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The workshop on “L’intégration régionale: les principaux défis dans la négociation du commerce et de l’investissement – perspectives pour l’Afrique Centrale et l’Afrique de l’Ouest” (26 to 27 October 2011), which was directed by Dr. El Hadji A. Diouf (Executive Director, African Agency for Trade and Development) and Dr. Christian Häberli (Senior Fellow, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland) had 16 participants from French-speaking Sub-Saharan African countries. Dr. Diouf and Dr. Häberli both made several presentations on specific issues and shared their…
25 Young South Sudanese Professionals Begin UNITAR Leadership and Entrepreneurship Programme in Juba
25 Young South Sudanese Professionals Begin UNITAR Leadership and Entrepreneurship Programme in Juba
8 August 2017 – The third cycle of the UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training began as 25 young South Sudanese professionals took part in the programme’s Orientation Workshop in Juba, South Sudan. The programme is a six-month capacity-building training for junior- to mid-career-level professionals that focuses on project management, leadership, and social entrepreneurship skills. This year, 25 Fellows and Coaches,…
Course on Public-Private Partnerships and Sustainable Development
02 June 2015, New York, USA – Course on Public-Private Partnerships and Sustainable Development, conducted by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), New York Office, with presenters from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), UN-Habitat, United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law at Sea (DOALOS) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Also participating were Project Concern International (PCI), United Nations Foundation, and Public-…
Mongolia Kicks off National Green Economy Week
16 June 2015, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - D. Oyunkhorol, Minister of Environment, Green Development and Tourism highlighted the importance of green development for wealth and job creation as she opened the 2015 National PAGE Week in Mongolia. “The transformation to sustainable development in Mongolia creates opportunities for environmentally friendly, low carbon and low waste production and service” said Minister Oyunkhorol. She pointed out that green development can support creation of wealth and green jobs as well…
The Republic of Guinea Initiates its National Adaptation Plan Process
05 May 2016, Conakry, Republic of Guinea - The Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Guinea, Dr. Souleymane Camara, chaired the launch of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process in the Republic of Guinea on the 3rd May, remarking how “the NAP is a national process that can facilitate the access to the financial flows necessary to adapt to climate change, especially for the most vulnerable countries".
In the opening speech Mr. Mamadou…
Niger at Halfway through its Process of Formulating National Learning Strategy on Climate Change
19 July, 2016, Nimsay, Niger - The "Conseil National de l’Environnement pour un Développement Durable (CNEDD)," in charge of coordinating the National Climate Change Learning Strategy formulation, has organised a workshop at the midpoint of the process in Niamey on 1-2 June.
The workshop brought together 50 participants from ministries of different sectors, civil society, international NGOs, technical and financial partners and learning centres. The main goals were: 1) to…
Partnering to Raise Awareness and Build Climate Change Resilience in Rio De Janeiro
26 March 2018, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The ZCO2 and UN CC:Learn project provided the space for an exchange of ideas aiming to align interests to transform the challenges that climate change presents to urban communities into opportunities. The 5 hour workshop started with the community leaders explaining to the 50 attendees what they had learned over the last two weeks as all leaders had obtained a certificate of completion on Introductory e-Course on Climate Change available on the UN CC…
08 August 2024, New York, United States - On 21 May - 20 June 2024 the 2024 Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) training series, organized by UNITAR, the Swiss Government, and UN DESA, commenced on May 21, 2024, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This series aims to prepare delegates for the General Assembly’s Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review of Operational Activities for Development of the United Nations System. Here, we highlight the first three modules of this comprehensive training series, detailing the objectives, key topics, and speakers...
On 15 and 16 February 2024, UNITAR hosted a hackathon and conference “Leveraging the Digital Economy for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth: Strategies to Overcome Risks and Harness Opportunities”.
The hackathon and conference aimed to inspire attendees to act and address opportunities and challenges in the digital economy.
The event brought together individuals and organizations to foster collaboration and initiate important discussions on addressing opportunities and challenges in the digital economy.
, 17 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – On 15 and 16 February...
8-14 September 2021, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office concluded a private Security Council training program for Ghana’s delegation. Ghana is one of the newly elected five countries to serve as non-permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. The training, which lasted for five days and attended by approximately 75 participants, provided participants with knowledge, information, and recommendations on the Security Council. It also included topics such as the formal and info...