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15 November 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR has been collaborating with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) since 2015 to assist African countries with their capacity building for sustainable development. To pursue this fruitful partnership, UNITAR-UNOSAT delivered the face-to-face training on “Strengthening the Project Monitoring Capacities of the BADEA” from 4 to 8 November 2018, in Khartoum, Sudan. Following the successful first edition taking place in December last year, the course was rolled out for the second time, dedicated to the BADEA projec...
２０２３年５月２３日・広島‐国連訓練調査研究所（以下、国連ユニタール）は５月１９日に、外務省およびへいわ創造機構ひろしま（HOPe）（以下、HOPe）と、G7広島サミット「パートナーズ・プログラム」に関連して「次世代平和シンポジウム」 を広島市中区にある、おりづるタワー１２階のおりづる広場で共同開催しました。, 本シンポジウムは、Ｇ７サミット開催を機に、次世代を担う若者や学生が主体となり、平和について考え、世界規模の課題に目を向けて行動する機運を醸成することを目的に開催されました。
国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局長兼広島事務所長の隈元美穂子は、学生に向けて「今回のイベントが、世界規模の課題について、自分ができることをアクションに変えていくきっかけになることを願っています」と述べました。シンポジウムには、岸田総理大臣の妻、裕子夫人を含む、Ｇ７各国首脳・欧州理事会配偶者など６名、ゲスト登壇者５名、広島県内の学生およびUNITAR広島青少年大使プログラム修了生計約１００名が出席し、平和について意見交換が行われました。また、登壇者３名は、学生に向けて平和をテーマとしたプレゼンテーションを実施するなど、参加した学生にとって学びの場となりました。
, Ｇ７各国首脳・欧州理事会配偶者から受けた質問については、学生からは、「平和とは互いの幸せを...
The increase in disaster occurrences and the high numbers of victims resulting from conflicts are urgent issues that require effective and rapid action. Satellite imagery analysis is a vital tool essential in this response, as it can cover large areas and provide accurate information in near real time. The Emergency Mapping Service (EMS) at the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) supported by funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA), delivers satellite image analysis during humanitarian emergencies/crises that stem from disasters, complex emer...
December 2021 – We need the power of Generations Z and Alpha to tackle climate change. But while we recognize the importance of empowering youth, have we been helping them to act on their creativity and to reflect that back into their communities?
UNITAR Division for Prosperity hopes to do just that with its Youth Ambassador programmes, one in Hiroshima and another in Asia and the Pacific, where high school students develop projects to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)., One Hiroshima Youth Ambassador, Wakaba Takai (16), challenges the prevailing view i...
15 July 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) and Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed within the context of UNITAR’s Global Surgery Initiative and the development of the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF).
KidsOR is a charity which aims to improve the quality of children’s medical procedures. It works to install operating rooms and deliver local surgeons’ medical equipment in order to save children’s lives in regions where children are denied access to ...
15 January 2018, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Claremont Evaluation Centre – New York (Claremont Graduate University) launched the second phase of the Executive Leadership Programme in Evaluation and the Sustainable Development Goals, consisting of a week-long learning series that examines the power of evaluation and its various applications and how, through successful implementation, it can create a framework for achieving the SDGs.
Opening remarks were delivered on behalf of Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhi...
27 September 2018, Atlanta, United States - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) in partnership with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (HJAIA), the World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosted the 7th Annual Atlanta Conference on Global Health. This Conference focused on global health and the environment, with a specific look at the impact of Hurricane Maria.
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 pivots on health and calls to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. Even though this ...
13 January 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to welcome the Sustainable Cycles (SCYCLE) Programme to the UNITAR family.
After 27 years under the United Nations University (UNU) and following the signed Memorandum of Understanding between UNITAR and UNU, the former UNU programme has successfully completed its transition to UNITAR as of 31 December 2021. Presently, the SCYCLE team has been integrated within UNITAR’s Division for Planet, located at the UNITAR Office in Bonn, Germany.
SCYCLE’s mandate is to...
Born in Togo, 39 years old Bontiébite Badjare was trained as an agricultural engineer at Lomé's university in 2004, following the example of his older brother. He first obtained a position as an assistant at the International Center for Soil Fertility. A few years later, he worked for the Togolese Agricultural Research Institute, before he resigned to become an independent consultant, working among others for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This is where he first looked into the impact of chemicals on the environment, a field on which his…
My world drastically expanded when I gathered the courage to take this step. It was definitely worth it,
says second-year Takeda High School student Sakura OMURA, who became a 2020 UNITAR Youth Ambassador.
UNITAR Hiroshima Office/Division for Prosperity, in collaboration with the UNITAR Association, annually runs the UNITAR Youth Ambassador programme for high school students in Hiroshima. UNITAR seeks to nurture these young people, who are expected to play an important role in the international community, by providing opportunities for exposure to the global ...