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Participatory strategic planning at the local level is an important prerequisite for effective environmental quality management. To strengthen the capacity of municipalities in this area, the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications of Costa Rica (MINAET) with support from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) implemented a project on “Implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration: Construction of a Participatory Space for Environmental Quality Management”. Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration was adopted in 1992 at the Rio…
From 4 July to 5 August 2011 UNITAR’s Public Finance and Trade Programme successfully conducted the e-Learning course on “Fundamentals of Central Banking and Monetary Policy”. The course combined self-study, mentored online discussions, and self-assessments with the aim of providing participants high quality training, knowledge sharing and networking in a flexible and cost-effective way.
Under the expert mentorship of Prof. Alexandre Faure, Foord Professor of Investments at Rhodes University (South Africa), the class of ten (10) senior and middle level officials from…
Arusha/Geneva-Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA) and UNITAR have agreed to launch the pilot phase of a joint e-Learning project, and specifically to develop and conduct an online course on “Key issues of international trade” for the benefit of African media professionals. Through promoting timely and knowledgeable reporting on international trade issues this project is expected to enhance the ability of African officials to participate effectively in trade negotiations, and to promote participation of civil society and private sector in trade policy…
On Monday 25 January, members of the diplomatic community and government officials who will represent their country at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia’s (ESCWA) 4th Meeting of the Technical Committee, which will be held 26 – 27 January, were given the opportunity to attend a preparation workshop on Conference Diplomacy, jointly organized by UNITAR and ESCWA. The training was led by UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme and was attended by 25 participants from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Sudan, Syria, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon,…
Vice-President of the UNITAR Board, Prof. Radha Kumar, inaugurated the UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme’s (PTP) second face-to-face training course being held in New Delhi, India from February 1-5, 2010.
The introductory course on Understanding Conflict and Conflict Analysis aims to analyze the interaction between the context, the actors, and the causes of conflict. It seeks to identify opportunities to solve a conflict, and indicate roles and responsibilities of different actors that could lead the process of conflict transformation.
The course is being…
UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme (PTP) in collaboration with the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) is holding a five day, face-to-face training course on the Protection of Civilians in Peace Operations. The course, which runs from February 8-12, 2010, is fully funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
The course, being held within the premises of the BICC in Bonn, Germany, seeks to advance a better understanding of the theoretical and practical framework of the protection of civilians. At the end of the course, participants will be able to…
UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme was invited to Washington DC in early March to discuss experiences and new ideas in the area of geospatial information production and operational integration of geographic information solutions at this important event organised by the US Government and the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and sponsored by major private satellite firms. The event exceeded all expectations with a max capacity exhibit area and registration numbers nearing 400 attendees among which the CEO’s and senior representatives of major…
Antwerp, Belgium: June 22, 2010 – UNITAR and the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), an NGO accredited to the ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council), have agreed to organize joint events on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in September at the Shanghai Expo 2010.
As the World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation (WJCEF) inaugurated its first ever Executive Course in Corporate Social Responsibility in Antwerp on Sunday, June 20, emphasising the connection between CSR and the promotion of sustainable economic, social and environmental…
After being tasked on Kyrgyzstan at the beginning of the incidents involving civilian population, UNOSAT has been working steadily at mapping the various areas of priority interest to the international humanitarian community to help assess the extent of the damage caused and the population at risk.
The maps and the analytical reports (a total of 10 products at the time of writing) are being disseminated directly to user organisations which include UN and NGO entities, who in turn use the results of UNOSAT assessment to shape their response on the ground as…
This September 4 2010, UNITAR became the newest UN institution to become a member of UN Water during the coordinating platform’s thirteenth meeting. Joining the platform will provide UNITAR with the opportunity to coordinate its capacity development, research and training activities on water and sanitation with other UN institutions as well as add value to the platform in a number of ways.
Given UNITAR’s expertise in knowledge management and capacity building it will especially collaborate with two of the UN Water’s programmes the UN Water Decade Programme on…