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New Specialized e-Learning Module on Children and Climate Change
03 April 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn and UNICEF are pleased to announce the launch of a new e-learning module focusing on children and climate change. This specialized module aims to raise awareness and knowledge about the impact of climate change on children, opportunities for action and provide a child’s perspective to the discussions on how to deal with this global crisis. While accessible for free by anyone interested in the topic, it targets specifically government officials, development…
From Theory to Action: Indonesian Students Learn to Address Climate Change
25 April 2017, Indonesia - Through the Youth Leadership Camp for Climate Change 2017, 150 students between the age of 17 and 25 years old built their knowledge and capacity to take action on climate change. This initiative – promoted by UN CC:Learn and UNESCO Office, Jakarta, in collaboration with the Climate Reality Project Indonesia and Youth for Climate Change Indonesia, with support from the Office of the President of Indonesia’s Special Envoy for Climate Change – contributes to the…
UNITAR Launches Course for New Delegates on the Fifth Committee
5 September 2017 New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Research and Training (UNITAR) organized a training course with the sponsorship of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations,entitled “Orientation Course for New Delegates on the 5th Committee”. The course is comprised of several sessions across four days and introduces delegates to the work, rules, and procedures of the 5th Committee and the United Nations budget system. The course opened with welcome remarks delivered by His…
Central American Climate Leaders Endorse a Regional Approach to Education and Training
10 December 2014, Lima, Peru - When the One UN Partnership for Climate Change Learning (UN CC:Learn) was conceived in the margins of the Copenhagen climate meeting in 2009, few could have known that the timing was just right. Ever since those somewhat infamous talks, the issue of education and training for climate change has been rising up the agenda. This week, UNFCCC Parties adopted the Lima Ministerial Declaration on Education and Awareness-raising, while the ongoing Dialogues…
BADEA and UNITAR Strengthen the Capacities of Uganda to Develop Public-Private Partnerships to Finance Infrastructure Delivery
29 July 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) conducted the training course on Development of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Uganda from 29 June to 10 July 2015 in Kampala (Uganda) in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Uganda. The broad objective of the course is to strengthen the…
QCPR Module 2- Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review
29 April 2016, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) New York Office partnered with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) for the “Second Module of the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review” on 29 April 2016. The workshop was attended by approximately 50 delegates from several Permanent Missions in New York.
Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Senior Advisor and Acting Head of the UNITAR…
UNITAR Hosts a Preparatory Meeting on Migration and Refugee Issues
14 September 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), with the sponsorship of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, hosted a preparatory meeting entitled, “All Aspects of the Migration Question: Preparatory Meeting prior to the High Level Plenary Meeting on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants”. The meeting discussed the background and context of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Summit as well as related considerations…
Burkina Faso Trains Teaching Supervisors in Charge of Curriculum Development on Climate Change
11 October 2016, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Thirty people in charge of the revision of the curricula in Burkina Faso had the opportunity, from 15 to 17 September 2016, to undertake a training on climate change called "Basics and implications of climate change for Burkina Faso ". The training aimed at facilitating the integration of climate change into school curricula, curriculum review being currently underway. This action was part of the implementation of the National…
Burkina Faso Is Building the Capacity on Climate Change of its Delegation to COP22
31 October 2016, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - As part of the implementation of Burkina Faso’s National Climate Change Learning Strategy, a training workshop for representatives of the government of Burkina Faso to the 22th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held from 12 to 14 October 2016 in Ouagadougou.
The meeting, organized by the Ministry of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change through the Permanent…
Skills-Building Workshop: Elections to UN Organs
08 April 2016, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office organized a “Skills-Building Workshop: Elections to UN Organs” on 8 April 2016. The workshop was attended by 20 delegates from Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Middle Income Countries (MICs) as well as Developed Countries with the aim to enhance the understanding of election procedures and processes at the various UN organs. The training was particularly relevant for election officers who were able to…