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March 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is pleased to partner with the York University to establish the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) within the premises of the University in Toronto, Canada.
As one of the 20 training centres for government authorities around the world established by UNITAR and its partners, “CIFAL York” will provide a range of learning opportunities and facilitate knowledge sharing between public servants and leaders of the Western Hemisphere to strengthening their capacities, improving the decision-making process and ...
4-5 April 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - In keeping with its vision of providing the highest quality of training and innovation, the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy (DMD) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research successfully hosted the first ever workshop on Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination in its series of Core Diplomatic Training for the Executive Diploma to cater to modern needs of diplomats, government officials and professionals.
It was designed to train participants to be able to identify potential stakeholders, assess their specific needs an...
9 - 11 April 2019, Bangkok, Thailand – The Division for Multilateral Diplomacy (DMD) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) successfully implemented an insightful workshop on Multilateral Conferences and Diplomacy in Bangkok, Thailand, from 9 to 11 April 2019. The three-day workshop was hosted for 20 diplomats from member states accredited to the ESCAP in Bangkok. Considering the high importance of multilateral conferences to achieve policy objectives, the workshop allowed participants to enhance their knowledge, skills and confidence t...
On 1 July 2023, UNITAR Hiroshima Office held a public forum “Empowering Changemakers – A Force towards Sustainable Futures” at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to commemorate UNITAR's 60th anniversary and UNITAR Hiroshima Office's 20th anniversary with the Hiroshima community.
The panellists discussed their perspectives on youth empowerment - opportunities, challenges and responsibilities changemakers experience today.
Over 100 participants joined the anniversary forum.
, 14 July 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – On 1 July 2023, UNITAR Hiroshima Office held a public forum “Em...
UNOSAT is the operational satellite applications programme of UNITAR, promoting evidence-based decision making for peace, security and resilience by using geospatial information technologies (GIT). One of UNOSAT’s main strategic objectives is to build and develop capacities of Member States to use earth observation (EO) and GIT. As a part of its capacity development activities, UNOSAT delivered a one-week training entitled “ASEAN Regional Training Course on Geospatial Big Data Applications for Sustainable Development” f...
Upcoming:“Climate-Sensitive Peacebuilding”, Dynamic Skills Enhancement Workshop - October 13-17, 2025Past:The 2nd UNITAR International Research Conference - December 3 - 4 2024Building capacities to further the New Agenda for Peace - April 19th, 2024Building Bridges for Peace: An exchange of experiences on DDR and its linkages with human rights, early warning, and conflict prevention between Colombia and African contexts - March 11th, 2024The 1st International UNITAR Research Conference - Climate Security: Peace & Security Consequences of Climate Change - Novem...
The Stabilization Facility for Libya (SFL) project aims to bridge Libya’s period of transition from an initial humanitarian relief towards mid- and long-term structural and sector-specific support after the 2011 revolution by strengthening national unity and reinforcing state authorities. The project has been implemented by UNDP since 2016 with activities under three main components (outputs): i) restorage of basic services and light infrastructure; ii) immediate capacity support for municipalities and local partners; and iii) local peace structures and conflict management ...
UNITAR launched the second phase of the "Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security" (FOIP) training programme on 10 September 2024 in Jakarta.The second phase began with the opening ceremony for a 10-Day Jakarta Workshop, which welcomed around 80 participants from 12 countries across Asia. High-level representatives from the government of Indonesia also attended the ceremony. The aim of the second phase of the programme is to equip leaders and officials from Asia’s public and private sectors through in-person workshops with the skills and strateg...
The programme is now accepting applications from Afghan youth including men and women engaged in sustainable entrepreneurship initiatives, such as small-scale agriculture, handicrafts, education, health and digital businesses to promote economic stability. Evacuees returning from different countries are also encouraged to apply, to establish entrepreneurial activities and to improve their economic situation. Applicants should be between 18 and 35 years of age with a working level of English language. Women with university degrees are highly encouraged to apply.The...
On 27 March 2025, 13 participants from the Directorate of Climate Change (DoCC) joined UNITAR’s online capacity-building session “Introduction to the Prosperity Blueprint: Project Proposal Development.”The 60-minute training was designed to respond to DoCC’s growing need for strengthened skills in project proposal development.This training session marks a concrete step toward operationalizing the UNITAR–DoCC partnership, reinforcing the shared commitment to sustainable development, economic prosperity, knowledge sharing, and creating lasting im...