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December 5, 2008
E-Learning Project for a Global Audience of Public Debt Auditors
UNITAR and INTOSAI from Oslo - Norway, a nongovernmental organization with special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, have launched a joint e-Learning initiative for Public Debt Auditors from Supreme Audit Institutions. The joint project emphasizes the importance of the use of new information and communication technologies for training outreach and cost-effectiveness.
16 July 2019, New York, NY, USA – During the work visit of the Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research completed several meetings with UN officials on the 10th, the 15th and the 16th July. Mr. Seth met with the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, with the CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Mr. Carlos Brito and with the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov.
On Wednesday 10 at noon the Executive Director also visited the Permanent Mission of Switzerland with the Head of the New ...
Although these have been difficult times for the city, the UNITAR New York Office has been able to successfully transition all our meetings, trainings, and conferences to a virtual format. In fact, thanks to the added capacity of webinars and livestreams, recent events and trainings have been able to reach a wider and more diverse audience than ever before.
During the pandemic, UNITAR NY Office has developed 11 capacity building events and impacted 4,700 participants (including the SDG Learning Center in July). Thank you to the team and Ambassador’s vision, UNITAR NY Offic...
12 May 2022, New York, Geneva, Vienna (USA, Switzerland, Austria).- The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) announce a partnership signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work on training, research, and capacity development activities to empower the promotion and protection of human rights among other important topics.
The virtual joint signature event was attended by the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR Mr. Nikhil Seth, the President of the Int...
UNITAR has partnered with OECD and the government of Egypt to lead the debate on the potential of smart and innovative partnerships under MDG8 to accelerate overall progress on MDGs to meet the 2015 deadline. While Heads of State will gather for the first day of the MDG+10 Summit at the UN Headquarters in New York, the side-event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the UN premises in Conference Room 5.
The event will showcase outstanding partnership practices that have contributed to advancing the MDGs and announce new highly innovative partnerships in the five…
16 July 2013, United Nations, New York - The High Commissioner for Refugees was among the UN high level speakers who briefed the UN Security Council on the degradation of the humanitarian situation in Syria. The Chief of UNHCR said: “We have not seen a refugee flow escalate at such an alarming rate since the Rwandan genocide.” Lebanon and Jordan bear the heaviest burden, while the impact on Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey is also very high. The total of Syrians who have fled violence in their country is now estimated at 1.7 million people, according to OCHA figures.…
Education and Training as a Pathway to an Inclusive Green Economy: Tackling the Green Skills Mismatch
An innovation campaign in the lead-up to the PAGE Ministerial Conference 27-28 March 2017, Berlin, Germany
Call for Pitches!
14 February 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – The Second Ministerial Conference of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), co-hosted by the Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) of Germany, will organize an innovation session to highlight the importance of education and training for an inclusive…
Interview with Sally Fegan-Wyles, Executive Director of UNITAR
18 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - In this interview with International Geneva, Sally Fegan-Wyles tells us about UNITAR's work and impact, as well as about her career path.
UNITAR is a principal training institute of the United Nations. What does this mean?
UNITAR was established in 1963 when many countries were becoming independent. While these countries very much wanted to take their place in the United Nations to participate in the global decision-making and the shaping of the global agenda, they…
UNITAR - NYU Women’s Initiative: A Road Map to Making Successful Pitch
06 June, 2018, New York City, United States – The United nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a highly interactive workshop with Mr. Jim Arnoff, a certified life/career/business coach associated with NYU Women’s Initiatives. It was the first-time collaboration between NYU and UNITAR. The event was well-attended and highly rated by the participants with diverse backgrounds.
The workshop was opened with remarks delivered by Mr. Pelayo Alvarez from UNITAR. After a brief…
Twenty Young Iraqi Professionals Complete Workshop on Entrepreneurship in Baghdad, Iraq
6 November 2017, Hiroshim, Japan – Workshop I of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Iraq Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training came to a conclusion after two days of training and knowledge sharing in Baghdad, Iraq. The Fellowship is a six-month specialized capacity-building programme examining entrepreneurship and youth leadership in the context of Iraq. The workshop focused on developing participants’ skills through…