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Our courseUNITAR’s widely recognised course on the GHS has been running for 10 years, with expert tutors, and the successful provision of technical information. The course is aimed at government officers and regulators, competent authorities, private sector workers, civil society organisations, academics and others with an interest in the GHS. Duration and formatThe course takes place over 11 weeks, with an online format that is flexible and adapted to professionals in full-time work. It is perfect for individuals or groups (group discounts available), and network...
October 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – Multilingualism is especially relevant for the United Nations and our partners as we work to bring course content to communities across the globe. The languages used determines which communities have access to knowledge. With that in mind, efforts to expand the languages available for online course content are under way, with the help of multilingual youth.
UNITAR and UNESCO together created the free online course “Defending Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” available through the mobile-first app EdApp. The course ex...
18 February 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosperity is launching an online training course to mobilize women entrepreneurs who are interested in the digital health sector and women medical practitioners in Iraq. The course will equip women with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to participate and excel in digital health and entrepreneurship in Iraq.
Participants will learn about entrepreneurship, digital health, and the intersection between the two. It will prepare women entrepreneurs and women medical practitioners to play a crucial role in their commun...
UNITAR invites you to the Hiroshima Office 20th Anniversary Metaverse Award Ceremony on Friday, 23 June 2023, 5–6 p.m. JST (UTC+9).
Three young people will be awarded for their videos featuring the youth’s role in digital innovation and promoting sustainable peace.
Youths can submit video entries for the award until 15 June, following guidelines for the UNITAR Video Challenge.
The award ceremony will take place in a metaverse (virtual) event space. This is an online event open to all. Register to join.
, 7 June 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosper...
2 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The largest ever opinion survey on climate change was carried out by UN CC:Learn partner UNDP in 2020 and showed that 64% of 1.2 million respondents think that climate change is a global emergency. The survey entitled "People's Climate Vote" covered 50 countries, reflecting a bit more than half of the world's population, and its results were analyzed by the University of Oxford. Over 500,000 respondents of the survey were under the age of 18 at the time of the poll, which made youth the biggest age group surveyed.
One of the survey'...
Support to the Global Monitoring Plan on POPs in the Latin American and Caribbean Region (GRULAC)
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Registration for the third round of the “Biennial Global Interlaboratory Assessment of POPs Laboratories” is now closed. It has been very successful with a record number of laboratories having registered.
GMP2 GRULAC Inception and New POPs Workshop
Montevideo (Uruguay), 1-4 December 2015
From 1 to 4 December 2015, the Stockholm Regional Center in Uruguay is organizeding a joint workshop for two GEF funded projects on the GMP, namely ...
A solid and proactive engagement with partners is instrumental to achieving effective, efficient and sustainable results. In accordance with General Assembly resolution 60/215, UNITAR views partnerships as “voluntary and collaborative relationships between various parties, both public and non-public, in which all participants agree to work together to achieve a common purpose or undertake a specific task and, as mutually agreed, to share risks and responsibilities, resources and benefits.”
Partnerships may be donation-based, may support project implementation or may be c...
11 March, 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - The early months of 2021 have witnessed significant developments in nuclear disarmament efforts, including the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and an extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) through 2026. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic is impeding face-to face meetings between delegates, thus stagnating dialogues on nuclear disarmament. Training in negotiation techniques specific for nuclear disarmament remains an urgent need, however, if we are to main...
The International Law Programme works to enhance the capacities of diplomats, public officials, delegates, professionals, students, and other stakeholders on various topics related to international law. The programme offers a wide range of training activities, including master programmes offered jointly with other institutions, high-level executive diplomas, tutor-facilitated online courses, self-paced online courses, face-to-face training activities, and the blended Intensive Training Programme on International Law. Furthermore, the International Law Pr...
23 July 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – Last month, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the University for Peace (UPEACE) celebrated the graduation of the latest cohort of master's students from their joint Masters Degrees: the M.A. in Development Studies and Diplomacy, the M.A. in Gender and Development, the M.A. in International Law and Diplomacy, and the M.A. in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes.The graduation ceremony, held at the UPEACE campus in San José, Costa Rica, honoured the achievements of the class of 2024 and brought ...