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The recent global economic and financial crisis has revealed the crucial importance of understanding the intricacies of risk analysis and risk management applied to finance. This advanced course is designed to provide professionals with specific hands-on tools and modeling techniques for effective risk management, and builds on the Fundamentals of Risk Management course.
The course is targeted to professionals, delegates and government officials that look to continue their skills building and networking; in a flexible cost effective training environment. UNITAR…
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly deliver a series of online courses on knowledge management and web 2.0 technologies for developing countries.
The UNITAR/FAO interactive tutor-facilitated online courses will be certified using internationally recognized quality standards schemes and based on a series of self-paced e-learning modules developed by FAO.
The first online course, jointly designed by UNITAR and FAO, is titled: “Innovative…
The Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ), with the support of UNITAR, launched a new project to “Strengthen Capacities for Implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and support GHS capacity building” at a workshop in Lusaka on 24 September 2010. Speaking at the workshop, Acting Director of ECZ, Mr Edwin Soko, said that the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is a new international tool that can be effectively used as a basis for developing comprehensive national chemical safety…
Photos: Top: UNOSAT trainers guide participants through real scenarios taken from actual emergency response operations; (bottom) trainees receive a UNITAR training certificate after their results are reviewed by the training team...
23 April 2012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) - The UNITAR Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting of UAE Foreign Aid Workshop, is taking place between 22 and 25 April. It was officially opened by H.E. Ambassador Mohammed Aljowaid, Foreign Aid Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE-MOFA).
Attended by 25 representatives of the Ministry, including two Ambassadors, the Workshop - implemented by the UNITAR Hiroshima Office - will examine real world scenarios for the effective implementation of foreign aid programmes, as…
"Physics at CERN brings Nations together"
Jonathan Richard Ellis is a British theoretical physicist. He attended Cambridge University, earning his Ph.D. in 1971. His research interests focus on particle physics, though he has also made important contributions to astrophysics, cosmology and quantum gravity. After brief post-doc positions at SLAC and Caltech, he went to CERN and has held a permanent contract there since 1978. He was awarded the Maxwell Medal and the Paul Dirac Prize by the Institute of Physics in 1982 and 2005 respectively, was elected a Fellow of the Royal…
Since 2005, UNITAR supports this process through the Migration and Development Seminar Series at United Nations Headquarters. The Series is implemented in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the MacArthur Foundation. In addition to the ongoing activities of the Series in New York, UNITAR and IOM, with the support of the Government of Spain, will be implementing a multi-year joint project on the strengthening of capacities in the field of international migration and development. UNITAR and IOM…
18 January 2012, Geneva, Switzerland – The relationship between Swiss universities and UNOSAT continues to grow with success. As of January this year, UNOSAT shares its know-how with students of the University of Geneva in a new area, that of Geomatics. This discipline, also known as geospatial technology or geomatics engineering, is about gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geographic information, or spatially referenced information.
UNOSAT is developing new solutions in this area to support its next-generation web-based mapping services which will extend to…
UNITAR Begins Partnership with Corporate Communication International
28 September 2017 – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNITAR and Corporate Communication International (CCI), signaling an official partnership between the two parties for future training and capacity building activities. The MoU was signed by UNITAR Executive Director Mr. Nikhil Seth, with UNITAR NYO Head of Office Ambassador Marco Suazo representing Mr. Seth and UNITAR at the signing of CCI…
Simulation Exercises Key to Strengthening Diplomats' Skills in Drafting and Adopting UN resolutions
15-16 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – Member States of the United Nations have, among other duties, the responsibility to suggest, discuss, draft, negotiate and adopt resolutions at the General Assembly, the Security Council as well as the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Engaging in these various fora can be complicated if a diplomat is not informed about the rules of procedure and how to compromise in order to obtain the best possible outcome.
This…