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With the generous support of the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), Indonesia and Malawi will join Benin, Uganda and the Dominican Republic as the fourth and fifth pilot country to start a UN CC: Learn project in 2011. The five countries were selected by the UN CC: Learn Steering Group in July 2011 from among 23 countries who had submitted an application to participate in the UN CC: Learn Pilot Implementation Phase, 2011-2013. UN CC: Learn is a One UN initiative on climate change learning for which UNITAR is providing the Secretariat.
“The large number of high…
New Cooperation Agreement with African Union to Further Promote Sustainable Peace and Security in Africa
22 March 2015, Mont Pelèrin, Switzerland - The African Union Peace and Security Commission (AU Commission) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize their long and outstanding cooperation to promote peace and security on the continent. These two Institutions have indeed a lot in common as regards to their respective missions and goals. The MoU was signed by the Commissioner for…
Inter-agency Capacity Development Proposal at the UNEA-2 in Nairobi
25 May 2016, Nairobi, Kenya - The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) is currently taking place at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya (23 – 27 May 2016). This year’s UNEA theme is focused on “Delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The Assembly represents the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, and serves as the environmental parliament that adopts resolutions for action to address the…
Les indicateurs de développement social de l’Afrique révèlent un paradoxe: un taux de chômage élevé et de la pauvreté coexistent avec une croissance robuste.
L’Industrialisation et le commerce sont deux instruments clefs qui jouent un rôle majeur dans la croissance économique de l’Afrique et qui ont le potentiel de transformer la structure des économies Africaines.
L’objectif de l’industrialisation fondée sur le commerce est d’orienter la conduite, les négociations et la mise en œuvre des différentes formes d’accords sur le commerce et l’investissement.
Afin de…
UNITAR Provides Road Safety training to the Government of the Dominican Republic
8 - 9 May 2018, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – UNITAR in close collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) and the National Institute for Transport and Transit (INTRANT) convened the “International Workshop on Mobility and Road Safety Best Practices” in Santo Domingo on 8-9 May.
The two-day event was attended by 113 representatives from government offices responsible for transit, transport and road safety, academic institutions, NGOs and…
November 2011, Lilongwe, Malawi – Malawi is experiencing a range of climate hazards such as intense rainfall, floods, droughts, dry spells, cold spells and strong winds. In order to strengthen human resource capacities to address these challenges, Malawi will commence a UN CC:Learn supported project on Strengthening Human Resources and Skills Development to Address Climate Change in early 2012. UN CC: Learn is a One UN initiative on climate change learning for which UNITAR is providing the Secretariat.
During the week of 14 November 2011, a representative…
Habitat III Urban Breakfast Held At Palais Des Nations
9 May 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Representatives from over 30 UN Member States gathered with other stakeholders at the Palais des Nations for the event, “Habitat III Urban Breakfast: Briefing for Permanent Representatives.” Habitat III, a United Nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development, will take place 17-20 October 2016 in Quito, Ecuador as the culmination of a multi-stakeholder intergovernmental process.
As stated in the Habitat III zero draft of the “New Urban Agenda” document, “The…
Thinking Capacity Building Right from the Start in Uruguay
26 April 2018, Montevideo, Uruguay – "A nice brochure is not enough to make people separate their garbage. You will need a sustained effort and the right incentives to make change” exclaimed María Laura Rodríguez, Economics, Communications and Environmental Manager at the concluding discussion of a workshop held on 26 April 2018 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The workshop was organized as part of the country’s inclusive green economy (IGE) capacity building effort that is shaping up in collaboration with the…
22 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – On 6 May 2024, UNITAR and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and implement training programmes and organize summits, webinars, workshops and training sessions, as well as align efforts for resource mobilization. The two expect to collaborate in thematic areas such as leadership and inclusion, social innovation and entrepreneurship, digital futures, finance and trade, anti-corruption and combating crime, and business and public administration.
FGV is the first partner in Brazil for t...
Under this joint effort, UNEP Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) will build upon the training resources (case studies and exercises) developed under the UNITAR administered project, Climate Change Capacity Development (C3D) to develop a joint module on vulnerability and impact assessment.
This new module will then be included as a new chapter into the UNEP Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA) training manual that seeks to help build capacity for forward looking integrated environmental assessments and has among its target audience, facilitators who…