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April 30 2013, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR recently completed a training programme for 24 participants, from 15 countries, examining the nomination process for World Heritage Sites. Held 22 to 26 April, the workshop was the tenth annual cycle in the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites Series, and was subtitled World Heritage Serial Nominations and the Vital Role of Comparative Analysis.
The workshop was supported by Resource Persons from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); International Union for the Conservation of ...
26 August 2024 - Osaka, Japan. On the 7th of August, Mr. Nikhil Seth, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UNITAR, along with Mr. Alex Mejia, Head of the CIFAL Global Network, visited Osaka. Their purpose was to meet with key partners and sign a preliminary agreement for the establishment of CIFAL Japan. The formal partnership agreement is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. The new CIFAL training centre will be developed in collaboration with the City of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture; Higashi Nippon International...
We help our partners establish and strengthen institutional capacity by assisting them in designing their competency frameworks., We support the public sector in attaining their national interests within the framework of the Agenda 2030 by providing learning solutions to enhance collaboration with stakeholders, developing coherent policies and improving data collection and analysis., We deliver satellite imagery solutions for fact-based humanitarian responses to governments and organizations. This allows for rapid mapping and decision-making and builds competencies on analy...
14 November 2023, Lusaka, Zambia - Countries all over the globe are looking for ways to unlock or tap into funds to help them climate-proof their economies and meet their climate commitments. In this context, Zambia is leading by example.
In a groundbreaking move on 25th October 2023, Zambia spearheaded a transformative initiative— the “Facility for Action for Climate Empowerment to Achieve the Nationally Determined Contributions (FACE-NDC).” This forward-thinking initiative was launched by Zambia’s Minister of Green Economy and Environment, Hon. Eng. Collins Nz...
13 June 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has released an update on the health and density of cropland in the Gaza Strip.
This damage assessment analyzed the status of cropland in the Gaza Strip, which was comprised of field crops, vegetables and orchards and other trees. Roughly 41% of the Gaza Strip's total area is covered by cropland, according to recent estimates by FAO. However, 57% of this cropland, which plays a vital role in maintain...
The series of regional e-learning courses Introduction to Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) aims to provide policymakers from Asia, Africa and Latin America with a comprehensive introduction to the SCP approach and its application opportunities. The courses are moderated, take 8 weeks to complete, and are highly interactive and practice-oriented.
The e-course on SCP has been developed in close collaboration with the regional offices of UN Environment, the Secretariat of the 10 Years Framework of Programmes on SCP (10YFP), as well as the SWITCH-Asia and...
Since 2014, UNITAR together with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Foundation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) have been implementing in Geneva an annual blended training course on the International Human Rights System for National Human Rights Institutions from various countries of the world.
The course aims to strengthen the capacity of National Human Rights Institutions to protect and p...
Established in 2018, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Malaga (CIFAL Malaga) was created with the vision of becoming a training centre of reference for the entire Mediterranean, where local, regional and national leaders can acquire skills that allow them to advance sustainable development in their communities and, ultimately improve the quality of life of their citizens.CIFAL Malaga's mission is to offer training opportunities and exchange of best practices, tools and strategies between local and regional authorities, international organ...
Beneficiary: Farzana Raja
Title: Pakistani politician — Former Federal Minister, Ex-Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and founding Chairpersons of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)
Master: Oxford Brookes University (OBU) — UNITAR Master in Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding
Few of us can confidently say that we have impacted the lives of millions like Farzana Raja has. She has accumulated over 20 years of experience as a Pakistani politician, as a Former Federal Minister and Ex-Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, among other p...
2021年2月12日・広島 － 「国連ユニタール・イラク奨学プログラム - より良い未来を描く：イラクの若手起業家・リーダーをインスパイアする」研修を修了したバラー・ハミード・サルマンさんが、米国を拠点とする世界最大の電気電子専門家組織アイ・トリプル・イー（IEEE）によるグローバルスタートアップリソース指標の地域大使に選出されました。IEEEは、起業を目指すエンジニアを対象に、同指標を通じて支援金やネットワーク等の情報などを提供しています。
サルマンさんは、イラク奨学プログラム研修の一環として、バスラの油田地帯で排出される多量の塩分濃度が高い水を低塩分化し、飲料水や農業用水として活用するOil4Waterプロジェクトを開発。その卓越した事業計画に、イラク奨学プログラムの2020年度のコーチにも選ばれ、講師と研修生をつなぐ指導者としても活躍しています。本研修では、2021年3月まで、イラクの研修生とともに、エチオピア・ケニア・スーダン・ソマリアの若者も学んでいます。, 起業家精神とイノベーションの基本を学ぶ研修は、国連ユニタール広島事務所・持続可能な繫栄局が実施する「企業と民間セクターの発展」分野の研修の一例です。研修生は、小グループに分かれて各分野の専門家の指導のもと、現実に直結した課題とその解決方法を追求します。マイクロラーニングを利用...