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e-Learning Course on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries
Registration is now open for the 2015 English and Spanish editions
24 March 2015, Geneva - UNITAR is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the e-learning course Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries. The English session will be held from 20 April to 12 July 2015, and the Spanish session will run from 13 April to 5 July 2015.
The course, which is implemented by UNITAR in partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), aims to…
CIFAL Jeju Co-organizes International Workshop on Holistic Waste Management and Eco-Town Models for Sustainable Asia-Pacific
31 May 2015, Jeju, Republic of Korea – CIFAL Jeju convened fourteen central, state and local government officials and NGO workers from seven different countries from Asia-Pacific for a three-day workshop on "Holistic Waste Management and Eco-Town Models for Sustainable Asia-Pacific". CIFAL Jeju, in collaboration with UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), held the event from 28 to 30 April 2015 at Jeju International Training…
On 11 April 2025, UNITAR signed an agreement with China (Shenzhen) International Personnel Training Center to launch the Prosperity Alliance Shenzhen (Greater Bay Area).The Prosperity Alliance Shenzhen (Greater Bay Area) will focus on technological collaboration, digital transformation, talent development, and international communication to support sustainable growth in the region.UNITAR Division for Prosperity Director Mihoko Kumamoto toured Shenzhen to observe the city’s innovations in education, technology and urban design., 8 May 2025, Shenzhen, Chin...
CIBJO, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the City of Antwerp have announced at the 2011 CIBJO Congress in Porto, Portugal, that a UNITAR-affiliated training center for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Jewellery and diamond industry will be formally declared in Antwerp on May 23, 2011.
"Centres of Excellence" aim to advance the UN's social and economic development goals. To date, most of the Centres of Excellence linked to the UN have been national or regional, but the Antwerp facility is planned to address the needs of the business…
CIFAL Jeju Co-Organizes International Workshop on "Technologies for Holistic Waste Management"
13 April 2015, Jeju, Republic of Korea – CIFAL Jeju convened sixteen central, state and local government officials and NGO workers from eleven different countries from Asia-Pacific for a three-day workshop on "Technologies for Holistic Waste Management." CIFAL Jeju co-organized the event from 17-19 March 2015 at Hotel New Otani, Osaka, Japan. Other organizers include UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), Osaka City Government and Global Environment Centre (…
UNITAR's CIFAL Jeju hosts Localizing Disaster Risk Management and Resilience training with CADRI
From September 7 - 9, UNITAR's Asia-Pacfic centre for training local authorities, CIFAL Jeju, convened over ten country delegations in Jeju Self-Governing Province for a city-to-city workshop on sharing knowledge and skills for more resilient and integrated disaster risk management among the region's municipalities. The workshop was part of CIFAL Jeju's learning series on building local government capacities on priority Human Security issues in the Asia-Pacific Region…
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 ...
30 March - 2 April 2011, Jeju, Republic of Korea. CIFAL Jeju convened over ten country delegations in Jeju Self-Governing Province, for its first training of a series to build local government capacities on priority Human Security issues in the Asia-Pacific Region. Part of UNITAR's global network of nine CIFAL training centres for local development, CIFAL Jeju's mandate is to develop knowledge and skills among regional local governments on this theme.
Jeju's international profile as an "Island of World Peace" has risen with it playing host to many Korean peace negotiations...
17 November 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Road Safety Global Training Initiative successfully launched the Learning App on Management Practices for Safer Roads, with the aim of providing in-hand practical solutions, participatory contributions from different stakeholders including the private sector, and results-based interventions.
The Learning App is based on the Management Practices for Safer Roads Toolkit, featuring projects and local interventions in cities in Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, India, Mexico and South Africa. This Toolkit, available now on mob...
8 December 2018, Marrakech, Morocco - UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNITAR Executive Director Mr. Nikhil Seth travelled to Marrakech to co-host the 5th Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development on 8 December. Launched in 2013 and co-organized under UNITAR’s Social Development Programme, in the Division for People and Social Inclusion, the Mayoral Forum is the annual global gathering for municipal and regional leaders on migration, development, and displacement. It provides an incubating space where local leaders can share practical and inventive soluti...