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16-18 April 2012, Niamey, Republic of Niger – In the framework of the project “Enabling Activities for the Development of a Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Implementation Plan within an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals in the Republic of Niger”, a National Forum on Governance and Priority Setting for SAICM Implementation was held from 16 to 18 April 2012 with the participation of UNITAR. The objectives of the workshop were: (i) to raise awareness about the SAICM; (ii) to review and endorse the National…
May 2012, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan – In the framework of the project “Developing an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Implementation in Uzbekistan”, a National Forum on Governance and Priority Setting for SAICM Implementation, combined with an Action Plan Skills Building Workshop, was held from 14 to 16 May 2012 with the participation of UNITAR.
The objectives of the National Forum were: (i) to raise awareness about the SAICM; (ii) to review and endorse the…
July 2012, Chisinau, Moldova - A Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Stocktaking and Training Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe took place in Chisinau, Moldova from 17-19 July 2012.
The workshop involved approximately 60 participants from the region, including government officials, business and industry, and public interest and labour organisation representatives involved in sectors affected by the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The purpose of the workshop was to familiarise participants with all general aspects of GHS and…
2 March 2010
In collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the MacArthur Foundation, UNITAR is holding a side event to the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The side event about "female migration" will discuss the opportunities and challenges female migrants face in relation to women empowerment and gender equality.
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6 April 2009
Nairobi, Kenya
The initiative “Access to basic services for all”, jointly initiated by UNITAR and UN-HABITAT in 2004, aims at providing the development partners (including National Governments, local authorities, United Nations agencies and the international financial institutions, public and private sector, NGOs, etc.) a formal and mutually agreed basis which would govern the relations between the different stakeholders with a view to improving the provision of basic services.
Resolution 22/8 completes the Resolutions of 2005 (20/5) and 2007 (21/4) and…
CIFAL Flanders Hosted a Dialogue on Agenda 2030 during the European Development Days
15 June 2017, Brussels, Belgium – In the framework of the European Development Days (EDD) in Brussels, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Antwerp (CIFAL Flanders) hosted a brainstorm session to debate how to move forward towards an inclusive, participatory and representative implementation of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
The session was organized jointly with the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP), bringing together…
UNITAR and UNIDO Host a Training Workshop on Diplomatic Protocol
28 June 2016, Vienna, Austria - UNITAR held a Training Workshop on Diplomatic Protocol in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
The training that aimed at helping UNIDO staff gain a deeper understanding of the rules, practices and traditions that apply in the protocol of international organizations, was attended by 30 participants, 21 women and 9 men. The workshop was facilitated by Ms. Alice Hecht, former Chief of the Office of Protocol, Executive Office of…
CIFAL Jeju Hosts Workshop on Global Citizenship for Sustainable Heritage Conservation
17 - 20 October 2018, Jeju, South Korea – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) jointly with the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding under auspices of UNESCO organized a workshop on ‘Fostering Global Citizenship for Sustainable Heritage Conservation in Asia-Pacific’.
This event gathered 23 participants from national and local governments representing 14 countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook…
UNITAR's Multilateral Diplomacy Programme relaunches its successful e-learning course on Chairing International Conferences. The value of this course that is going to start on the 4th of April is not only to provide information, skills and guidance to delegates who may be appointed or elected to chair meetings, it is also important for all delegates to understand what the chairman is doing, and why he or she is doing it. Indeed, unless delegates want the conference to fail, they should support the chairman’s efforts. In short, successful conferences…
22 March 2011 - The ‘Las Pinas-Zapote River System Rehabilitation Programme’, Philippines, and the project ‘A Participatory and Learning Based Approach to Raising Awareness on Water and Sanitation’, Durban, eThekwini Municipality, South Africa, have been awarded with the ‘Water for Life’ Best Practices Award during a ceremony that has taken place in Zaragoza, Spain, on World Water Day.
Earlier this year, via UN Water, UNITAR sent the call for the award to its network of training centres for local governments, The CIFAL Network (http://www.unitar.org/ldp/cifal-network…