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23 July 2024, San Salvador, El Salvador – The United Nations for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of El Salvador through their Diplomatic Institute “Doctor José Gustavo Guerrero” signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a cooperative framework to promote the development and implementation of training activities.The cooperation under the Memorandum of Understanding includes the development of joint training activities for public officials, academia, private entities, and other interested actors, as well as the exchan...
29 September - 3 November 2018, Atlanta, United States - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) jointly with Kennesaw State University (KSU), hosted 21 young leaders from Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam who participated in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI).
The YSEALI is a U.S. State Department Program that aims to build the leadership capabilities of youth in Southeast Asia and promote cross-border cooperation to solve regional and global challenges...
14 July 2025, Miami, United States of America - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Miami (CIFAL Miami) is pleased to announce the upcoming Emergency Preparedness and Management Workshop, organized in partnership with Outreach Aid to the Americas (OAA) and Florida International University (FIU).Taking place at the FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, this two-day, in-person workshop will bring together airport professionals, emergency management experts, government officials, private sector representatives, industry leaders, and community stakeholder...
27 April 2023, Katowice, Poland – Between April 20 to 26, 2023, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Plock continued its efforts to promote the Autosobriety Training Programme, aimed at preventing drink-driving. The Programme was featured at the Local Career and Professional Development Fair capturing the attention of primarily young individuals who have just finished college and are looking for career advice.
During the four-hour event, around 80 people learned about the programme, using virtual reality glasses and video materials ...
Women’s Leadership in Climate Diplomacy Networking Reception
3 June 2015, Bonn, Germany - UNITAR’s Women’s Leadership Programme partnered with the Women’s Environmental and Development Organization (WEDO) to co-host a side event at the UNFCCC Forty-second Sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 42) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 42), as well as the June session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP2-9)
The reception brought together both women and men involved in the negotiations...
December 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – Between 2017 and 2019, UNOSAT has been committed to supporting the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) to build resilience to the many hazards the country is exposed to, namely floods and tropical storms – hazards which will only grow in severity and frequency with climate change. The situation is especially urgent as Lao PDR is particularly vulnerable to these threats, as it is ranked one of the poorest or least developed countries in the Asia Pacific region. Thanks to the financial support from the Norwegian Agency for Development C...
18 October 2023, Merida, Mexico – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Merida (CIFAL Merida) in close collaboration with the Secretary of Public Safety of the State of Yucatan (SSP) implemented a series of practical activities to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving amongst high school students in Yucatan.
Throughout September, a total of 2,470 students (1,239 men and 1,231 women) from the following institutions were reached through the Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drinking and Driving:
Centro de Estudi...
16 October 2018, Taguig City, Philippines – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) jointly with the University of the Philippines (UP) Korea Research Center and UP Asian Center convened the Conference “South Korean Migration to Philippines” at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Philippines.
Migration’s integral role for sustainable development was recognized for the first time in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which unveils the contributions of migrants to foster development among countries of origin and des...
タイの外交官Aiyarat Kosakulさんは、2024年2月、国連ユニタール「核軍縮・不拡散（NDNP）広島研修」 に参加しました。このプログラムでは、世界の核軍縮に関する基本的な知識を、広島ならではの視点で学ぶことができました。Kosakuさんは外交の仕事のダイナミズムに魅力を感じています。将来、国連ユニタール研修の同窓生とも協働したいと期待を膨らませています。, 2024年11月8日、広島 - 現在、タイ外務省の一等書記官として活躍されているAiyarat Kosakulさんは、平和安全保障軍縮部で大量破壊兵器や化学・生物・通常兵器に関する問題に取り組んでいます。同国政府の推薦により、国連ユニタール「核軍縮・不拡散（NDNP）広島研修」に参加。このプログラムを通じて、核軍縮に関する基本的な理解を深め、より広い視野で仕事に取り組むことができるようになりました。, Kosakulさんが外交官になったきっかけは、国のために貢献したい、ダイナミックな問題に取り組みたいという思いからでした。彼は、2024年2月に広島で1週間にわたって行われた「核軍縮・不拡散（NDNP）研修」に参加した外交官・政府関係者18名のうちの一人です。広島県と広島市が支援するこのプログラムは、核軍縮・不拡散に関する外交官の理解を深めるととも...
Clinical conditions requiring surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia (SOA) services amount to 30% of the global disease burden, yet over 70% of the world’s population cannot access safe, timely and affordable SOA care when they need it (1). In many corners of the globe, in the words of Paul Farmer and Jim Kim, surgery has remained the “neglected stepchild of global health” (2). Nevertheless, the year 2015 was a landmark year for global surgery, drawing international attention to the scope and seriousness of the surgical di...