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July 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - The project ‘Map Your School’, a joint initiative between UNOSAT, UNICEF and the Panamanian Government has moved to the next stage in its development, as it begins a pilot test phase in the Escuela Puerto Rico, in Panama City, Panama. Initial feedback has been very good “The children understood very well how to use the platform, with no previous guidance on how to use it!“ exclaimed Heidi Peugeot, a Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist and the UNICEF focal point for the Map Your School project.
Map Your School is an online…
5-7 Febuary 2013, Osaka, Japan - The International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC UNEP), in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), is working on an initiative to produce and implement "Guidelines for the development, review and updating of national waste management strategies." It responds to UNEP Governing Council decisions 25/8 and 26/3 calling on UNEP to support national implementation of integrated waste management and to the Rio+20 call for development of comprehensive national waste management strategies (paragraph…
Oi, tudo bem? The UN CC:Learn e-Course Soon to be Available in Portuguese!
06 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:Learn Secretariat is happy to announce a new partnership with UNESCO Brazil and the Ministry of Environment of Brazil, which aims to work together for translation and dissemination of the UN CC:Learn introductory e-course on climate change.
This collaboration's goal is to facilitate access to basic climate change related information in Brazil, Portugal and lusophone countries all over the world in order to ensure as many people understand the…
UNITAR Delivers Three Course Series with Columbia University
2016, New York, USA- The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) partnered with Columbia University for a series of courses entitled, “Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation”. The 2016 series was sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations. Their generous contribution offered fellowships to members of the Forum of Small States (FOSS). The series was taught by two professors from the Columbia Law School, Professor Alexandra Carter and Professor Shawn Watts…
UNITAR Delivers Course on Conflict Resolution as a Tool Against Poverty
24 March 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a workshop titled “Conflict Resolution as a Weapon Against Poverty” taught by two Columbia Law School Professors. The workshop began with a few opening remarks by Mr. Marco Suazo who thanked Professor Alex Carter and Professor Shawn Watts for all their hard work in preparation for the workshop. He gave participants a brief summary of what to expect from the workshop.
The core of this training…
UN CC:Learn Global Partners Meet in Bonn to Discuss Future of the Partnership
19 April 2017, Bonn, Germany - On 4 April 2017, the UN CC:Learn global partners met in Bonn, Germany, for the 7th UN CC:Learn Steering Group Meeting. Participants from FAO, ILO, IMO, SDC, UNECE, UNEP, UNESCO, the UNFCCC Secretariat, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNITAR, UNSSC, UNU, UN-Habitat, WHO and the World Bank participated directly or via phone and discussed the ambition and design of the UN CC:Learn 2017-2020 phase. The meeting was hosted by the UNFCCC Secretariat.
The day started with a warm…
Climate Negotiators from LDCs Sharpen Data, Diplomacy Skills Ahead of Paris Meet
27 Jul 2015, Bangkok, Thailand - A United Nations Development Programme training to help Least Developed Countries participate more effectively in international climate change negotiations commenced on Monday, with representatives from more than 20 countries slated to attend.
The bi-lingual training is targeted at ‘up and coming’ negotiators from LDCs and is being jointly conducted with UNITAR, UNEP, and IIED, with funding from the Global Environment Facility.
It is part of an…
UNITAR Hiroshima Holds Workshop II for Afghanistan Fellowship Programme in Abu Dhabi
4 September 2015, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has successfully concluded Workshop II of its signature Afghanistan Fellowship Programme. Held between 31 August and 4 September 2015, the Workshop examined Organisational Needs Assessment, Project Planning and Design, as well as Team Development and Management. The Workshop also progressed the team projects, which focus on problems that organizations in Afghanistan are currently facing, to the next stage…
Learning Priorities for Greening the South African Economy
30 August 2016, Midrand, South Africa - Twelve organizations gathered at the Vulindlela Academy, Development Bank of Southern Africa for the national validation workshop of the Green Economy Learning Assessment for South Africa (GELA). These included government partners, the Department of Environmental Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Science and Technology, as well as education and training providers. The assessment, one of the inception activities of PAGE, seeks to identify…
UN CC:Learn Partners Welcome UNHCR in the Partnership
"Climate change will force people into increasing poverty and displacement, exacerbating the factors that lead to conflict, rendering both the humanitarian needs and responses in such situations even more complex."
26 September 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - Climate change is recognized today as one of the most serious challenges to the global community, potentially affecting almost all aspects of life across the planet and affecting the mandates of all UN organizations. The effects of climate change compound…