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Mercury is a silvery-white metal that is liquid at room temperature and evaporates easily into the air. Many Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Miners (ASGM) around the world use mercury to extract the gold from the earth using its low heating point to evaporate from the gold compile.
Mercury exposure causes severe negative effects to both human health and the environment. ASGM continues to be a major issue of concern globally due to the activities and disposal of products that are contaminated with mercury.
While the world will never be entirely “mercury free” simply because it ...
Handbooks
Our handbooks are designed to contain all the information you need in one well-structured document. We make sure to provide you with a concise reference booklet covering your particular subject.
Job aids
We design instructional tools that allow learners to quickly remember or access information as the need-to-know arises. Strong visual components on instructional cards, charts or posters give a large amount of information at one glance.
Apps
Learning apps can be used differently depending on the learners’ needs. It can include gamification tools, responsive o...
Greenhouse gas emissions directly contribute to global warming and climate change. The technology and fuel used for electricity generation are often responsible for high greenhouse gas emissions. Recently, UNITAR conducted a survey among energy experts in the humanitarian system to estimate the number of diesel and petrol generators that are used to produce electricity in humanitarian operations, with a view to establishing the opportunities to transition to solar solutions.
Based on feedback from six UN organisations and the ICRC, a study allowed us to estimate that there...
18 May 2020, New York, USA, Zoom Workshop - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with Emerging Ag, hosted a workshop entitled Defining Transformation: A Global Food System. This is the first event of six in the Food Systems Series leading up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit. This activity is supported with funding allocated from the Swedish International Development Agency’s (SIDA) contribution to the UNITAR Strategic Framework Fund, under the programme Leveling The Playing Field which focuses on the development of skills and k...
UNITAR offers courses that run throughout the year or several times a year that are free-of-charge and open to the public. For more information about courses offered, please see below. , This self-paced course, jointly delivered by UNITAR and IUCN, promotes a dynamic learning approach through interactive lessons and multimedia contents. Participants will understand the nexus between biodiversity, climate change and land-use plans; discover the rights and roles of different stakeholders in the planning and decision-making process; and consider ways to col...
UNITAR celebrates its 50th anniversary since its inception in December 1963. The Institute organized commemorative events both in Geneva and New York.
Geneva
28 November 2013, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in cooperation with the Group of 77 and China, Geneva Chapter, organized a high-level event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of UNITAR, and to sign a Framework of Cooperation between G77 and UNITAR.
All Permanent Missions based in Geneva were invited to the event and it was attended by more than 150 partic...
The evaluation covered the period from January 2020 to October 2024 and aimed to identify good practices, challenges and lessons learned from current processes, mechanisms and structures in order to improve the timeliness of reporting, with a focus on identifying the root causes of delays and exploring opportunities to improve reporting timeliness. Specifically, the evaluation sought to determine whether factors such as project budget, duration, reporting workload, programme capacity and donor requirements correlated with delays in reporting. The evaluation also aimed to un...
The Junior Professional Officer programme or Associate Expert Programme is a multilateral technical cooperation initiative intended for young people, interested in acquiring experience in the development field, sponsored by their respective governments. At the same time, the programme assists the international organizations in their technical cooperation activities by providing JPO services in development initiatives.
For more information on eligibility criteria, how to apply, donor countries contact information, minimum requirements, vacancies please consult http://w...
What is the Academy?
The Academy aims to build capacities and facilitate experience-sharing among key stakeholders from SEA in support of a clean and inclusive energy transition. A coaching mechanism will provide attendees with an opportunity to put into practice the knowledge and skills that they acquire during the Academy, with the training focusing on four countries (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines) that represent around 80% of the region’s total energy share and population.
The Academy will be conducted virtually (with some face-to-face elements) with...
On 13-15 November 2018, the Togolese Public Administration School (ENA), UNITAR and UNDP held a national workshop aimed at strengthening the capacities of senior civil servants to lead the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs. This was the first national-level pilot of UNITAR’s toolkit “Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs” targeted towards African Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
The three-day workshop commenced with opening speeches by Mr. Djifa K. Adjeoda, Director-General of ENA, Ms. Elena Proden, UNITAR, M. Damien Mama, UN Resident Coordinator in Togo, ...