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UNITAR Hosts Webinar: Promoting Dialogue on Inclusive Cities
13 June 2016, Quito, Ecuador - UNITAR, jointly with the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing of Ecuador hosted on 13 June a webinar titled “Inclusive Cities and the New Urban Agenda”.
The main objective of the webinar was to provide an overview of the concept of Inclusive Cities and to present examples of specific projects worldwide that promote social inclusive cities. Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne, Australia…
9 June 2016, Bangkok, Thailand – 18 Afghan government officials from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Service Commission, and the Office of the President of Afghanistan, completed the final module of the Executive Master Degree programme in Development Policies and Practices (DPP) and received their degrees at a graduation ceremony at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok. Mr. Alex Mejia, senior manager of UNITAR’s Decentralized Cooperation Programme, extended UNITAR’s congratulations to the graduates and emphasized the impact of…
High Level Political Forum Learning, Training and Practice Sessions
Ensuring that no one is left behind
11 July 2016, New York, USA - The 2016 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) opened today at UN Headquarters in New York. The HLPF is the central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Alongside the HLPF, UNITAR is working with the United Nations…
UNITAR Contributes to Habitat III Discussions on Urban Legislation and Municipal Finance
5-6 July 2016, Quito, Ecuador - UNITAR’s Decentralized Cooperation Programme (DCP) in collaboration with the Government of Ecuador hosted the second series of webinars aimed to raise awareness of key topics related to the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III). 330 participants from Ecuador and Latin American countries joined the webinars on 5 and 6 July to learn about Urban Legislation and Municipal Finance.
In the framework…
Minister Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi Appointed to UNITAR Board of Trustees
22 January 2016, Abuja, Nigeria – The Secretary-General of the United Nations has appointed the Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018.
The UNITAR Board of Trustees is the governing body of UNITAR, and as such formulates the policies that govern the activities of the Institute and oversee its…
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…