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A record 62 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010;
On track to rise another 32%, to 82 million tonnes, in 2030;
Billions of dollars worth of strategically-valuable resources squandered, dumped;
Just 1% of rare earth element demand is met by e-waste recycling.
Contacts:
Ruediger Kuehr, SCYCLE, UNITAR, +49 228 815 0213/4, ruediger.kuehr@unitar.org
David Hirsch, ITU, +41 22 730 5092; pressinfo@itu.int
Terry Collins, +1 416 878 8712; tc@tca.tc
The full Global E-waste Monitor report is available at: www.globalewaste.org, 20 March 2024,...
International Women’s Day is an important reminder of the enormous role that women have historically played and continue playing in their communities and globally for the achievement of a peaceful and sustainable future. Yet, at UNITAR, we believe that celebrating women and their achievements should go beyond a single – albeit important – date, as each day presents opportunities to take an active step towards gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Therefore, starting on 6 March 2020, UNITAR will launch a social media campaign #TakeAStep dedicated to the amplificati...
Greetings! This quarter, UNITAR Division for Prosperity launched programmes under its key pillars in social innovation and entrepreneurship, leadership and inclusion, digital futures, and finance and trade.
We have attended exhibitions featuring our programmes and alumni testimonies in the Pacific and Hiroshima. Thank you to all our learners, partners, and supporters for your commitment towards achieving our goals and making an impact in your communities., New Head of Hiroshima Office
On 8 November 2023, UNITAR Hiroshima Office welcomed Ms. Chisa Mikami as the new head of...
11 – 13 December 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – A three-day “Symposium on Governance for Implementing the Sustainable Development Commitments in Africa” took place from 11th to 13th December 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This Symposium organized in partnership by UN DESA, UNITAR, UNDP and OIF featured a keynote address by Ambassador Kamau and plenary and break-out sessions with the participation of several Ministers and senior public officials from most of the African countries. The meeting has called for maintaining the high level of ambition instilled in the Agendas and r...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UNITAR jointly delivered a four-week online course on “Trade, Food Security and Nutrition” from May to June 2020. The course, held in the Russian language, targeted professionals working in trade and agriculture from eleven post-Soviet countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The course captured experiences across the post-Soviet region and globally on trade policies and achieving food security while...
After a successful run of an initial online course on “Agriculture in International Trade Agreements” in 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UNITAR held a rerun of the course in November 2020. Similar to the initial course, the second online course also targeted professionals from the post-Soviet region, selecting participants from 12 countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The course sought to build the capacities of ...
Two years ago when Sitra Abubaker founded her digital marketing start-up Social.ly in Ethiopia, she admits she had no educational background and no professional experience to run a business. So when a friend told her about UNITAR Division for Prosperity’s online course empowering women as entrepreneurs, she leaped at the chance.
“If I had to pick one thing … it’s understanding customers … developing a value proposition that is meaningful and relevant,” she says. “Everything I learned from this course has been helpful to my start-up.”
With Social.ly, Sitra wants to bridg...
This is the fourth issue of the UNITAR Division of Prosperity quarterly newsletter. In it, you’ll find updates on our various programmes and initiatives. You can read all issues on our website or stay up to date by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter. To subscribe/unsubscribe or send us questions/comments, please email us at prosperity_communications@unitar.org., UNITAR has joined the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, a World Economic Forum initiative hosted by the Schwab Foundation. The Global Alliance, formerly know...
Entrepreneurial MindsetEntrepreneurship training is an important means of developing skills that are essential for the sustainability of new businesses and economic growth. It should be considered as a systematic subject, as a lifelong learning process for entrepreneurs, as it helps to shape their attitudes, skills and competences. Entrepreneurship is a process that generates creativity, innovation and growth. Its benefits are not limited to entrepreneurs: it is an important skill for all, helping young people to be more creative and to have confidence in their projects. En...
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and ADN Group proudly hosted the fourth edition of World Negotiation Day on December 9th 2024. Co-hosted by UNITAR and ADN group, Doha World Negotiation Day 2024 took place in collaboration with and generously supported by the Doha Forum, in Doha (Qatar).Uniting some of the world’s most renowned contributors to peaceful negotiations and conflict resolution, Doha World Negotiation Day provided a high-level forum to discuss the role of negotiation in today’s challenging world, offering valuable perspectives on em...