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The UN CC:Learn e-Course Soon Coming to China with Support from the IESD
28 July 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - Confucious once said that learning without thought is labor lost…and thought without learning is perilous. He was right. Confucius was a Chinese politician and philosopher, but most notably, he provided one of the oldest and noblest services to society – he was a teacher.
To support climate change learning in China, the UN CC:Learn Secretariat is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD…
Promoting Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development
6 September 2016, Quito, Ecuador - UNITAR’s Decentralized Cooperation Programme in collaboration with the Government of Ecuador hosted the webinar on “Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Sustainable Development” aimed at providing a space for discussion on how PPPs can be leveraged for sustainable development and help achieve the SDGs and implement the New Urban Agenda. More than 100 participants attended the webinar, representing local governments, private sector, civil society and academia from…
France Supports the Organization of Youth Climate Dialogues
10 October 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France recently announced that it will financially contribute to the UN CC:Learn programme, in order to support the organization of Youth Climate Dialogues between French schools and schools from UN CC:Learn partner countries.
http://www.uncclearn.org/youth-climate-dialogues
UN CC:Learn is currently organizing three Youth Climate Dialogues with French schools in 2016-2017, the first of which will take place…
UN CC:Learn Partners with Connect4Climate to Raise Awareness on Climate Change
November 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn has recently joined the Connect4Climate global partnership, which was initially launched by the World Bank Group and the Italian Ministry of Environment, and joined by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. This new collaboration aims to contribute to the advance of communication for development, as it is a fundamental tool for sharing knowledge in a culturally sensitive manner and appropriate language, managing…
UNITAR Executive Director joins International Geneva Gender Champions Network
25 November 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - On 23 November 2015 UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNITAR’s Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, was proud to announce his support for the Geneva Gender Champions initiative of Michael Møller, United Nations Office at Geneva Director-General, and H.E.Ambassador of the United States of America, Pamela Hamamoto.
The International Geneva Gender Champions Network (IGGC) was launched in July this year, bringing together Permanent Representatives and Heads of…
New Launch of e-Tutorial on Climate Policy and Public Finance
25 November, 2015 - UN CC:Learn and UNDP, with support from the Government of Sweden had launched a new free e-tutorial “Climate Policy and Public Finance”, which aims to support policy makers in understanding how to optimize countries’ public expenditures by taking into account the projected climate change impacts.
Access the e-tutorial.
The e-tutorial is divided into five sections:
What is climate change?
What is happening in Asia and Pacific?
How does climate change affect your job as government…
UNITAR Roundtable on Sexual Violence Prevention
28 October 2014, Geneva, Switzerland – On the 23 October, members of the UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme (PTP) Advisory Board gathered in Geneva to further advise UNITAR leadership on how best UNITAR could contribute to promoting peace and security through training and capacity building. Back-to-back with the board meeting, a high level event was held on the subject of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
The panel of the roundtable included three of the eminent persons of the UNITAR PTP Advisory Board; namely the Special…
UNITAR’s Affiliated Training Center in Shanghai Organized the 10th Global City Informatization Forum
UNITAR’s Affiliated Training Center in Shanghai Organized the 10th Global City Informatization Forum
4 - 6 November 2014, Shanghai, China – UNITAR’s affiliated training centre CIFAL Shanghai, in partnership with the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences organized the 10th Global City Informatization Forum (GCIF) that took place at the Kerry Hotel Pudong in Shanghai. An initiative created in 2000, the GCIF is a platform to exchange visions, policies and strategies on information and communications…
UNITAR Concludes Leadership Seminar on Knowledge Economy
December 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR recently organized in Geneva a two-day seminar on “Redefining Leadership in the Knowledge Economy” for Central Bank Staff, Finance and Trade Officials, management professionals, policy actors, delegates and representatives of UN-member countries, Government and Ministry Officials, and information professionals in leadership roles.
Dr Linda Stoddart, a senior knowledge strategy consultant and Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University, directed the seminar with her team…
New Youth Climate Dialogue Facilitates Exchange between Students from Burkina Faso and France on Climate Change Solutions
As youth become increasingly aware of the challenges and opportunities in transitioning to a low-carbon development, many are joining the global dialogue on solutions, getting involved and taking action.
6 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - Launched in 2015, Youth Climate Dialogues (YCDs) provide a forum for young people to share their views about climate change, both as a local and a global issue.
On 25 May 2018, the 11th Youth Climate Dialogue…