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13 March 2025, Quezon City, Philippines- The International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Quezon City, Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) is pleased to announce its 2024 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Annual Report. The publication is centred on themes including gender equality, migration, and sustainability, underscoring CIFAL Philippines’ consistent commitment to empowering communities with innovative and transformative approaches to build a more inclusive future for all. University of Philippines-CIFAL Philippines (UP-CIFAL Philippines) was...
UNITAR Division for Prosperity together with Sunlight and Absa Bank opens the registration to Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa programme.
Women from any sector with deep interest in entrepreneurship and frontier technology are welcome apply.
The online training programme will be delivered in English.
Deadline for the submission of application is on 15 April 2022.
, 6 April 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Division for Prosperity, with Sunli...
8 October 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) had the honor to co-host, in partnership with the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND), the “VIII AGFUND Development Forum”. The Forum included a one-day Symposium on 8 October and a Prize Ceremony for the US$1 Million Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development on 9 October.
AGFUND utilizes the annual AGFUND Development Forum to gather experts in development to discuss the most up-to-date critical issues of development while main...
The Division for People and Social Inclusion at UNITAR has been working on anticorruption issues since 2019.From 2019 to 2022, we joined efforts with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre (ROLACC) to develop capacity building initiatives for supporting the fight against corruption. 3692 persons from more than 150 countries and different sectors, received access to these learning initiatives.Since 2023, we have been working with the Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption (GOPAC). Strengthening parliamentarians' work on anti-corruption through ca...
16 January 2025, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) office in New York, in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), hosted an orientation course on the work of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at UN Headquarters in New York for new delegates. With around 125 attendees, the event provided diplomats, UN officials, and key stakeholders with an in-depth understanding of ECOSOC’s crucial role in advancing sustainable development across economic, social, and environmental dimensions...
Preparing Communities for a Safer, More Resilient FutureIn a world increasingly affected by climate change and natural disasters, timely and effective early warning systems can mean the difference between preparedness and catastrophe. Recognizing this urgent need, this e-learning course has been developed in alignment with the global goal set forth by the UN Secretary-General, to ensure that all people on Earth are protected by early warning systems within five years. It is designed to equip professionals with the tools and skills necessary to monitor and evaluate multi-haz...
Fifty participants from 18 Asia-Pacific countries graduated from the UNITAR “Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security” training programme on 21 February 2025. This marks the completion of the programme’s third and final phase – a 12-day in-person workshop in Japan from 10 to 21 February. The workshop, financially supported by the Government and People of Japan, was designed to strengthen participants’ capacities and foster a robust regional network to enhance local resilience against sea and human security challenges across the In...
29 September 2023, New York, USA – On 11-15 September 2023, The United Nations Institute for Training and Research, New York Office, conducted a training programme for Qatari delegates. The programme commenced with a two-day Briefing for New Delegates of UNGA78. Dr. Colleen Thouez, former Head of UNITAR New York Office and Founder and Director of NASH’s Refugee Resettlement Initiative, along with Dr. Angel Angelov, a Senior diplomat and scholar of international relations, joined the delegates and provided a briefing on the United Nations system. Dr. Angel Angelov delivered ...
28 February 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – The NPO Hiroshima Yokogawa Sports Culture Club and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) are pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will strengthen their mutual commitment to using the power of sports in pursuit of peacebuilding. Activities covered by the agreement will focus on sustainable development, gender equality and the empowerment of women and youth.
The relationship between the two organizations dates back to 2015 when they hosted the Afghanistan women’s national fo...
22 March 2017, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office has successfully completed the second workshop of the UNITAR Iraq Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training, held in Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan, from 5 – 11 March 2017. The Fellowship is a six-month specialized capacity-building programme examining entrepreneurship and youth leadership in the context of Iraq and incorporating two face-to-face international workshops, blending online and asynchronous learning, and participant-led real-...