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Lilian Olivia, a gender and technology lawyer from Kenya, is the founder of a non-profit dedicated to combating technology-facilitated gender-based violence.Her advocacy was inspired by personal experiences of online harassment, leading her to pursue supporting young women and girls.Through the UNITAR “Developing Essential Digital Skills for Women and Youth in Africa” training programme, Lilian gained valuable skills in project management, cybersecurity and mindfulness that have helped her scale her impact.She envisions expanding her initiative...
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...
UNOSAT Equips Disaster Management Professionals with Cutting Edge GIS Tools for Emergency Response
30 March 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – 10 disaster management professionals successfully completed the Master in GIS Course on Geo-Information in Disaster Situations offered by UNOSAT in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen’s Master of Disaster Management. This was the seventh edition of the highly celebrated master level GIS training specifically designed to provide disaster management professionals with cutting edge GIS tools for emergency response. Since its…
CIFAL Jeju Concludes Training on Green Policy and Management for Eco-Innovation and Resource Efficient Cities
21 June 2017, Jeju, Republic of Korea – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) in collaboration with the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) and the Seoul National University’s Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (SNU TEMEP) hosted the workshop “Green Policy and Management for Eco-Innovation and Resource Efficient Cities” on 13-16 June 2017 in Jeju, Republic of Korea.
The workshop brought…
On 19 May 2023, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace, co-hosted the G7 Summit Partners’ Programme event, Youth Symposium on Peace.
The symposium aimed to create momentum for youth and students to think about peace and take action to tackle global issues.
, 24 May 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the H...
UNITAR Concludes Leadership Seminar on Knowledge Economy
December 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR recently organized in Geneva a two-day seminar on “Redefining Leadership in the Knowledge Economy” for Central Bank Staff, Finance and Trade Officials, management professionals, policy actors, delegates and representatives of UN-member countries, Government and Ministry Officials, and information professionals in leadership roles.
Dr Linda Stoddart, a senior knowledge strategy consultant and Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University, directed the seminar with her team…
11 -13 February 2019, Geneva, Switzerland- A successful training session requires several essential key skills and methods from the trainer to provide an optimal learning environment for their audience. While trainers sometimes are pressured to fit their presentation in a given and often limited time period, a few methods and techniques can help ensure that a trainer is not only delivering the content but is also acting as an engaging facilitator of discussion for the participants. Especially body language, tone, and approach make a major difference in the learning exp...
In 2015, the United Nations Members States adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to guide their actions and progress towards "peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future". Safe, timely, and accessible surgical care is a central part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and is necessary to achieve Universal Health Coverage. The Lancet Commision on Global Surgery has made it clear that the status quo is not an option: almost one third of the global disease burden is surgical, yet over 5 billion people lack access to safe and...
UNITAR hosts Orientation Course on the Economic and Social Council
23 January 2018, New York City, U.S.A – The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) have jointly hosted a one-day orientation course on the Economic and Social Council for the Members of the Council. The event was hosted in the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
The orientation course consisted of six different sessions which covered a wide variet...
11 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn and the Monitoring and Evaluating Climate Communication and Education Project (MECCE) are shedding light on the state of online climate change learning among adults worldwide.
Building on a collaboration that was established in 2022, UN CC:Learn and the MECCE Project, an international research initiative bringing together over 100 leading scholars and agencies hosted by the University of Saskatchewan, have developed a new global indicator that gives a proxy measure of the engagement of adults in online learnin...