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"A Civil Peace by Civil Society - Tunisian Experiences for the Future of the Region" with the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2015
Speakers:
Ms. Ouided Bouchamaoui, President of the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts
Mr. Hocine Abassi, Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union
Mr. Abessatar Ben Moussa, President of the Tunisian Human Rights League
Mr. Fadhel Mahfoudh, President of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers
Moderator:
Dr. Ghassan Salamé, Professor Emeritus of Sciences Po. Paris, Former Lebanes...
17 July 2019, Curitiba, Brazil- The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) jointly with the Federation of Industries of the State of Parana (FIEP) System and Faculties of Industry held a workshop on “Innovating 2030: Thinking about the SDGs” on 29 June 2019. This event provided a venue for dialogue amongst industrial automation and mechanical manufacturing students to think and discuss innovative solutions to social, environmental and economic problems. Students as future leaders are pivotal in order to tackle urgent global ch...
11 September 2019, New York – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), New York Office, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations, concluded the briefing for the delegates of the UN General Assembly in Conference Room 12 of the UN Headquarters building. The second day of the briefing Session began with opening remarks by Mr. Marco Suazo, Head of the UNITAR office in New York.
After welcoming all the delegates back to the final day of training, Mr. Suazo gave a brief recount of what was discussed on the first day of...
This Online Event Series is organized by UNITAR's Division for People and Social Inclusion and its CIFAL Global Network of training centres around the world.
Participation is open to diplomats, staff of international organizations, development practitioners, faculty members and administrators of educational institutions and anyone who is interested in the discussed topics.
Registration is mandatory and free of charge. https://unitar.org/unitars-upcoming-web-based-activities#people , Coming soon
, Name of event: Industry 4.0 For Sustainable ...
24 January 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosperity, together with UNITAR Association, will hold the public forum “UNITAR Nuclear Disarmament and Sustainable Peace” on 10 February 2024 (10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. JST) at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Memorial Hall. The event seeks to foster the public’s understanding of current geopolitical disputes and nuclear disarmament and encourage participants to consider how to build sustainable peace.
Panellists will include Ms. Elyne Whyte, Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to...
7 April 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – The CIFAL Global Network (CGN) is UNITAR’s global network of affiliated training centres, uniquely positioned to support leaders on the local level in their quest to advance sustainable development.
The world’s cities face many interlinked challenges across the environmental, social, and economic spheres. In recent years, as urbanization continues rapidly and multilateralism is undergoing severe changes, cities have stood up to become highly relevant actors of global scale.
The CGN has a unique role within UNITAR. It allows us to ...
On 22 November, 29 changemakers from 11 Pacific small island countries completed the second phase of the UNITAR “Leave No One Behind: Rapid Response to Climate Crises through Early Warning Systems” programme, which brought them to Japan to learn about early warning system tools and approaches to reduce disaster risks.During the study tour, the participants visited Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, and the Greater Tokyo Area and engaged in interactive expert lectures and study visits, during which they learned firsthand about the practices, technologies, and research for effective ear...
19-21 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium – UNITAR hosted the Annual Meeting of its Network of Affiliated International Training Centres for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Brussels and in Antwerp, Belgium. The Directors of 15 CIFAL Centres gathered for three days to review its performance in 2018, discuss opportunities for collaboration, exchange knowledge and expertise, and to develop the training calendar for 2019.
The Annual Meeting also served to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the CIFAL Global Network, which took place at the Flemish Parliament with s...
John Isidore Laure, a monitoring, evaluation, and learning officer at a non-governmental organization in Cotabato City, Philippines, works to empower youth in local government.His work focuses on strengthening youth councils and addressing challenges such as violent extremism and misinformation.John’s participation in the 2024 UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme (YAAP) helped him to refine his project to empower young public officials.He emphasizes the importance of youth as drivers of change and calls for more opportunities to amplify their voices globally., 20 ...
19 October 2018, New York, USA – The United Nations for Training and Research (UNITAR) held a briefing for 63 administrative service officers from the Government of India in collaboration with Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations. These administrative officers represented 20 different states within India and many of them started from grass-root roles to now, policy-making roles with 15-20 years of government experience.
UNITAR New York Head of Office Mr. Marco Suazo opened the session by welcoming the administrative service officers and thanking the Permanent M...