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The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR’s) Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) is pleased to announce a number of new 2011 face-to-face executive training courses. These Geneva-based activities are open to diplomats, UN staff, and senior executives from the private sector. They are therefore not exclusive and open to all interested individuals. MDP's executive training workshops bring together the interests of governments and the private sector in order to encourage the sharing and coordination of interests, values, and priorities.
The first…
New York. On 20 and 21 June 2011, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will organize a two-day Orientation Programme for Diplomats on Human Rights which will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. the programme will be run by a team of human rights experts from OHCHR.
Taking place following the sixteenth regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the programme aims at enhancing governmental officials’ understanding of the Office of the High…
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) are pleased to announce a two-day Orientation Course on Human Rights. The course will be held in New York on 14 and 15 June 2010 and will be run by a team of human rights experts from OHCHR.
Taking place prior to the fifteenth regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the orientation course aims at enhancing diplomats’ and governmental officers’ understanding of the international human rights protection system towards the…
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development are pleased to announce a seminar on International Trade Law and Policy. Held over four days from 6 through 9 July at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the seminar aims at enhancing the knowledge on trade related-issues of delegates of permanent mission to the United Nations in New York.
The program will cover the functioning of the international trade system, including an overview of the role, structure and the basic…
Hosting the 11th Meeting of the Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Training Group
20 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme is hosting the 11th Meeting of the Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Training Group.
The Integrated DDR Training Group (IDDRTG) is composed by international organizations and training institutes with a common goal of developing and sharing training materials based on the United Nations Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards (UN IDDRS).
IDDRTG…
On 13 June 2023, UNITAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hiroshima Corporation for Higher Education (HCHE) in charge of managing Eikei University of Hiroshima.
The MOU will allow UNITAR to support students of Eikei University of Hiroshima with their curriculum and Project-Based Learning (PBL) in tackling real-world issues.
UNITAR will work together with HCHE/Eikei University of Hiroshima to advance human resources development for youth to effectively address and overcome pressing global challenges.
, 24 August 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – On Jun...
Building for Peace
Launch of the International Architectural Prize in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Hiroshima, 24 April 2009
An initiative by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will launch on 24 April, in Hiroshima, the International Architectural and Urban Planning Prize in Post-Conflict Reconstruction, to be awarded on a biannual basis by an international jury....
12 February 2025, Hyogo, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Pasona Group Inc. have jointly implemented training sessions in Awaji Island (Awaji-shima), Hyogo, Japan, for 50 leaders from 18 Asia-Pacific countries. The training sessions, held from 10 to 12 February 2025, provided them with first-hand experiences and practical skills to effectively address sea and human security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. This collaboration marks a significant strengthening of the partnership between Pasona Group Inc. and UNITAR, which ...
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...