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Breastfeeding is low-cost yet easily meets the nutritional needs of young babies. In other words, breastfeeding promises food security for babies and eases some of the household’s financial burdens. BFEI provides healthcare professionals and communities with evidence-based resources to advocate for exclusive breastfeeding, which supplies infants with all the necessary nutrients during the first six months of life., Every year, 3 million children die due to undernutrition. Breastfeeding could help avert many of these unnecessary deaths since breastmilk provides all the nutri...
2024年12月22日、2024年度「国連ユニタール広島青少年大使プログラム」の報告会及び修了式が広島市内で開催されました。同プログラムは、広島から世界へ平和のメッセージを発信する若きリーダーの育成を目指し、広島県とソロプチミスト広島中央からの支援の下で実施されました。この青少年大使プログラムの第2期を修了した広島県内の高校生8名は、平和実現に向けた学びと実践の成果を発表しました。三上知佐国連ユニタール広島事務所長および佐々木茂喜国連ユニタール協会理事長など、関係者より総評が述べられ、未来に向けた若きリーダーへのエールが贈られました。, 2024年12月22日、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は一般社団法人国連ユニタール協会との共催で、2024年度「国連ユニタール青少年大使プログラム」の報告会及び修了式を広島市内にて開催しました。今年度青少年大使として活動してきた広島県内の高校生8名が平和実現に向けた学びと実践の成果を発表し、核兵器廃絶と恒久平和の実現を目指す次世代のリーダーとしての新たな一歩を踏み出しました。, 2025年に被爆80周年を迎える今、核兵器廃絶と恒久平和の実現に向けた世代を超えた連携がこれまで以上に求められています。国連ユニタールと一般社団法人国連ユニタール協会は、2010年より、「国連ユニタール広島青少年大使プログラム」を通...
UNITAR and Cushman & Wakefield have signed a memorandum of understanding.The meeting was led by UNITAR Director of UNITAR Division for Prosperity Ms. Mihoko Kumamoto, and Chief Executive Officer of Greater China at Cushman & Wakefield Mr. Jinquan Zhao.This strategic partnership seeks to pursue collaboration in several key thematic areas, business facilitation, environmental, social, governance (ESG) development and sustainability, international communication and leadership and empowerment., 8 July 2024, Shanghai, China - UNITAR and Cushman & Wakefield signed a m...
9 – 11 December 2019, Kigali, Rwanda – UNITAR collaborated with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre (ROLACC) to host a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on Anticorruption and Sustainable Development in Kigali, Rwanda from 9-11 December 2019. In the framework of this event, UNITAR also signed a partnership agreement with the State of Qatar and the Government of Rwanda, aimed at future joint anti-corruption training activities.
The workshop focused on residents from Africa and other parts of the world, as part of the ongoing global efforts to build capacity in figh...
As terrorism and violent extremism remain an increasingly high threat, there is a growing global consensus on the fact that military operations and security measures alone are not enough to defeat terrorism. In order to fully and efficiently respond to the challenges and threats that terrorism and violent extremism pose to nations, regions and communities today, greater emphasis should be put on prevention through reinforcing structural changes, community engagement and building of resilience.
Terrorist and violent extremist groups tend to largely take root in marginalized...
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30 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - At the very core of the Agenda 2030 lies the ambition to eradicate poverty across the globe, with special attention to be drawn to the most vulnerable groups and communities. Indeed, it is no accident that “No Poverty” has been listed first among the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals.
Recognizing the urgent need for collaborative and cross-cutting action to improve the lives of the 25 million people working in the Tea Industry, whose conditions are commonly described as ‘alarming’, UNITAR’s Division for People and Social...
10 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - On Saturday 15th January 2022, the ongoing volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai triggered a tsunami across the Pacific. The scale of the explosion was so large, undersea communications lines were damaged, leaving the population of the Kingdom of Tonga out of reach. The dense ash clouds, added to the poor meteorological conditions, limited the flying capabilities and visual confirmation of the situation on the ground. Satellite imagery, therefore, became a key source of information to assess the extent and severity of the damages...
26 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) renewed its three-year cooperation agreement to continue to build capacity through CIFAL Madrid - the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid.
The CIFAL Centre will continue to provide learning opportunities and will facilitate knowledge sharing between public officials and leaders from Ibero-America in topics related to road safety management, transport and mobility. The capacity building activities of the Centre aim to contribute to SDG 3.6, which...
11 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - On Friday 18th September 2020, UN CC:Learn will celebrate the issuance of its 100,000th certificate of course completion–a remarkable milestone in its mission to improve climate literacy around the world.
Climate change education is a key multiplier for climate action. It provides the base of a pyramid through which knowledge and understanding is converted into the changes in attitudes, behaviours, policies, and finally the vital investments needed to bring the climate threat under control.
The 100,000th certificate is a particular...