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Cambodian diplomat Soksamnang Nov participated in the 2024 UNITAR Hiroshima Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Training.He believes diplomacy requires passion, commitment, and effort to cope with daily challenges, including negotiations.Soksamnang found it powerful to explore nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in Hiroshima.Cambodia has maintained its stance on nuclear disarmament and has been a party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)., 16 August 2024, Hiroshima, Japan - The threat of a nuclear wor...
On 24 July 2024, UNITAR, with Hiroshima Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture, supported a side event at the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).The panel discussion, “Advancing the Global Agenda of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World,” was hosted by the Government of Austria and held in Geneva.The panellists discussed disarmament, non-proliferation and nuclear safety-security from various perspectives.UNITAR also held a panel exhibition featuring alumni and trainers from its Hiroshi...
Raghad Hav participated in the 2019 UNITAR training programme Empowering Social Entrepreneurs and Youth Leaders for Iraq.
After completing the UNITAR programme, Raghad founded She Codes Too, where she teaches Iraqi women to code.
In 2022, Raghad returned to UNITAR programmes as a resource person for the Waffle Camp × SDGs Workshop.
Through empowering the women in her community and leading by example, Raghad wants to convince Iraqi women that they can do anything.
, March 2022 – Raghad Hav started with a small idea and brought it to life with the help of the 2019 UNITAR...
The Postgraduate Diploma on Road Safety Management and Leadership is offered by UNITAR and CIFAL Madrid in partnership with the European University, with the objective of empowering professionals responsible for road safety with advanced knowledge and practical tools that will enable them to reduce traffic related injuries and fatalities., The Postgraduate Diploma on Road Safety Management and Leadership offers a unique curriculum with a study option in 1 language (Spanish), and a course designed around 4 modules:
Urban mobility
Road safety factors and preven...
As terrorism and violent extremism remain an increasingly high threat, there is a growing global consensus on the fact that military operations and security measures alone are not enough to defeat terrorism. In order to fully and efficiently respond to the challenges and threats that terrorism and violent extremism pose to nations, regions and communities today, greater emphasis should be put on prevention through reinforcing structural changes, community engagement and building of resilience.
Terrorist and violent extremist groups tend to largely take root in marginalized...
In August 2021, Crowd4SDG launched the second GEAR Cycle of the project. This year’s GEAR Cycle focuses on two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – SDG 13 on Climate Change and SDG 5 on Gender Equality.
GEAR Cycles include four phases in its implementation: Gather, Evaluate, Accelerate and Refine. The first phase, Gather, kicked off in August with the launch of a call for projects for Open Seventeen (017). This year’s call focused on projects tackling the many challenges related to climate change and gender issues, with the application of crowdsourcing solutions. T...
UNITAR, in coordination with the Permanent Mission of Colombian to the UN in Geneva and the Agencia para la Reincorporación y la Normalización (ARN), will take the lead in organizing a 60-minute event aimed at building bridges between the DDR experience, with a special focus on reintegration, in Colombia and DDR processes in African contexts. This event will be organized as a side event to the first session of 2024 of the Human Rights Council.
The event will be conducted in mainly Spanish, however, simultaneous interpretation in English and French will be provi...
18 July 2022, New York, USA – Today, UNITAR unveiled a road safety mural offered to New York City. The artwork, curated by Street Art for Mankind (SAM) and created by street artist Dragon76, supports the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety (2021-2030), conveys road safety messages and envisions a future in which roads are safer places for drivers and pedestrians. The mural was made possible thanks to the support of AB InBev Foundation and AB InBev. The wall was donated by the Chhabra family and the production was facilitated by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TB...
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9 June 2021, New York, USA - The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted a historic resolution for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and in particular for its Operational Satellite Applications Programme - UNOSAT.
On the occasion of its 75th Session, the Economic and Social Council, one of the six main organs of the United Nations, approved resolution E/2021/L.22 on UNITAR as facilitated by Guatemala. Following the recommendation by the UN Secretary General in his report to the Council, this resolution recognizes UNOSAT a...