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UNITAR Organizes Course on Multilateral Negotiations
20 October 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), organized a full-day coursed entitled, “Multilateral Negotiations: Strategies, Techniques and Results”. The event was widely attended by more than 65 delegates from a number of different missions. The entire course was taught by Doctor Roy Lee, Professor at Yale University.
During the first session: “Challenges Facing Multilateral Negotiations”, Dr. Lee began an interactive discussion on the position the United…
Yinghua International School Visit- Chinese Mission and United Nations Headquarters
02 March 2018, New York, United States - Students and teachers from YingHua International School, a Chinese-English dual language school dedicated to providing full-time language-immersive education has visited the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China and the United Nations Headquarters under the guidance and accompany of the staff from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on 2 March 2018.
At 10:45am on Friday 2 March, the Permanent Mission…
Toronto, Canada, 31 May 2021– As a leader in the effort to build a more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable world, York University and UNITAR are proud to announce the establishment of Canada’s first Centre International de Formation des Acteurs Locaux (CIFAL).
CIFAL centres provide innovative training throughout the world and serve as hubs for the exchange of knowledge among government officials, the private sector, academia, and civil society.
York Region was selected as the new home of this global initiative. York’s Markham Centre Campus will be th...
10 July 2019, New York, United States – United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office (UNITAR NYO) has held a morning briefing session with 15 delegates from the Egyptian Diplomatic Institute visiting New York during the High-Level Political Forum. The session was held in the conference room F in the United Nations headquarter between the head of office of UNITAR, Mr. Marco Suazo and Dr. Sameh Aboul-Enein, the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Director of the Egyptian Institute for Diplomatic Studies., During the session, Mr. Marco Suazo pro...
25 September 2019, New York, USA – Assistant Secretary-General (ASG), Executive Director of United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Mr. Nikhil Seth, was received by the President of the 74th United Nations General Assembly (PGA), His Excellency, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande at the PGA’s office in the United Nations Secretariat, New York.
Commencing at 9.30 am, Mr. Nikhil Seth accompanied by UNITAR New York Head of Office, Mr. Marco Suazo, congratulated the PGA on his new role at the UNGA and thanked him in recognition of his remarkable efforts an...
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 ...
28 November 2013, Bangkok, Thailand - Both the Permanent Representative of the Philippines, Ambassador Ms. Jocelyn Batoon-Garcia, and Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary, recognized the importance of satellite imagery analysis and thanked UNOSAT for its work in support of response to typhoon Haiyan at the opening of the Third Session of the Committee on Disaster Reduction.
ESCAP played host to a week long series of meetings on disaster risk reduction and space applications starting on 26 November. The Committee on…
OHCHR/UNITAR NYO: Human Rights Orientation Programme for Diplomats
1 May 2015, New York, USA – The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office
conducted their eighth collaborative workshop on Human Rights.
The workshop aimed to enhance understanding of OHCHR and the United Nations human rights protection system, and to enable diplomats to more comprehensively and effectively
integrate human rights into their work. Delegates from all committees participated.
The…
SDG-Fund Launches 2016 Report with UNITAR in Attendance
12 November 2016, New York, USA - The Sustainable Development Goals Fund launched their 2016 report on “Universality and the SDGs: A Business Perspective”.
Ms. Paloma Duran, Director of the SDG-Fund, gave the welcoming remarks and brief introduction of the SDG-Fund and the report. She mentioned that one year into the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the report aims to grapple with the concept of universality and the opportunities and challenges it creates for the private sector as partners in…
UNITAR Hosts Seminar on Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
April 11, 2018 – New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the UN Office of Information Communication Technology (OICT), presented a seminar on Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies and how these exciting technologies can be applied to furthering the Mission of the United Nations.
The seminar began with opening remarks from Mr. Marco Suazo, Head of UNITAR New York Office, and Mr. Lambert Hogenhout, Chief of Analytics,Partnership and Innovation at OICT, on the…