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Innovative Collaboration for Development (ICfD), an e-Learning course on social media tools for development, jointly implemented by UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has been awarded the 2011 international Open ECBCheck Standards.
The initial phase for obtaining the certificate consisted of an extensive self-assessment based on the catalogue of quality criteria provided by the certifying body. The self-assessment report was later positively evaluated through a dual peer-review mechanism, which concurred on the outstanding level…
Aiming to provide participants with a historical, political, and analytical framework to better understand the United Nations, this e-Learning course will be launched on 14 June 2010. The 6-week course will cover the major bodies, agencies, and issues pertinent to the United Nations system, as well as its financing system.
To learn more about this course, please download a course flyer (PDF 91Kb).
Burkina Faso Validates its National Climate Change Learning Strategy
Burkina Faso marked a turning point in the development of the National Climate Change Learning Strategy on Climate Change!
19 May 2016, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - More than 50 representatives from organizations involved in the process of elaboration and implementation of the strategy, coming from public authorities, the private sector, NGOs and associations, cooperation agencies and the United Nations unanimously validated the Strategy document.
The validation workshop was chaired by the…
UNITAR Hiroshima Office - Capacity Building Going from Strength to Strength
Located in the City of Peace, the UNITAR Hiroshima Office had an extremely successful 2015, delivering more training to more beneficiaries in more countries, and increasing its engagement with the local community. Under the leadership of its Head, Ms. Mihoko Kumamoto, 2015 saw the Hiroshima Office (HO) engage with a broader range of donors and partners, diversify its training portfolio, and begin training in new countries. HO also continued developing its training and local engagement with a range…
UN CC:Learn Partner Countries Meet in Addis Ababa to Discuss Climate Change Education and Finance
17 March 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - From 15-17 March 2017, representatives from the 9 UN CC:Learn partner countries conveyed in Addis Ababa to share experiences and knowledge on integrating climate change in the education system and mobilizing resources for climate change education. The meeting was organized by the UN CC:Learn Secretariat, in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Addis Ababa…
UNITAR Launches Three Interactive Case Studies on National Adaptation Planning (NAP)
5 October 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR in collaboration with the GEF-LDCF funded UNDP-UNEP National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Support Programme (GSP) expands its on-line tool-box to improve countries’ accessibility to knowledge and resources for adaptation planning and decision-making.
Three NAP case studies have been developed to synthesize and facilitate the sharing of good practices and lessons learned from developing countries engaged in the NAP process.
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UNITAR Hosts "Stand Up Girls" Workshop on Girls' Empowerment and Leadership
10 November 2017, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted young girls (aged 7 to 12) participating in the New Jersey-based Stand Up Girls (SUG) for its second consecutive year, following the success of last year’s UNITAR-SUG event. SUG is an organization dedicated to the education of young girls to empower them to stand up for themselves, for others, and as leaders in their communities. They hope to aid young girls in developing the…
UNITAR Hosts Seminar on Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
April 11, 2018 – New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the UN Office of Information Communication Technology (OICT), presented a seminar on Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies and how these exciting technologies can be applied to furthering the Mission of the United Nations.
The seminar began with opening remarks from Mr. Marco Suazo, Head of UNITAR New York Office, and Mr. Lambert Hogenhout, Chief of Analytics,Partnership and Innovation at OICT, on the…
UNITAR Team Participated in a UNIDO Workshop and Visited the Premises of a Recycling Company
19 June 2018, Bern, Switzerland - UNITAR participated in a one-day workshop with UNIDO and colleagues from seven countries from the West African region (Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo). These seven countries, as of June 2018, had almost completed their Minamata Convention on Mercury Initial Assessment (MIA) Reports, and this workshop served to outline some of the main lessons and outcomes from the projects, as well as think about next steps in the sound…
16 February 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR e-Newsletter Winter 2012 edition is out today! The topic of this issue is "Achievements 2011 and New Initiative 2012". Happy reading!
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