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11 June 2026, Banjul, The Gambia - UNITAR and the University of the Gambia have renewed their cooperation agreement, reaffirming their shared commitment to capacity building, sustainable development, and human capital formation across The Gambia and the wider West-African region. The renewal signals a deliberate broadening of the centre's programmatic ambitions for the years ahead.
May 2026, Geneva, Switzerland — When Captain Muru joined Cohort 1 of the Pathway to Prosperity Programme, he was not looking for a career pivot. He had already built one through decades in the private sector, a PhD in Digital Economy, and a steady shift towards community leadership through the Rotary Club of Nilay Central and District 3300 Malaysia.
June 2026, Geneva, Switzerland — As Vice President and Legal Advisor of FOMCA, Indrani P. Thuraisingham days are usually built around consumer grievances, policy analysis, community outreach, and ensuring that ordinary Malaysians are not left behind as the country accelerates into its digital future. It was exactly this background that brought her into a room full of like-minded, enthusiastic learners and mid-career professionals comprising Cohort 1 of the Pathway to Prosperity Programme.
9 June 2026, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) marks the third anniversary of Plasma4Life as the initiative enters a new strategic phase with the launch of the Knowledge Partners Advisory Panel (KPAP). The new advisory body is designed to support the long-term direction and impact of Plasma4Life, which is dedicated to strengthening health systems to meet patients’ needs for plasma and plasma-derived medicinal products (PDMPs).
5 June 2026, Geneva – On 29 May 2026, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand capacity-building opportunities for people around the world. Under this agreement, UNITAR and ACCA will jointly design, deliver and scale practical learning pathways in finance, sustainability, digital innovation, entrepreneurship, public financial management, ethics, and value creation.
3 June 2026, Geneva, Switzerland. The Central Bank of Seychelles participated in an introductory workshop on strategic foresight, delivered by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office for Mauritius and Seychelles, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.
3 June 2026, Geneva, Switzerland. From 11 to 13 May 2026, 24 public officials gathered in Victoria for a Training-of-Trainers Capacity Building Workshop for Foresight Leads on Strategic Foresight and Systems Thinking for National Planning, Policies and Budgeting. The workshop aimed to equip a pool of officials with practical tools to support more anticipatory, integrated and resilient decision-making across government.
3 June 2026, Geneva, Switzeraland. UN DESA and UNITAR launched a new self-paced e-learning course, “Anticipatory Governance: Systems Thinking & Strategic Foresight for SDG-Aligned Integrated Planning,” designed to help policymakers, planners and development practitioners better navigate uncertainty and complexity in public decision-making.
3 June 2026 - Following the roll-out of the digital credentials on the UNCC:Learn platform in January 2026, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is launching its new digital credentialing system, starting with a first set of courses, as part of a phased rollout across its learning portfolio.
1 June 2026, Hiroshima, Japan – Tatsuki Sakai from Japan is a policy officer at the World Food Programme (WFP) Togo, where he manages an agriculture and school feeding programme.
Tatsuki’s passion for food security was sparked in childhood by a movie that he saw, which showed children dying of starvation. It made him question the stark inequality between those with plenty to eat and those without. That spark eventually led him to work for the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Cameroon, where he supported food aid programmes for developing countries, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tanzania, where he worked on agricultural development.
Tatsuki’s passion for food security was sparked in childhood by a movie that he saw, which showed children dying of starvation. It made him question the stark inequality between those with plenty to eat and those without. That spark eventually led him to work for the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Cameroon, where he supported food aid programmes for developing countries, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tanzania, where he worked on agricultural development.