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レバノン出身のSara El Koussaさんは、母親が乳がんで療養生活をしていたのをきっかけに、がん患者やその家族を支援するオンラインプラットフォームを立ち上げました。Saraさんは、がんサポートコミュニティにおける支援の欠如を補うため、無料サービスの提供や新しいクラウドファンディング部門の運営に取り組んでいます。これまでに、1,500人以上の学生にリーチし、65人のがん患者をサポートしてきました。Saraさんは、国連ユニタールの「グレート・アイデア・スペース 2023：イラク、ヨルダン、レバノンにおける保健安全保障と経済発展のための起業家精神とイノベーション」研修事業に参加し、プロジェクトを強化するための新しい戦略やアイデアを学びました。, 2025年2月19日、広島、日本 - レバノン出身の起業家であり、「グレート・アイデア・スペース 2023：起業家精神とイノベーション」研修の修了生であるSara El Koussaさんは、がん患者とその家族を支援し、自国の保健安全保障を促進する取り組みを行っています。, Saraさんは、生物学の学位を心理学の副専攻とともに取得しており、ジェンダー研究やがん治療研究にも取り組んでいます。彼女の進路選択に大きな影響を与えた出来事が、母親の乳がん闘病生活でした。彼女の家族は5年間、治療費を含む支援を得るた...
01 April 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in collaboration with Columbia Law School, hosted the third in the four-part workshop series on conflict resolution, mediation, and multilateral negotiation. This series is sponsored by the Government of Sweden under the programme “Leveling the Playing Field”. This workshop focused on Gender Equality, Peace-building and Conflict Resolution, emphasizing the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 5 for gender equality.
The event began with welcoming remarks by Mr. Pelayo...
09 November 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - In South Asia, the monsoon season started early and forcefully this year. Nepal was particularly hit by heavy rainfall in June 2021: flooding and landslides were reported in many parts of the country and affected thousands of families*.
In August, rainfall intensified again for several consecutive days, with rivers overflowing, landslides triggered across the hills, and widespread inundation in the southern plains. In the affected areas, many houses, informal settlements, and other buildings were destroyed, forcing people to seek ref...
25 April 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - A side event “New approaches to ensure needs based and sustainable statistical training” held before the opening of the 56th session of the UN Statistical Commission has been an opportunity to discuss the work of the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST) in supporting National Statistical Offices to adopt country-owned, innovative and sustainable approaches to capacity-building. Four countries have shared their experiences, including Kenya, Morocco, Seychelles that used the STAT tool developed by GIST in 2024, an...
The Learning Solutions team within UNITAR's Division for Peace includes learning specialists, trainers, instructional designers, and innovators who support high-quality training projects.
We excel in designing comprehensive solutions for addressing complex global challenges. Our core team collaborates with a global network of learning specialists, facilitators, and technical experts to design and implement our projects.
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Do you need to move your #training online? Has your face-to-face event been cancelled or postponed? Do you need to create an online learning event in a short time fame?
While we all #StayHome, moving events and training online is more important than ever. But how do we do it and what are important considerations to bare in mind?
Over the next weeks, UNITAR’s Learning Solutions team will share tips and tools on the different aspects to consider when moving learning events online: methodology, facilitation, technology, interactive activities and more. We will share informat...
Branson Pitakia, Information Technology Officer at the Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office, illustrates the potential of knowledge and innovation in disaster management. His story shows how geospatial technology can help in disaster preparedness and response, and ultimately protect communities.
Branson Pitakia's quest for knowledge led him to enrol in UNOSAT's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) training courses, which are part of the project “Strengthening Capacities in the Use of Geospatial Information for Improved Resilience in Asia-Pacific and Africa (...
2 May 2023, New York, USA.- The Data Diplomacy Project was featured during the 8th Multistakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI Forum), held under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at UN headquarters in New York during the first week of May. Through the support of the UN Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR, NY Office) and of the Permanent Missions of Malta and Brazil to the UN, the project was displayed as an official side-event at the STI Forum on May 2. The event allowed the researchers Henry Iure Paiva, Ra...
10 August 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - Vanuatu faces many threats because of climate change – the most visible of which is sea-level rise. While coastal inundation poses great risks to infrastructure, damage can be mitigated through evidence-based planning geospatial information technologies (GIT). Leveraging GIT with new and innovative technologies like drones can assist decision-makers in targeting their country’s most vulnerable sectors and communities, thereby ensuring future resilience.
One key entry point in boosting Vanuatu’s climate resilience has been in supporting ...
Beneficiary: Atissim Assih
Title: Ministry of Public Service, Labor, Administrative Reform and Social Protection of the Togolese Republic
Learning toolkit: Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs for African Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and other African countries
Pilot Workshop: Renforcement Des Competences Des Hauts Fonctionnaires Pour La Mise En Œuvre Des Odd Dans Les Ministeres Sectoriels
Togo is one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of 7.6 million people and a breathtaking 56-kilometer coastline that runs along the Gul...