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As the international community gathers for CSW69, the UNITAR office in New York is pleased to highlight a new collaborative effort with the Data Diplomacy Academy: "The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda after 25 Years: A Data-Driven Report on UN Security Council Debates."Authored by Júlia Pastick and Antonio Pires, this report provides a comprehensive data analysis of how the Women, Peace, and Security agenda has been addressed in UN Security Council debates since the adoption of Resolution 1325 (2000) — now marking its 25th anniversary.By examining trends, challenges, and ...
CIFAL Shanghai Delivered Training Course for Primary and Secondary School Teachers of Samoa
10 April 2017, Shanghai, China – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Shanghai with the support of the Ministry of Commerce of the Government of China (MOFCOM) hosted the first training course on “Computer Operation for Primary and Secondary School Teachers of Samoa”. The course was launched on 10 April 2017 and it is the first of a series of eight training courses that are part of the China Aid Training Plan to be delivered by CIFAL Shanghai…
19 April 2013, Geneva, Switzerland- UNITAR and the INTOSAI (The International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions) Development Initiative (IDI) signed an agreement to deliver e-Learning activities promoting the implementation of International Standards for Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) in Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) across developing countries.
This initiative is part of the certification programme organized by IDI’s ISSAI Implementation Initiative (3i) Programme which aims to create capacity for implementation of ISSAI by developing a pool of at least…
2017 UNITAR Diploma Ceremony: Collegiate Congress Program and Columbia Law School Series
12 December 2017, New York, U.S.A. - The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a joint 2017 Diploma Ceremony for participants of two fall courses and series: the International Relations and Global Diplomacy Program with Collegiate Congress, and the Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation series with Columbia Law School. The participants from both programmes hailed from various regions of the globe: the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle…
When Dr. Amina, a public health professional in Brazil, heard about the WHO Academy’s new learning platform, she was eager to explore its offerings. Like many of her colleagues, she had struggled with fragmented online learning resources, outdated training materials, and the challenge of accessing high-quality courses relevant to her work. But in December 2024, that changed.Thanks to a successul collaboration between UNITAR’s Division on NCD, Digital Health, and Capacity Building, The Defeat-NCD Partnership, and WHO, 140 essential health training courses were successfully m...
5 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - The selected training offer provided by UNOSAT has known an unprecedented success in the last two years. More than 30 knowledge sharing activities and training courses have been designed and delivered by UNOSAT by end 2011, reaching some 600 active professionals in more than 40 beneficiary countries worldwide. These figures reveal a different facet of UNOSAT, an applied Research Programme mainly dedicated to operational work.
UNOSAT training has become rapidly popular because it is based on the operational experience gained by UNOSAT in…
26 March 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - On the 30th anniversary of the landmark Beijing Declaration, UNITAR convened a virtual side event, "Bridging Gender Gaps and Advancing Equity in Water Governance." In conjunction with World Water Day for the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, the event emphasised the critical importance of glaciers to freshwater resources. The gathering brought together experts and practitioners to address the inextricable link between gender equity and sustainable water management, reinforcing that women's inclusion is not simply about fairne...
Last year UN CC:Learn (hosted by UNITAR) partnered with Harwood Education to create an innovative climate change education programme for primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom. Harwood Education is a private sector entity that delivers innovative education resources, programmes, training and learning schemes to the entirety of the education sector.
More specifically, the project seeks to develop a comprehensive package of interactive classroom materials on climate change for school teachers and children, with the aim to integrate climate change knowledge...
CIFAL Shanghai Launches Seminar on e-Government and Information Technology for Officials from Guyana
CIFAL Shanghai Launches Seminar on e-Government and Information Technology for Officials from Guyana
12 July 2017, Shanghai, China - The aim of e-Government is to provide efficient dissemination and management of information to the citizen, as well as to provide better service delivery to citizens, business partners and employees. Adopting e-Government through the use of technology not only enhances services delivery but also empowers citizens through participation in public policy decision-making, while strengthening trust in government.
With the objective…
24 - 26 April 2019, Nairobi, Kenya – In the framework of the three years Memorandum of Understanding signed between UNITAR and the Kenyan Foreign Service Academy, UNITAR’s Division for Multilateral Diplomacy implemented a three-day training workshop on Conference Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiations at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). UNITAR trained ten Kenyan diplomats, ten Somalians diplomats, and ten diplomats from other nationalities accredited to UNON.
This workshop was designed to enhance the skills of the participants for effective participation in m...