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27-28 October 2018, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office concluded its training course on “Strengthening Skills and Knowledge in Multilateral Diplomacy: Practical Preparation for Membership in the United Nations Security Council” for Republic of Indonesia with a two-day-session on the meeting formats, decisions-making process, voting procedures, documents and insights into the Security Council Presidency. The training, which is part of the Swedish programme “Leveling the playing field”, was conducted from 27-28 Octo...
29 September 2023, New York, USA – On 11-15 September 2023, The United Nations Institute for Training and Research, New York Office, conducted a training programme for Qatari delegates. The programme commenced with a two-day Briefing for New Delegates of UNGA78. Dr. Colleen Thouez, former Head of UNITAR New York Office and Founder and Director of NASH’s Refugee Resettlement Initiative, along with Dr. Angel Angelov, a Senior diplomat and scholar of international relations, joined the delegates and provided a briefing on the United Nations system. Dr. Angel Angelov delivered ...
31 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Prosperity Division launched today an innovative training programme on ‘Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship through Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Afghanistan and Iraq’.
The 3-month training programme which was made possible through the support from the Swedish International Development Agency’s (Sida) towards the UNITAR Strategic Framework Fund (SFF) offers a unique opportunity for women from these countries to build the...
21 March 2023, New York, USA – UNITAR and the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UN DOALOS) held the Briefing for Delegates on Oceans and the Law of the Sea on Tuesday, 21st March 2023 at Conference Room 11 of the United Nations Headquarters. The in-person meeting was a resounding success with over 100 participants from various UN departments and Missions. The briefing marks the first time UNITAR and UN DOALOS have partnered again after 3 years. , The briefing was opened by UNITAR Head of Office in New York, Mr. ...
22 October 2019, New York, USA – UNITAR jointly with the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) hosted 50 Academic Fellows from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). The Fellows visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York to learn about UNITAR’s capacity building initiatives in support of sustainable development and to hear insights from a private sector executive on how to build partnership to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
YSEALI is the U.S. government’s signature progr...
26 April 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted the Graduation Ceremony for the first class of its inaugural UNITAR Global Diplomacy Initiative (GDI), a programme dedicated to providing a unique, intimate training experience to students in higher education while utilizing the connections and experience of UN delegates and academics.
In hopes of ensuring a brighter future through diplomacy, the newly-designed UNITAR Global Diplomacy Initiative allowed students to experience international relations and con...
Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director, UNITAROn 16 December 2024, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Michelle Gyles-McDonnough of Jamaica as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). With more than 30 years’ experience in sustainable development, policy advocacy, international trade and international relations, and change management in complex bureaucracies, Ms. Gyles-McDonnough has held multiple leadership roles withi...
The idea of a UN training and research institute was mentioned for the first time in a 1962 resolution of the UN General Assembly (resolution 1827 (XVII) of 18 December 1962). In 1963, following a recommendation from the Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly decided to create UNITAR, and asked the Secretary-General to establish a United Nations Institute for Training and Research as an autonomous body within the UN system. (Economic and Social Council - Thirty-sixth Session Annexes Document E/3780 United Nations Training and Research Institute - Note by the...
08 August 2024, New York, United States - On 21 May - 20 June 2024 the 2024 Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) training series, organized by UNITAR, the Swiss Government, and UN DESA, commenced on May 21, 2024, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This series aims to prepare delegates for the General Assembly’s Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review of Operational Activities for Development of the United Nations System. Here, we highlight the first three modules of this comprehensive training series, detailing the objectives, key topics, and speakers...
The development of individual, institutional and organizational capacities is a requirement to produce useful and rigorous evaluations to ensure accountability and learning in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Following the landmark General Assembly resolution 69/237 which calls for building national evaluation capacities, entities of the UN development system and beyond have been working to strengthen evaluation capacities in accordance with national policies and priorities. As a result, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UN...