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26 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) renewed its three-year cooperation agreement to continue to build capacity through CIFAL Madrid - the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid.
The CIFAL Centre will continue to provide learning opportunities and will facilitate knowledge sharing between public officials and leaders from Ibero-America in topics related to road safety management, transport and mobility. The capacity building activities of the Centre aim to contribute to SDG 3.6, which...
29 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Global Water Academy (UGWA) proudly hosted the side event entitled, ‘Blueprints for Prosperity: Building Resilience for SIDS Through the Blue Economy’ at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) in collaboration with York University as UGWA Academic leads, and UGWA partners IRC Wash.
The theme of the side event was ‘Navigating the Blue Future’, to foster SIDS discussions on sustainable growth through blue economy innovation with partner organizations. The importance of establishing SIDS blueprint...
14 June 2023, Nassau, Bahamas – UNITAR delivered a workshop on its Management Practices for Safer Roads Toolkit in the framework of the 11th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress in Nassau, Bahamas held from 13 to 16 June 2023.
This year’s Congress “A Roadmap to a Safe, Inclusive, and Resilient Transport System" aimed at bringing solutions and discussing best practices to address the common challenges that the region faces, from road safety to climate resilience to the infrastructure needs that a new and electrified vehicle fleet will demand. The Congress gathered governmen...
10 March 2024, Jeju, South Korea – the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders In Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) is pleased to announce its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2024 Progress report. The publication is centred on the 2024 theme “Inventive Minds, Sustainable Solutions: Driving SDG Achievements in the Asia-Pacific" as the activities and theme underscore CIFAL Jeju’s consistent commitment to transform communities with innovative approaches to build a more inclusive and resilient future for all. CIFAL Jeju was established in 2010 and continues to grow....
Corruption hinders sustainable development in all countries. In order to tackle its root causes and consequences as well as to find solutions for prevention, accountability and redress, the impact of mainstreaming knowledge is a powerful resource towards transforming the lives of individuals and societies, as a whole. Mainstreaming knowledge about this problematic pursues the transformation of discriminatory social institutions, laws, cultural norms and community practices, such as those limiting access to property rights or restricting access to public spaces.
In this reg...
8-15 November 2021, New York, USA - The UNITAR New York office organized a six day private online workshop, "Practical Preparation for Membership of the United Nations Security Council," for the Brazilian delegation of 25 diplomats to the Permanent Mission in New York and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With vast experience of working with the Council, Brazil secured 181 out of 190 votes cast during the election of the five non-permanent members to the Security Council (SC), and will serve a two-year term from January 2022 to December 2023. Brazil is a founding member of t...
10 July 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - The Safe Mobility 4 All & 4 Life (SM4A4L) initiative first edition has successfully concluded with the graduation ceremony at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, marking an important milestone for road safety efforts across Latin America. Organized by UNITAR in partnership with FIA and with support from the FIA Foundation, the initiative brought together representatives from 13 countries to strengthen capacity, foster collaboration, and co-design projects that address the region’s pressing road safety challenges., The SM4A4L initiative ...
21 December 2023, Online/Dubai, UAE - From the 4th to the 10th December, UNITAR hosted three events at COP28 for UN CC Learn’s Climate Classrooms, entitled; Tackling Plastic Pollution; Sustainable Marine Transportation; Upskilling for Decarbonization, and two in-person events at COP28, first with CIFAL City of London on December 5th entitled ‘Sustainable Development and Higher Education’, and second with RES4City at the ‘United in Science 2023’ event on December 10th.
The first event "Tackling Plastic Pollution," on December 4th, 2023 provided an interactive session ...
Established in 2014, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Belgium (CIFAL Flanders) is hosted by the City of Antwerp. CIFAL Flanders is a centre of expertise on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offering trainings, project development and coaching. CIFAL Flanders promotes peace, human rights and sustainable development and the declarations, principles and guidelines of the United Nations, with focus on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. CIFAL Flanders is devoted to strengthen a just transition towards a sustainable society and eco...
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...