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UNITAR, the Saudi Human Rights Commission, and Majmaah University—host of CIFAL Saudi Arabia—have joined efforts to create the Expert in Human Rights Programme from November 2024 to May 2025.This unique learning initiative aims at strengthening the knowledge, skills, and attitudes on Human Rights of professionals from all sectors in the Kingdom, while considering frontier issues, such as leadership, geopolitics, communication, and public policies.It is a 360º Programme with 3 components: self-paced, online lectures; face-to-face workshops; visits to the field, and Training ...
国連ユニタールアアフガニスタン奨学プログラムでは2014年の選挙後の国家の将来にとっても重要なテーマとなっているアフガニスタン国民自身によるアフガニスタンの効果的なガバナンスについて議論を行っています。2016年度の研修では研修の戦略的な見直しと再編を行いました。主な研修内容は以下です（2016年度以前の研修の内容も含む）。
組織開発（OD）
組織改革
プロジェクト立案計画
プロジェクト管理
人材育成開発
人材育成管理
会計と予算
組織開発と改変のためのチームリーダとメンター育成
チームビルディングとチームワーク
コミュニケーション能力
戦略的な計画書作成手法本研修では国際的に活躍する専門家が提供する知識や経験に基づき、アフガニスタンの公務員の能力強化と職場での持続可能な学習に貢献することを目指しています。2003年の研修立上げ以来14年間で500人以上が研修に参加しています。, 本研修の長期目標は次の2点です。
1．研修で取得した知識を研修生が所属する省庁や組織で活かし、組織改革に着手する自信をつける。
限られた資源のなかでの権限や目標達成
メンタリングやチームビルディングを使用した効果的なチームワーク醸成
関係者や他の組織とのネットワーキングおよび連携
リーダーシップと能力強化
2．国あるいは...
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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...
UN CC:Learn 2014-2017 Implementation Phase: Recommendations and Lessons from the mid-term evaluation
The mid-term evaluation found that the project has been an efficient and effective initiate, and highly relevant to its targeted users at both the global and national levels. The project is well on track to delivering its agreed outputs and outcomes, with good evidence to suggest that the work is already contributing to long-term impacts. The project is clearly building understanding of climate change amongst its target audiences and – more importantly – there are early signs that UN CC:Learn-supported resources and processes are triggering a degree of positive behaviour ch...
Clinical conditions requiring surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia (SOA) services amount to 30% of the global disease burden, yet over 70% of the world’s population cannot access safe, timely and affordable SOA care when they need it (1). In many corners of the globe, in the words of Paul Farmer and Jim Kim, surgery has remained the “neglected stepchild of global health” (2). Nevertheless, the year 2015 was a landmark year for global surgery, drawing international attention to the scope and seriousness of the surgical di...
1. HOW DO I APPLY FOR THE MASTER PROGRAMME OR FOR INDIVIDUAL MODULES AND WHAT ARE THE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS?
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. However, to be considered for a specific semester, please submit your application not later than 1st of March - to start in April and 1st of September - to start in October. You will be informed about the result within three weeks. Once admitted, you will receive an admission letter and you will have up to six months to secure enough funding and start attending the courses.
The admission requirements are:
(1) Three-ye...
Together with its academic partners, UNITAR runs a series of webinars dedicated to various issues pertaining to the modern peace and security landscape, with a specific focus on education and training needed by personnel and professionals operating in these highly complex environments. Each time, we invite a special guest from the international sector, field operations, academia or media to share their experience and expert knowledge with our audience. Thematic areas vary from current conflicts and related political developments, media coverage and perceptions of conflicts,...
4 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - International Law is the cornerstone of global interaction, politics, and policy. Emerging challenges and opportunities driven by advanced technologies, as well as new actors are shaping international relations in a broad range of domains, including maritime regulations, international security, and outer space activities. The International law in Focus e-Workshop Series aims at tackling cutting-edge legal topics in specific areas of international law. Each e-workshop will offer insights on harmonious ways to integrate ...
BAN KI-MOON, United Nations Secretary-General
Are the MDGS doomed to fail?
UN Secretary-General addressed the Geneva public at the Palais des Naitons on 29 April 2008:
"I can see many challenges ahead for myself and the United Nations to make this world a peaceful place. But this is not only me. I am only one of you. Without your support, my mission cannot be achieved".
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 | 4:00 p.m.
Palais des Nations; Assembly Hall
To watch the video archive of the lecture, please click here.
To read Ban Ki-moon's speech, please click here
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March 2019 - UNITAR has reached over 50,000 people every year for the past three years. More and more people continue to benefit from the Institute’s programming through face-to-face trainings, e-learning courses, master’s degrees, conferences and more. 2018 was another record year, with nearly 84,901 beneficiaries reached, of which 72 per cent were learning-related beneficiaries.
While these successes are of course welcome, they present a challenge in assessing how well UNITAR is performing, especially regarding learning events. UNITAR always conducts evaluations of...