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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…
CIFAL Jeju Co-organises Workshop on Integrated Solid Wastes Management and Circular Economy
24 April 2018, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR’s Affiliated International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) organized a 4-day workshop on ‘Strengthening Governance for Low-carbon Integrated Solid Wastes Management and Circular Economy’ in Jeju-do, Republic of Korea. The workshop was co-organized with the Green Technology Center (GTC), Republic of Korea and took place from 24 to 27 April 2018. 23 participants from 13 different…
Since 2016, the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, in collaboration with the Government of Japan, has organized the “UNITAR Hiroshima Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme for World Tsunami Awareness Day”. The programme's objective is to strengthen women professionals’ knowledge of tsunami-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) to better prevent, prepare, confront, and recover from tsunami-related disasters. It also develops skills in women’s leadership, inclusive approach to DRR, effective communication, and development of multi-stakeholder coal...
Adriana E. Abdenur is co-President of the Global Fund for a New Economy (GFNE). Between 2023 and 2025 she was Special Advisor in international affairs in the office of President Lula, working on the president's view of the G20, BRICS and COPs. A Brazilian policymaker and scholar, she co-founded Plataforma CIPÓ, a think tank headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Dr Abdenur earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University and an AB from Harvard University and has published widely on global governance and sustainable development. She lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Multilateral Diplomacy Programme will be offering a new set of e-Learning courses in the fall of 2010, including: Multilateral Conferences and Diplomacy (13 September – 8 October); Bilateral and Multilateral Negotiation (4 – 29 October); Chairing Meetings and International Conferences (18 – 29 October), and much more!
Please see the list of e-Learning courses on our website.
27 March 2023, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR proudly announced the launch of UNITAR’s Global Water Academy (UGWA) platform under the auspices of World Water Day during its event entitled “Addressing Water for Peace: The Role of Capacity Building in Water Governance in Conflict and Humanitarian Settings" on the 22 of march, 2024.
The theme of this year’s World Water Day (March 22nd, 2024): Water for Peace launched a global campaign that underscored the pivotal role water plays in fostering global stability and prosperity. When access to water is limited, ...
For the Division for People and Social Inclusion, multilingualism is key for the expansive outreach of our activities and events. Mr. Alex Mejia, Director of UNITAR’s People’s Division and Social Inclusion explains, “it is fundamental to embrace multilingualism for two main reasons. One because we are the United Nations, we are supposed to be multilingual, and two, we cannot teach other people to embrace multilingualism if we do not embrace it ourselves.” , The Division for People and Social Inclusion has continuously ensured multilingualism remains at the core o...
With the support of UNITAR’s Strategic Framework Fund, UNITAR’s Division for Peace and Division for Multilateral Diplomacy have recently launched a new Women’s Leadership for Peace programme, recognising the importance of women’s meaningful participation in leadership roles and in the promotion of stable and lasting peace. The initiative reflects UNITAR’s continued commitment to women’s empowerment and UNITAR Executive Director Nikhil Seth’s pledge for concrete action towards gender equality as an International Geneva Gender Champion.
Whilst it is well appreciated that wom...
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SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals, UNITAR, in line with the framework set by the UN Secretary-General, engages in various activities aimed at establishing and strengthening the rule of law at the national, regional and international levels. To this extent, UNITAR develops and implements capacity-building initiatives for the benefit of Member States, institutions and key actors at all levels with the aim of enhancing a worldwide compliance to international principles, norms and standards while ad...
26 June 2018, Paris, France/Geneva, Switzerland - For the first time, UNITAR partners with a private company to build a core set of knowledge that will help promote conservation, restoration and safeguarding of our planet, while encouraging Danone employees to take concrete action. Through UN CC:Learn, UNITAR and Danone will develop a learning program on climate change for Danone employees. This core set will be integrated into a larger internal learning platform with extensive resources related to Danone’s vision and goals. Overall, this partnership nourishes the glob...