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29 April 2019, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) are partnering to promote financial inclusion through training activities across Africa, assisting ongoing programmes, and supporting microfinance banks throughout the Middle East. Additionally, they will join forces to host the 8th AGFUND Development Forum on the 8th of October 2019, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
The AGFUND Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development, established in 199...
13 March 2025, Banjul, The Gambia - In an ambitious effort to address chemicals and waste management challenges in The Gambia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the National Environment Agency (NEA) of the Government of The Gambia, and other stakeholders have partnered to improve The Gambia’s capacity to effectively manage polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and unintentional persistent organic pollutants (uPOPs) through the project "Strengthening ...
18 February 2021, Brussels, Belgium – UNITAR’s International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders based in Antwerp (CIFAL Flanders) organized the learning webinar ‘Aligning the European Recovery – Belgium as a case study’. The event was organized in cooperation with SDSN Belgium bringing together over 350 participants from around the globe.
To recover from the COVID-19 crisis, the EU will make €672.5 billion available through its Recovery and Resilience Facility. To benefit from the support of the Facility, Belgium and the other Member States will prepare recovery ...
14 of July 2017 New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) co-organized an event alongside the United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UN DESA) titled "Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement For Eradicating Poverty And Achieving the SDGs”. The event took place during the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development, a week that focuses on a review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals.
The event was comprised of a morning session that began with opening remarks from Mr. Nikhil Seth, ...
Corruption hinders sustainable development in all countries. In order to tackle its root causes and consequences as well as to find solutions for prevention, accountability and redress, the impact of mainstreaming knowledge is a powerful resource towards transforming the lives of individuals and societies, as a whole. Mainstreaming knowledge about this problematic pursues the transformation of discriminatory social institutions, laws, cultural norms and community practices, such as those limiting access to property rights or restricting access to public spaces.
In this reg...
September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – Last August, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) signed a partnership agreement with the Division for Peace of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to review and enhance the curriculum WPDI uses to train their Youth Peacemakers to become leaders and trainers. Building on the wide expertise and experience of UNITAR in providing innovative learning solutions to individuals, organizations, and institutions to support global and local action for lasting peace and sustainable devel...
20 December 2021, Budapest, Hungary / Hiroshima, Japan / Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR Division for Prosperity and Central Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank – MNB) have launched a new partnership to develop a training programme on the digitalization of the financial sector.
MNB is one of the first central banks around the world to adopt a financial technology (FinTech) strategy and to analyse the digitalization of the financial sector in a regular, dedicated publication. Its leading experience and expertise inspired UNITAR’s new Digital Finance Initiative, launched in Ap...
UNITAR brought together approximately 70 participants from 8 Pacific Island countries to the ‘UNITAR Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security’ training programme workshop, held in Nadi, Fiji, from 1 to 10 October. This pivotal workshop featured expert-led lectures covering a wide range of topics in relation to the sea and human security and study tours to Viseisei and Yako villages. Participants demonstrated their learnings through group presentations and received certificates of completion at the closing ceremony on 10 October. The fi...
14 November 2024, Gdańsk, Poland – In anticipation of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims and to commemorate this day, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Plock joined the 19th International Conference "Contemporary Road Safety Aspects” held on 8 November 2024 at the Conference Center of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk. The conference brought together over 250 individuals, who have a role and interest in making Polish roads safer. Hosted by the Provincial Police Headquarters in Gdańsk, the Education, H...
7 October 2022, Nairobi, Kenya - KCB Foundation and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have partnered to promote the use of electric motorbikes by Boda Boda riders in Kenya. This is an effort towards accelerating the transition to a low-carbon resilient economy and enable the transition of 25% of the total loan portfolio to green investments by 2025, as part of the KCB Net Zero ambition. The programme involves a user acceptance test, the establishment of a lending scheme for Boda Boda riders, and providing skills training through 2Jiajiri, ...