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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...
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...
Ebun Feludu Panel, Focus on Training Panel, Leadership Panel, Asha Alexander Panel, Mamunur Rahman Panel, Musa Carew Panel, Raviky Talae Panel, Rebirth at Geneva Panel, Women International Organisations Panel, Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, gives speech at New York, Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, and H.E. Ambassador Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly
, Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, gives speech, Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, 60th Anniversary Exhibition at New York, Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, with Mr. Li Jun...
12 July 2022, Geneva, Switzerland, Paris, France, New York, USA – UNITAR participated in Learning Session 9 on Innovative tools for target setting, peer learning and policy dialogue on SDG 4 and SDG competencies. This session is organized by UNDESA and UNITAR - SDGs Learning, Training and Practice Center – during the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (2022 HLPF). The event brought together UN experts, academics, and government actors to discuss education and the Sustainable Development Goals as well as showcase their experiences in integrating the S...
3 March 2023, New York, USA - UNITAR New York Office launched the Spring Global Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) Programme, which aims to provide students with practical knowledge and experience in global diplomacy, current global issues, and challenges, as well as United Nations-related topics. Mr Marco A. Suazo, the Head of the UNITAR Office in New York, welcomed the participants and presented the programme objectives, which focused on understanding the United Nations' international agenda and activities. He introduced the panellists and professors who shared their experiences ...
Effective Negotiation in Multilateral Conferences
Drafting Skills and Report Writing
Practical Preparation for Membership in the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission
Financing for Development and the 2030 Agenda
, In a multilateral context, effective negotiation skills are critical for managing interdependencies, leveraging power and influencing outcomes. Mastering negotiation tools can therefore assist in securing beneficial agreements at the international level.
Participants in this workshop will receive training from top negotiation experts on effective neg...
6 June 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - Following the success of the WMO Conference on the Gender Dimensions of Weather and Climate Services in 2014, the first activity under UNITAR’s new Women’s Leadership Programme took place during the Seventeenth World Meteorological Congress (Cg-17). With over 20 participants, including Permanent Representatives, and other senior members of delegations, the workshop succeeded in providing a positive, empowering and engaging environment for learning, self-reflection and development and the building of a strong network amongst women and...
June 2020 - Over the next 6-18 months, it is estimated that countries will invest more than US$20 trillion to recover from the fallout of COVID-19, which is expected to shrink the global economy by 3% this year. The makeup of these financial decisions—and the economic sectors that governments choose to support—will now define the shape of our societies and economies for decades to come, including our ability to respond to the climate emergency.
While the impacts of COVID-19 could cause greenhouse gas emissions to fall by as much as 4-7% this year, any respite is likely to ...
5 May 2020, New York, USA (Zoom Workshop) - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in collaboration with Columbia Law School, hosted the last workshop in the Columbia Law School series. This series was is supported with funding allocated from the Swedish International Development Agency’s (SIDA) contribution to the UNITAR Strategic Framework Fund and hosted at the United Nations Headquarters. The course was attended by 150 participants that joined remotely through zoom., The workshop focused on Asking the Right Questions within the context of a...