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Paris Statement Calls for Up-Scaling Learning for an Inclusive Green Economy
29 January 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - What is green economy learning? Why do we need to invest in it? And what have we learned from existing initiatives? These questions and many others more were explored at the 1st Global Forum on Green Economy Learning which took place in December 2015 at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Headquarters in Paris. As a key outcome, UNITAR along with the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), OECD, the Green Growth…
UNITAR Conducts High Visibility Enforcement Training for Metro Police Officers in Durban, South Africa
26-28 March 2018, Durban, South Africa – UNITAR in partnership with the eThekwini Municipality, and the Municipal Learning Institute (MILE) provide training for Durban Metro Police Officers on High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) to contribute to road safety in the city ahead of the upcoming Easter and School holidays.
Law enforcement is regarded as one of the most important tools in Road Safety. The HVE workshop provided on-the-ground training for law enforcers to…
12-13 October 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. The workshop on “Regional Integration: Key Negotiation Challenges Moving Forward”, 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 23 participants from 16 Sub-Saharan African countries. Senior trade experts from UNDP, South Centre and World Trade Organization also made presentations on specific issues and shared their insights with the participants in the thematic…
Today, UNITAR resumes its core diplomatic training targeting the Nairobi-based diplomatic community with the organization of an intensive, two-day workshop on negotiation skills. More than twenty diplomats are taking part in the activity, which includes short presentations, role plays, simulation exercises and video analysis. For more information on the Institute's core diplomatic training, visit http://www.unitar.org/mdp
1 February 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR is pleased to collaborate with Together for Safer Roads (TSR) to deliver joint training specifically designed to empower and improve safety systems for small to mid-size fleets, taking the best practices of the largest fleets and leading road safety technology companies, and distilling this information into a comprehensive fleet safety programme structured around three key pillars: Safety Leadership; Training and Development, and Technology.
Peter Goldwasser, Executive Director of TSR, highlighted:
We look forw...
17 July 2019, Curitiba, Brazil- The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) jointly with the Federation of Industries of the State of Parana (FIEP) System and Faculties of Industry held a workshop on “Innovating 2030: Thinking about the SDGs” on 29 June 2019. This event provided a venue for dialogue amongst industrial automation and mechanical manufacturing students to think and discuss innovative solutions to social, environmental and economic problems. Students as future leaders are pivotal in order to tackle urgent global ch...
UNITAR Hosts Scale of Assessment Course for Diplomats of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar
2 October 2018, New York, NY, USA – The United Nations for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a training for Diplomats of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar on Scale of Assessment, held in the United Nations at the United Nations Building. This was the final part in the Induction Course for the Qatari diplomats in “Strengthening Knowledge and Skills in Multilateral Diplomacy”.
UNITAR New York Head of Office Mr. Marco Suazo opened the session by welcoming the diplomats from the Qatari Mission to the training session. In his welcoming remarks, Mr. Suazo rem...
15 July 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - How can countries accelerate the implementation of their climate goals? One powerful tool is the exchange of best practices. At UNITAR, we believe that learning from peers and solving problems together can make a real difference, and that’s why we have partnered with the NDC Partnership to organize the Facilitators Exchanges, a series of interactive online workshops designed to support the Partnership’s in-country Facilitators.NDC Partnership’s in-country Facilitators play a pivotal role in advancing the implementation of countries’ Natio...
First Phase of Shimanami Collective Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction Training Concludes
On 27 November 2024, UNITAR concluded the online phase of the “Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction” training programme, engaging over 130 participants from Asia and the Pacific Island region, in a series of “virtual classroom” webinars and online discussion forums.In Phase 1, participants learned about gender equality in disaster risk reduction, community-based disaster risk reduction, disability inclusion, and the empowerment of vulnerable groups within disaster risk reduction initiatives.The top performers will be invited to Phase 2, an in-person w...
27 January 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and SICPA SA have signed agreement to issue digital certificates for hackathons.
The Letter of Intent was signed by the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, and SICPA's Chief Commercial Officer, Richard Budel, in December 2021.
The pilot agreement establishes a new cooperation between the two organizations to provide secure digital certificates of participation to future partic...