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Building and Promoting Trust to Prevent and Counter Extremism
How do you counter violent extremism?
21 August 2015, New York, USA - Extreme violence cannot be prevented or defeated without addressing the root of the problem. Although there is not a single approach to prevent and counter this phenomenon, building a society on trust and the attributes that form trust, may provide a critical strategy for preventing and countering extremism.
In contrast, fault lines of distrust can erupt when individuals and communities are faced with increasing uncertainties of safety,…
Inter-agency Capacity Development Proposal at the UNEA-2 in Nairobi
25 May 2016, Nairobi, Kenya - The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) is currently taking place at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya (23 – 27 May 2016). This year’s UNEA theme is focused on “Delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The Assembly represents the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, and serves as the environmental parliament that adopts resolutions for action to address the…
Les indicateurs de développement social de l’Afrique révèlent un paradoxe: un taux de chômage élevé et de la pauvreté coexistent avec une croissance robuste.
L’Industrialisation et le commerce sont deux instruments clefs qui jouent un rôle majeur dans la croissance économique de l’Afrique et qui ont le potentiel de transformer la structure des économies Africaines.
L’objectif de l’industrialisation fondée sur le commerce est d’orienter la conduite, les négociations et la mise en œuvre des différentes formes d’accords sur le commerce et l’investissement.
Afin de…
New e-course on Water Diplomacy (7 November - 4 December 2016)
12 October 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - With unprecedented population growth, new emerging economies and the effects of climate change, pressures on our finite freshwater resources are increasing. Meanwhile, the ability of some nations to secure their water requirements is being severely challenged, causing great and legitimate concern that tensions around water hotspots will intensify. Yet, water holds an immense potential for cooperation which is yet to be fully understood and utilized. Water is, and will…
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Oran, Algeria, 22 February 2014 - Under the auspices of Algerian Prime Minister His Excellency Mr. Abdelmalek Sellal, Acting Head and Executive Director of UNITAR Ms. Sally Fegan-Wyles today signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) Director General Azzedine Oussedik. The event took place during the African High Level Conference on Green Economy in Oran. Under this agreement, UNITAR’s UNOSAT programme and ASAL will collaborate on data exchange, training and capacity development related to applications of…
May 2014, Geneva Switzerland - UNOSAT spearheaded a series of discussion sessions on “Collaborative Approach Fostering Global Peace and Prosperity” part of the 2014 Geospatial World Forum (GWF) that took place at the Geneva International Conference Centre on 8-9 May. The Forum is one of the largest annual events for the geospatial community. This year the GWF theme was “geoSMART Planet: Resources, Infrastructure and You”. UNITAR-UNOSAT was a strategic partner and co-organizer of the event.
The event attracted hundreds of participants from national instituions,…
Celebrating 10 Years of Training in GIS for Disaster Risk Management
05 November 2014, Bangkok, Thailand - UNOSAT and ADPC, the Asian Preparedness Disaster Centre have successfully delivered the “10th International Training on GIS for Disaster Risk Management (GIS4DRM)”. The course took place in Bangkok from 3 to 14 November 2014. This training is designed to respond to the needs of the South East Asian Countries in the area of disaster management and the use of geospatial information technology for multi-hazard risk assessment. 2014 marks a decade in the successful…
UNITAR Introduces Saudi Arabian Diplomats to New York’s Multilateral Working Environment
17 – 21 November 2014, New York, United States – Hosting five of the six principal organs of the United Nations, 193 Permanent Missions and 115 Consulates, New York boasts the largest diplomatic community in the world. Diplomats might thus consider it particularly challenging to perform effectively in New York’s multilateral working environment. Addressing this challenge, UNITAR, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, organized a…
Strengthening Delegates’ Skills to Successfully Negotiate, Draft and Adopt United Nations Resolutions
2 - 3 December 2014, Geneva, Switzerland – Member States of the United Nations have, among other duties, the responsibility to discuss, draft, negotiate and adopt resolutions at different UN organs. In the framework of its Core Diplomatic Training (CDT) activities, UNITAR's Multilateral Diplomacy Programme organized a two-day Workshop on Negotiating, Drafting and Adopting United Nations Resolutions in order to help members of Permanent Missions better understand this…
CIFAL Atlanta and UNITAR Engaging Youth in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
3-6 April 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) and Kennesaw State University (KSU), with the support of UNITAR hosted a four-day workshop titled “Distinguished Global Ambassadors” for a delegation of 10 graduate students from KSU.
The workshop was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva and consisted of a series of lectures on topics related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as health and…