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UNITAR and World Trade Institute (University of Bern, Switzerland) are pleased to announce their 2010 calendar of online courses on trade policy and regulation.
The courses are designed to help officials and professionals to deepen their knowledge and understanding of key international trade issues and include thematic online discussions moderated by instructors who possess in-depth knowledge and experience of current trade challenges and issues. Successful course participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion by WTI and UNITAR.
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As president of the managing committee of the International Training Center for Local Actors in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) and president of the Paraná State Industry Federation, Rodrigo da Rocha Loures congratulated Itaipu Binacional’s president, Jorge Samek, for receiving the Americas Award 2011, which highlights public initiatives and officials that contribute for economic and social development in the Americas.
Itaipu won the award in the Environmental Sustainability category for its Cultivando Água Boa (cultivating good water) programme. Binacional organizes and…
CIFAL Bengaluru Delivers Leadership Training in India
15 June 2017, Bengaluru, India – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and addressing current challenges requires collaborative and innovative leadership. The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Bengaluru (CIFAL Bengaluru) hosted the “U&I Leadership Training” on 9-11 June in Bengaluru, India.
With the objective of providing training opportunities to enhance leadership skills and to promote effective collaboration in educational settings, CIFAL Bengaluru in partnership…
May 2016 - Following the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations, the Secretary-General outlined his priorities on implementing the Peace Operations Review with his Special and Personal Representatives and Envoys.
Calling for a renewed focus on conflict prevention and mediation, he stressed that more priority and funding was needed for conflict prevention and for achieving political solutions to help meet this core obligation of the Organization. The crucial importance of the promotion and protection of human rights, and of strengthening…
Roundtable discussion the role of local communities in the prevention of sexual violence
Turning Commitment into Action
Organized on the occasion of the 6th session of UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 15.00 – 17.00, Palais des Nations, Room V
Speakers
Opening remarks
Ms. Sally Fegan-Wyles, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Acting Head of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Keynote speaker
H.E. Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations…
CIFAL Newcastle Visits CIFAL Shanghai
16 January 2018, Shanghai, China - Dr. Graham Brewer, the director of CIFAL Newcastle visited CIFAL Shanghai together with Pro Patrick Tam from the school of construction, University of Newcastle and Dr Tommy Lo, the president of the Hong Kong Institution of Certified Auditors.
Mr. Wang Genxiang, the director of CIFAL Shanghai and Mr. Wu Yugang, the deputy director of CIFAL Shanghai discussed and exchanged ideas with CIFAL Newcastle about the further collaboration on trainings and other activities between the two organizations.
Both…
UNITAR Hosts Panel on Defining Frontier Diplomacy
27 July 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR organized an interactive panel entitled “Defining Frontier Diplomacy”. The panel was the conclusion of a week-long International Law I course for a delegation from the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
Experts representing various sectors and professions inaugurated the highly anticipated concept of Frontier Diplomacy during the panel, including Dr. Maurizio Bona from CERN, Mr. Shaun Riordan from Clingendael Institute, Mr. Laurent Ferrali from ICANN and Mr. Martin Dion from…
25 April 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and UNESCO, in collaboration with a group of universities, have launched a new initiative “Leaders in Higher Education Alliance and Programme – For Accelerating Sustainability Transformations” (LEAP-FAST) aimed at creating a movement of committed sustainability leaders in higher education to advance deep transformations and enable HEIs to fulfil their potential with regards to contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Higher education is not just a place of learning, but is a powerful driver of sustainability and re...
12 May 2023, New York – The UNITAR office in New York, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Ecuador and the Permanent Mission of Portugal, successfully held a workshop on the Relationship Between the General Assembly and the Security Council on 12 May 2023. The workshop was held in the Economic and Social Council Chamber and was attended by over 100 United Nations personnel from the General Assembly, Security Council, and various Permanent Missions., The session was opened by Head of UNITAR New York Office, Mr. Marco Suazo, who introduced the President of the 77th G...
11 February 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR jointly with the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid (CIFAL Madrid), the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (Real Automóvil Club de España, RACE), and with the support of JOIE launched a three-year training initiative aimed at strengthening the capacity of government officials and road users to increase the proportion of motor vehicle occupants using standard child restraint systems.
Every three minutes a child dies in the world’s roads as a result of road traffic crashes, representing one of the ma...