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22 May, 2012. Geneva, Switzerland - Our increasingly globalized and interconnected world requires Executives and Senior Managers to respond to the demands of stakeholders and to fully grasp and integrate the critical issues raised by the emergence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) into sustainability plans.
The diamond and jewelry industry is currently facing accountability challenges that will present new opportunities if properly addressed.
In the context, UNITAR, through its affiliated International Training Center on Corporate Opportunities (Antwerp-ITCCO), in…
UNITAR Delivers Course on Mediation and Human Rights
26 April 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a workshop entitled “Mediation and Human Rights” taught by two Columbia Law School Professors at the Singapore Mission to the United Nations in New York. The workshop began with a few opening remarks by Mr. Marco Suazo who thanked Professor Alex Carter and Professor Shawn Watts for all their hard work in preparation for the workshop. He gave participants a brief summary of what to expect from the workshop.…
UNITAR Organizes Learning Center on Oceans, Biodiversity and Sharks
02 of June 2017, New York, U.S.A - The United Nations Institute of Training and Research organized a learning center on the occasion of the “United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainability use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”. The learning center was comprised of distinguished panelist: H.E. Mr. Semi Koroilavesau, Minister for Fisheries of the Republic of Fiji, H.E. Ms. Isabelle F. Picco,…
The Role of International Organizations in the Contemporary Legal Order
New Edition of the e-Learning Course "The Law of International Organization"
12 February 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - Nowadays, international organizations are playing an increasingly important role in the international legal order. They are active in virtually all fields of human activity; they regularly conclude international treaties and continuously interact with other actors of international law, they wield growing normative powers. For those working for or dealing with international…
Climate Change Negotiation Skills: First Training for LDC Negotiators
27 July 2015, Bangkok, Thailand - Building an effective climate change regime for the future must engage all Parties in a strong and participatory intergovernmental negotiation process. In the last week of July, negotiators from the LDC group are meeting in Bangkok to share their knowledge and experience as well as hone their negotiation skills.
LDCs face severe socio-economic and environmental problems that threaten sustainable development. Climate change and variability…
UNITAR Participates in Development of Quality in Digital Learning MOOC
18 December 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is proud to announce that it will participate in the development and facilitation of the Quality in Digital Learning MOOC (quality4digitallearning.org), that will be held from 15 February to 25 March 2016. The MOOC will touch upon questions such as “How can quality be measured in digital learning?”, “Can the same criteria of traditional e-learning be used to measure the quality of new learning scenarios, such as mobile learning, gamified solutions…
Maximizing Our Impact Through Data Sharing: UNOSAT Flood Portal
11 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Today UNOSAT announces the official launch of its flood portal, a dedicated, free-to-use repository where anyone can easily find and download satellite-derived flood data in GIS vector format.
Data was extracted from satellite imagery by UNITAR-UNOSAT during more than 50 flood events occurring since 2006, with new data still being added as new floods occur. Satellite imagery used for these analyses comes from many different sources, including RadarSat-1, RadarSat-2,…
During the 25th Conferences of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Madrid, Spain on 2-13 December 2019, UN CC:Learn co-led the organization of the One UN Side Event on Climate Change Education titled “Learning for Climate Action”, which took place on Thursday, 12 December 2019. This event was designed to highlight the tangible contributions that learning, skills development and investment in climate-resilient education systems are making towards concrete and ambitious climate action as well as discuss ...
25-26 June 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) New York Office organized a two-day event, “Workshop on the Structure, Drafting, and Adoption of the United Nations Resolutions” on 25-26 June 2019 in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Sweden programme “levelling the playing field” to the United Nations. The seminar was attended by approximately 30 delegates from Permanent Missions to the United Nations. Mr. Marco A. Suazo, representing UNITAR’s New York Office, presented the seminar and briefed the event’s theme of ...
25 March 2024, New York, USA - UNITAR and Columbia Law School launched the spring 2024 iteration of one of UNITAR´s longest partnership programmes, The Columbia University Law School Series, with the first session titled "Empowering Women in the Peace Process". UNITAR Project Coordinator, Ms Hannah (Athena) Gana opened remarks on behalf of Mr Marco Suazo, Head of the UNITAR Office in New York, with a powerful statement on engaging in discourse and listening to the experiences of women, particularly in spaces predominantly male. Professor Alex Carter, Director of C...