The Strategic Framework Fund (SFF) was established by the UNITAR Board of Trustees in November 2018 as a flexible, pooled funding instrument to help UNITAR deliver on its mandate and achieve the objectives of the 2018-2021 strategic framework. The SFF focuses on meeting the learning and other capacity development needs of beneficiaries from countries in special situations, including the least developed countries, the landlocked developing countries, the small island developing States and countries in and emerging from conflict, as well as groups made vulnerable, including women and children and persons with disabilities. You may download the Governing Principles of the SFF.
In his report E/2019/81 the Secretary-General recommended and that Member States and other stakeholders, including relevant United Nations entities, strengthen partnerships with the Institute and consider providing financial support to the newly established Strategic Framework Fund.
Narrative Reports
Impact Story
Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship through Artificial Intelligence in Afghanistan and Iraq
Social entrepreneurship has grown over recent years to offer innovative solutions to development challenges while promoting the generation of livelihoods. This approach could be of great importance for countries in special situations, including countries in or emerging from conflict. UNITAR launched the online course "Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship through Artificial Intelligence in Afghanistan and Iraq", to enhance women’s entrepreneurship that contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and that harnesses frontier technologies, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI).The course benefitted from a Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) contribution to the UNITAR Strategic Framework Fund.
SIDA SFF Entrepreneurship and AI programme for Afghanistan and Iraq
Annual financial reports
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For more information on the Fund, please send an email to donors@unitar.org.