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18 September 2023, New York, USA – UNITAR proudly announces the launch of its three hybrid events during the 2023 SDG Summit, under the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly entitled, ‘Developing a Blueprint for Civil Society Private Sector Contributions: Towards the Elaboration of a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons’; ‘What if Women Designed the City?’; and, ‘Harnessing the power of big data, novel technologies, and international collaboration to address global water insecurity’.
The 2023 SDG Summit mark...
30 July 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - A training programmes on microfinance and financial inclusion run jointly by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Division for Prosperity and the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) was initially aimed at a few hundred staff from banks and microfinance bodies in the Middle East and Africa. But not only did it receive many more applications than expected from the target areas, it also attracted thousands from the wider finance and development sector from 108 countries.
Globally, there are more than ...
元国際原子力機関（IAEA）核検証・安全保障政策課長のタリク・ラウフ氏が、核兵器禁止条約発効についてのメッセージを寄せてくれました。ラウフ氏は、国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局/広島事務所が2015年から実施している核軍縮・不拡散のための研修事業の講師を務めており、本年度はオンラインでの研修を3月に予定しています。, 2021年1月21日・オーストリア、ウィーン － 核兵器開発および使用から約75年が経過した2021年1月22日の夜明けとともに、核兵器禁止条約が発効し、新時代の幕開けを迎える。
2020年10月24日、ホンジュラス共和国の批准により核兵器禁止条約 (TPNW) の批准国が50か国となり、90日後の2021年１月22日に条約が発効されることとなった。同条約は、2017年に加盟国の過半数を上回る約130の国と地域が賛成し、ニューヨークの国連本部で採択されたものである。
1946年1月24日の第1回国連総会で採択された決議第1号である核兵器および大量破壊兵器の廃絶を求めた決議がようやく実現する。
2021年の核兵器禁止条約発効により、1975年に禁止された生物兵器 (BTWC)、1997年に禁止された化学兵器 (CWC) と並び、3つの大量破壊兵器の開発や使用等が禁止されることとなる。
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12 January 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - Join us in Geneva on 15-16 February 2024 for an interactive conference on the economic impact of the digital economy. Through a hackathon followed by presentations and panel discussions with reputed experts, we will explore the use of digital finance innovations to create economic opportunities that will contribute to a more sustainable and equitable world.
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Dr Eoin Langan, Dean, Faculty of Business, Technological University Dublin Dr Eoin Langan’s background is in accounting, finance and IT consulting, before transitioning to a career in Higher Education. He joined TU Dublin in 2019 as Head of School Accounting and Finance, City Campus, and became Dean of the Faculty of Business, in September 2021. He brings extensive executive management experience in both industry and academia to the role of Dean. He encourages an inclusive approach with an open leadership style that promotes collaboration, incorporating opportunities ...
UNITAR and HP Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly implement an initiative focused on digital inclusion, youth employability, and women’s empowerment through technology and innovation.The collaboration will centre on leveraging HP’s award-winning Gaming Garage and UNITAR’s learning and capacity-building expertise to co-develop cutting-edge digital education programmes.Pilot projects under the partnership are expected to launch in late 2025, beginning in select countries with plans for regional and global scale-up., 14 July 2025, Geneva, Switzerland...
22-23 August 2022, New York, USA (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office successfully held the “Music as Healing: Arts Workshop” and “Arts Education: Forward Thinking” virtual webinar in partnership with the Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA) and the Longy School of Music of Bard College. This two-day, two-session webinar series left participants from across the world with an increased understanding of not just music and art, but also how creativity could help them reach out to everyone. This event strengthen...
30 November 2018, New York, United States – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in New York and the New York based music education company Time Ranger Inc. co-hosted a one-day seminar on Music Education and Sustainable Development on Friday, 30 November 2018 in the United Nations Headquarters.
UNITAR firmly believes in the value of inclusive arts, and cooperating with the Time Ranger Inc. offered us a great opportunity to promote sustainable development goals, especially on Good Health and Well-Being (Goal 3), Quality Education (Goal 4) and Redu...
Heat, Heart and Hospitality: UNITAR’s PELP team visit Islamabad during a June heatwave
6 June to 4 July 2017, Islamabad, Pakistan – We arrived during an extended heat wave. The temperatures were still in the mid 40s Celsius and the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, also known as Ramadan, had just started. Fasting from dawn until sunset, most Pakistanis went home by 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and left Islamabad’s wide streets and parks deserted. Yet our worries started to dissolve as we entered one of the most lively UN hubs in the country, the Serena…
Signing Ceremony of Partnership Agreement between UNITAR and BHOS
19 June 2018 Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has recently signed an agreement with the Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) in Azerbaijan to provide 15 Nigerian students with education and training. They will be trained and qualified in Petroleum Engineering receiving a bachelors degree at the end of their 4 year study. During the course of their studies, they will be involved with practicums to ensure job placement and gain practical skills in the petroleum…