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20 March 2023, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), New York Office and its trusted partner, Columbia Law School hosted their “Antiracism in Peace-Building and Conflict Resolution” workshop on Monday, 20 March 2023. The workshop was the first of three sessions of the Spring 2023 Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic training series, it was developed in a hybrid manner and attended by more than 120 participants.
The concept of anti-racism and peacebuilding is culturally specific, as different countries and places have unique engage...
The evaluation covered the period from January 2020 to October 2024 and aimed to identify good practices, challenges and lessons learned from current processes, mechanisms and structures in order to improve the timeliness of reporting, with a focus on identifying the root causes of delays and exploring opportunities to improve reporting timeliness. Specifically, the evaluation sought to determine whether factors such as project budget, duration, reporting workload, programme capacity and donor requirements correlated with delays in reporting. The evaluation also aimed to un...
For the Bachelor’s Degree programs by UNITAR, GFPA, and Oberlin College, we are committed to providing a seamless and straightforward application process to help you pursue your passion for music education. Below, we outline the application procedure and provide detailed information on the application steps.
Step 1: DOWNLOAD STUDENT NOMINATION FORM
The application process begins with downloading the student nomination form, which can be accessed towards the end of this page (titled Oberlin Student Nomination Form). The deadline for the Fall 2023 semester is approachi...
5 February 2019, New York, U.S.A – The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office and the Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO) of UNDESA have jointly hosted a one-day training workshop in preparation for the Finance for Development ECOSOC Forum. The event was hosted in the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
The course consisted of six different sessions which covered a wide variety of topics relating to financing development, such as the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and other major outcomes in Financing for Developmen...
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organizes a series of open lectures that are held on a regular basis at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNITAR also organizes high-level panels on key issues related to the United Nations, bringing together key stakeholders from the Private and Public Sector and major, key UN players., The Geneva Lecture Series (GLS), organized in partnership with the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), aims at bringing awareness of pressing global challenges to the concerned public and civil society in Geneva, with a foc...
10 March 2022, New York, United States (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office, in partnership with the Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic, kickstarted the three-event Spring 2022 presentations of the Columbia Law School Series with the first session titled, “Women and Negotiation: How to Be Your Own Ultimate Self-Advocate”. Garnering over 120 participants from around the world, the event successfully highlighted the struggles faced by women in the workplace, and how best to combat gender inequality in social setti...
21 April 2022, New York, United States (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office, in partnership with the Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic, kickstarted last of the three-event Spring 2022 presentations of the Columbia Law School Series with the final session titled, “Columbia Law School Series- Amplify: Lead by Lifting Others”. Garnering 138 participants from around the world, the event successfully highlighted the benefits of elevating fellow colleagues in the workspace and the necessities of doing so. The goal of this ...
Session: Key Players of the United Nations Budget
Panelist: Mr. Lionelito Berridge, Secretary Administrative and Budgetary Committee , Session: Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)
Panelist: Ms. Felista Ondari, Executive Secretary of the ACABQ, The UN system is mainly financed through assessed and voluntary contributions from member states. The UN Specialized Agencies are funded partly through assessments and voluntary contributions. The course went through a multitude of topics concerning UN Budgetary M...
The Geneva Lecture Series provides an important space for discussions. Participants who cannot attend the event in person, but follow it online have an opportunity to send their questions in advance via several platforms listed below
Twitter
@UNITAR
@UNOGPolitical
@unisgeneva
Facebook
UNITAR Facebook page
UN Geneva Information Service Facebook page
Channels of the media partners of the initiative
Tribune de Genève
Radio Télévision Suisse
The best questionsare selected and addressed by the moderator of the event to the invited speakers during the lecture....
28 September – 2 October 2020, New York, USA (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) continued its training series for the newly elected members of the Security Council. On October 2020, UNITAR successfully completed its five-day virtual training for the delegates from the Permanent Mission of Kenya. Kenya was elected as a member of the Security Council in June 2020 by the members of the General Assembly along with India, Norway, Ireland and Mexico. Kenya will serve a two-year term in the Security Council starting 1 January 2021., T...