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CIFAL Plock (Poland) Hosts Water in Urban Areas Training for Central and Eastern Europe Local Actors
Plock’s International Training Centre for Local Actors (CIFAL Plock, Poland) celebrated the World Water Day with Central and Eastern European municipalities during a three-day training event highlighting the region’s key challenges with water management in urban areas in the face of increasing urbanisation. Hosted from 22 to 24 March 2011, the event paired a training workshop with a one day conference gathering experts who explored current trends in regional urban water management, dealing with topics such as water in real estate developments, remote sensing methods for…
Multilateral diplomacy is undergoing a fundamental transformation, the environment is increasingly being recognized as a crucial pillar of concern as negotiations on human rights, trade, security, macro-economics and development (including negotiations on the UN Millennium Development Goals) increasingly pivot around issues concerning the sustainability of the environment. Protecting the quality and availability of natural resources which provide us with fuel, food and water, is vital since it is often the threat of their depletion that reduces the possibility of reaching…
Disasters affect the well-being and safety of people, communities and countries, as a whole. Globally, the most common hazardous events are road accidents, natural disasters, and industrial injuries. Approximately 190 million people are directly affected annually by emergencies due to natural and technological hazards, with over 77 000 deaths. A further 172 million are affected by conflict (UNDRR). From 2012 to 2017, there were recorded more than 1200 outbreaks in 168 countries, including those due to new or re-emergi...
UNITAR's Social Development Programme provides e-learning opportunities to increase the outreach of its training activities. The online courses, based on sound academic principles, are intended for decision-makers from different government levels and representatives of the private sector, NGOs and international organizations., In the 6 modules of this e-learning course, you will learn how to conduct risk analysis during strategic planning exercises, which expands humanitarian focus from acute and urgent needs to chronic vulnerabilities and exposure to future risks, stress, ...
Yuriy Kryvonos has been a resource person for the UNITAR Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Training Programme since 2016.Hiroshima offers the ideal venue for diplomats and government officials to learn about nuclear disarmament.Mr Kryvonos is confident that the programme participants learn real-world knowledge and skills to promote nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation within their ministries as well as on the international scene., 14 August 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – Since 2016, Yuriy Kryvonos has been training diplomats through UNITAR’s Nuclear Disarmament ...
With 2015 representing the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, UNITAR Hiroshima Office developed a unique disarmament and negotiation training programme focused on South East Asia. Drawing upon the experiences of Hiroshima, the UNITAR Hiroshima Training Programme on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation for South East Asia was held between 8 and 12 June 2015.
The programme was delivered in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR); United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (...
UNITAR, with support from the Government of Japan, is launching Peacemaking Training Programme for South Sudan
27 March, 2015, Hiroshima, Japan - On 9 July, 2011, South Sudan became the newest country in the world with a total population of nine million. Unfortunately, the country relapsed into armed conflict in 2014, just three years after achieving independence. It not only revealed the fragility of South Sudan’s institutions, but also the mounting political, security and socio-economic challenges the country faces - this includes the country’s poverty ratio of 50…
UNITAR Contributes to Zambian Battalion Training for Deployment in Central African Republic
November 2014, Lusaka, Zambia - From 3 to 7 November 2014, UNITAR is contributing to the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Training Programme in Lusaka, Zambia. The Zambian battalion will integrate the UN peacekeeping operation MINUSCA to help restoring peace in the Central African Republic. MINUSCA’s Chapter VII mandate includes the protection of civilians, support to the transitional authorities, facilitating delivery of humanitarian assistance, the…
Training Young Leaders: Immersion Programme for Tongji University Students
29 August – 4 September 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR hosted a group of students from Tongji University in Shanghai for a five-day immersion programme at the United Nations. These students came from diverse academic backgrounds and had a common interest in environmental issues.
The immersion programme encompassed a wide range of activities. Over the five days, students visited and toured the Palais des Nations and various other UN Specialized Agencies, learning about the history of the UN,…
Orientation Course for the New Delegates of Permanent Missions at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
7 - 8 April 2015, New York, United States – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office carried out an orientation course for the new members of Permanent Missions at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The course aimed at explaining the role and functions of various UN departments and providing an opportunity for participants to obtain basic and practical information as well as building the network with the UN…