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Approximately 30 per cent of the global burden of disease is caused by conditions that can be treated by surgery or that require the direct care of a surgeon. Each year, total surgically avertable deaths alone are approximately six times greater than total deaths from HIV, malaria, and TB combined. Yet, 5 million people worldwide do not have access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care. As part of the Global Surgery initiative’s work conducted by the Division for People, the National Surgical Obstetric Anaesthesia Planning (NSOAP) manual was published in colla...
As part of the AGFUND and UNITAR Global Learning Platform on Financial Inclusion initiative, two e-workshops were organized to enhance the capacities of professionals in the areas of financial inclusion and sustainable development. The e-workshops "Financial inclusion and sustainable development" and "Training of Trainers for financial inclusion" were delivered in November and December 2020, over four weeks each. The e-workshops targeted professionals working in microfinance or financial institutions from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)....
The course is available in 4 different languages:, English VersionThis e-learning course aims to strengthen knowledge and empower parliamentarians and related advisors on the protection of sources and whistleblowers while simultaneously advancing anti-corruption efforts. Likewise, it aims to raise awareness of their pivotal role among civil servants, including policymakers and practitioners; civil society; academia; the private sector; National Human Rights Institutions; and International Organizations.Register hereRegistration links will be available soon, stay tuned!, الن...
The linkages between trade, food security and nutrition are complex and a priority in the agricultural trade agenda. In order to enhance policy and decision makers’ understanding of these linkages and its implications for policy design and implementation, the UNITAR Division for Prosperity and FAO developed the e-learning course “Comercio, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición”. The joint course was delivered in Spanish between 12 September and 7 October 2022. It targeted professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean involved in the development and implementation of trade,...
La FAO et l’UNITAR ont organisé une formation en ligne sur « (Le) Commerce et (la) Sécurité Alimentaire » du 12 octobre au 8 novembre 2020 (4 semaines).
Les objectifs étaient les suivants :
Evaluer les défis et les opportunités en matière de sécurité alimentaire, en raison de l’impact d’une plus grande ouverture commerciale.
Décrire les différents types de mesures de politique commerciale, leur rôle dans la promotion de la sécurité alimentaire, et leur prise en considération pour la conception et la mise en œuvre de la politique de commerce.
Débattre deux p...
Multilateral Diplomacy - Building capacities in the area of gender, women’s leadership and mentoring
In a bid to enhance efforts towards attaining gender equality and women’s empowerment across societies, UNITAR has held five online workshops on gender, women’s leadership and mentoring. The main objective of the workshops was to foster the implementation of gender equality in the participants’ workplaces through increasing women representation in leadership roles and to forge partnerships with other actors in the field of gender, women’s leadership and mentoring. The workshops also sought to build leadership skills and the capacity of women to participate in all levels of ...