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Blockchain, AI, and other Digital Technologies: Applications and Implications for Sustainable Development (Course Date: February 28 to April 1, 2022)
6-weeks, delivered fully online, Expert-moderated
Online registration: https://www.unitar.org/event/full-catalog/blockchain-ai-and-other-digital-technologies-applications-and-implications-sustainable
Understanding Financial Crime Threat in Digital Financial Services (Course Date: March 21 to April 15, 2022)
6-weeks, delivered fully online, Expert-moderated
Online registration: https://www.unitar.org/event/full-catalog/underst...
Do you need to move your #training online? Has your face-to-face event been cancelled or postponed? Do you need to create an online learning event in a short time fame?
While we all #StayHome, moving events and training online is more important than ever. But how do we do it and what are important considerations to bare in mind?
How to Turn Face-to-Face into Online Events in English and French
COVID-19 is changing the way we learn as events, workshops and meetings move online. While participants may appear equal on screen, there are various factors, both individual and s...
We offer various online platforms that provide users with tools, resources and courses in respective thematic areas. , We publish diverse publications such as manuals, handbooks, guidelines, assessment reports, or geospatial analysis reports that provide useful guidance, information and in-depth analysis for readers., We offer diverse range of learning solutions. These videos provide an overview of some of our solutions and explain concepts and methodologies....
In a world facing unprecedented global challenges, the need for informed and capable leaders has never been greater. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) recognizes this urgency and has established its Online Learning and Education services to equip individuals with the knowledge, skills, and networks to drive positive change worldwide. UNITAR's online academic programmes and open online courses draw on 75 years of the United Nations experience in the field and decades of UNITAR's expertise in training and research. Collaborating with renowne...
Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, adopted by Heads of State and Governments at the 1992 Rio Summit, promotes access to information, public participation, and access to justice in environmental matters. Principle 10 is gaining increasing importance as a growing number of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other international initiatives promote stakeholder participation in environmental decision-making.
Following requests from a number of developing countries, UNITAR has implemented a global programme, which provides methodological and technical support to countri...
Credit: The Innovation Society, May 2016
Governance of nanomaterials: Scientific insights as a basis for regulation
UNITAR’s senior expert, Georg Karlaganis, attended the 10th International Nano-Authorities Dialogue, presenting on UNITAR’s activities, the work on nanotechnologies and manufactured nanomaterials as a SAICM emerging policy issue, and the SAICM governance process up to 2020 and beyond.
Georg’s presentation (in German)
The dialogue took place on 18 and 19 May 2016, at the invitation of the Federal Office for the Environment of Switzerland. More than 5...
The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) and UNITAR launched the Global Learning Platform on Financial Inclusion in October 2019. The initiative aims to enhance capacities on financial management and financial inclusion. It is oriented to finance practitioners, particularly in micro-credit financial institutions and in government entities fostering financial inclusion of women and young entrepreneurs, as well as officers in governments, NGOs and other civil society organizations. Since its launch, AGFUND and UNITAR have delivered eight online courses and 2 e-worksho...
By Pilar Lagos
Originally published on the PAGE website.
Dr. Ganzorig Gonchigsumlaa, originally from Mongolia, studied at the University of Manchester, where he obtained a Master of Science in Environmental Economics in 2010. He gained his PhD in Agricultural Economics at the Georg-August University of Goettingen, Germany in 2016.
Dr. Ganzorig Gonchigsumlaa teaching Sustainable Development Goals in the Development Economics course among undergraduate students. / © Sainjargal Zorigtbaatar 2018
Since then, he has become a Senior Lecturer at the Mongolian…
Massive Open Online Course
This self-paced course has been developed by UNITAR and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A number of countries have attempted to better link their budgeting with the SDGs and national planning overall, however, the progress is uneven. As underscored in the recent UNDP guidance, any country regardless of its budgeting system can take a number of steps that can help align the allocation of public resources with the national SDG priorities. This set of measures has however to be adapted to the specific situation of the country....
31 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - New technologies are profoundly changing the financial industry. The demand for digital solutions is surging, and both private and public institutions are heavily investing in R&D, especially in the field of digital currencies. Big tech companies are more and more involved in supplying financial services as they provide payments solutions, stablecoins and even banking products. Similarly, central banks are actively researching digital money, and many of them are planning to launch their own digital currency in the future.
To res...