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29 August, 2023, New York, United States – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) welcomed Dr. Lori Foster, professor of Organizational Psychology at North Carolina State University, Visiting Scholar at Duke University’s Center for Advanced Hindsight, Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and President of the International Association of Applied Psychology, who gave a training to UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) staff on Unconscious Bias., Over 40 DSS staff members attended the training across two four-hour ses...
14-16 September, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar, developed the Strengthening Knowledge and Skills in Multilateral Diplomacy: Induction Course for Qatar Diplomats. The private course, attended by 8 delegates, was designed to enhance the performance of diplomats from the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations., After attending the Briefing for New Delegates to the General Assembly, the following day of the training kicked off ...
June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - What are the most effective tools in preventing and countering corruption? What connects anti-corruption to diplomacy and international relations? And which role do education and training play in this regard? Those are the main points and questions that UNITAR’s Executive Director and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Nikhil Seth and the Dean of the International Anti-Corruption Academy Dr. Thomas Stelzer discussed in the June edition of UN Today. The interview underlines the crucial role and immense im...
21 April 2022, New York, United States (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office, in partnership with the Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic, kickstarted last of the three-event Spring 2022 presentations of the Columbia Law School Series with the final session titled, “Columbia Law School Series- Amplify: Lead by Lifting Others”. Garnering 138 participants from around the world, the event successfully highlighted the benefits of elevating fellow colleagues in the workspace and the necessities of doing so. The goal of this ...
24 February 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – Newcastle University and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a cooperative framework for joint training and academic initiatives. The agreement was signed digitally by Professor Chris Whitehead, Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global at Newcastle University and Mr Nikhil Seth, in his capacity as Executive Director of UNITAR at the time. The MoU aims to strengthen collaboration between the two institutions by pooling expertise and expanding ...
6 October 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - To mark its 60th anniversary, UNITAR is organizing in Geneva, starting on the 2nd of October, a photo exhibition, displayed on the Rotonde du Quai du Mont-Blanc (across from the Brunswick Monument), will illustrate 60 years of history as well as stories of UNITAR alumni who made a positive change in their community. The alumni featured in the panel exhibition come from Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kenya, Maldives, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu. The opening c...
26 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - Hand-in-Hand with UN Women and the UN System, UNITAR launches its Women’s Leadership Programme at the high Level Panel on “Women in Diplomacy: The Leading Role of Women in Weather and Climate Contexts” at the WMO Congress (Cg-17).
The High Level Panel addressed the complexities of gender in the area of climate change and explored the actions required to strengthen the voice of women in all fields of multilateral diplomacy. Panelists commended UNITAR for their leadership and initiative in launching the Women’s Leadership Programme (WL...
04 December 2018, New York, USA – In partnership with the Permanent Mission of Colombia and the participation of former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Santos, the Permanent Mission of Norway, and the European Union, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a screening of the documentary A Call for Peace in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chamber in the United Nations Headquarters, New York. A Call for Peace is a documentary that studies the Colombian peace process as a vehicle to demonstrate t...
11 April 2019 New York USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) delivered its annual “Elections to UN Organs: Workshop for Election Officers”. With sponsorship of the Swedish contribution under the programme “Levelling the Playing Field”, the day-long workshop consisted of five seminars. It included UN staff and elections officers from Least Development Countries (LDCs), Middle Income Countries (MICs) as well as Developed Countries with the aim to help delegates understand the processes and procedures of various United Nations organs. The w...
1-4 March 2021, New York, USA (Virtual) - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, successfully implemented its four-day seminar series entitled “Gender Equality in the International Rights Framework: Building Back Better” from 1-4 March 2021. Over 150 participants joined the session virtually from all over the world during the duration of the series. This series was developed to coincide with the beginning of Women’s History Month and discussed various concerns rela...