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22 March 2024, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, in collaboration with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), hosted a comprehensive briefing for delegates on oceans and the law of the sea at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event aimed to enhance the understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and its related agreements among member states., The event commenced with welcoming remarks from Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-Gener...
International Criminal Law has come a long way since the Nuremberg trials and the entry into force of the Rome statute almost twenty years ago. In parallel with the prosecution of high-level cases, a plethora of accountability mechanisms continue to thrive. However, after the rapid development of international criminal justice in the late 20th and early 21st century, recent years seem to indicate a system in crisis, notably with the war in Syria and other conflicts such as the US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor and senior staff.
This pe...
8 March 2024, New York, USA – The Women in Cyber Fellowship, a groundbreaking initiative launched in early 2020, held its sixth fellowship convening in New York City. Focused on strengthening capacity building and technical skills for the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG), the programme prepared new women delegates for the group's seventh substantive session from 4-8 March 2024. This initiative reflects UNITAR's commitment to fostering gender diversity in cybersecurity and international law and is in line with its 60-year legacy of providing targeted training at the UN., Prog...
8 April 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – The Executive Certificate in Global Business Leadership, created in partnership between UNITAR and Babson College Executive Education, has been designed with working professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs in mind. Therefore, the number of modules has been reduced from six to four to allow for greater flexibility for those who need to juggle many obligations in their personal and professional lives.
UNITAR and Babson College are also delighted to announce that the fee of the Executive Certificate has been significantly reduced acco...
22 April 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research is joining forces with the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to support the growing demand for global emergency response capabilities and promote sustainable development.As part of this collaboration, the ICF and UNITAR will develop training programmes on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) within the realm of sport, incorporating programmes such as a dedicated ‘Paddlers for Disaster Response’ initiative.The partnership aims to incorporate paddle sports in...
March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The past year marked the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. However, Covid-19 pandemic has drastically, yet disproportionately affected lives around the world. The virus disruption resulted in deeper inequality and more challenges in advancing both the climate agenda and the realization of SDGs. In response to the current situation, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), along with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs...
3 December 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – For as long as corruption thrives, climate action cannot succeed. It has been empirically established that corruption fuels climate change and that climate action plans without anti-corruption action are ripe for failure. As we are all experiencing, as individuals and within our respective communities, failure is not an option. This is why the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) demand urgent action to combat climate change and to fight corruption in all its forms.
The intricate links between corruption and...
5 May 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - We are pleased to announce that UNITAR has officially joined the Villars Institute and the Global Learning Council as a co-founder of the Global Learning Conference — a powerful partnership united by a shared mission to shape the future of education and lifelong learning.The inaugural Global Learning Conference will take place on 15- 16 June 2025 in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, where leading educators, policymakers, technologists and investors will convene to reimagine the future of learning and education at the critical intersection of ...
The Strengthening Capacities in the Use of Geospatial Information for Improved Resilience in Asia-Pacific and Africa project, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), aims to enhance climate resilience and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in eight countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Lao PDR, Nigeria, Solomon Islands, Uganda and Vanuatu. The project is being implemented between July 2021 and December 2024. More specifically, the project focuses on building geospatial information technology (GIT) capacities for effective planning and decision-mak...
Independent evaluation of the Training and Advanced Training of West African Security Forces project
The “Training and Advanced Training of West African Security Forces” project aimed at supporting the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre (KAIPTC) in becoming the leading international centre for training, education and research in African peace and security, supporting the establishment of i) operating frameworks; ii) infrastructure and equipment; iii) training and mentoring; and iv) expanding partnerships, while being aware of the numerous international and regional partners to the centre.
The evaluation assessed the project against the six OECD/DAC criteria: rel...