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Better Together
Mongolian universities join forces to prepare students for a green economy
15 June 2017, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Higher education is a competitive market. Universities find themselves in a race for staff, students, and research funds. While healthy to a certain extent, the American University Innovation Alliance warns that competition can “impede institutions' ability to achieve collective impact, diffuse innovation, and drive needed changes in higher education”. How does this play out in a country like Mongolia, where 16 public and 80 private higher…
国連ユニタールは、2月4日にエジプト、イラク、レバノンから17名の専門家を日本に迎え、「エジプト、イラク、レバノンにおける食料安全保障と経済発展の促進のための起業家精神とイノベーション」研修事業の第3フェーズのワークショップを開始しました。本ワークショップは2月4日から2月11日まで、東京と広島で実施されます。研修事業の最終フェーズとなる本ワークショップでは、参加者がこれまでの研修で練り上げてきた農業・食品分野のビジネス計画を、実行可能なものへと仕上げるため、実践的な演習に取り組みます。最終日には、参加者が計画案の発表を行い、地域の雇用創出やレジリエンス強化に大きく貢献し得る、革新的で実践的なビジネスアイデアを発表する予定です。本プログラムは、中小零細企業の若き起業家、リーダーや革新的事業に取り組む人々を対象に、日本政府の支援を受けて、国連ユニタールが実施しています。, 2025年2月4日 、 広島－国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は、エジプト、イラク、レバノンの中東・北アフリカ地域3か国の実務者17名を日本に迎え、「エジプト、イラク、レバノンにおける食料安全保障と経済発展の促進のための起業家精神とイノベーション」研修事業の第3フェーズの一環として、日本でのワークショップを開始しました。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受けて国連ユニタールが実...
2021年10月6日・広島 – 国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所が約20年間にわたって人材育成を通じた支援を提供してきたアフガニスタンは今、大きな変化の時にあり、多くの人々が混乱の中で不安を抱えています。現地からの声に少しでも寄り添える方法はないかと、クラウドファンディングにより皆様のお力をお借りして、経済的なレジリエンス（回復力）を身に付ける新たな研修コースの開発・提供をしたいと考えています。 教育や就労の機会が制限されるのではないかと懸念するアフガニスタンの女性たちのために、人権が脅かされないよう積極的に声を挙げていくとともに、変化の渦中においてもしなやかにレジリエンスを育み発揮していけるよう、ニーズに即した短期的なプログラムを届けたいのです。「もっと学びたい」「学び続けたい」という女性たちの声に、皆様のご支援により、答えさせていただけませんか。
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11 December 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - The Global Surgery Foundation and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) are pleased to announce the launch of "Navigating the Global Surgery Ecosystem", an educational series hosted on SURGhub. This series is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to engage effectively in the complex and evolving global surgery landscape. By addressing the unique challenges of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the series empowers participants to drive meaningful, lasting cha...
24 May 2024, Shanghai, China – The “Autosobriety Training Camp” aims to enhance participants’ knowledge about the dangers of drinking and driving by learning and testing. It consists of a dedicated digital training platform for college students to provide them with essential knowledge related to the topics of drinking and driving, alcohol and the law in China and ways for preventing drink-driving.
The Autosobriety Training Camp aims to help trainees gain an appreciation of the close link between drinking and driving and everyday life, turning them into qualified...
31 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR, Africa CDC, and Empower School of Health hosted a side event at The World Health Assembly. The event, held at UNITAR Headquarters, featured a panel discussion on the challenges faced by Africa in workforce development for health products manufacturing, and the importance of addressing these issues while proposing solutions.
The event was opened by Mr Alex Mejia, the Director of the Division for People and Social Inclusion at UNITAR. He emphasized the need for capacity-building efforts and the importance of adapting education to me...
01 December 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - November marked the last series of UN CC:Learn’s Dialogue Spaces of the Year. The Dialogue Spaces are dedicated platforms for UN CC:Learn partner organizations and countries to discuss, co-create ideas, and share experiences to accelerate efforts on climate change education, training, and public awareness. This month, two Dialogue Spaces were held: Learning for Countries and Learning through Youth.
UNESCO’s Greening Education Partnership was the highlight of the Learning for Countries Dialogue Space. The Greening Education ...
27 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - Human-driven climate change is expected to cause 250,000 additional deaths per year from 2030 to 2050 – linked to issues ranging from malnutrition to heat stress. This is forecast to amount to U$ 2 – 4 billion of extra costs to countries throughout the globe by 2030.
Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the important interlinkages between human health and the state of our environment and economies. As societies expand and develop, addressing human health and climate change as two intertwined topics have never been so import...
17 April 2023, Shanghai, China - UNITAR in collaboration with China Communication Television Broadcasting Network, CIFAL Hubei, CIFAL Shanghai and Pernod Ricard China launched a national competition throughout Chinese universities and colleges called “The Autosobriety Challenge". The challenge is seeking innovative proposals from students enrolled in Chinese universities and colleges, encouraging them to leverage their creativity to promote public education on alcohol-related issues, such as advocating for sober driving, to enhance road safety in China.
The "Autosobriety C...
4 November 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR’s Division for People and Social Inclusion hosted the long-awaited dual signing ceremony for the launches of the Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Public Policy with Lusail University, and the Global Training Initiative for Parliamentarians Against Corruption with the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) in the presence of international reporters and news agencies.
The signings were witnessed and endorsed by H.E. Amb. Luis Gallegos, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of UNITAR, and former...