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When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced his acceptance of the momentous position on 3 October 2006, he declared the reform of the Unite Nations as one of his key priorities towards making the Organization more effective and responsive to the challenges of the 21st Century. Noting the “abiding relevance” of the Organization and the many expectations that peoples of the world place upon its shoulders, the Secretary-General urged, “Let us remember that we reform not to please others, but because we value what this Organization stands for. We reform because we…
Biciventura: Promoting the SDGs Around the World
19 September 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina- The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Argentina (CIFAL Argentina) is pleased to announce the “Biciventura and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” project. Its main goal is to promote and raise awareness about the 17 SDGs worldwide.
For this endeavor, Nicolas Caroli, Romina Medina and Ariel Hurtado- a team of three committed individuals to sustainable development- will travel all over the world to give informative talks on the 2030 Agenda, the 17…
CIFAL Newcastle Promoting Learning About the UN and SDG Action
1-2 October 2018, Newcastle, Australia - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Newcastle (CIFAL Newcastle) in partnership with the University of Newcastle United Nations Society held the 3rd Model United Nations Conference.
Delegations from 20 countries came together to settle disputes simulating the UN General Assembly. During this United Nations Model there were debates around the Korean Peninsula, the rise of authoritarian rule in Venezuela, among other Security Council topics.…
UNITAR and the Africa Pastoralist Empowerment Organization signed a memorandum of understanding on 11 February 2025, aimed at empowering women and youth in Africa’s dryland regions and promoting climate resilience across the continent’s vulnerable areas.The partnership will promote sustainable agriculture and food security, advance green agribusiness through innovation, foster community engagement and capacity-building, strengthen public-private partnerships, and leverage technology and innovation. , 18 February 2025, Geneva, Switzerland — On 11 February 2025, the Unit...
03 August 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN) signed a cooperation agreement to formalize their joint efforts to provide training and capacity-building for the improvement of road safety in the Andean region.
The agreement was signed by the head of the General Secretariat of the CAN, Mr. Jorge Hernando Pedraza, and the Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth.
The event was attended by the Vice Minister of Transport Services and Public Works of Ecuador,...
UNITAR partnering with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for a training seminar on intellectual property
In today’s increasingly knowledge-based society, ideas have become a key factor in capital generation and development. Their critical value has given rise to the concept of intellectual property, referred to as “creations of mind”, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, and names and designs used in commerce. With intellectual property issues coming to the fore in international negotiations dealing with climate change,…
More than 1,000 participants from both the private and public sector from Africa and other parts of the world turned up for the second Africa Carbon Forum that took place at the United Nations, Gigiri complex 3-5 March 2010.
The Forum organized by the Nairobi Framework Partners sought to build interest in the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Africa, by bringing together all stakeholders of CDM (such as national designated authorities, project developers, buyers and service providers from both the private and public sector) in order to…
19 February 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - How do we promote climate action even during a worldwide pandemic? That’s a question, that UN CC:Learn and MIET Africa asked and are trying to answer in three Southern African countries: Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Through a series of radio and TV programs called “Our Changing Climate – Our time to act!”, the two partners are raising awareness of climate change and fostering climate action in the region.
The idea of hosting programs to discuss climate change and related topics arose in the af...
UNITAR and the Global Challenges Forum Foundation to Cooperate on Cybersecurity Training
26 April 2018, Washington DC, United States - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Global Challenges Forum Foundation (GCF) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), committing to develop and implement a joint capacity-building programme in cybersecurity and to jointly pursue cooperation based on their respective mandates, mission, goals, needs, expertise, networks and work programmes.
GCF is a not-for-profit international foundation…
3 July 2023, Lima, Peru – Reflecting on the relevance of strengthening capacities to collecting and analysing data on road traffic crashes, deaths, and injuries, UNITAR and the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN) join forces to strengthen the capacity of road government institutions responsible for collection and analysis of data to advance road safety in the Andean Community (CAN).
UNITAR in close collaboration with the SGCAN has launched today the “Road Safety Virtual Dashboard” that aims to enable road safety professionals in CAN member countries to cons...