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A cluster evaluation of six UNITAR training of trainer (ToT) related projects implemented between 2011 and 2016 was undertaken to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of programming to strengthen capacities of learning centres in developing countries. The primary purpose of the evaluation was to identify factors contributing to or hindering successful implementation and achievement of results, and to issue recommendations and lessons on how to strengthen capacities of learning centres, including the identification of approaches that wor...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has grounded planes, and claimed or disrupted lives worldwide – yet despite the challenges, United Nations peacekeepers continue their vital work on the ground, carrying out their mandates while also supporting countries in their coronavirus response. As every year, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers presents an opportunity to pay tribute to the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations, and to honour those who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag. Yet, in 2020, more tha...
23-25 June 2021, New York, USA, Virtual - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) office in New York organized a three-day virtual workshop, “Solving Disputes at the WTO for developing Countries” held on 23-25 June 2021. This training was supported with funding allocated from the Swedish International Development Agency’s (SIDA) contribution to the UNITAR Strategic Framework Fund, under the programme ‘Leveling The Playing Field’ which focuses on the development of skills and knowledge of Least Developing Countries., The event was attended...
UNITAR works on the basis of a two-year budget cycle. The Programme Budget provides the overall budget and results framework for work carried out by the Institute and is developed based on the strategic framework’s programme objectives and functional enablers....
The DAE, under the Ministry of Agriculture in Bangladesh, has more than 25,000 workers in their department and is the largest ministry in the country. For more than 23 years, Dr. Mazharul Aziz has worked with the DAE to disseminate information and technologies developed at several national research institutes, directly to farmers at a grass root level. In his department, much of the work has traditionally been done manually. For instance, flood assessments, disaster assessments, land coverage and agricultural disease mapping were all analyzed and estimated without the help…
The overall objective of the Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop was to train healthcare professionals as confident and competent trainers with the skills to plan, conduct and evaluate breastfeeding education training. The ToT event also provided training and learning solutions and tools to improve breastfeeding initiation rates and duration, as well as women's breastfeeding knowledge and skills.Through the training provided by the trained trainers, parents will be in control of their own breastfeeding journey and make well-informed choices while ensuring that healthcare wo...
Crowd4SDG is a research project promoting citizen science initiatives with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Citizen science is a significant resource as it can both produce social innovation to achieve the SDGs and provide non-traditional data to track the progress made towards them. The project is steered by a consortium of partners with UNITAR responsible for enhancing policy relevance and usability of the citizen science data.
For its second GEAR (Gather, Evaluate, Accelerate and Refine) cycle, Crowd4SDG is supporting projects centred on Climat...
Hayder Maala, alumnus of the UNITAR Iraq Fellowship Programme, believes entrepreneurship training for young people will help Iraq’s development.
After attending a UNITAR training of trainers programme, Hayder started a youth development NGO and a startup incubator, and became a coach for UNITAR programmes.
He is now managing the digital/frontier technologies programme for UNITAR’s Division for Prosperity.
Applications are being accepted for the Leading Inclusive 4IR: Empowering Women in Iraq for the Future of Work through Digital Reskilling programme.
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11 May 2022, Quito, Ecuador – Road traffic crashes claim 1.35 million lives each year and as many as 50 million more people are injured. They are the eight-leading cause of death across all age groups globally and the number one leading cause among young people aged between 5 and 29 years, costing governments approximately 3% of GDP and 5% in low- and middle-income countries (World Health Organization, WHO 2018).
In line with Sustainable Development Goal 3.6: "Halve the number of road traffic injuries and deaths", UNITAR’s Autosobriety Training Programme seeks to contribut...