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CIFAL Quito Contributes to Relief Efforts in Ecuador
2 May 2016, Quito, Ecuador – On 16 April, Ecuador suffered a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that affected the provinces of Manabi, Guayas, Esmeraldas, and Santa Elena. Moved by the tragedy, where hundreds of people lost their lives, thousands of missing people, hundreds of homes destroyed, the team at CIFAL Quito jointly with the Christian Emergency Committee (CEC), have been providing material, spiritual and emotional support to victims and their families.
A reconnaissance visit to the zero zone was…
International Judicial Training Dates Scheduled for 27 November – 10 December 2016 in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, USA
16 May 2016, Kennesaw, GA, USA - CIFAL Atlanta, in conjunction with the Dean Rusk International Law Center, announces new dates for an International Judicial Training in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. The upcoming trainings are open to foreign judges and other legal practitioners.
The training is designed to further the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which world leaders adopted in 2015. At the core of this Agenda are 17 …
South Sudan: Achievements & Challenges - 86th UNITAR Hiroshima Public Session
20 January 2016, Tokyo, Japan - The 86th UNITAR Hiroshima Public Session on the topic of "South Sudan: Achievements and Challenges" was successfully held at the United Nations University, Tokyo on Wednesday, 20 January. Organized on the occasion of the second workshop of the UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme being held in Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan, the session was attended by over 90 people, including members of diplomatic missions, international and NGO organizations, and…
UNITAR and CIFAL Philippines Host Road Safety Multi-Stakeholder Conference in Quezon City
9-10 November 2017, Quezon City, the Philippines – UNITAR in close collaboration with its International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (CIFAL Philippines), and the University of the Philippines (UP), UP National Center for Transportation Studies (UP NCTS) hosted the “Road Safety for Sustainable Cities: A Multi-Stakeholder Conference” in Quezon City, Philippines on 9-10 November 2017.
The conference gathered 151 representatives from national…
UNITAR Organizes Course on Multilateral Negotiations
16 February 2018, New York, USA – UNITAR organized a training course on “Multilateral Negotiations: Strategies, Techniques and Results”, taught by the Yale University Professor Roy S. Lee and attended by over 70 delegates.
The seminar focused on the ways of reaching a consensus to accommodate divergent interests and concerns. Drawing on his experience at the United Nations for nearly half a century, Professor Lee stressed the need to “find the right language that would cover different concerns”. He gave the…
Launch Event for Youth and Peacebuilding e-Learning course and AC4’s YPS Leadership Certificate
27 April 2018, New York, United States –The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a launch event for UNITAR’s free e-learning course on Youth and Peacebuilding and AC4’s YPS Leadership Certificate. The event was co-hosted by H.E. Ms. Urujeni Bakuramutsa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations and moderated by Ms. Margaret Williams, Senior Peace and Security Officer at the World Federation of UN Associations (WFUNA). The…
Burkina Faso: Assessing the learning needs and strengthening the capacities for an inclusive green economy in national education and training institutions
22 June 2018, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - More than 50 participants including representatives of ministries, universities, research centres, and UN agencies gathered together in Ouagadougou to validate the Green Economy Learning Capacities and Needs Assessment for Burkina Faso (hereinafter called: learning assessment).
The learning assessment aims at identifying the learning needs and capacities of…
2月11日に、エジプト、イラク、レバノンの起業家およびイノベーター17名が、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）の「持続可能なビジネス開発による食料安全保障と生計向上：エジプト・イラク・レバノン向け起業家研修」の日本ワークショップを通して得た知識を活用したビジネスモデルや事業構想を発表しました。表敬訪問、スタディツアー、体験型学習などで構成されたこのワークショップは、2月4日から11日まで、東京と広島で開催されました。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受け、中東・北アフリカ地域において持続可能でレジリエンスある食料システムと経済発展を促進することを目的としています。, 2025年2月11日、広島 – エジプト、イラク、レバノンの起業家およびイノベーター17名が、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）の「持続可能なビジネス開発による食料安全保障と生計向上：エジプト・イラク・レバノン向け起業家研修」の日本ワークショップを通して得た知識を活用したビジネスモデルや事業構想を発表しました。この対面式研修は、2025年2月4日から11日まで国内で開催され、最終日にはハッカソンが実施されました。参加者は、この研修を通して習得した知識やスキルを活かし、自身のビジネスプランを磨き上げ、ピッチを行いました。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受け、中東・北アフリカ地域...
16 September 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – The Universidad Europea de Valencia and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) present the Master in International Leadership and Negotiation. The increase in volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) in today's world means there is no longer an approach to management that can be applied to all organizations and work environments. Leaders must adjust their leadership strategies to be more flexible and adapt to a variety of challenges and situations, and this master's aims t...
10 March 2016, New York, USA - Mr. Nikhil Seth, UNITAR Executive Director, met today with the United Nations Secretary-General , Mr. Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Mr. Seth introduced to the Secretary-General UNITAR’s initiative called "Green Legacy Hiroshima" in which UNITAR is working with Hiroshima institutions and United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Director-General to coordinate and arrange the planting of a Ginkgo Atomic bombed tree sapling from Hiroshima, in the Ariana Park of the Palais des Nations, the UN headquarters in ...