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1 April 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - Negotiating for peace and engaging in dialogue to address challenges is a top priority for Africa – a continent that is committed to “silencing the guns” and building lasting peace. Given the recent instability observed in Central Africa, the UNITAR Training Programme to Enhance Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking in Central Africa Region, was very well received by the mid and senior-level female and male officials from Ministries of Foreign Affairs, staff from the African Union, from UN peace missions in the region and from civ...
The project aims to support the implementation of the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Policing by adopting an integrated approach to the training of Individual Police Officers and Formed Police Units prior to the deployment to MINUSMA, MONUSCO and MINUSCA peace missions. Specifically, the project aims to contribute to improving the operational performance of UN peace operations in complex and high-risk environments, to strengthen the role of female officers and to improve policing functions at the national level.
The purpose of the evaluation is to assess t...
Enhancing International Scientific Cooperation: Arctic Science and Technology Advice with Ministries
The rapidly changing Arctic is leading to economic and governance implications worldwide. Decreasing sea ice is opening new trade routes between Asia and Europe as well as increasing natural resource extraction, environmental exploration, and tourism.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the melting glaciers, disappearing sea ice, and thawing permafrost in the Arctic have led to predominantly negative impacts, particularly on food security, water resources, water quality, infrastructure, transportation, tourism, and recreation, as well as cult...
12 December 2016, Hiroshima, Japan – The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has successfully completed the first workshop of the UNITAR Iraq Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training, held in Amman, Jordan, from 28 November to 2 December. The Fellowship is a six-month specialized capacity-building programme, incorporating two face-to-face international workshops, implemented with the generous support of the Government of Japan, that examines entrepreneurship and youth leadership in the context of Iraq.
Twenty-four Fellows, including eight women, from variou...
2024年10月31日、広島 - 国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）はこのほど、国立大学法人広島大学と「平和構築・開発におけるグローバル人材育成事業」実施協力のための合意文書を締結いたしました（署名者：越智光夫広島大学長、ニキル・セス国連事務次長補兼ユニタール総代表）。本事業は、平和構築や開発分野の人材育成を主眼として、外務省が実施するもので、今年度より広島大学が受託し、国連ユニタールと連携して事業を行います。, プライマリー・コース平和構築・開発分野で今後キャリアを形成していく意志を持つ日本人および外国人約20名を対象に、4週間の国内研修（ブレンデッド学習）と1年間の海外派遣（日本人のみ対象、国連ボランティア計画により実施）から成るプログラムを提供します。国内研修は、2025年1-2月に東京と広島で開催予定です。同分野の現場で求められる実践的な理解の促進や、国際機関での就業に必要となる知識の獲得・業務遂行能力の向上を目的とします。外国人研修員については、バングラデシュ、フィジー、エルサルバドル、ウクライナ、レバノン、パレスチナ、マリ、南スーダン、ウガンダ、およびアフリカ連合委員会（AUC）から募集しています。本コースの詳細については、下記の広島大学ウェブサイトをご覧ください。プライマリー・コース（日本人研修員募集）プライマリー・コース（外国人...
December 11, 2024, Asuncion, Paraguay - UNITAR, in partnership with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, the Financial Information and Analysis Unit of Colombia (UIAF), and University of Antioquia, has launched a groundbreaking initiative to train over 22,000 compliance officers in Colombia. This joint effort aims to enhance the country's capability to combat financial crimes. Ms. Chisa Mikami, Head of UNITAR’s Hiroshima Office, and Mr. Luis Eduardo Llinás Chica, UIAF Director, presented the initiative at ...
6 October 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - Climate change is a global issue that requires targeted, adaptable, and tailored solutions. A solution that works well in one country, may not necessarily work as well in another country or region. This was evident at the recent Youth Climate Dialogue which brought together high school students from six countries as part of UNITAR’s 60th Anniversary celebrations.
What would the ideal solutions be for France, Japan, Kenya, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates?
That’s what students from six different ...
Raghad Hav participated in the 2019 UNITAR training programme Empowering Social Entrepreneurs and Youth Leaders for Iraq.
After completing the UNITAR programme, Raghad founded She Codes Too, where she teaches Iraqi women to code.
In 2022, Raghad returned to UNITAR programmes as a resource person for the Waffle Camp × SDGs Workshop.
Through empowering the women in her community and leading by example, Raghad wants to convince Iraqi women that they can do anything.
, March 2022 – Raghad Hav started with a small idea and brought it to life with the help of the 2019 UNITAR...
Mohd Ishrin Bin Mohd Ishak, a Malaysian diplomat, joined the UNITAR nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation (NDNP) training programme.
The programme gave him holistic views on nuclear disarmament and prepared him for international negotiations.
Malaysia has ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
, 29 May 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - Amid growing global worries of nuclear threats, nearly 20 diplomats and government officials from Asian countries gathered in Hiroshima from 13 to 18 February 2023, for the UNITAR nuclear disarmament and non-prolifer...
26 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - Halfway down the road, we still have a long way to go to reach the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. On some goals, we fell behind due to the COVID-19 pandemic which taught us one important thing: actions and policies cannot be developed in silos. While a wildlife issue can have effects on public health, measures in this area may in turn affect the economy, access to education and other health services and contribute to gender-based violence. They can also have short-term and longer-term effects on the environment – and all this...