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UNOSAT is the operational satellite applications programme of UNITAR, promoting evidence-based decision making for peace, security and resilience by using geospatial information technologies (GIT). One of UNOSAT’s main strategic objectives is to build and develop capacities of Member States to use earth observation (EO) and GIT. As a part of its capacity development activities, UNOSAT delivered a one-week training entitled “ASEAN Regional Training Course on Geospatial Big Data Applications for Sustainable Development” f...
9 June 2021, New York, USA - Following the Report of the Secretary-General (E/2021/49), the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) Headquarters and its office in New York started preparations for delivering the report to the United Nations Member States, and consultations in order to produce the legislative response from the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations Member States.
After consultations, the Permanent Mission of Guatemala took the lead in facilitating the draft resolution, covering three informal consultations vi...
26 July 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – The world can potentially be destroyed in a nuclear cataclysm at any moment. It only needs a small misunderstanding or technical error – never mind war between nuclear-armed nations – to unleash weapons of mass destruction that would kill millions and likely render large tracts of the earth uninhabitable for any who survive.
Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo on 10 December 2017, spoke eloquently in defence of a ban on such weapons.
“Nine nations st...
11 May 2022, Quito, Ecuador – Road traffic crashes claim 1.35 million lives each year and as many as 50 million more people are injured. They are the eight-leading cause of death across all age groups globally and the number one leading cause among young people aged between 5 and 29 years, costing governments approximately 3% of GDP and 5% in low- and middle-income countries (World Health Organization, WHO 2018).
In line with Sustainable Development Goal 3.6: "Halve the number of road traffic injuries and deaths", UNITAR’s Autosobriety Training Programme seeks to contribut...
Despite international developments to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons, rapidly evolving global and regional geopolitics make it ever more urgent to establish a common understanding that nuclear disarmament is necessary for global peace. As the only United Nations entity with a presence in the symbolic city of Hiroshima, the city of peace, UNITAR seeks to spread Hiroshima’s message for peace through training government officials who are on the front-line of nuclear disarmament negotiations and awareness-raising activities. It is the best opportunity for all ...
Loretta Dilu, an academic and researcher in strategic management from Papua New Guinea, completed the 2024 UNITAR Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security programme.Despite having little prior knowledge of the topic, Loretta was among the top performers who advanced to the final phase of the training programme, thanks to her dedication and exceptional performance.One of Loretta’s key takeaways from the training was the power of collective action. After the UNITAR programme, she initiated a lake restoration project that not only benefits the environme...
The meeting of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, holds July of each year; including a three-day ministerial meeting of the forum. Effective implementation of Agenda 2030 and the SDGs will require access to knowledge and information, not only for policy makers and leaders to design well-informed and effective policies and strategies, but also for committed and engaged individuals around the world to guarantee that no one is left behind.
Each year during the High Level Politica...
Entrepreneurial MindsetEntrepreneurship training is an important means of developing skills that are essential for the sustainability of new businesses and economic growth. It should be considered as a systematic subject, as a lifelong learning process for entrepreneurs, as it helps to shape their attitudes, skills and competences. Entrepreneurship is a process that generates creativity, innovation and growth. Its benefits are not limited to entrepreneurs: it is an important skill for all, helping young people to be more creative and to have confidence in their projects. En...
今号のニュースレターでは、2025年3月から2025年5月までの国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局の様々な研修事業や取り組みをご紹介しています。既刊号English version is available from here, コロンビアでのマネー・ローンダリング対策のオンライン学習プログラムが再開・拡大へ国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）が実施する、コロンビアのマネー・ローンダリング及びテロ資金供与対策に関するオンライン学習プログラムが再開しました。本プログラムは、米国国務省の国際麻薬・法執行局（INL）の財政支援を受けて実施されています。これまでに数千人の参加者から非常に前向きなフィードバックが寄せられており、本プログラムの重要性とインパクトが示されています。第１ディプロマの残りのモジュールは間もなく公開予定であり、第２ディプロマは9月までに開始予定であり、同地域における制度強化とより安全・安心な社会の実現を目指します。[全文を読む], アジア太平洋地域の17名の次世代リーダー、防災スキルを強化：国連ユニタールの研修がフィジーのワークショップをもって閉幕国連ユニタールの2024年度津波防災に関する女性のリーダーシップ研修事業が、2025年3月7日に終了しました。フィジーでの5日間のワークショップには、アジア太平洋地域11か国からの実務者17名...
9 June 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - A recent G20 communique reflected a growing shared concern about the impact of COVID-19 on health networks in the countries with limited response capacities. The communique stated that the leaders were “gravely concerned with the serious risks posed to all countries, particularly developing and least developed countries, and notably in Africa and small-island-states”, and reinforced their commitment to “strengthen capacity building and technical assistance, especially to at-risk communities”.
According to Africanews, ...