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Established in 2003, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Brazil (CIFAL Curitiba) is hosted by the Federation of Industries of the Paraná State System (Fiep System) in Curitiba, Brazil. The centre provides training opportunities to build the capacities of key decision-makers at various levels, enabling them to plan and sustainably design cities while addressing key dimensions of sustainable development. The target audience for these sessions primarily consists of representatives from private, public, and third-sector organisations working with lo...
UNITAR has now launched its first ‘Micro Training of Trainers’ course, hosted on the mobile learning Ed App platform
This 1.5 hour long micro-course covers the fundamentals of learning, training design and delivery. It covers some basic TOT concepts and includes easy to use ice-breakers, training methods and facilitation tips that trainers can keep in their pockets and access any time.
Each lesson is highly immersive with interactive and fun activities, self-reflection questions, mini scenario exercises and inspiring examples. Learners can complete the ...
17 June 2022, Bridgetown, Barbados – In the framework of the 10th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress “A Roadmap to a Safe and Resilient Road System” between 7 and 10 June 2022, UNITAR in collaboration with the International Road Federation and AB InBev offered a training workshop on "Management Practices for Safer Roads", and an executive session on “Diagnosing and Treating Road Injury Risk”. The Congress gathered more than 250 professionals from 32 countries, including 11 Ministers of Transport, and provided useful tools and learnings to regional challenges of road safet...
Established in 2012, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Mexico (CIFAL Merida) was created as a partnership between UNITAR and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) aimed at developing capacities in Mexico and Central America on disaster risk management and tourism as a driver of economic development.The city of Merida was selected to host the CIFAL Center due to its strategic location and expertise in disaster risk management, given the region's proclivity to hurricanes and weather-related disasters.CIFAL Merida works to enhance the city’s exp...
Established in 2004, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Poland (CIFAL Plock). The mission of CIFAL Płock is to promote cooperation, and knowledge-sharing and the exchange of experiences between sub-national actors in Central and Eastern Europe, to enhance the region’s potential and activeness in the area of local sustainable development. The vision of CIFAL Płock is to become a centre of excellence for sustainable local development in Central and Eastern Europe. The various programs offered by CIFAL Plock provide an insight into the local and g...
Despite international developments to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons, rapidly evolving global and regional geopolitics make it ever more urgent to establish a common understanding that nuclear disarmament is necessary for global peace. As the only United Nations entity with a presence in the symbolic city of Hiroshima, the city of peace, UNITAR seeks to spread Hiroshima’s message for peace through training government officials who are on the front-line of nuclear disarmament negotiations and awareness-raising activities. It is the best opportunity for all ...
Design and delivery of learning experiences
We create learning experiences that are rooted in the needs of our target audience and organisations aiming at improved performance on the long run.
Training of trainers
We empower trainers to be more effective and engaging in order to enhance and transform the knowledge, skills and attitudes of those they work with.
Learning reinforcement
Learning does not stop at the end of a training event. We create long-term follow up systems that support the integration of learning and the application of knowledge, skills and attitudes ...
UNITAR held the final presentation session and closing ceremony of the FY2024 Youth Ambassador Programme in Hiroshima City on 22 December 2024. This programme aims to nurture high school students in Hiroshima to become future leaders in international peace and development and was conducted with the support of the Hiroshima Prefecture and Soroptimist International Hiroshima Chuo.Eight high school students from Hiroshima completed Phase 2 of the FY2024 Youth Ambassadors Programme and presented their individual action plans for peace at the closing ceremony.Chis...
19 August 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR is pleased to announce that its Division for Prosperity and Japanese sporting goods company SSK Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the use of sports as a medium of peace and understanding. SSK created a soccer jersey donning the UNITAR logo, and the jerseys were worn by the soccer players during the “Peace Match” held in Hiroshima on 7 August 2021.
The Hiroshima Football Association 2021 Balcom BMW Peace Match is an annual event held in Hiroshima to commemorate the lives lost and the destruc...
Nearly 30 officials and professionals from 11 Pacific small island countries embarked on a 12-day study tour in Japan as part of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) “Leave No One Behind: Rapid Response to Climate Crises through Early Warning Systems” training programme.The study tour aims to equip the participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively disseminate, monitor, analyse and respond to early warning signals for climate hazards and extreme weather events through expert-led lectures, field visits and group assignment...