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26 April 2023, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), New York Office hosted a course on Artificial Intelligence and Diplomacy on Wednesday, 26 April 2023.
Mr. Pelayo Alvarez, programme manager of the UNITAR New York Office, representing H.E. Ambassador Marco Suazo launched the event by welcoming the experts and the participants who joined the course and introduced the topic: an intersection between the two critical areas that are AI and diplomacy. As technology advances, it is crucial to understand how it will affect the geopolit...
Do you need to move your #training online? Has your face-to-face event been cancelled or postponed? Do you need to create an online learning event in a short time fame?
While we all #StayHome, moving events and training online is more important than ever. But how do we do it and what are important considerations to bare in mind?
How to Turn Face-to-Face into Online Events in English and French
COVID-19 is changing the way we learn as events, workshops and meetings move online. While participants may appear equal on screen, there are various factors, both individual and s...
Mercury is a silvery-white metal that is liquid at room temperature and evaporates easily into the air. Many Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Miners (ASGM) around the world use mercury to extract the gold from the earth using its low heating point to evaporate from the gold compile.
Mercury exposure causes severe negative effects to both human health and the environment. ASGM continues to be a major issue of concern globally due to the activities and disposal of products that are contaminated with mercury.
While the world will never be entirely “mercury free” simply because it ...
国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局は新規プログラム「生活基盤の向上を目指して：ポーランド在住ウクライナ避難民女性のためのデジタルリスキリング研修」の開会式をワルシャワ市内で開催しました。
政府関係者、教育機関関係者、NGO、研修参加者の代表らが開会式に参加しました。
2023年10月から2024年3月まで実施される同研修プログラムには、ポーランド在住の約500名 のウクライナ避難民女性が参加する予定です。
ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局にとってウクライナ避難民を対象とした初の研修となります。
同プログラムは、日本国政府ならびに国民の皆様のご支援により提供されます。
, 2023年 10月 26日、広島 - 国連訓練調査研究所（UNITAR）持続可能な繁栄局は、2023 年 10月 16日、新規研修プログラム「生活基盤の向上を目指して：ポーランド在住ウクライナ避難民女性のためのデジタルリスキリング」の開会式をワルシャワ市内で開催しました。政府関係者、教育機関関係者、NGO、研修参加者の代表らが参加しました。, 開会式では、初めに隈元美穂子ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局長が、同プログラムの運営にあたりお力添えくださった来賓やパートナーの皆様に謝意を述べました。
私たちは今日、ウクライナの方々を支援するためここに共に立...
UNITAR Roundtable explores World Heritage and the SDGs
2 April 2018, Hiroshima, Japan - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has successfully concluded the UNITAR World Heritage Training Series Alumni Roundtable, which took place in Hiroshima, Japan between 19 and 23 March 2018. The UNITAR World Heritage Training Series was first established in 2003 and has trained over 400 people from 60 countries. This Roundtable brought together eleven alumni and Resource Persons, including five women, from ten different countries, to…
CIFAL Jeju Co-organises Workshop on Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability
3 April 2018, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR’s Affiliated Center for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Jeju convened 42 participants from 12 different countries in the Asia-Pacific region working in governments, international organizations, academia, and NGOs for a 3-day workshop on ‘Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability’ in Hanoi, Vietnam. The workshop was co-organized with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and…
November 2011, Lilongwe, Malawi – Malawi is experiencing a range of climate hazards such as intense rainfall, floods, droughts, dry spells, cold spells and strong winds. In order to strengthen human resource capacities to address these challenges, Malawi will commence a UN CC:Learn supported project on Strengthening Human Resources and Skills Development to Address Climate Change in early 2012. UN CC: Learn is a One UN initiative on climate change learning for which UNITAR is providing the Secretariat.
During the week of 14 November 2011, a representative…
UNITAR Supports a Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation Integration in Development Planning in Morocco
17 - 20 April 2017, Marrakech, Morocco - Morocco knows that climate change will not leave it unscathed. To counter this evolution, the country has adopted a series of green policies and has also launched an extensive process of adaptation planning in all its development policies. In order to do so, it requested the support of NAP-GSP (National Adaptation Plan – Global Support Programme), a programme funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and implemented…
NORCAP and UNOSAT Partner for Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Services and Strategic Management
6 June 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - UNOSAT benefits from working with several organizations seconding expert personnel. Such collaborations include partners as varied as the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit, the Algerian Space Agency, and the Norwegian Refugee Council. Through the deployment of expertise meeting competency needs, these partnerships are an invaluable source of improvement for UNOSAT. This is particularly the case with regard to our collaboration with NORCAP…
The “Country of Honest People” launches its National Strategy on Climate Change Learning
Do you know that Burkina Faso was among the first countries to develop a National Adaptation Plan and it hosted the World Day to Combat Desertification in June last year? Indeed, fighting climate change is still a high-ranking goal for Burkina Faso.
10 August 2017, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso has been facing, in the last decades, several extreme weather events, including droughts, flooding, heat waves and intense winds, and thus, is more than ever determined to…