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UNITAR Signs MoU with BlackSky Ensuring Future Satellite Constellation can Benefit UN and Developing Countries through UNOSAT
28 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR has signed a collaboration agreement with BlackSky Global, a new provider of satellite imagery aiming to launch a 60-satellite constellation of earth observation satellites in orbit starting this year. The Memorandum of Understanding includes joint work on research and innovative applications of satellite imagery, as well as training and capacity development towards developing countries. Thematic areas…
UNITAR Hiroshima Launches “Faces of the Fellowship” Photo Exhibition
6 November 2014, Hiroshima, Japan – The UNITAR Hiroshima Office, together with the Hiroshima Prefectural Government, recently launched the inaugural “Faces of the Fellowship” Photo Exhibition. The Exhibition celebrates twelve years of the UNITAR Hiroshima Offices’ successful “Fellowship for Afghanistan”, an annual seven-month long programme, which builds the capacity, and enhances the leadership, management and professional skills of a core group of senior government officials, academics and…
UNITAR Invites the International Court of Justice to Geneva
A briefing for the Geneva diplomatic community about the ICJ’s contribution to international peace and justice
November 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - It is the world’s only universal court with general jurisdiction: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has contributed to the peaceful settlement of legal inter-state disputes and the evolution of international law since 1945. In light of the crucial role the ICJ plays for the entire United Nations system, UNITAR invited Mr. Philippe Couvreur,…
Strengthening Peacemaking Capacities Among Key Actors in Africa
“The practice of negotiation revealed the importance of sitting and discussing differences with opponents. Interest-based approaches to dispute settlement appeared most useful, as parties are able to get solutions once they can express their interests.” - comment from an official participating in the 2013 UNITAR Regional Training Programme
10 December, 2013. The UNITAR Regional Training Programme to Enhance Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking in Africa, the 12th continental programme organized to date,…
UNITAR Launches New Course On Cultural Diplomacy
5 December 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the new e-learning course on “Cultural Diplomacy in a Multipolar World”. This course will take place from 16 February to 8 March 2015.
Cultural diplomacy has long been the Cinderella of foreign ministries. However, as with its close relation, public diplomacy, interest in cultural diplomacy has increased with growing understanding of the significance of soft power in achieving states’ objectives in the international…
UNITAR, King Prajadhipoks Institute, ESCAP Host Best Practice Sharing Workshop
20 - 21 March 2018, Bangkok, Thailand - UNITAR in partnership with the King Prajadhipok’s Institute (KPI), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the People’s Safety Foundation and in close collaboration with the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) hosted a multi-stakeholder road safety workshop in Bangkok, Thailand on 20-21 March 2018.
The workshop brought together 25 government…
UNITAR Organizes Workshops on Public Speaking and E-Diplomacy & Cybersecurity for Delegates from the KSA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
23 – 27 July 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – As a continuation of a long-standing collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UNITAR successfully delivered two five-day training workshops in Geneva on Public Speaking and on E-Diplomacy & Cybersecurity. In total, the workshops were attended by 22 Saudi Arabian Diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The events took place as part of the…
UNITAR Hosts Dialogue on Advancing the SDGs in Collaboration with the Private Sector
26 September 2018, New York, United States – UNITAR with the support of the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the UN in New York hosted the Dialogue “Advancing the SDGs - A partners perspective” during the U.N. General Assembly week.
The special meeting was inaugurated by H.E. Hugo Francisco Rivera, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation of the Dominican Republic and the discussion was facilitated by Dr. David Nabarro, former…
Training Workshop on Diplomatic Protocol and Etiquette for the Global Fund
02 November 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - The two-day workshop, which took place on 30-31 October 2018, was an opportunity for members of the Global Fund staff to strengthen their knowledge and understanding of accepted practices in protocol and etiquette in a bilateral environment, as well as in the field of multilateral diplomacy.
The training was delivered by former Ambassador of Switzerland, H.E. Mr. Bertrand Louis. Throughout his career, he also acted as Deputy Permanent Representative of…
4 March 2016, Colombo & Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka - Two small grant projects aiming to improve the resource efficiency and waste management in Sri Lankan universities, as well as to introduce the topic of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in university curriculum, are well underway. The projects are funded by the EU-programme SWITCH-Asia and implemented by Upendra Arjeewani and Uthpala Sankalpani, both alumni of the e-learning course UNITAR/UNEP "Introduction to SCP in Asia". During the course, which took part in autumn 2015, the two ladies…