On 8 June, UNITAR led by the Manager, Mr. Craig Boljkovac of the Chemicals and Waste Management Programme (CWM), welcomed a Chinese delegation from Anhui Province’s Environmental Protection agency to discuss and further their understanding on advanced chemical management, in particular on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

25-26 June 2010, Batam, Indonesia. UNITAR, United cities and Local governments (UCLG) and its regional Asia Pacific Section, United cities and Local Governments / Asia Pacific (UCLG/ ASPAC) are jointly organizing a workshop on Local Finances on 25-26 June 2010 in Batam, Indonesia. This workshop is part of a series of workshops on local finances implemented by the Local Development Programme of UNITAR, thanks to the financial support of the French government.

Antwerp, Belgium: June 22, 2010 – UNITAR and the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO),  an NGO accredited to the ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council), have agreed to organize joint events on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in September at the Shanghai Expo 2010.

UNITAR was invited in June 2010 to illustrate the results of UNOSAT Piracy Monitoring at the New York plenary meeting the UN Contact Group on Piracy of the Coast of Somalia.

According to the International Federation of the Red Cross, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks have fled fighting in Kyrgyzstan and are massing on the border of neighbouring Uzbekistan, where a major humanitarian crisis is reported to be unfolding. Several tens of thousands people have managed to cross over to Uzbekistan, provoking an impending refugee crisis. Both groups are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.

Uppsala (Sweden) 10 June 2010: At the occasion of a lecture by Dr. Carlos Lopes, UNITAR and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (DHF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. As a first step into the cooperation, UNITAR and DHF are looking to organizing a lecture series to be held in Uppsala, New York/Geneva and in Africa on topics related to peace and security.

“The seminar opened our eyes and minds to the world of the UN and multilateral diplomacy."

The Public Finance and Trade Programme is pleased to announce its calendar of e-learning courses for Fall/Winter of 2010.
All courses are internet-based, moderated by senior international experts, asynchronous and place emphasis on online discussions and self-paced learning.