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16 March 2025, Victoria, Canada – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Victoria, Canada (CIFAL Victoria), is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Annual Report. This report provides an overview of CIFAL Victoria’s growth and impact during its third year of operations.Since its launch in 2022, CIFAL Victoria, hosted by the University of Victoria, has significantly expanded its network of partners, collaborators, instructors, and students. The number of individuals trained more than doubled compared to 2023, demonstrating remarka...
On this International Women’s Day, I am pleased to announce that I joined the International Gender Champions. Today, we must all answer the call to action to achieve a future where the rights, equality, and empowerment of all women and girls are fully realized. The theme, For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment., serves as a powerful reminder that gender equality is not just a goal—it is a necessity.Gender equality is fundamental to ending violence, ensuring safe and peaceful societies, building strong economies, and achieving sustainable development. A world...
As global challenges and the political climate grow more complex, collaboration between United Nations entities is more essential than ever for strengthening governance, increasing institutional resilience, and enhancing the UN system’s ability to deliver on its objectives. To this end, the University for Peace (UPEACE) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have partnered to offer joint Master’s and Certificate Programmes designed to equip the next generation of international affairs professionals, including diplomats, policymakers, NGO workers...
15 July 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - How can countries accelerate the implementation of their climate goals? One powerful tool is the exchange of best practices. At UNITAR, we believe that learning from peers and solving problems together can make a real difference, and that’s why we have partnered with the NDC Partnership to organize the Facilitators Exchanges, a series of interactive online workshops designed to support the Partnership’s in-country Facilitators.NDC Partnership’s in-country Facilitators play a pivotal role in advancing the implementation of countries’ Natio...
2025年8月3日、大阪 – 国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）と株式会社パソナグループは、大阪・関西万博の国連パビリオンにおいて、同日、新たな覚書（MOU）を締結し、持続可能な成長と包摂的な繁栄の実現に向けた共同の取り組みをさらに加速させることを改めて確認しました。新たな覚書は、2023年6月に締結された最初の覚書を土台としています。知識の共有、共同教育プログラムの開発・実施、そして持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）の推進を目的としたプロジェクトでの連携といった領域において今後数年間にわたる協力の具体的な範囲や内容について合意しました。, ミシェル・ジャイルズ＝マクドノー国連事務次長補兼国連ユニタール総代表と、株式会社パソナグループの南部真希也取締役常務執行役員は、2025年8月3日、大阪・関西万博の国連パビリオンで行われた署名式において、新たな覚書（MOU）に署名しました。この覚書は、スキル研修、スタディツアー、ワークショップ、地域での啓発イベントなど、SDGsの推進を主眼とした学習サービスに関する両者の協力の枠組みを新たに提供するものです。具体的な連携分野として、若者や女性を対象とした質の高い教育プログラムの設計・実施に取り組むことで、両者のパートナーシップをさらに強化することに合意しました。具体的な連携分野として、若者や女性のニー...
Sustainable development is ultimately about changing the ways we think and do things in our private and professional lives. It requires that all people around the world benefit from learning opportunities that can empower them to promote this change. UN SDG: Learn was created in 2019 to respond to this challenge by making the available learning from UN and other partners easily accessible around the world and by helping learning providers broker partnerships to develop new services and meet the needs of diverse constituencies.
10 July 2023, New York, USA - UN SDG: Le...
24 February 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR Hiroshima and the UNITAR Association will co-host “The Japanese perspective on gender”, the ninth in its public discussion series, Ideas That Matter. The inclusion of women’s experiences, perspectives and services is crucial for effective decision-making, policy development, and legislation that serves all people. It is a pillar of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on Gender Equality: “ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic a...
The joint initiative by UNITAR and the UN Volunteers Programme (UNV) offers 15 self-paced online courses designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of UN Volunteers in key areas such as Women, Leadership, Peacebuilding, Electoral Security, and Conflict Prevention. These courses provide advanced insights and practical frameworks, enabling UN Volunteers to develop competencies in conflict resolution, gender dynamics, environmental sustainability, and other critical areas. They aim to prepare volunteers to effectively address real-world challenges, make meaningful contr...
Africa is a continent of extraordinary diversity and potential. Home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, the continent is becoming a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation, and leading the way in digital innovation. The African Union recognizes science, technology, and innovation as tools to achieve continental development goals and aims to accelerate Africa’s transition to an innovation-led, knowledge-based economy. Despite a growing demand for skilled professionals, however, there remains a significant skills gap that disproportionately affects wo...
Ahmed Hassanein founded a startup to transform agricultural waste into valuable carbon products in Egypt.His startup helps farmers cut costs, increase yields, and reduce water use.He joined the 2024 UNITAR “Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Promoting Food Security and Economic Development in Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon” training programme, which enhanced his business skills and built his global connections.Ahmed aims to expand his startup worldwide and drive sustainable innovation in agritech., 15 August 2025, Hiroshima, Japan – Growing up in Asyut, Egypt, Ahmed Hassa...