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30 May 2025, Bogota, Colombia – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the successful resumption of its e-learning diploma programme on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) in Colombia. This vital initiative is financially supported by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the U.S. Department of State.Following a temporary pause, the project has received official green light, allowing the project to swiftly resume all activities. UNITAR...
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This evaluation covered the maritime safety and security component of the Enhancing the Maritime Safety and Security and the Fight Against Terrorism in the Gulf of Guinea project. This component was implemented in partnership with the Institut de Sécurité Maritime Interrégional (ISMI). The two main outcomes of the project component were:Increased outreach of ISMI to military, police, civilian and port personnel engaged in maritime operations from West and Central Africa; andStrengthened capabilities and motivation of military and police personnel from West Africa...
The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. The theme of the 5th World Urban Forum in 2010 is “The Right to the City: Bridging the Urban Divide.” The event attracted some 13,700 participants from 150 countries around the world. In his opening speech, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the importance of tackling urban poverty and inequalities through access to basic…
October 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations Development Programme – Regional Bureau for Africa (UNDP RBA) and UNITAR’s Public Finance and Trade Programme successfully conducted the skills-building workshop on “Négociations financières multilatérales: les défis pour l’Afrique” (Geneva, 20 to 21 October 2011). Fifteen (15) negotiators and officials from French-speaking Sub-Saharan African countries participated in this two-day event. The main workshop goal was to enable participants to effectively prepare and participate in multilateral financial negotiations such…
DFID and UNITAR Launch Innovative Platform to Deliver Transformational Change in Humanitarian Work in Pakistan
16 February 2018, Islamabad, Pakistan - Future support to Pakistani people needing humanitarian support will be improved, thanks to a new platform launched by the UK Government and UNITAR in Islamabad.
The Pakistan Evidence and Learning Platform (PELP) aims to improve the humanitarian response in Pakistan through knowledge management, capacity building, and third-party monitoring. It was launched by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research…
UN CC:e-Learn Platform Reaches 25,000 Certificates
We appreciate all of our users around the world for their interest in our courses and their continuous support for our goal of promoting global climate literacy.
14 August 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - Since the platform’s launch, back in 2014, we have strived to leave no one behind as we train people on the key aspects to understand and address climate change. For this reason, all of the courses currently offered are free of charge and in an increasing number of languages, including English, French, Spanish, Mandarin…
Dajana Paravac was 27 and the youngest in her class when she completed the Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice, within the framework of UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme, in August 2016. “I wanted to learn how to participate effectively in multilateral conferences and negotiations, and to enhance my understanding of the United Nations system. This programme gave me the opportunity to enhance my knowledge in these areas with instruction from diplomats and experts in politics,” says Ms. Paravac.
In addition to gaining knowledge in her field of interest, Ms.…
Francesco Pisano says: “We are continuing to equip the Programme with what it takes to do this job effectively and professionally. But this is done also to bring a distinct advantage to the entire UN family. After the partnership with Google to share crowd generated data with UNOSAT and the rest of the UN, this is a second main achievement by UNOSAT which will change the way we do things and the overall technology level of the UN. I hope this can be of help to the entire UN”. UNOSAT in fact has added to the purchase order the funds necessary to endow 3 other UN bodies with ...
1 to 6 August 2011, Addis Ababa. More than seventy Ambassadors and senior Government Officials of Ethiopia convened in Addis Ababa during the first week of August at a workshop co-organised by UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ethiopia, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, to share information and benefit from tailor-made briefings on the latest developments in business, trade and economic diplomacy. The topics discussed ranged from economic and commercial diplomacy to international perspectives on…