The Partners of the Nairobi Framework organized a side event on Way Forward - Facing New Challenges that showcased the activities implemented by the Partners in 2010 and their planned initiatives for 2011. The event took place at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 16), Cancun, Mexico on 1 December 2010 and was attended by about 50 persons. 

What are good and illustrative case studies of effective capacity development supported by UN agencies that deliver results on climate change in Member States?

The online course Governance in Urban Sanitation, implemented by the Local Development Programme, is among the first e-Learning courses to be awarded with the Open ECBCheck certification for its compliance with the International Open ECBCheck Standards.

Keynote speakers of the 6th edition of the Geneva Lecture Series jointly organized by the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and UNITAR, Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) D

The latest OCHA Humanitarian Update on south Sudan clearly indicates that “In the context of the upcoming January 2011 referendums, the humanitarian community is taking a number of steps to be p

“Heavy rains in Colombia have affected close to 2 million persons”, the country's president Juan Manuel Santos said on Sunday after inspecting floods in the northern “Atlantico department”.
Following his overflight of some of the affected areas, the president confirmed the arrival of international aid, stressing that the country needed more assistance.

From the 22nd to the 27th November 2010, UNITAR PTP, jointly with the South African Development Community (SADC), organised a Protection of Civilians Training of Trainers course at the South African Development Community Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Focusing on Urban Wastewater Management in Central and Eastern European Countries, CIFAL Plock hosted its final training of 2010 from November 30-December 2, CIFAL Plock in Poland.