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OHCHR/UNITAR NYO: Human Rights Orientation Programme for Diplomats
1 May 2015, New York, USA – The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office
conducted their eighth collaborative workshop on Human Rights.
The workshop aimed to enhance understanding of OHCHR and the United Nations human rights protection system, and to enable diplomats to more comprehensively and effectively
integrate human rights into their work. Delegates from all committees participated.
The…
Interview with Sally Fegan-Wyles, Executive Director of UNITAR
18 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - In this interview with International Geneva, Sally Fegan-Wyles tells us about UNITAR's work and impact, as well as about her career path.
UNITAR is a principal training institute of the United Nations. What does this mean?
UNITAR was established in 1963 when many countries were becoming independent. While these countries very much wanted to take their place in the United Nations to participate in the global decision-making and the shaping of the global agenda, they…
UNITAR PHPO Delivered Training Course on Flood Emergency Management
Participants selected from Rivers and Delta states have participated in a 5-day training titled Flood Emergency Management in a Changing Climate, which held from October 5-9 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
The training was aimed at creating a flood resilient society through capacity strengthening for emergency coordination management, recovery and reconstruction programmes in the event of a flood disaster, and instill a proactive approach for preparedness for possible…
12 June 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - The UNOG Library Talk of last week in Geneva was dedicated to the launching of the new UNOSAT study on Piracy. This report is the result of five years of research in the area of geospatial information applied to piracy. The research, conducted by UNOSAT experts is the an attempt to look at piracy globally from a geospatial angle, combining mapping and satellite observations to reveal trends and patterns that can only be observed when “looking from above”.
The launching took the form of a panel discussion with the participation of the…
CIFAL Jeju Co-organises Workshop on ICT-based Innovative Industries for Sustainable Local Development
23 May 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 ‘ICT-based Innovative Industries for Sustainable Local Development’ in Jeju-do, Republic of Korea. The workshop was co-organized with CIFAL Shanghai and Korea Local Information Research & Development Institute (KLID), Republic of Korea and took place from 23 to 26 May 2018. 20 participants from 13…
UNITAR Organizes Course on Multilateral Negotiations
16 February 2018, New York, USA – UNITAR organized a training course on “Multilateral Negotiations: Strategies, Techniques and Results”, taught by the Yale University Professor Roy S. Lee and attended by over 70 delegates.
The seminar focused on the ways of reaching a consensus to accommodate divergent interests and concerns. Drawing on his experience at the United Nations for nearly half a century, Professor Lee stressed the need to “find the right language that would cover different concerns”. He gave the…
CIFAL Philippines and the University of the Philippines Hold Roundtable Discussion on Filipino Labor Migration
5 March 2018, Quezon City, the Philippines – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) in collaboration with the University of the Philippines (UP) hosted a roundtable discussion on the migration situation in the Philippines.
The Discussion was held at the University of the Philippines Board of Regents Room on 5 March 2018, bringing together eighteen representatives from the government, academic…
It’s been 20 years since the Taliban government fell in Afghanistan. Many young women are now growing up knowing they have the right to opportunities and hoping to shape their own lives. But conservative attitudes persist. Madina Walizada, a UNITAR alumna from Afghanistan, says:
I thought ‘I’m a girl, I don’t have equal rights that my brothers have.’
“People don’t believe women can take over tough work”, says Mariam Ghaznavi, another UNITAR Afghan alumna.
Some [colleagues] believe that my good manners and soft behaviour make me incapable of dealing with the harsh re...
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development explicitly recognises the strong impact violence and insecurity have on development and vice versa, stating that “there can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development”. The Agenda 2030 therefore includes peace as a cross-cutting focus area alongside four other critical areas – people, prosperity, planet, and partnerships; and has its own “peace goal”, SDG 16 of Peace, Justice and String Institutions.
However, there is a third essential component inextricably linked to both peace and d...
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...