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September 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of people, and countries’ economies in unprecedented ways. The governments’ efforts to achieve the global 2030 Agenda have halted or even rolled back as a result of the global health crisis. A number of short-term measures had to be taken to respond to this health emergency and then address the recovery through significant money injections. This short-term response has, however, at times failed to account for mid-term and long-term effects and objectives. The need for a sustainable recovery as part of a more inte...
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In conformity with its capacity building mandate, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will launch the Custodians of Peace virtual thematic training series in support of the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation known as FemWise-Africa on the 5th of October 2021. With the gracious and generous support of The Kingdom of Belgium, UNITAR has developed this series aimed at further strengthening the knowledge and technical capacity of FemWise-Africa members through experiential and tailored-made...
12 October 2021, New York, USA - United Nations for Training and Research office in New York, in collaboration with Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, launched part 1 of Looking Towards COP 26: Sustainable Agriculture, Labor Rights and Just Transitions in Accelerating SDG Implementation. The course focuses on several SDGs like SDG 2 Zero Hunger, SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG 13 Climate Action and was attended by approximately 61 participants.
Mr. Marco A. Suazo, head of UNITAR office in New York, welcomed the panelist and participants...
1 April 2025, London, United Kingdom- In collaboration with GEDU Global Education Group and the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in London (CIFAL City of London), UNITAR hosted the Breastfeeding Education Conference and Training of Trainers Workshop in London, UK, on 27-28 March 2025. The Regional Conference on Breastfeeding Education brought together 72 experts, nurses and midwives, and students from Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to exchange knowledge and good practices that promote optimal breastfeeding practices. ...
25 April 2023, Geneva, Switzerland – In partnership with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) UNITAR has established its 31st CIFAL centre in Singapore to offer a range of learning opportunities on sustainability education and facilitate knowledge sharing between government officials and leaders from different Asia Pacific countries.
NTU Singapore was selected to host the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) Singapore, the only such centre in the country. It joins 30 other international training centres in the g...
Fahimaさんは、アフガニスタンの起業家であり、国連ユニタール「グレート・アイデア・スペース 2023：アフガニスタンの食料安全保障と雇用創出のための起業家精神とイノベーション」の研修修了生です。本研修事業は、270人のアフガニスタン起業家を迎え、ビジネス の基本知識とスキルを提供しました。Fahimaさんはマーケティングとブランディングについて学び、収入創出に関するアドバイスのもと、ビジネスリスクを最小限に抑えるために取引業者層を多様化することを決意しました。Fahimaさんは、研修で得た知識を自身のビジネスと地元での女性と若者のエンパワーメントに応用しています。, 2025年2月25日、日本、広島－Fahimaさんは、女性の意気を高めることを目指し、アフガニスタンにアパレル会社を設立しました。国連ユニタールの研修事業「グレート・アイデア・スペース 2023：アフガニスタンの食料安全保障と雇用創出のための起業家精神とイノベーション」は、彼女のビジネスモデルとマーケティング戦略を徹底的に見直すきっかけとなりました。, Fahimaさんは、女性でありながらアフガニスタンでビジネスを経営することの難しさをよく知っています。彼女は、女性の雇用の機会を創出したいという願いから、2016 年にアパレル会社を設立しました。しかし、2...
I’m passing on what I have learned from UNITAR. Hopefully [the learners] will go and transfer this knowledge to other people and bring a positive change in their communities,” he says. “As an educator, I will pass on every tiny amount of information I have to make a positive impact on anyone’s life.
Khamis first came to Hiroshima in 2019 for a UNITAR training programme on entrepreneurship and leadership. Inspired by Hiroshima’s history, he now studies post-conflict transition at Hiroshima University.
Khamis volunteers as a coach for the UNITAR Building Bridges: Entrep...
The Pacific region is constantly under threat of earthquakes and tsunamis, and the devastation they bring is seared in our memories of disasters such as the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami. In emergencies, people who are vulnerable become even more at risk. Women, in particular, are often responsible for other vulnerable people as caregivers, making it essential that women are part of decision-making and the designing and implementing of disaster...
Working towards the Sustainable Development Goals requires behavioural changes at various levels throughout global systems. Training and capacity-building are powerful ways that we can change behaviours, which is why it is important that learning design integrates behavioural science (BeSci) principles and knowledge.What is BeSci?As stated by the UN 2.0 initiative, nurturing behavioural science is about fostering our knowledge of how people act and make decisions – to create better choices and positive change that work with, not against, the grain of human nature.Behav...
November 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu – The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) joined hands with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to extend the delivery of technical training in geospatial information technology at the subnational level in Vanuatu. These trainings had been designed for the PWD engineers, specifically focusing on the use of GIT and road network digitization in Vanuatu. The first training for Shefa was conducted in May 2023, followed by the training in Torba and Sanma in August. Trainings in Tafea and Penama provinces we...