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Secretary-General Convenes Historic High Level Brainstorming on the Future of Training and Research at the UN

UNITAR Executive Director Carlos Lopes with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Memorandum of Understanding signed between UNITAR and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
 

On May 15, 2009 Mr. Luis Guzmán-Barrón Sobrevilla, Rector of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Director of UNITAR, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which sets out the basis for the collaboration between the two institutions. 
UNITAR as a key player at the International Conference on Chemicals Management
Building ties with the Americas
As the new United States Administration defines its foreign policy priorities and partnerships, UNITAR is revamping its collaboration with the U.S. Administration by extending its expertise in sustained capacity development, expertise which has been welcomed as a “soft power” approach to international cooperation within the region and beyond.
UNITAR’s 2009 Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan is launched
 
Report of the Secretary-General recommends increased support for mediation training
The recently-held 2009 UNITAR Regional Training was organized in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Thirty eight mid and senior-level government officials, senior advisors to presidents and prime ministers, as well as African Union and UN peace operation staff on the continent took part. Participants engaged in conflict analysis, negotiation and mediation simulations. Case studies examined peacemaking processes in Somalia, Sudan and other regions.
UN Research and Training Institutes strengthen their position as intellectual catalysts for innovation and change within the UN system
As a transmission channel for new thinking within and beyond the UN, and as unique partners at the interface of policy and operational worlds, the seven UN Research and Training Institutes, namely INSTRAW, UNICRI, UNIDIR, UNITAR, UNRISD, UNSSC and
UNOSAT joins hands with UNICRI in applied research for security
UNOSAT and UNICRI decided to formalise their collaboration in a recent exchange of letters.
 

UNITAR Signs Agreement with African Capacity Building Foundation
On 2 March 2009, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Edwin N. Forlemu, ACBF Executive Secretary a.i., signed on behalf of ACBF and Carlos Lopes, United nations Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UNITAR, signed on behalf of UNITAR.
e-Learning Readiness Survey conducted in Developing Countries – Results very positive
As part of a joint ongoing UNITAR/IDI/UNCTAD Global Project to train Public Debt Audit Officials in ‘Auditing Public Debt Management’, a survey was conducted (February 2009) to assess the feasibility of using distance learning and e-Learning as part of the training process. The survey questionnaire was sent to Sovereign Audit Institutions (SAIs) of 28 developing and emerging economies with a view to study the e-Learning readiness of these institutions.