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November 2021 - This article brings some light into the black box of how the transition can be tackled in practice, and is written by Eliya Devay, graduate of the UNITAR-Franklin University Switzerland Joint Master’s programme in Responsible Leadership & Climate Action. Eliya is specialized in Sustainable Finance and currently works at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) as a Consultant.
In light of the recent COP26, this article features outcomes and reflections from Eliya's experiential learning project with UNEP FI, as part of his ...
On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, which theme this year is “People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships”, let’s look into the pivotal yet underexplored relationship between peace and the private sector. Considering a rich practical experience from private sector development in complex and fragile environments, this piece will argue that through conscious engagement and active dialogue promotion business has an important role for both economic development and stabilization efforts in fragile contexts., One of the main drivers of economic developme...
Title: Psychologist
Country: Colombia
Training programme: Youth-led Peace and Reconciliation in Colombia: A Transformational Approach
On August 24th, 2016, the signature of a ceasefire agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia lit a sparkle of hope in the hearts of those affected by a conflict that had lasted for more than half a century. But real and sustainable peace goes way beyond agreements and handshakes. In fact, these are just the first steps of many more towards a peaceful future. The aftermath is challenging ...
“She believed she could, so she did!” One look at Rose's motto on Skype is enough to give you an idea of this young woman's positive mindset. Born in Baghdad 26 years ago, she's been working as a project engineer at a construction company since 2013, and was one of the twenty-four selected Fellows for the 2016 Cycle.
“I am a dreamer girl, and I'm always interested in trying something different: even in my daily work, I'm not into sticking to the same routine. So, my current job will certainly not by my final career choice. In the future, I plan to work in the…
16 April 2021, New York, USA (Virtual) - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in partnership with the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, successfully delivered the workshop entitled “Values at Work: Sustainable Investing and ESG Reporting” from 7-8 April 2021. The workshop was attended by 40 participants and focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and the push for companies and investors to remake business models in order to respond to the goals outlined by the SDGs. This workshop is supported under the programme ...
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, ...
5 June, 2019, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France - Climate Change poses a serious threat to future food supplies because of animal and plant species disappearing at an unprecedented rate. This will transform the way we produce, market and consume food, but for this to happen we must change our relationship with food both as producers and consumers. With a global population of 7 billion people and dwindling natural resources, we, as individuals, businesses and societies, need to learn to live and act in a sustainable way.
This is pushing companies to look for new and mor...
26 June 2018, Paris, France/Geneva, Switzerland - For the first time, UNITAR partners with a private company to build a core set of knowledge that will help promote conservation, restoration and safeguarding of our planet, while encouraging Danone employees to take concrete action. Through UN CC:Learn, UNITAR and Danone will develop a learning program on climate change for Danone employees. This core set will be integrated into a larger internal learning platform with extensive resources related to Danone’s vision and goals. Overall, this partnership nourishes the glob...
国連訓練調査研究所(ユニタール)は、個人や団体への創造的な研修を通じて、よりよい未来のための世界レベル・国家レベルでの意思決定を促進する国連機関です。1963年に設立され、2020年には322,410人に学びの機会を提供しました。スイス・ジュネーブの本部のほか、ニューヨーク事務所、広島事務所、ボン事務所があり、世界中に様々な拠点やネットワークをもっています。持続可能な繁栄局(Division for Prosperity)では、広島事務所とジュネーブ本部の職員がともに、起業やリーダーシップ、貿易と金融、デジタル技術、軍縮などについて世界レベルの知識や技術の共有を進めています。アフガニスタン、南スーダン、イラクなど紛争後復興の過程にある国の人々へのプログラムなどには、広島という立地を生かし、原爆投下後から現在の平和都市に至る過程を一つの復興モデルとして研修に組み込むなど、平和で公正な社会の実現にも貢献しています。
広島という象徴的な地に設立された最初の国連機関であり、中四国地方で唯一の国連機関でもあります。研修・研究活動に加え、研究機関や行政機関・民間企業など幅広い分野の機関との連絡調整といった、ユニタールでの戦略的な役割も担っています。
日本での公的な支援組織として、2019年に一般社団法人「国連ユニタール協会」が創設され、国連ユニタール...
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