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October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - In the last decade, technological advances have changed the world of law enforcement. As both criminal activities and police interaction with citizens move progressively online, the old model of providing a physical presence to prevent crime and reassure communities is no longer enough on its own and is expensive too. Police forces started to use digital technology to deliver a service that is fit for purpose in the 21st century.
New digital innovations have the potential to transform the way policing is delivered. The advent of always-c...
4 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - International law is the cornerstone of global interaction, politics, and policy. States as well as non-state actors in today’s globalized and interconnected world are constantly influencing the development of international law and in turn find their actions influenced by it. In addition, new technologies are opening up new possibilities while also creating new challenges.
Launched in 2020, UNITAR’s Online Executive Diploma on International Law in the 21st century explores these new and cutting-edge legal topics ...
18 – 19 September 2019, New York – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), New York Office, supported the launch of newly published Negotiation book at the United Nations Book store in New York and welcomed a visit from the Director of El Instituto Centroamericano de Administración Pública - Central American Institute of Public Administration (ICAP)., At the book launch, UNITAR Head of New York Office Mr. Marco Suazo delivered a congratulatory speech during the launch of the book ‘Negotiating at the United Nations: A Practitioner’s Guide’. Authors D...
30 – 31 January, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research’s (UNITAR) New York Office kicked off the last of a series of workshops with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Niger to the United Nations. Niger constitutes one of the newly elected members of the Security Council for the 2020-2021 period: Tunisia, Niger, Vietnam, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Estonia. This training was made possible through the support from the Swedish International Development Agency’s (Sida) towards the UNITAR Strategic Framework Fund (SFF) and was ...
UNOSAT and ADPC, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre based in Bangkok, took the decision to enter into a partnership to increase their ongoing collaboration in several domains in which both entities have common strategic interests and tangible output.
ADPC is a non-profit organization supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development through implementing programs and projects that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. ADPC focuses primarily on institutional disaster risk management…
1 - 3 May 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) held a three-day training course on “Introduction to the work of the United Nations and Skills in Multilateral Diplomacy” for the Team Members of the Palestinian Delegation for their Chairmanship at the G77. The training was developed under the programme “Leveling The Playing Field” sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations.
The training started on 1 May 2019 with the opening address by Mr. Marco Suazo, Head of UNITAR New York Office and H.E. Ambassador ...
25 April 2022, New York, United States – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in partnership with Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales (IGLOBAL) came together at the UNITAR New York Office to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between these three offices and begin a fruitful collaboration in the field of Multilateral Diplomacy.
Present at the signing were the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR Mr. Nikhil Seth, the President a...
5 March 2019, New York, USA - A new web-version of the StaTact tool was launched by UNITAR and UN Statistics Division (UNSD) at the side event of the 50th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) on 5 March 2019 in New York. The side event show-cased experiences of the two pilot countries - Togo and Grenada.
StaTact is a tactical action planning tool addressing and resolving measurement related data gaps in support of monitoring the SDGs in a multi-stakeholder fashion through improved institutional arrangements. Excel-based versions of the StaTact have b...
1 July 2015, New York, USA - UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme delivered a Women’s Leadership workshop for delegates to the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development.
In the context of UNITAR’s new Women’s Leadership Programme, launched hand-in-hand with UN Women and working across the UN System, UNITAR delivered a high-level workshop for diplomats and delegates accredited to the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development.
The HLPF on Sustainable Development facilitates dialogue between key stakeholders and their role in ...
1- 2 September, New York USA, virtual seminar – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Office in New York successfully launched the Joint Swiss-UNITAR Briefing on United Nations Budgetary Matters training series on Tuesday, 1 September 2020. The four-day virtual training programmecaters for the needs of the incoming delegates of the United Nations General Assembly Fifth Committee. The first two sessions have directly benefited more than 120 delegates each session from numerous Member States.
The first day of the training kicked off at 9:00 am...