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27 June 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR NYO) hosted a full-day Speech Writing Seminar with Professor Daniel Benaim. Daniel Benaim is a senior fellow at American Progress, researching U.S. policy in the Middle East, as well as a visiting lecturer at New York University. Previously, he served as a Middle East policy adviser to former Vice President Joe Biden and foreign policy speechwriter at the White House, the Department of State, and the U.S. Senate. This course aimed to help diplomats to create compelling material, dev...
10 July 2025, Quezon City, Philippines - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines of UNITAR - CIFAL Philippines, hosted by the University of the Philippines, has launched the 2025 edition of the Professional Course on Global Migration (PCGM). Launched in 2019, the Professional Course on Global Migration (PCGM) is now entering its seventh batch in 2025, reflecting its continued relevance and growing impact among migration practitioners globally. Delivered entirely online, the course consists of 22 short sessions over 14 ...
Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with nearly 1.2 million people killed and as many as 50 million people injured each year.The 8th UN Global Road Safety Week offers an opportunity to urge actions at all levels and amongst all sectors of society to make walking, cycling and riding safe., Join us on Friday 16 May - 15:00 CEST \ 9:00 EDT for the Launch of the Intelligent Motorcycle Road Safety Assessment App! To register, please click here., Motorcycle users are among the most vulnerable road users worldwide, accounting for nearl...
UNITAR Organizes Course on the International Criminal Court
26 January 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, organized a full-day coursed entitled, “International Law: Challenges and Opportunities for the International Criminal Court”. The event was widely attended by more than 50 delegates from a number of different Permanent Missions. The entire course was taught by Doctor Roy Lee, Professor at Yale University.
During the first session: “1947-1998…
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 Organizes Course on Multilateral Negotiations
20 October 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), organized a full-day coursed entitled, “Multilateral Negotiations: Strategies, Techniques and Results”. The event was widely attended by more than 65 delegates from a number of different missions. The entire course was taught by Doctor Roy Lee, Professor at Yale University.
During the first session: “Challenges Facing Multilateral Negotiations”, Dr. Lee began an interactive discussion on the position the United…
"Sketching the Way to Peace" - UNITAR Launches Child Soldier Comic Books
12 February 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – on the occasion of the International Day Against the Use of Children as Soldiers, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has successfully launched two comic books that were developed jointly with former child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Colombia. These comics reflect the reality of an estimated 300,000 children in more than 20 countries around the globe who are being forced to fight, spy, and work as couriers,…
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15 January - 7 February 2014, Chad - UNOSAT has successfully participated in a second hydrogeological mission in Northern Chad from 15 January to 7 February 2014, organized under the framework of project ResEAU. This annual scientific field mission, executed by the Ministry of Hydraulics (MHRU), has been conducted over the areas of Faya-Largeau (Borkou), Gouro, Ounianga Kébir and Ounianga Sérir (Ennedi West). The objective was to better understand groundwater occurrences, to decipher geological settings and to validate interpretations carried out…
Lavinia Taumoepeau-Latuさんは、トンガ初の安全・保護クラスター調整官です。彼女は、2018年度国連ユニタール事業「津波防災に関する女性のリーダーシップ研修」に参加しました。Taumoepeau-Latuさんは同プログラムで災害リスク軽減の原則について知り、この知識は現在の彼女の災害管理の仕事の基盤となっています。国連ユニタールは以前、トンガの災害時の標準業務手順を開発し、コミュニティと政府間の関係を促進するTaumoepeau-Latuさんの活動を特集しました。特集から6年が経った今、Taumoepeau-Latuさんがどのような活動に取り組んでいるか、さらなる取材をしました。, 2024年8月23日、広島 - トンガはもう、津波やサイクロンが引き起こす災害に対して無防備な国ではありません。トンガ系アメリカ人であるLavinia Taumoepeau-Latuさんは、防災訓練や教育を通じて、母国がこのような災害に対してより良い備えができるよう、強い使命感を抱いて取り組んでいます。2018年5月、国家危機管理局（NEMO）でトンガの安全・保護クラスター調整官に任命されたばかりの Taumoepeau-Latuさんは、国連ユニタールの「津波防災に関する女性リーダーシップ研修」に参加する機会を得ました。6年たった今も、Taum...
国連ユニタールは、2月4日にエジプト、イラク、レバノンから17名の専門家を日本に迎え、「エジプト、イラク、レバノンにおける食料安全保障と経済発展の促進のための起業家精神とイノベーション」研修事業の第3フェーズのワークショップを開始しました。本ワークショップは2月4日から2月11日まで、東京と広島で実施されます。研修事業の最終フェーズとなる本ワークショップでは、参加者がこれまでの研修で練り上げてきた農業・食品分野のビジネス計画を、実行可能なものへと仕上げるため、実践的な演習に取り組みます。最終日には、参加者が計画案の発表を行い、地域の雇用創出やレジリエンス強化に大きく貢献し得る、革新的で実践的なビジネスアイデアを発表する予定です。本プログラムは、中小零細企業の若き起業家、リーダーや革新的事業に取り組む人々を対象に、日本政府の支援を受けて、国連ユニタールが実施しています。, 2025年2月4日 、 広島－国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は、エジプト、イラク、レバノンの中東・北アフリカ地域3か国の実務者17名を日本に迎え、「エジプト、イラク、レバノンにおける食料安全保障と経済発展の促進のための起業家精神とイノベーション」研修事業の第3フェーズの一環として、日本でのワークショップを開始しました。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受けて国連ユニタールが実...