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September 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of people, and countries’ economies in unprecedented ways. The governments’ efforts to achieve the global 2030 Agenda have halted or even rolled back as a result of the global health crisis. A number of short-term measures had to be taken to respond to this health emergency and then address the recovery through significant money injections. This short-term response has, however, at times failed to account for mid-term and long-term effects and objectives. The need for a sustainable recovery as part of a more inte...
12 October 2021, New York, USA - United Nations for Training and Research office in New York, in collaboration with Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, launched part 1 of Looking Towards COP 26: Sustainable Agriculture, Labor Rights and Just Transitions in Accelerating SDG Implementation. The course focuses on several SDGs like SDG 2 Zero Hunger, SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG 13 Climate Action and was attended by approximately 61 participants.
Mr. Marco A. Suazo, head of UNITAR office in New York, welcomed the panelist and participants...
1 April 2025, London, United Kingdom- In collaboration with GEDU Global Education Group and the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in London (CIFAL City of London), UNITAR hosted the Breastfeeding Education Conference and Training of Trainers Workshop in London, UK, on 27-28 March 2025. The Regional Conference on Breastfeeding Education brought together 72 experts, nurses and midwives, and students from Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to exchange knowledge and good practices that promote optimal breastfeeding practices. ...
29 June 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina. UNITAR Executive Director Carlos Lopes and UNESCO IIEP Executive Director Khalil Mahshi met with the Minister of Education of Argentina Professor Sileoni yesterday. The meeting was held in the framework of Mr. Lopes’ membership in the Executive Committee of UNESCO’s International Institute for Education Planning. Mr. Lopes who serves on the Governing Board of UNESCO’s IIEP as Secretary-General’s representative has travelled to Argentina this week with a view to taking part in the 37th session of the Executive Committee of the Board.…
UNITAR Executive Director Carlos Lopes with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Training and research are important dimensions of any modern organization. For the United Nations, facing numerous challenges on a broad canvas of issues, the ability to provide in-depth independent and balanced research findings, as well as appropriate training and capacity development for its staff and for Member States, is indispensable. Currently the scope of the training and research institutes of the UN ranges from economic and social development to disarmament and security…
26 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) renewed its three-year cooperation agreement to continue to build capacity through CIFAL Madrid - the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid.
The CIFAL Centre will continue to provide learning opportunities and will facilitate knowledge sharing between public officials and leaders from Ibero-America in topics related to road safety management, transport and mobility. The capacity building activities of the Centre aim to contribute to SDG 3.6, which...
Last year UN CC:Learn (hosted by UNITAR) partnered with Harwood Education to create an innovative climate change education programme for primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom. Harwood Education is a private sector entity that delivers innovative education resources, programmes, training and learning schemes to the entirety of the education sector.
More specifically, the project seeks to develop a comprehensive package of interactive classroom materials on climate change for school teachers and children, with the aim to integrate climate change knowledge...
2025年8月25日、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）と株式会社スピングルカンパニーは、国内外からの国連ユニタール研修参加者13名に「折り鶴再生スニーカー」贈呈を行いました。この「SDGsとデジタル未来‐AIとデジタル・ストーリーテリングで切り拓く変革」研修は、16歳から28歳の若者を対象に、持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）の推進における人工知能（AI）とストーリーテリングの活用スキル習得を目的として国連ユニタールが実施しています。株式会社スピングルカンパニーのデザインする「折り鶴再生スニーカー」には、平和記念公園に寄贈された「折り鶴」が素材として使用されており、商品のデザインを通してストーリーを紡ぐ実例を研修参加者に示しています。広島に拠点を持つ国連ユニタールと株式会社スピングルカンパニーは、今後とも世代や国境を超えた平和への意識啓発を推進し、さらなる協働の機会を模索します。, 2025年8月25日、広島 – 2025年8月25日、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）と株式会社スピングルカンパニーは、国内外からの国連ユニタール研修参加者に「折り鶴再生スニーカー」贈呈を行い、世界へ平和のメッセージ発信に向けて協力して取り組みました。, この寄贈は、国連ユニタールが一般社団法人国連ユニタール協会の実施協力と広島県および広島市の支援を受けて実...
Hiroshima, Japan - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will organise a Roundtable on Diversity and a Knowledge-Based Society.
The Institute is delighted to have as speakers two leading scholars, Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and former Special Advisor to the Cabinet of Japan; and Dr. Shigeru Miyagawa, Professor of Linguistics and Japanese Language and Culture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
This roundtable will take place on Friday 26 June 2009 from 18:00 to 19:45 at the Hiroshima…
June 22nd-26th 2009
UNITAR Programme UNOSAT has been a regular feature in the humanitarian courses offered by Duke University’s Institute of Public Policy. This year, thanks to an institutional agreement between UNITAR and Duke’s, the course takes place on the Institute premises in Geneva.
UNITAR warmly welcomes Duke’s students and teachers and takes pleasure in creating this new opportunity for knowledge transfer between the Institute and a prestigious University.
Course Outline
Program on Global Policy and Governance
Offered by Duke University’s…