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17 October 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR, in partnership with GIZ, the German Technical Cooperation, is launching a new session of the e-Learning course Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries, from 26 November 2012 to 15 March 2013.
The online course Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries, based on the material jointly developed by GIZ and UNITAR, is designed to provide solutions and suggest alternative approaches in the area of urban transport planning, towards a more sustainable transport system in Developing Cities.
The e-course aims to…
The UNITAR training centre for local governments in Asia, CIFAL Jeju, is launching its new training series on food and nutrition security to build local government knowledge, skills and capacities in the region.
Under a One UN Approach, UNITAR and CIFAL Jeju, joined the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization's (FAO) Food for the Cities Network to ensure the training series is developed in line with the community of practice's expertise. For over ten years, the FAO Food for the Cities initiative has been contributing to increased dialogue and partnerships with…
In responding to the growing demand of knowledge transfer for in-country capacity development, UNOSAT experts have restructured the Programme’s portfolio of training and technical assistance tools. UNOSAT predicts a strong increase in the requests by UN member states and their specialised institutions for capacity development and technical assistance projects aimed at reinforcing national knowledge of GIS and satellite derived geospatial information in processes as crucial as territorial planning, integrated disaster risk reduction strategies, monitoring and analysis.…
New Cooperation Agreement with African Union to Further Promote Sustainable Peace and Security in Africa
22 March 2015, Mont Pelèrin, Switzerland - The African Union Peace and Security Commission (AU Commission) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize their long and outstanding cooperation to promote peace and security on the continent. These two Institutions have indeed a lot in common as regards to their respective missions and goals. The MoU was signed by the Commissioner for…
University of Geneva Postgraduate Programme Benefits from UNITAR-UNOSAT Expertise
26 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Information management is critical for efficient planning and coordination of emergency response operations. The value of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in emergency response arises directly from the benefits of obtaining, integrating, organizing, inquiring and analyzing geographic information and databases. It is in this regard that UNITAR-UNOSAT together with the University of Geneva CERG-C partnered to offer an elective course of the Risk…
Les indicateurs de développement social de l’Afrique révèlent un paradoxe: un taux de chômage élevé et de la pauvreté coexistent avec une croissance robuste.
L’Industrialisation et le commerce sont deux instruments clefs qui jouent un rôle majeur dans la croissance économique de l’Afrique et qui ont le potentiel de transformer la structure des économies Africaines.
L’objectif de l’industrialisation fondée sur le commerce est d’orienter la conduite, les négociations et la mise en œuvre des différentes formes d’accords sur le commerce et l’investissement.
Afin de…
UNITAR Provides Road Safety training to the Government of the Dominican Republic
8 - 9 May 2018, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – UNITAR in close collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) and the National Institute for Transport and Transit (INTRANT) convened the “International Workshop on Mobility and Road Safety Best Practices” in Santo Domingo on 8-9 May.
The two-day event was attended by 113 representatives from government offices responsible for transit, transport and road safety, academic institutions, NGOs and…
There is a direct link between gender equality, women empowerment and climate change. Women are among the groups that are most vulnerable to the impacts of the increasing levels of natural resource depletion and environment degradation. At the same time, their voices and concerns are often excluded from the processes of policy-planning and decision-making that seek to tackle climate change, reduce inequality and curb the environmental crisis that we currently face. In spite of that, it is widely accepted that women can and should play a central role in the response to clima...
07-08 March 2019, Geneva, Switzerland- Leadership is fundamental to effective and efficient diplomacy. The success of international leaders relies upon their capacities to take initiative, lead others in and through challenging circumstances, and thus maximize opportunities and strengthen the positions, objectives and achievements of parties and groups. In this regard, a workshop on Leadership Skills, which is part of the Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice, was organized by UNITAR’s Division for Multilateral Diplomacy.
The two-day workshop acquainted 18 participants...
17 July 2019, Curitiba, Brazil- The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) jointly with the Federation of Industries of the State of Parana (FIEP) System and Faculties of Industry held a workshop on “Innovating 2030: Thinking about the SDGs” on 29 June 2019. This event provided a venue for dialogue amongst industrial automation and mechanical manufacturing students to think and discuss innovative solutions to social, environmental and economic problems. Students as future leaders are pivotal in order to tackle urgent global ch...