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The UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme (PTP), in partnership with the International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT), is happy to announce the launch of the first ever e-learning course on security sector reform. This much awaited course combines the experience and knowledge of ISSAT and the interactive and online educational expertise of UNITAR. The course has been developed from ISSAT’s Level 1 Basic course on SSR, and is recognized by both organizations with UNITAR/ISSAT certification.
The importance of this e-learning programme cannot be…
From the 29th to 31th of March, Carlos Lopes, Executive Director of UNITAR, visited the Republic of Korea for a series of meetings to enhance cooperation with Korean institutions.
He started with a meeting with KIGEPE (Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education) to discuss planned future collaborations. The gathering was co-hosted by Ms. Sookyoung Moon, KIGEPE President and Ms. Hyunjoo Song, KIGEPE Director. As a result of the meeting, the two institutions agreed to co-organize a biannual KIGEPE Symposium, beginning in September 2010, which will help…
11 March 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - UNOSAT will soon enter the third year of monitoring of the Syria crisis in support of the international humanitarian community and the High-Commissioner for Refugees in particular. UNOSAT first situation maps about the unfolding of the Syrian crisis date back mid-2011. Today, the number of Syrians fleeing increasingly violent conflict has reportedly surpassed the staggering number of one million.
UNHCR made known last week that resources for helping this increasing population of displaced people, 50% of whom are believed to be children…
5 April 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - Investment arbitration is possibly the fastest-developing area of international law. Due to the widespread geographical participation of States in investment treaties and the increased use of arbitration to settle disputes involving significant amounts of money, understanding the particularities and dynamics of investment law and arbitration is becoming increasingly important. With this four week course LALIVE and UNITAR aim at giving public and private sector executives an overview of the specific issues relating to arbitration…
December 2012, Nayphidow, Myanmar – Myanmar has become the most recent Asian country to receive UNOSAT advanced training on the use of geospatial information technology for disaster risk reduction as part of the UNOSAT sub-regional capacity development initiative launched in 2011.
The one week course was delivered by UNOSAT experts to 17 selected national experts. The activity was hosted at the Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD) and was attended by experts from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of…
21 October 2011, New York, United States of America – The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a two-day workshop on Environmental Negotiations and Climate Change Diplomacy on the 20 and 21 of October at the Office of the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, as part of the 2011 Negotiation Series “Towards a level playing field” organized in collaboration with the Olof Palme Memorial Fund. Through participatory and simulation exercise, developed by Yale University professors, the workshop helped participating…
One UN Collaboration on Access to and Awareness-Raising of Earth Observation for Sustainable Development Goals
UNOOSA and UNITAR Joint Press Release
4 September 2017, Vienna, Austria and Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have agreed to collaborate to further their common goals, particularly the use of space-based technology for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
To achieve their shared…
18 February 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR’s Programme UNOSAT continues to put innovative tools in the hands of the humanitarian community as satellite derived mapping gain in popularity with humanitarians.
For years UNOSAT has been providing support to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS), an on-line set of resources used by humanitarians to receive alerts and information on sudden natural disasters. Part of this set-up is a mapping & satellite imagery coordination mechanism operated by UNOSAT to facilitate access by humanitarians to the…
16 April 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - Solomon Islands have been dramatically impacted by floods that began in early April and continued for over one week causing 21 deaths and an estimated 52,000 affected across Honiara City and greater Guadalcanal. OCHA reports that over 10 UN agencies are in Honiara to distribute relief supplies and to provide expertise across coordination, protection, health, logistics and water, sanitation and hygiene in a situation made complex by the destruction of infrastructure, the contamination of water and the scarcity of medical supplies.…
CIFAL Madrid Successfully Concludes its First Postgraduate Course on Road Safety
22 June 2018, Madrid, Spain – UNITAR’s affiliated International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid (CIFAL Madrid), in collaboration with the Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE) and the European University, successfully concluded today the Postgraduate Course on Road Safety Management and Leadership, aimed at managers, leaders and professionals in this field.
The course seeks to broaden knowledge on road safety presenting a comprehensive view of the factors, methods and…