15 April 2026, London, United Kingdom - Against a backdrop of mounting urgency around food security, sustainability, and behavioral change, CIFAL London has launched a purpose-built Hackathon to channel the creative and analytical energy of participants toward one of the most pressing, and most preventable challenges of our time: household food waste. Designed as a high-impact applied learning intervention, the event tasks interdisciplinary teams with moving from systemic understanding to concrete action, producing scalable, real-world solutions aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger.

23 April 2026, Hiroshima, Japan – Eleven youth from Hiroshima Prefecture gathered at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Project Office on 18 April to mark the launch of the 2026 “UNITAR Hiroshima Youth Ambassador Programme: Leaders for a New Era”.

Over the past years, the Tanzania Peacekeeping Training Centre (TPTC) has undergone a significant transformation: from a relatively low-profile national training institution to an increasingly recognized centre of reference for peacekeeping training in Africa. UNITAR’s support in 2025 contributed to accelerating this trajectory by reinforcing the centre’s institutional capacity, training methodologies, and ability to adapt to evolving operational demands.

10 April 2026, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s affiliated International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Poland (CIFAL Płock) concluded a series of training workshops for local and regional law enforcement agencies in Poland aimed at strengthening their capacities to implement the Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink-Driving.

10 April 2026, Hiroshima, Japan –The UNITAR Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025 training programme concluded on 12 March 2026, having brought together emerging leaders, especially women from Asia and the Pacific, to strengthen their skills in disaster risk reduction and community resilience.

10 April 2026, Geneva, Switzerland - The 43rd UN-Water Meeting, held on 24–26 March 2026 at the headquarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, brought together the largest-ever gathering of UN-Water Members and Partners, country representatives, and senior leaders to accelerate progress on global water and sanitation goals. UNITAR played an active and visible role across two of the meeting's key agenda items, reinforcing its growing engagement in the UN system's coordinated response to the water crisis.

2 April 2026, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (UPAEP) have formally entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop individual and institutional capacities within the postal sector.

8 April 2026, Incheon, Republic of Korea – UNITAR and its International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) Jeju are pleased to collaborate with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Northeast Asia Office and Global Education and Training Institute (ONEA-GETI), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), the United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) to offer a three-day virtual training workshop titled “Strengthening Whole-of-Society Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Resilience: Inclusive Governance and Innovative Mechanisms”

Liberia is advancing its national response to climate change by strengthening education, training, and public awareness systems. A multi-stakeholder workshop validated key findings on climate learning needs and laid the foundation for a comprehensive Climate Change Learning Strategy. This marks a major step toward building the knowledge and capacity needed for effective climate action nationwide.

On 2 April 2026, UNITAR will host the webinar “Food Waste Prevention in Practice: Learning, Policy, and Community Solutions” in the context of the International Day of Zero Waste. The 90-minute online event will bring together experts and practitioners to explore how learning, public policy, and community-led action can help tackle food waste, a major but preventable driver of environmental harm and food insecurity.