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Under this joint effort, UNEP Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) will build upon the training resources (case studies and exercises) developed under the UNITAR administered project, Climate Change Capacity Development (C3D) to develop a joint module on vulnerability and impact assessment.
This new module will then be included as a new chapter into the UNEP Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA) training manual that seeks to help build capacity for forward looking integrated environmental assessments and has among its target audience, facilitators who…
21 October 2011, New York, United States of America – The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a two-day workshop on Environmental Negotiations and Climate Change Diplomacy on the 20 and 21 of October at the Office of the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, as part of the 2011 Negotiation Series “Towards a level playing field” organized in collaboration with the Olof Palme Memorial Fund. Through participatory and simulation exercise, developed by Yale University professors, the workshop helped participating…
Successful Partnership between UNITAR and the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016
5 - 16 September 2016. Geneva, Switzerland - The partnership between UNITAR and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was successfully launched with a first component in July in Riyadh, and followed by two-weeks in September in Geneva. The main goal of the cooperation was to strengthen the knowledge and expertise of employees from the Gulf Cooperation Council and strengthen their skills to better understand and engage in multilateral decision-making processes.
The partnership between UNITAR and…
UNITAR Organizes Learning Center on Oceans, Biodiversity and Sharks
02 of June 2017, New York, U.S.A - The United Nations Institute of Training and Research organized a learning center on the occasion of the “United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainability use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”. The learning center was comprised of distinguished panelist: H.E. Mr. Semi Koroilavesau, Minister for Fisheries of the Republic of Fiji, H.E. Ms. Isabelle F. Picco,…
UNITAR Delivered Three Training Workshops for Saudi Diplomats in London, Moscow and Ottawa
6 Junly 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia started their 2017 collaboration with the successful implementation of three face-to-face workshops in three different countries for Saudi diplomats in April and May 2017. Starting a collaboration in 2005, UNITAR has organized numerous successful training events for Saudi Arabian diplomats, providing them with a unique learning environment and enhancing their knowledge and skills in…
UNITAR Elected New Partner of the UN-EC Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI)
12 January 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – In light of its work in the field of migration and local governance, UNITAR was recently elected official partner of the six-member Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI). A global inter-agency programme funded by the European Commission and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the JMDI comprises IOM, ILO, UNHCR, UNFPA, UN Women and now also UNITAR.
It seeks to maximize the potential of migration for local…
Mauritania Advances its National Adaptation Planning Process
13 April 2015, Nouakchott, Mauritania - “Mauritania is particularly vulnerable to climate change” said Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Mr. Amédi Camara, at the official opening of a one week technical training on National Adaptation Planning supported by the National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme. In front of ministerial colleagues from Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Employment, Training and Communications, as well as parliamentary representatives and the international…
Climate Change Negotiation Skills: First Training for LDC Negotiators
27 July 2015, Bangkok, Thailand - Building an effective climate change regime for the future must engage all Parties in a strong and participatory intergovernmental negotiation process. In the last week of July, negotiators from the LDC group are meeting in Bangkok to share their knowledge and experience as well as hone their negotiation skills.
LDCs face severe socio-economic and environmental problems that threaten sustainable development. Climate change and variability…
The First Women in Standardization Expert Group Event in Partnership with ITU
30 October 2016, Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia – On 30 October 2016, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Women’s Leadership Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted the first Women in Standardization Expert Group (WISE) Event entitled: “Setting the Standard for Equality” during ITU’s World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2016.
The event took place in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia and gathered more than 70 Delegates and…
UNITAR Hiroshima Completes Workshop 1 of Law Enforcement Anti-Corruption Training Programme
9 November 2015, Dakar, Senegal – The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has successfully completed the first workshop of the UNITAR Law Enforcement Anti-Corruption Training Programme for the Sahel Region. The workshop was held between 2 and 6 November on Goree Island, Senegal, a UNESCO-designated negative World Heritage site which memorializes the slave trade.
Workshop I focused on anti-corruption and multi-stakeholder coalition building methodologies, with the participants engaging in…