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Representatives from 17 UN organizations met on the 29th and 30th of October in Geneva, Switzerland at UNITAR Headquarters in Geneva to advance the concept of a One UN Training Service Platform on Climate Change, also referred to as UN CC: Learn. “The wealth of knowledge and learning resources available in the UN system on climate change is tremendous and growing” said Carlos Lopes, Executive Director of UNITAR. “UN CC:Learn seeks to create a common platform owned by all participating UN agencies with the goal to share experiences and respond…
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Introduction to Water Diplomacy (21 October – 17 November 2013)
More than ever before, the pressure on our freshwater resources is increasing globally and with it the legitimate concern that tensions will rise between states which have no choice but to secure their aqueous requirements for their own development and growth. Beyond its apparent potential for conflict, water bears a strong cooperation potential which has yet to be understood and empowered. Water is and will remain at the heart of international…
12 October 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. UNOSAT work in support to the international humanitarian and human rights communities was at the centre of discussions at the UNITAR-WMO Symposium on “leveraging satellite solutions for global challenges” that concluded successfully in Geneva on 12 October 2011. In closing the proceedings, Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, praised UNOSAT. “UNOSAT provides exceptional support to the humanitarian and human security communities” he said to an audience of 160 participants from Geneva based UN…
UNITAR and Emerging Ag Inc: The Empowerment of Rural Women
02 March 2018, New York, United States - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has successfully delivered and co-hosted a training session with the Emerging Ag Inc. Emerging Ag Inc. is a boutique international consulting firm providing communications and public affairs services to clients in the Agriculture, Food and Health sectors. The course “The Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls and the Implications for Agricultural Sustainability, Food Security and Nutrition” was consisted of two…
5 to 9 September 2011, Cha-Am, Thailand. In the lead-up to the 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 17), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand organised a five-day workshop on multilateral conference diplomacy, green diplomacy and their respective interlinkages. The workshop, which was carried out by UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme, was split into two parts, one focusing on negotiation and its relation to conference diplomacy and one on the specific…
UNITAR and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) are pleased to announce the Symposium on “leveraging satellite applications for global challenges”. The event will take place in Geneva on 11 and 12 October 2011 hosted at World Meteorological Organization headquarters.
Building upon the 2005 UNITAR/OCHA Symposium which discussed the use of satellite applications in emergency response, the 2011 UNITAR/WMO Symposium seeks to further leverage satellite applications in the face of contemporary global challenges, from natural hazards to human security, at a time when much…
This November 5th, 2010 CIFAL Findhorn will host the 2010 Highlands International Biodiversity and Climate Change conference, part of the United Nations’ International Year of Biodiversity in Inverness, Scotland. It is the forum to find the latest information about how climate change is affecting the unique habitats and resources of the Highlands and Islands, and learn about innovative solutions to enhance biodiversity under the pressure of climate change.
From policymakers to crofters, foresters to tourist operators, fishermen to farmers, land managers to the news…
UNITAR is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its e-Learning course on the Bilateral and Multilateral Negotiation, due to start on 21st February, 2011. Following the success of this course last year, UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme is currently developing more online courses in French language which will focus on the following topics: United Nations Protocol, Multilateral Conferences and Diplomacy, Chairing International Meetings and Climate Change Diplomacy. Theses courses initially developed and implemented in English will be translated into…
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR’s) Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) organized an interactive two half days workshop on Mediation and Consensus Building for Efficient Diplomacy on 9 and 10 February in Geneva. The seven diplomats and one UN staff member that participated in this workshop were very satisfied with the skills they learnt and appreciated the interactive format of the workshop that combined theory with practice in the form of simulation exercises.
The skills the participants learned included how to negotiate and mediate…
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction was established in 2007 as a biennial forum for information exchange, discussion of latest development and knowledge and partnership building across sectors, with the goal to improve implementation of disaster risk reduction through better communication and coordination amongst stakeholders, under the ausipces of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The Third Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will take place in Geneva in the week of 8 May 2011. UNITAR will participate with a delegation…