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OCHA and UNOSAT collaborate to monitor the humanitarian consequences of the battle for Mosul
03 August, Geneva, Switzerland — The fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) reached a turning point on 9 July when the Iraqi government declared victory in Mosul. Before this, between October 2016 and June 2017, Iraqi Security Forces and their supporters gradually retook the city, widely regarded as the “cultural center” of the Islamic State. By the beginning of June, ISIL members had retreated to its densest part, the Old City. At the time, an…
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Student Delegation from Kennesaw State University Visits the United Nations in Geneva
27 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - A delegation of students from Kennesaw State University (KSU) visited Geneva on 27 May 2015 to learn first-hand about the work of the United Nations on the international stage and visit the historical Palais des Nations. Organized by CIFAL Atlanta, one of UNITAR’s affiliated 14 training centres, the delegation was composed of students of diverse fields of study who shared a common interest in the relationships between countries…
While ballots from the Southern Sudan referendum are sorted and counted in the presence of election observers, the UN Security Council on 18 January welcomed the conclusion of voting in the referendum for the self-determination of Southern Sudan, describing the voting exercise as “largely peaceful and orderly” and urged both parties to Sudan’s peace agreement to respect the outcome of the poll.
The week-long referendum, which ended on 15 January, was part of the process to implement the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended two decades of civil war between…
July Edition: Field Visit: 07 July – 11 July 2025 / E-Learning Course: 09 June - 04 July 2025 / Premium Package: 09 June - 11 July 2025, This year, UNITAR is delighted to deliver its next edition of the UN Immersion Programme to the Hague, Netherlands. It will offer participants the chance to fully immerse themselves into the city of peace and justice and thereby gain first-hand experience of the United Nations there. UNITAR will host most of the activit...
I am delighted to share our work and progress of 2018 at UNITAR Hiroshima Office. 2018 has been a fruitful year for both Hiroshima and the UNITAR Hiroshima Office. Hiroshima’s local baseball team, Toyo Carp, has claimed the Central League Championship for the third year in a row. The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has also been busy and active, celebrating its 15th anniversary since it began operations in 2003.
We have implemented numerous capacity building training workshops inside and outside Japan, supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targeted at leaders fro...
Algerian Diplomats Trained on Multilateral Negotiations and Diplomacy in New York
16 – 19 December 2014, New York, U.S.A. – At the headquarters of the United Nations, thousands of meetings are convened every year. It is in New York where multilateral negotiations on our world’s biggest challenges are taking place, and it is also in New York where many important decisions with global impacts are taken. In order to perform effectively within the UN system, diplomats need a profound understanding of conference diplomacy and the different UN organs based in New York.
As part…
27 November 2013, Hiroshima, Japan - The UNITAR Hiroshima Office held its 77th Public Session on 13 November, examining Post-2014 Afghanistan and the Role of Japan.
2014 will see the withdrawal of a significant number of troops from Afghanistan as well as a presidential election. This Public Session provided an important opportunity to consider the direction of post-2014 Afghanistan as well as the role of Japan.
Since 2003, UNITAR, in collaboration with the Hiroshima Prefectural Government and the City of Hiroshima, has been bringing representatives of Afghanistan’s…
25 - 27 September 2016, Algiers, Algeria – Following a series of events that have been jointly organized between UNITAR and the Institut Diplomatique et des Relations Internationales (IDRI) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme held a three-day leadership seminar for 17 Algerian diplomats and officials. The long-standing and fruitful collaboration with IDRI has reinforced the individual and institutional capacities of officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, particularly in the domain of multilateral diplomacy.
In 201...
8 September 2016, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will partner with the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG-Fund) to host an International Conference on “Attaining the SDGs by 2030: Business and the UN, New Partnership Models.” The Conference will be held at UN Headquarters in New York City on 8 September 2016. More than 60 participants are expected. Registration is not closed, however, and the Conference can accommodate up to 100 attendees.
As UN Member States turn their attention toward the implementation of the 2030 Ag...