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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...
The Division for Multilateral Diplomacy of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce its upcoming Online Certificate on Essential Professional Skills taking place this fall from 15 September to 29 October. The online certificate will consist of a series of e-workshops targeted to working professionals and individuals seeking to improve their professional skills. The online certificate aims to reinforce individuals’ transferable professional skills, especially in a time where flexibility and adaptability are key.
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Over 250 Sudanese learners completed the first phase of UNITAR “Rapid Assistance for Sudan: Promoting Socioeconomic Stability through Institutional Capacity and Livelihood Development” training programme on 21 December 2024.Almost two years after war erupted, Sudan continues to endure instability, economic decline and the forced displacement of millions.This Japan-funded online training programme aims to equip learners with digital and entrepreneurial skills to help Sudanese nationals build their climate-resilient and innovative businesses to address food insecurity an...
17 November 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Road Safety Global Training Initiative successfully launched the Learning App on Management Practices for Safer Roads, with the aim of providing in-hand practical solutions, participatory contributions from different stakeholders including the private sector, and results-based interventions.
The Learning App is based on the Management Practices for Safer Roads Toolkit, featuring projects and local interventions in cities in Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, India, Mexico and South Africa. This Toolkit, available now on mob...
Kossiwa J. Tossoukpe is the founder of KESecurix - Diversity in Security, and a former police officer in Zurich, Switzerland. At age 21, she was the youngest in her police academy class, and the first Black woman to join the force. Kossiwa studied at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland, where she obtained a Master's degree in International Relations and Global Security. She was also a Trainee at UNITAR's Division for Peace, supporting the pre-deployment training team. Kossiwa's consultancy firm focuses on enhanc...
2022年8月2日・広島 - アントニオ・グテーレス国連事務総長が8月6日に広島市での平和記念式典に参列するにあたり、核軍縮不拡散にそれぞれの立場から挑む20-30代の若手に意欲や試みなどを聞く、非公式な対話の時間を持つこととなりました。核兵器のない、より平和で持続的な世界のために知恵を出し合う約45分間のセッションを開催します（国連軍縮部、国連広報センター、国連ユニタール、広島県/へいわ創造機構ひろしま(HOPe)共催）。 , 出席者：
アントニオ・グテーレス 国連事務総長
倉光 静都香 #Leaders4Tomorrow（国連軍縮部Youth4Disarmament）
中島 渉 学生団体UNITE・2019年度ユニタール青少年大使
中村 涼香 KNOW NUKES TOKYO共同代表・デザイナー&
鈴木 健斗 一般社団法人自分ごと化プロジェクト代表理事
奥野 華子 Fridays For Future Hiroshima設立者
浅野 英男 核兵器廃絶日本NGO連絡会事務局
メアリー・ポピオ NPO法人PCV共同創業者
湯崎 英彦 広島県知事（閉会あいさつ）
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The “Reinforcement of the Tanzania Peacekeeping Training Centre” project aimed to strengthen the impact of peace operations by directly addressing the challenges related to deficient pre-deployment training, with a particular focus on uniformed personnel. It intended to do so by transforming the existing Peacekeeping Training Center of the Tanzanian Armed Forces (TPTC) into a fully integrated training and research centre for the preparation of East African uniformed personnel deploying to UN peace operations.
The evaluation assessed the project against the six OECD/DAC cri...
3 December 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – The COP26 summit brought parties together to accelerate action towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). With the rising urgency surrounding the global environmental crisis, climate change diplomacy is maturing to include a wide range of policy domains, from finance and the economy, to gender sensitive adaptative actions in climate negotiations.
In order to discuss the various implications of climate change diplomacy following the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, U...
On 22 November, 29 changemakers from 11 Pacific small island countries completed the second phase of the UNITAR “Leave No One Behind: Rapid Response to Climate Crises through Early Warning Systems” programme, which brought them to Japan to learn about early warning system tools and approaches to reduce disaster risks.During the study tour, the participants visited Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, and the Greater Tokyo Area and engaged in interactive expert lectures and study visits, during which they learned firsthand about the practices, technologies, and research for effective ear...
Ayesha is an Afghan entrepreneur, who designs and exports jewellery inspired by Afghan women, nature and materials.Ayesha started designing jewellery in 2022 after her university studies were interrupted.Ayesha took part in the UNITAR Great Ideas Space entrepreneurship training programme for Afghanistan in 2023.The UNITAR programme helped Ayesha gain the knowledge and skills she needed to be an entrepreneur and built her confidence as a businesswoman., 28 August 2024, Hiroshima, Japan - When the de facto government in Afghanistan placed new restrictions on women’s free...