13 September 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in collaboration and support from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and CIFAL Global Network are organizing an official side event during the Action Days titled "LEAP-FAST: Accelerating Sustainable Transformations through Higher Education Networks”. The side event will take place in a hybrid mode on Saturday, 21 September 2024, from 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm in Room GA-3B-760-1, UNHQ GA Conference Building.

13 September 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR’s Global Breastfeeding Education Initiative (BFEI) is pleased to invite you to join our Experts Conversations on Breastfeeding Promotion and Education!

13 September 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR will co-organize a Summit of the Future side event “Intergenerational Dialogue for a Sustainable Future: Shaping Inclusive Society through Digital Power” on 19 September (10:15–11:30 a.m. EDT [UTC−4]) in New York and online. The panel discussion will be livestreamed on UNITAR’s YouTube channel.

10 September 2024, Hiroshima, Japan - On 10 September 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) launched the second phase of the "Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security" (FOIP) training programme, which aims to equip leaders and officials from Asia’s public and private sectors with the skills and strategies to promote peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. The programme is financially supported by the Government of Japan.

9 September 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – On 4 September 2024, UNITAR launched its 2024 “Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction” training programme with an orientation webinar. The event brought together 572 like-minded participants with a passion to advance their involvement in women’s leadership against disaster risks, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. The programme aims to equip participants with skills to develop inclusive disaster risk reduction plans contextualized to the needs of their communities.

5 September 2024, Geneva – A total of twenty students from China joined the Youth Leadership and Global Challenges Seminar, held at UNITAR headquarters in Geneva. The seminar was organized by UNITAR in collaboration with Shanghai Creative Twin Cities for the seminar on July 9 and with Curidaosity on July 16 and 19 2024.

UNITAR and the Financial Intelligence Unit of Colombia (UIAF) have signed a memorandum of understanding that solidifies their partnership to combat financial crime.

30 August 2024, Hiroshima, Japan - Global youth leaders called for united actions to achieve a peaceful future without nuclear weapons at the Youth Leader Conference on Nuclear Disarmament held in Hiroshima and online on 29 August 2024.

30 August 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – On 22 August 2024, UNITAR concluded the online training phase of the “Leader for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security” training programme. Over 400 learners completed the 2-month learning phase, covering topics such as blue economy, ocean governance, maritime, environment, climate and food security.

28 August 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - On July 11th and 12th, Mr. Alex Mejia, Director of the Division for People and Social Inclusion at UNITAR and Head of the CIFAL Global Network, visited CIFAL Victoria.