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18 September, New York, USA - On 5 - 7 September, The JOINT SWISS-UNITAR BRIEFING ON UNITED NATIONS BUDGETARY MATTERS is a three-day training programme, co-organized with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland, caters to the needs of the incoming delegates of the United Nations General Assembly’s Fifth Committee. The training received more than 100 delegates joining the sessions each day.
, The first day of the training started at 9:00 a.m. (EST). The introductory session covered the responsibilities and key players of the Fifth Committee. Mr. Marco Suazo, Head ...
24 March 2025, New York, USA – On March 24, 2025, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, in collaboration with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) of the UN Office of Legal Affairs, hosted a briefing for delegates on Oceans and the Law of the Sea. The session provided an overview of the legal frameworks governing ocean governance, with a focus on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and its related agreements. A total of 85 participants attended the event in person, underscoring the continued interest and i...
UNITAR works on the basis of a two-year budget cycle. The Programme Budget provides the overall budget and results framework for work carried out by the Institute and is developed based on the strategic framework’s programme objectives and functional enablers....
The extensive experience of the former Executive Directors and their in-depth knowledge of the challenges facing the newly independent countries played a key role in the successful work of the Institute. In addition to their experience in the diplomatic service and their political activism – in particular, a forceful anticolonial stance – they had all distinguished themselves through their theoretical contributions, academic research and teaching. Their achievements also included contributions to literature or journalism....
Geneva, 16 April 2020
Excellencies, Friends of UNITAR,
We, the Board of Trustees of UNITAR, are deeply concerned about the profound impacts and disruptions being caused by COVID-19. Our concern is first and foremost for the immediate human loss and suffering especially for those who face the most vulnerabilities in withstanding the shocks. But beyond this we know that the economic and social upheavals that the pandemic is generating will last for a long time. We endorse the UN Secretary-General’s urgent call for action and with this statement share the vision of UNITAR in...
An Independent Evaluation of UNOSAT Rapid Mapping Service (RMS) was published in July 2018. Using a mixed methods approach, it was the first independent evaluation of the Rapid Mapping Service since its inception in 2003. The evaluation included an online survey with a 20.8% response rate and key informant interviews covering 38% of institutional stakeholders, along with a theory of change analysis and a comprehensive desk review. For each evaluation criterion, the evaluation applied a rating, using a four-point scale traffic light system of green, amber and red.as practice...
The Advisory Board serves as a forum to advise the Executive Director and the Division for Strategic Planning and Performance on the conduct, use and follow-up on evaluation as an important tool support the governance and oversight functions of the Institute. The Board also advises on broader issues of organizational performance and learning. ...
30 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is pleased to announce the launch of the new partnership with the British Legal Centre (BLC) to provide legal training courses and further advance the implementation of The Sustainable Development Agenda, in particular goal 4 targeting quality education. The BLC is a London-based educational center specializing in online practical law teaching and training on a global scale. Founded 11 years ago by Mr. Richard Brady, the BLC tends to the needs of international lawyers, as well as diplomats, in providing tr...
An independent evaluation of the Afghanistan Fellowship Programme (AFP) was published in July 2018, assessing the AFP’s performance over the 2014 – 2017 Fellowship cycles. The programme aims to contribute to Afghanistan’s reconstruction by building the capacities of its civil service, with a view to institutional capacity building. The evaluation was informed by a document and literature review, key informant interviews, an online survey and observed training sessions.
Several limitations of the evaluation were noted, namely the security situation in Afghanistan preve...
We help our partners establish and strengthen institutional capacity by assisting them in designing their competency frameworks., We support the public sector in attaining their national interests within the framework of the Agenda 2030 by providing learning solutions to enhance collaboration with stakeholders, developing coherent policies and improving data collection and analysis., We deliver satellite imagery solutions for fact-based humanitarian responses to governments and organizations. This allows for rapid mapping and decision-making and builds competencies on analy...