egriselda Lopez, Incoming Chair of the Fourth Committee and Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations., H.E. Mrs. Lopez addressed four main issues, the programme of work of the Fourth Committee; working methods; previous sessions, and the ongoing organization of work of the Fourth Committee of the 76th session of the ...
Name: Esihle Makitshi
Title: Activist and Safety Project Manager, WhatsApp
Country: South Africa/Ireland
Course: e-Workshop on Gender, Women’s Leadership and Mentoring
“Growing up, I felt very privileged to have a computer at home”, recalls Esihle Makitshi. To an extent, she was, indeed. The digital divide in countries such as South Africa, where Esihle is from, is a setback for children and youth pursuing quality education and professionals trying to enter the job market. But there was yet another setback for her. One that most likely all women – let alone black women – f...
15 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – For the past twenty years, UNOSAT has been developing its expertise in using Geospatial Information Technologies to promote evidence-based decision-making for peace, security and resilience. The relevant and objective information provided to UN agencies, programme and Member States helps inform recovery activities, investigations and overall peace processes. , Damage assessment, population movements, monitoring borders, accessibility status of remote areas,.. these are some of the ways advanced geospatial analysis can help monitor t...
26 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - Halfway down the road, we still have a long way to go to reach the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. On some goals, we fell behind due to the COVID-19 pandemic which taught us one important thing: actions and policies cannot be developed in silos. While a wildlife issue can have effects on public health, measures in this area may in turn affect the economy, access to education and other health services and contribute to gender-based violence. They can also have short-term and longer-term effects on the environment – and all this...