Displaying 1541 - 1550 of 2230
4 March 2009
Background
Training in multilateral negotiations as part of UNITAR’s Core Diplomatic Training has been at the heart of the Institute’s activities since its inception in 1965. Since then, the training need in the area of negotiation skills and techniques has not diminished, on the contrary. Various factors explain this trend: The issues at stake in international negotiations have become increasingly complex in substance, climate change being only one example. Secondly, the global nature of the problems at hand urges for multilateral action, be it in the area of…
21 September 2011, Montreal, Canada. At a signing ceremony organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed with 27 of the largest international agencies, organizations and environmental conventions for implementation and achievement
of the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The memorandum creates a task force to provide a platform for agencies to coordinate their activities in support of the achievement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets. …
UNITAR Senior Fellow, Nassrine Azimi, to Give a Presentation on Japan’s Cultural Property and United States’ Post-WWII Occupation Policies
UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, California, United States
Monday 27 February 2017, 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Free and open to the public
Even before the American occupation of Japan (1945 – 1952) was official, an internal telegram to the then U.S. Secretary of War had outlined an overarching policy for the protection of the former enemy’s cultural property. A small cluster of American scholars and experts gathered in Tokyo by…
UNITAR Organizes Workshop on Women’s Leadership and Negotiation Skills
24 March 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a workshop on women’s leadership and negotiation skills, which was facilitated by Columbia Law School. The workshop opened with Mr. Marco Suazo, Acting Head of UNITAR New York Office, who talked about the importance of having women in leadership roles. He mentioned that women had the innate quality to be leaders and this workshop was to help enhance that trait. He thanked the participants for coming…
UNITAR Delivers Course on Drafting and Presentation Skills in Brussels
8 - 11 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), organized a workshop titled “Drafting and Presentation Skills in a Context of Global Diplomacy: Writing Intensive Training Course, with a Presentation Component” in collaboration with the African Caribean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Secretariat; taught by Professors Alexandra Carter and Shawn Watts from Columbia Law School. UNITAR will continue organizing such course in French and English…
UNITAR Delivers Course on UN Charter, History, and Emerging Challenges
22 of June 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a course titled “An Analysis of the UN Charter, History, and Emerging Challenges at the UN Headquarters”. The course focused on the UN Charter and its historical significant background and evolution since its creation dating back to late 1940’s. Most importantly, the panellist pointed out interesting observations concerning the UN charter, its role in the era of sustainable development…
CIFAL Durban Organizes the Seminar “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in South Africa”
29 July 2017, Durban, South Africa – The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by 193 countries as a new global agenda on 25 September 2015 and came into force officially on 01 January 2016. The SDGs are a set of goals towards ending poverty, ensuring prosperity and protecting the planet. The 17 goals and 169 targets matter to local governments. In particular, they are applicable across all clusters, units and departments of the eThekwini Municipality in South…
Register now! e-Course on Introduction to Sustainable Consumption and Production in LAC
10 August 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - Transitioning towards Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) is key to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Agenda. The SCP aims to promote resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and the provision of basic services, green and decent jobs and a better quality of life for all. This e-learning course “Introduction to SCP in LAC” aims to provide policy makers and other stakeholders with an introduction to SCP, as an approach to…
UNITAR NYO Concludes Course for New Delegates on the Fifth Committee
8 September 2017 New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office concluded the capacity building course in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations (UN) titled “Orientation Course for new delegates on the 5th Committee”. The course was comprised of several sessions across four days and introduced delegates to the players, topics, and rules and procedures of the UN General Assembly (GA) 5th Committee.
The fourth and…
Training Course for Kuwaiti Diplomats Concluded
18 September, 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) concluded its training course on “Strengthening Skills and Knowledge in Multilateral Diplomacy: Practical Preparation for Security Council membership” for Kuwaiti diplomats with two more sessions on meeting formats, decisions and documents and insights into the Security Council Presidency on 7 and 8 September 2017.
The entire training dedicated to Security Council Membership was delivered to the diplomats by 17 highly…