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New training opportunities in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Caucasus Region
12 March 2018, Baku, Azerbaijan – A delegation from UNITAR traveled to Baku to meet with representatives of the Baku Higher Oil School, the Azerbaijani Diplomatic Academy, and the Ministries of Economy, Education and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan to discuss future collaboration in the fields of training and sustainable development. The Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan in Geneva organized the meetings, which were chaired by H. E. Mr. Vaqif Sadiqov, Ambassador Extraordinary and…
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Ambassador Mathu Joyini is Permanent Representative of South African to the United Nations in New York and Chair for the Commission on the Status of Women (2021 to 2023). Previously, Ambassador Joyini served as Deputy Director-General at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, heading the Diplomatic Academy and the Mediation Support Unit (since 2016). She has undertaken various international assignments, including as Permanent Representative of South Africa to the International Seabed Authority (2010 to 2015) and as High Commissioner and Ambassador to…
30 March 2023, Dakar, Senegal – UNITAR, the Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders (CIFAL) Dakar, and the Municipality of Dakar hosted forty-two nurses and midwives from Senegal, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, and Mali for a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop titled “Improving Breastfeeding Education in Sub-Saharan Africa” on 15 and 16 March 2023 in Dakar, Senegal. The workshop contributed to the goal of promoting breastfeeding education and optimal breastfeeding practices. Primarily aligned with Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3, promoting breastfee...
Professor, University of Newcastle, Australia
Distinguished Laureate Professor Sanson-Fisher leads the Health Behaviour Research Collaborative at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His past roles include the Director of CIFAL Newcastle (United Nations Institute for Training and Research). He has an outstanding global reputation as a leader in health behaviour research recognised by his award of Officer of the Order of Australia and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. His work is known for successfully combining behavioural and public…
22 March 2017, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office has successfully completed the second workshop of the UNITAR Iraq Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training, held in Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan, from 5 – 11 March 2017. The Fellowship is a six-month specialized capacity-building programme examining entrepreneurship and youth leadership in the context of Iraq and incorporating two face-to-face international workshops, blending online and asynchronous learning, and participant-led real-...
UNITAR, the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar and the International Law Association invite you to attend the High-Level Dialogue on Justice and Capacity-Building in International Law. Taking place on 7th May 2025 from 13:00 - 14:30 p.m. at the Palais des Nations, Room S4, this event brings together leading legal scholars, practitioners and diplomats to critically examine how the legal capacities of Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are perceived and operationalized within international law, and how these ...
Beneficiary: Prashant Shekhar Yadav
Title: Adviser to the Ambassador at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations
Training: UN Core Diplomatic Training in International Relations and Global Diplomacy
Every so often we hear stories of inspiring people that dedicate time and energy to help address the biggest challenges we face as human beings. Prashant Shekhar Yadav is one of those people, and he is determined to go above and beyond to make the world a better place for everyone.
Working in New York City as an Adviser to the Ambassa...
Title: Professor, PhD in Epidemiology and Social Science
Country: Brazil
e-Learning course: Introductory e-Course on Climate Change
“There is something I heard when I was young that struck me: ‘think globally; act locally’”, remembers Maurici Tadeu Ferreira Santos. Maurici grew up in an impoverished neighbourhood in the highly populated outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in South America. Son of a waiter and a housemaid, his childhood was far from comfortable. “I used to go to school carrying my notebooks in a bag of rice because I could not afford a proper b...
Discover the Brand New UN CC:e-Learn Platform!
24 February 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:e-Learn platform has just undergone a complete makeover. The platform, which was launched in 2014, still boasts its state of the art e-learning courses in six different languages. However, we bring a few new features to our 75 000+ registered users:
1. Easier Access and Navigation
New Landing Page: Once logged in, you can now access a page filled with useful information and news, and can easily access the courses you are following by going to “My Courses”.
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