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May 2016 - Following the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations, the Secretary-General outlined his priorities on implementing the Peace Operations Review with his Special and Personal Representatives and Envoys.
Calling for a renewed focus on conflict prevention and mediation, he stressed that more priority and funding was needed for conflict prevention and for achieving political solutions to help meet this core obligation of the Organization. The crucial importance of the promotion and protection of human rights, and of strengthening…
Roundtable discussion the role of local communities in the prevention of sexual violence
Turning Commitment into Action
Organized on the occasion of the 6th session of UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 15.00 – 17.00, Palais des Nations, Room V
Speakers
Opening remarks
Ms. Sally Fegan-Wyles, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Acting Head of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Keynote speaker
H.E. Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations…
CIFAL Newcastle Visits CIFAL Shanghai
16 January 2018, Shanghai, China - Dr. Graham Brewer, the director of CIFAL Newcastle visited CIFAL Shanghai together with Pro Patrick Tam from the school of construction, University of Newcastle and Dr Tommy Lo, the president of the Hong Kong Institution of Certified Auditors.
Mr. Wang Genxiang, the director of CIFAL Shanghai and Mr. Wu Yugang, the deputy director of CIFAL Shanghai discussed and exchanged ideas with CIFAL Newcastle about the further collaboration on trainings and other activities between the two organizations.
Both…
UNITAR Hosts Panel on Defining Frontier Diplomacy
27 July 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR organized an interactive panel entitled “Defining Frontier Diplomacy”. The panel was the conclusion of a week-long International Law I course for a delegation from the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
Experts representing various sectors and professions inaugurated the highly anticipated concept of Frontier Diplomacy during the panel, including Dr. Maurizio Bona from CERN, Mr. Shaun Riordan from Clingendael Institute, Mr. Laurent Ferrali from ICANN and Mr. Martin Dion from…
Ambassador Gallegos is a distinguished Ecuadorian diplomat who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador and as Chair of the Board of Trustees of UNITAR. With over five decades of service in international relations, human rights, and multilateral diplomacy. He has been Ecuador’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in both New York and Geneva across three separate terms, playing a key role in advancing global human rights frameworks.Ambassador Gallegos has also held ambassadorial posts in El Salvador, Australia, and Bulgaria, as well as leadership…
Ms. Dominique Bichara, is the Director of Corporate Affairs and Administration in the Corporate Secretariat of the World Bank Group (WBG), where she joined in 1992. As Senior Counsel, she led negotiations for project finance in Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans, as well as regional initiatives on environmental law, legal and judicial reforms. In 2004, she opened the first Bank’s office in Tunisia. In 2010, she was appointed Special Representative of the World Bank Group to the United Nations in New York. In this capacity, she managed the WBG's…
Sustainability is a key element that needs to be implemented in every aspect of the environment we leave in.
For this purpose, UNITAR partnered with MLA College to launch the Master in Sustainability in Practice. Thanks to this 12 months Programme, the students will acquire the knowledge to develop and drive organizational change in the world of sustainability. The collaboration between the MLA College and UNITAR takes place within the framework of CIFAL City of London, the 25th CIFAL Center established, to promote the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and integrate th...
12 May 2023, New York – The UNITAR office in New York, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Ecuador and the Permanent Mission of Portugal, successfully held a workshop on the Relationship Between the General Assembly and the Security Council on 12 May 2023. The workshop was held in the Economic and Social Council Chamber and was attended by over 100 United Nations personnel from the General Assembly, Security Council, and various Permanent Missions., The session was opened by Head of UNITAR New York Office, Mr. Marco Suazo, who introduced the President of the 77th G...
For the fourth consecutive year, the Climate Classroom provided an opportunity to COP participants to get up to speed on key climate change topics through 45-minute learning sessions. , The classes provide highlights in key climate change areas for busy delegates to be better prepared when joining discussions and events at COP25 of the UNFCCC, held in Madrid, Spain in December 2019, and beyond.
On this occasion, classes popped-up in various locations across COP25 to reach out to a varied audience. The space was visible to a broad public, using a completely mobile set-up, i...
11 February 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR jointly with the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid (CIFAL Madrid), the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (Real Automóvil Club de España, RACE), and with the support of JOIE launched a three-year training initiative aimed at strengthening the capacity of government officials and road users to increase the proportion of motor vehicle occupants using standard child restraint systems.
Every three minutes a child dies in the world’s roads as a result of road traffic crashes, representing one of the ma...