30 December 2025, Hiroshima, Japan – Takahiro Masuda is a university student in Hiroshima majoring in bioinformatics, where he studies the intersection of healthcare and information technology. Raised in Nagasaki as a third-generation atomic bomb survivor, Takahiro joined the UNITAR SDGs and Digital Futures: Changemaking Through AI/Digital Storytelling training programme, seeking new ways to convey messages of peace through digital technology.

28 December 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the “Pathway to Prosperity: Upskilling Selangor’s Professionals for a Digital Future” course. This free training programme is designed to equip participants with job-ready skills in data centre management and artificial intelligence (AI), supporting employability and career advancement in a rapidly growing digital economy, particularly in Selangor.

26 December 2025, Hiroshima, Japan – Reina Yoshida, a second-year high-school student, is shaping her path, guided by a strong sense of justice and a desire to contribute to peace. Through the 2025 UNITAR Hiroshima Youth Ambassador Programme, she deepened her understanding of peacebuilding and explored creative expression to convey lessons of history to future generations.

22 December 2025, London, United Kingdom - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), through its Division for People and Social Development, has signed an agreement with GEDU Global Education to formally establish the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in London.

22 December 2025, London, United Kingdom - The CIFAL Global Network convened its XXII Annual Steering Committee Meeting from 9 to 11 December 2025 in London, United Kingdom, bringing together more than 70 delegates from over 30 countries, including Directors and Chairpersons representing 32 CIFAL Centres worldwide.

Promoting and protecting Human Rights is a continuous practice that shapes how institutions serve people and uphold dignity, inclusion, and justice for all. To strengthen the capacity of professionals to fulfill this responsibility in an increasingly complex landscape, the Saudi Human Rights Commission, UNITAR, and Majmaah University collaborated to implement the Expert in Human Rights Programme in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It deepened understandings of Human Rights and empowered participants to translate knowledge into effective practice.

11 December 2025, Geneva, Switzerland — The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in partnership with the Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance (DEC40), will launch the International Digital Economy Governance and Leadership Capacity Building Programme in January 2026 in Beijing. The initiative combines online learning and onsite training to equip senior officials and industry leaders with advanced competencies in digital governance, smart-city transformation, and emerging technologies. All travel and accommodation costs will be fully covered by the programme’s donor.

9 December 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – The 7th annual Steering Group Meeting of UN SDG:Learn, hosted by UNITAR, gathered representatives from UN SDG:Learn partner organizations on 13 November 2025 to review 2025 progress and shape the platform’s future ahead of 2030.

8 December 2025, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Commercial Legal Service Center jointly ran the Global Responsible Business Accelerator: Enterprise Internationalization Capacity-Building Initiative (9–13 September 2025). Twenty senior corporate executives and entrepreneurs from China – from manufacturing, green technology, infrastructure, and international trade sectors – took part in the phased programme. The accelerator combined governance immersion, corporate visits, and multilateral dialogue to equip them with frameworks and networks for responsible global operations.

8 December 2025, Hiroshima, Japan - When Mohseen Riaz-Ud-Dean was a child, Cyclone Kina swept across Fiji and flooded Mohseen’s home. “My house was underwater”, he recalls. “We had to relocate … [take] all the belongings we had with us to a higher level.” The experience taught him what it means to grow up in a vulnerable island nation and the importance of preparedness.