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24 July 2025, Paris, France - On 12 July 2025, the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) took part in the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. In collaboration with the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST), UNOSAT co-hosted a thematic session titled: Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development of World Heritage Sites. This collaboration was part of a broader effort to promote the use of digital tools and geospatial technologies in support of UNESCO’s mission to safeguard World He...
On 7 June, UNITAR launched the 5-month hybrid training programme “UNITAR SDGs and Digital Futures: Changemaking Through AI/Digital Storytelling”.Motivated youths from Hiroshima Prefecture and Asia joined the programme.This programme introduces concepts and ethics of AI use and trains the youth on using AI tools for digital storytelling.By the end of this programme, participants will be able to use basic AI tools with an understanding of their role in digital storytelling and advancing the SDGs.The programme will be run by the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, powered by Mi...
On 13 April 2010, the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between UNITAR and the Nonviolent Peaceforce took place at UNITAR’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
The agreement was signed by Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Director of UNITAR and Mr. Tim Wallis, Executive Director of the Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, administrative offices in Minneapolis, USA, peace workers in conflict zones, and includes over 65 Member Organizations.
Initiated in 1999 at The Hague Appeal for Peace, the Nonviolent Peaceforce was constituted…
“The seminar opened our eyes and minds to the world of the UN and multilateral diplomacy."
At the request of and in cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) implemented two training activities in Jerusalem from 6-10 June 2010. The activities focused on strengthening the participants’ skills in the field of multilateral negotiations and conference diplomacy through a practice-oriented and interactive training methodology. One of the workshops was a component of the Ministry’s training curriculum on…
UNITAR was honoured recently to take part in the International Conference on Peace from Disasters: Indigenous initiatives across communities, countries and continents. The conference was held in Hiroshima, Japan from 18 to 19 September and was hosted by the Hiroshima University Partnership Project for Peacebuilding and Capacity Development and the Tokyo University Global COE Program.
Over the course of the conference various specialists from around the globe discussed the policy and process foci required for the effective reconstruction of communities affected by…
UNITAR concludes Road Safety Workshop for Local Government Officials in Asia Pacific
8 June 2017, Jeju, Republic of Korea – As part of a collaborative agreement with Diageo, UNITAR delivered its third road safety capacity building workshop scheduled for 2017. The three-day workshop “Strengthening Road Safety in Cities: Asia Pacific” took place in Jeju, Republic of Korea from 31 May to 2 June, briging together representatives from local governments, academia and the private sector.
The countries represented at the workshop included Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar,…
Applications Open for World Heritage Nominations Training Workshop
August 2017, Hiroshima, Japan - Are you involved with a World Heritage nomination or site? Do you want to gain a deep understanding of the nomination process? The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 14th annual workshop of its World Heritage Nominations Training Series, with a deadline of 15 September 2017. The workshop will take place from 27 November to 1 December 2017 in Hiroshima Japan.
Featuring leading experts from…
New e-Learning course on Water Diplomacy! APPLY NOW!
Introduction to Water Diplomacy (6 November to 3 December 2017)
More than ever before, the pressure on our freshwater resources is increasing globally and with it the legitimate concern that tensions will rise between states which have no choice but to secure their aqueous requirements for their own development and growth. Beyond its apparent potential for conflict, water bears a strong cooperation potential which has yet to be understood and empowered. Water is and will remain at the heart of international peace and…
Upcoming: Second Edition of Online Master in International Affairs and Diplomacy
2 November 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is pleased to announce the second edition of the Online Master in International Affairs and Diplomacy in partnership with the Open University of Catalonia.
In an increasingly interconnected, globalized and complex world, where the importance of multilateral dialogue and cooperation is ever growing, the demand for training and capacity development in the field of international affairs and diplomacy is constantly rising. In this regard, this…
The 2009 United Nations International Law Fellowship Programme was successfully completed on 14 August 2009.
The 2009 Fellowship Programme, which was conducted in English, took place on the premises of the Peace Palace in The Hague in the Netherlands, city of peace and justice, for a period of 6 weeks, from 6 July to 14 August 2009.
The United Nations International Law Fellowship Programme was launched under the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of international law, established by General…