21 August 2019 - New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Columbia Law School organized a Mediation briefing for students and faculty members from the University of Fortaleza - UNIFOR (Fundação Edson Queiroz - Universidade de Fortaleza), Brazil at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

19 August 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the new free e-learning course on “Multilateral Conferences and Diplomacy for SIDs and LDCs Negotiators.” This course will take place from 14 October to 10 November 2019.

19 August 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the brand-new online course on “Diplomacy 4.0- Beyond the Digital Frontier.” This course will take place from 14 October to 24 November 2019.

15-16 August 2019, Nairobi, Kenya - As part of our three-year Memorandum of Understanding between UNITAR and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, UNITAR’s Division for Multilateral Diplomacy held a workshop on Effective Writing and Multilateral Diplomacy in Nairobi, Kenya. It was designed to help participants learn basic and advanced writing and analytical skills for multilateral diplomacy; discover different forms and styles of diplomatic writing and reporting; and learn how to write Official and Diplomatic Correspondence in multilateral diplomacy.

5-7 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand- In keeping with its vision of providing the highest quality of training and innovation, the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research successfully held the workshop in Bangkok on Preparing Effectively the Thai delegation for the next session of the United Nations General Assembly.
There were two objectives of the training course. The first objective was to prepare the Thai delegation, as well as the colleagues liaising from the capital, for the 74th United Nations General Assembly. The second objective was to provide necessary skills to diplomats involved in the United Nations Affairs to perform more effectively in their work, as well as during sessions of the General Assembly.

26 July 2019, New York, NY, USA- United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office (UNITAR NYO) prepared a briefing program for the summer camp students enrolled with College Daily Inc. in China. The summer camp converges on diplomacy since College Daily Inc. is a company that directs on promoting studying overseas and global citizenship. The students were welcomed to the office of UNITAR in New York. H.E. Mr. Marco Suazo greeted the students and introduced the work of the United Nations and the responsibilities of UNITAR. The students expressed their gratitude and engaged in the discussions about multilateral diplomacy.

Launch: UNITAR’s E-Learning Course Achieving Peace, Preventive Diplomacy, Multilateral Negotiation and Mediation. “A Road to a Call for Peace – E-Learning Course”.

UNITAR is delighted to unveil the first edition of the Executive Program in Global Leadership and Business Diplomacy, in partnership with the Global Institute of Excellence, a Hong Kong-based firm dedicated to advancing organizational and professional development.

22 July 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - The Division for Multilateral Diplomacy (DMD) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) successfully hosted the second cohort of students of the International Leaders Professional Diploma Program in a 6-day in-depth workshop in Geneva from the 12th to 18th of June 2019.

Visit of the Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth and UNITAR HLPF Events