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September 4, 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is delighted to announce that its “Art for Peace” Collection was selected as a finalist at the SDG Digital GameChangers Award, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in the “Peace” Category.
The process invited submissions from the Youth, Government, Private sector, Civil society, International Organizations and UN Agencies, as well as from Academia and the Technical community, and received over 450 solutions.
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6 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - To mark UNITAR's 60th anniversary, a gala concert entitled “Music from all corners of the world for peace and our planet” will take place on Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 19:30, at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève. This gala concert pays tribute to our commitment to empower individuals and organizations to create positive change for peace and sustainability.
The concert will feature international musicians from India, the Andes, and the Maghreb regions, reflecting our global engagements. Notable artists set to perform incl...
29 April 2019, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) are partnering to promote financial inclusion through training activities across Africa, assisting ongoing programmes, and supporting microfinance banks throughout the Middle East. Additionally, they will join forces to host the 8th AGFUND Development Forum on the 8th of October 2019, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
The AGFUND Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development, established in 199...
Traduzido em Inglês, Francês e Arabe, A Iniciativa dos Ativistas da Carta Africana da Juventude representa a primeira iniciativa da União Africana (UA) com a plena inclusão da representação da juventude dos 55 Estados Membros. A iniciativa foi lançada num momento crítico para a juventude no continente africano, uma vez que julho de 2021 marca o 15º aniversário da adoção da Carta Africana da Juventude (AYC) - um quadro baseado nos direitos que orienta o envolvimento e a capacitação da juventude na África, consagra os seus direitos, deveres e liberdades. Liderado pelo Gabinet...
Diane Shayne Lipana, a diplomat of the Philippines, was a participant in UNITAR Hiroshima’s Training Programme on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.
The Philippines has had a pro-disarmament stance for decades and is a member of both the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The TPNW will have its first meeting in June 2022.
The training programme helped Diane zero in on the key topics for negotiating for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.
, June 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – The ...
26 March 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - On the 30th anniversary of the landmark Beijing Declaration, UNITAR convened a virtual side event, "Bridging Gender Gaps and Advancing Equity in Water Governance." In conjunction with World Water Day for the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, the event emphasised the critical importance of glaciers to freshwater resources. The gathering brought together experts and practitioners to address the inextricable link between gender equity and sustainable water management, reinforcing that women's inclusion is not simply about fairne...
Dr. Clare Gately has been a professor of entrepreneurship and innovation and a UNITAR resource person since 2017.
Dr. Gately believes that UNITAR’s training programmes on entrepreneurship and innovation/leadership develop an ambitious mindset in future entrepreneurs.
The UNITAR programme equips learners with the tools, skills and networks that they can use to act on those ambitions.
Dr. Gately enjoys working with the UNITAR Hiroshima Office. The strong team has a culture of learning and of mutual support.
, 26 October 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - What do potential entrepre...
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...
20 August 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – On Saturday, 18 September 2021, UNITAR, in collaboration with ITS Education Asia and KIDsforSDGs, will host a free public webinar to celebrate the launch of the UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Programme on 25 September 2021., The public is invited to join.
Please register at https://unitar-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Th6RW6FgTD-K4S6vYLXkiA.
The seminar will comprise of panel discussions:
Panel 1: Accelerating Youth Changemaking through the United Nations SDGs
Panel 2: Scaling Student Agency: Asia’s Best-In-Class Case Studies
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11 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - As our global learning community is growing at a faster pace than ever (almost 400k certificates issued!), we invite our alumni to take part in our contest to become the next UN CC:Learn Champion.
Our alumni are drivers of change in their communities, and we want once again to give them a platform to showcase their work and initiatives.
We want to hear from you – our alumni – what you have been doing to address the climate crisis in your community, workplace, or household as a result of taking our courses. Your impact stories...