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Established in 2020, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Toronto (CIFAL York) was created within the premises of the University campus in Toronto, Canada.CIFAL York provides a range of learning opportunities and facilitates knowledge sharing between public servants and leaders of the Western Hemisphere to strengthening their capacities, improving the decision-making process and encouraging sustainable development.The capacity development activities of the Centre will focus on diversity and inclusion, health, entrepreneurship and economic develop...
Asian Ministry Officials Participate in Workshop on Climate Change Diplomacy and Health
12 - 14 November 2014, Bangkok, Thailand – Climate change is considered one of the biggest global health threats of the twenty-first century. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 1970 and 2004 more than 140,000 excess deaths were caused by global warming every year. Since the impacts of a changing climate on public health are very alarming, discussions have started on how to better include health related issues in climate change negotiations.
In order to increase…
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Building Capacity in LDCs for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda
1 - 2 March 2017, Abuja, Nigeria - In the framework of its initiative “Capacity for the 2030 Agenda”, UNITAR organized a learning conferences on “holistic approaches for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda” for African Least Development Countries (LDCs). This conference specifically targeted government officials from the 17 English-speaking African LDCs and took place in Abuja, Nigeria on 1 - 2 March 2017.
Giving us the best chance to achieve the SDGs
In September 2015, UN Member States adopted a…
13 April 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - Flooding is the most frequent type of disaster, affecting more than 2 billion people in the 20 years between 1998 and 2017 alone. When disaster hits, it is of vital importance to quickly know which areas have been affected in order to assess the potential damage and inform humanitarian relief efforts.
Within the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) supports teams on the ground to assess the impact of floods through its rapid mapping service. How this...
The communities of the Cook Islands have had to be self-reliant when it comes to natural disasters.
“We’ve had a fortnight of heavy, heavy rain. Just last week, a coconut tree fell across the road on my driveway. So [the community], we got out there and cleaned it up,” says Lydia Sijp, member of the Tupapa/Maraeranga disaster management committee on Rarotonga, the country’s largest and most populous island, and 2016 UNITAR training alumna.
We call for help from the government. But if the government doesn’t turn up, we just get out there and do it ourselves.
The Co...
South Africa’s National Academy on Green Economy Fosters Change
2 March 2018, Midrand, South Africa - Stephen Barrow, a consultant at the South African Organic Sector Organisation (SAOSA), was among 100 people who took part in the country’s National Academy on Green Economy.
“This has been an amazing opportunity to expand our horizons and to interact with folk from different sectors of the green economy,” Barrow said. “I am very encouraged by PAGE and GIZ’s support for the organic sector in South Africa, which has been hugely important. We have battled to raise…
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Lavinia Taumoepeau-Latu left Tonga to join her children in the US and to care for a sick sister. She has since been waiting for Tonga’s borders to reopen so she can continue her work in Tonga.
When a large part of Texas lost power in February 2021 due to three severe winter storms, it made Lavinia reflect.
Big countries have the opportunity and the resources to prepare for things like this. But it’s not on their mind,
she says. Tonga, on the other hand, may not have such resources, but “they’re always preparing, they’re a...
Core Diplomatic Training (CDT) lies at the core of UNITAR’s mandate, established in 1965 to strengthen multilateral diplomacy through practical, high-impact learning. As UNITAR’s longest-standing training portfolio, CDT has evolved from foundational courses for diplomats from newly independent UN Member States into comprehensive programmes serving a broad spectrum of stakeholders – including diplomats, government officials, international civil servants, and representatives from civil society and the private sector UNITAR’s Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice is th...
Economics of the Public Sector
Date: May 6 to Jun 7, 2019 (5 weeks) | Delivery: Online, Instructor Moderated | Fee: USD800.- | Language: English
More information and online registration: https://www.unitar.org/event/full-catalog/economics-public-sector-2019
Fundamentals of Money Creation
Date: May 6 to Jun 7, 2019 (5 weeks) | Delivery: Online, Instructor Moderated | Fee: USD800.- | Language: English
More information and online registration: https://www.unitar.org/event/full-catalog/fundamentals-money-creation-2019
Cross Cultural Negotiation
Date: May 13 to Ju...