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On this International Women’s Day, I am pleased to announce that I joined the International Gender Champions. Today, we must all answer the call to action to achieve a future where the rights, equality, and empowerment of all women and girls are fully realized. The theme, For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment., serves as a powerful reminder that gender equality is not just a goal—it is a necessity.Gender equality is fundamental to ending violence, ensuring safe and peaceful societies, building strong economies, and achieving sustainable development. A world...
Financing urban water infrastructure is not easy: typically investments involve a high capital outlay and long pay-back periods, as well as greater risks and lower rates of return than other forms of infrastructure.
From July 22-23 2010, CIFAL Atlanta in partnership with the City of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management hosted the Fifth “International Water Forum: Financing Water Systems and Governance”, bringing together representatives from Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Uruguay, Colombia and major cities from United States.
The International Water Forum…
UNITAR Launches International Relations and Global Diplomacy Programme
16 June 2017, New York, U.S.A - The United Nations Institute of Training and Research organized the launch of a new certification programme alongside with Collegiate Congress titled International Relations and Global Policy that has been designed for students who are currently pursuing political science, international relations, global studies, or other related programmes in their senior year of undergraduate, or any graduate programme. This programme is consisted of 14 weeks, where students are able…
18 September 2023, New York, USA – UNITAR proudly announces the launch of its three hybrid events during the 2023 SDG Summit, under the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly entitled, ‘Developing a Blueprint for Civil Society Private Sector Contributions: Towards the Elaboration of a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons’; ‘What if Women Designed the City?’; and, ‘Harnessing the power of big data, novel technologies, and international collaboration to address global water insecurity’.
The 2023 SDG Summit mark...
2 July 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have successfully delivered a joint online course on Agriculture in International Trade Agreements in Russian for the eleven countries of Europe and Central Asia, also known as the post-Soviet countries, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
The four-week course which was conducted from 13 May to 7 June 2019 was successfull...
2024年10月31日、広島 - 国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）はこのほど、国立大学法人広島大学と「平和構築・開発におけるグローバル人材育成事業」実施協力のための合意文書を締結いたしました（署名者：越智光夫広島大学長、ニキル・セス国連事務次長補兼ユニタール総代表）。本事業は、平和構築や開発分野の人材育成を主眼として、外務省が実施するもので、今年度より広島大学が受託し、国連ユニタールと連携して事業を行います。, プライマリー・コース平和構築・開発分野で今後キャリアを形成していく意志を持つ日本人および外国人約20名を対象に、4週間の国内研修（ブレンデッド学習）と1年間の海外派遣（日本人のみ対象、国連ボランティア計画により実施）から成るプログラムを提供します。国内研修は、2025年1-2月に東京と広島で開催予定です。同分野の現場で求められる実践的な理解の促進や、国際機関での就業に必要となる知識の獲得・業務遂行能力の向上を目的とします。外国人研修員については、バングラデシュ、フィジー、エルサルバドル、ウクライナ、レバノン、パレスチナ、マリ、南スーダン、ウガンダ、およびアフリカ連合委員会（AUC）から募集しています。本コースの詳細については、下記の広島大学ウェブサイトをご覧ください。プライマリー・コース（日本人研修員募集）プライマリー・コース（外国人...
UNITAR, the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar and the International Law Association invite you to attend the High-Level Dialogue on Justice and Capacity-Building in International Law. Taking place on 7th May 2025 from 13:00 - 14:30 p.m. at the Palais des Nations, Room S4, this event brings together leading legal scholars, practitioners and diplomats to critically examine how the legal capacities of Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are perceived and operationalized within international law, and how these ...
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…
UN International Year of Soils Launch at the Scottish Parliament
16 April 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom – The United Nations declared 2015 to be the International Year of Soils, emphasizing the multiple roles of soils and the importance of sustaining them.
On 31 March 2015, CIFAL Scotland in partnership with SEPA, SRUC, SNH and The James Hutton Institute hosted the Scottish launch of the UN International Year of Soils. Over 70 delegates including parliamentarians, consular representatives, scientists, and local soil associations joined the discussion…
The Institute of Diplomatic Studies of Saudi Arabia requested that UNITAR develop a seminar on International Crisis Management for officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia.
In the seminar, which started last week in Geneva, Switzerland, UNITAR is partnering with staff from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs(OCHA), UN Development Programme (UNDP), UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), World…