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7 July 2020, New York, USA, Zoom Workshop - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Office in New York, in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), hosted the first workshop “Learning and Training for SDG implementation in the COVID-19 era” of the High-level Political Forum (HLPF). The SDG Learning training and practice center is a weeklong training series that offers a wide range of training workshops featuring speakers and experts from academia and other sectors. This year’s programme is the 5th...
UNITAR will host a public event to mark the culmination of the in-person workshop for the Japan-funded Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security training programme on 21 February 2025 at the Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall, United Nations University, Tokyo.The event, titled “Ways Forward for Ocean Action in the Indo-Pacific” is open to both in-person and online participation and will be livestreamed on UNITAR Hiroshima’s YouTube channel.The programme will feature a keynote lecture, policy brief presentations by selected tr...
Approaches to Address Risk Factors for Road Traffic Crashes Discussed at UNITAR’s National Road Safety Workshop in New Delhi
22 - 23 August 2017, New Delhi, India - UNITAR in collaboration with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India, and with the support of Diageo and the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) conducted a two-day capacity building workshop on “Improving Road Safety and Transport Systems” in New Delhi on 22 and 23 August 2017. The workshop convened transport secretaries from Indian States, local authorities, road…
UNITAR Participates in Six Activities at UNOG Open Day 2017
10 October 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – With over 15,000 visitors at the European Headquarters of the United Nations, Palais des Nations in Geneva on Open Day 2017, UNITAR’s programmes proudly showcased their work including:
UNOSAT displaying the virtual reality equipment at the innovation cube (SDG 9)
Peacekeeping Training Programme educating about Mission: Zhobia at the peace cube (SDG 16)
Multilateral Diplomacy Programme promoting the Women Leadership Programme in the gender equality cube (SDG 5)…
4 October 2017 September 2017, Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2015, UNITAR and the Institute for Studies of Public Finances of Argentina (IEFPA) implement their joint training program for trainers on transnational fiscal transparency on an annual basis. The program was launched at the IEFPA Annual Conference in Bariloche, Argentina. It is implemented over 12 months through a blended methodology, mainly through distance learning (e-learning) and through residential courses and study visits that take place in different international locations.
The program’s first objective is…
Women Negotiating Peace: Empowering Women, 20 Years After Beijing
18 - 19 March 2015, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office carried out the fourth Women Negotiating Peace: Empowering Women, 20 years after Beijing. A two-day workshop was organized in a framework of the UNITAR Negotiations Workshops’ series and aimed to promote participation of women in the sphere of negotiation, peace, and development and to recap the developments since the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action. The workshop aimed to…
Strengthening Regional Capacities for Peace in Central Asia
18 May - 19 June 2015, Almaty, Kazakhstan – From 18 May to 19 June 2015 UNITAR, in collaboration with the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) and with the financial support of the Government of Finland, organized a series of workshops aimed at strengthening regional capacities to manage cross-border threats through the reinforcement of civil servant expertise in key areas (i.e. good governance, natural resources managment, human…
What knowledge and skills does it take to green the economy?
Roundtable kick-starts PAGE Green Economy Learning Assessment in South Africa
02 June 2016, Pretoria, South Africa - This was the question discussed at a roundtable held on 2 June 2016 at the National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA). The event provided thoughtful inputs for an assessment of green economy learning priorities that will be implemented over the next two months. The roundtable brought together 20 participants from national training and research institutions, as…
UNITAR Holds Event with Stand Up Girls Empowerment Organization
10 November 2016, New York, USA- The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) partnered with Stand Up Girls for an exciting event to educate young girls about the United Nations, and the roles that women play within the organization. In particular the Goals of the New Agenda 2030, goals (4) and (5) related to equitable and quality Education and Achieving Gender Equality empowering Women and Girls.
The event was part of a collaboration between UNITAR and Columbia Law School, which is…
Enhancing the Capacities of Local Governments to Reduce Disaster Risk in Latin America
27 November 2014, Quito, Ecuador – Latin America and the Caribbean in particular has always been exposed to a wide variety of natural hazards including earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, extreme temperatures, droughts, floods, landslides, forest fires, among others. The global trend toward increasing climate variability is also exacerbating many of these hazards. According to the World Bank, seven of the world’s top 15 countries exposed to three or more hazards are located in Latin America…