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Geneva, 16 April 2020
Excellencies, Friends of UNITAR,
We, the Board of Trustees of UNITAR, are deeply concerned about the profound impacts and disruptions being caused by COVID-19. Our concern is first and foremost for the immediate human loss and suffering especially for those who face the most vulnerabilities in withstanding the shocks. But beyond this we know that the economic and social upheavals that the pandemic is generating will last for a long time. We endorse the UN Secretary-General’s urgent call for action and with this statement share the vision of UNITAR in...
Goodwill Ambassadors are influential persons in various fields who help promote UNITAR’s activities. These individuals are at the top of their field – from the sports, arts, sciences, and entertainment industries. They use their talent and platform to spread awareness of UNITAR’s programmes through the events and projects they participate in.
Goodwill Ambassadors also advocate for the SDGs and mobilize support for social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Through the partnership with UNITAR, Ambassadors strive to use their influence to make the planet a bet...
UNITAR as a member of the United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (IAWG-DDR) supported the work of the IAWG-DDR related to the revision and update of the Integrated DDR Standards, initiated in 2017 to provide guidance to DDR practitioners working in UN peace operations while reflecting the latest changes in the global armed conflict landscape.
On 19 November 2019, UNITAR actively supported the IAWG-DDR Co-Chairs, namely the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – in th...
The Building Capacity for the 2030 Agenda 2.0 project aims to contribute to the transformation of the capacities of countries, institutions and individuals with a view to embedding key principles of the 2030 Agenda into their daily analysis and practices and enabling them to design, implement and review policies, programmes, actions and initiatives that contribute to making sure the world is a better place for all using Leave No One Behind (LNOB) as a guiding principle.
The evaluation assessed the project against the six OECD/DAC criteria; relevance, coherence, effectivene...
The Strategic Framework Fund (SFF) was established by the UNITAR Board of Trustees in November 2018 as a flexible, pooled funding instrument to help UNITAR deliver on its mandate and achieve the objectives of the 2018-2021 strategic framework.
The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of SFF-related programming; to identify any problems or challenges that the SFF has encountered; to issue recommendations, and to identify lessons to be learned on the SFF’s design, implementation, and management...
Supporting the Operationalization of the African Women Leaders Network is a project coordinated by UNITAR, under the guidance of the African Union Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security. This project aims to enhance the effectiveness, visibility and outreach of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) – in line with the strategic objectives set by the AWLN Steering Committee – through the design, establishment and transfer of a Knowledge Management Platform (KMP). Requested during the third meeting of the AWLN Steering Committee, the KMP w...
Since 2014, UNITAR together with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Foundation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) have been implementing in Geneva an annual blended training course on the International Human Rights System for National Human Rights Institutions from various countries of the world.
The course aims to strengthen the capacity of National Human Rights Institutions to protect and p...
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Government endeavours to influence foreign publics have long pre-dated the concept of public diplomacy, coined in the 1960s. The communication and technology revolution that is shaping the 21st Century has given a powerful impetus to this particular way of conducting international relations. Governments have lost their quasi monopoly on the control of information to the benefit of public opinion and non-state actors. Who, then, does public diplomacy belong to? How is the task divided? What are the responsibilities of government officials? What is the role of non-st...
On the UNITAR Online Catalogue, you can view the entire spectrum of upcoming, current and past events, including training and training-related courses, workshops and seminars; briefings; conferences and public lectures; side events; and meetings. To view the details of an event, including the background, objectives, methodology, targeted audience and application/registration modalities, simply scroll over and click on the event title.
Public – by registration. Are open to individuals from the targeted audiences and are based on a simple registration procedure. Su...
The COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the last years’ technological advances has catalysed rapid innovation in digital approaches and tools. “Building Peace from a Distance: An Assessment of Digital and Hybrid Learning Formats to Support the YPS Agenda” offers actionable insights for peacebuilders and trainers to help facilitate optimal training delivery in new digital and hybrid spaces, with a focus on programming that contributes to the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda.Highlights Presents innovative case studies from Colombia and the PhilippinesAnalyses challenges and ...