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First Steering Committee Meeting and Inception Workshop
Madrid, 26-28 November 2015
List of Documents
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/1
Agenda
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/2
Project overview
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/3
Budget and Financial Matters
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/4
Project Monitoring and reporting requierements
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/5
Summary of results of PRTR Project Phase I...
For centuries, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) have been driving anthropogenic climate change. If the world is to reign in the devastating effects of rising temperatures, countries need to step up their efforts to halt carbon emissions. But how can they do that? Putting a price on carbon may be an integral part of the answer. Several countries across the globe have implemented carbon taxes or intend to do so. Currently, there are 64 carbon pricing initiatives in place, covering 22.3% of global GHG emissions.
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UNITAR’s Road Safety Global Training Initiative successfully launched the Learning App on Management Practices for Safer Roads, with the aim of providing in-hand practical solutions, participatory contributions from different stakeholders including the private sector, and results-based interventions.
The Learning App is based on the Management Practices for Safer Roads Toolkit, featuring projects and local interventions in cities in Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, India, Mexico and South Africa. This Toolkit, available now on mobile de...
September 2020 - Over the past 20 years, disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage, and killed 1.3 million people. Disasters have affected people living in developing countries, particularly the most vulnerable communities within these countries.
In the context of increased urbanization, urban risk continues to rise. The vulnerability of cities to disasters is growing especially as poor people settle in high risk urban areas. In parallel, the planning and development of cities has given little consideration to the consequences of ha...
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In conformity with its capacity building mandate, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will launch the Custodians of Peace virtual thematic training series in support of the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation known as FemWise-Africa on the 5th of October 2021. With the gracious and generous support of The Kingdom of Belgium, UNITAR has developed this series aimed at further strengthening the knowledge and technical capacity of FemWise-Africa members through experiential and tailored-made...
Nearly 20 diplomats and government officials from Asian countries completed the UNITAR Hiroshima Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Training Programme, held 13-18 February 2023. The diplomats updated their understanding of the global nuclear debate and met young activists to learn about their initiatives for a nuclear-free world. The programme’s past two cycles were run virtually due to COVID-19-related restrictions. Learning about nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in the symbolic city of Hiroshima offered participants a deep learning experience.
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3 December 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - Given the current global context, UNITAR specifically designed a series of training programmes to strengthen multilateralism. These aim to foster the spirit of international cooperation, build up values such as solidarity and inclusiveness, and sensitise participants to the fact that global challenges such as climate change or the COVID-19 pandemic can only be addressed together.
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Le Département des Opérations de Paix des Nations Unies (DOP), l'Institut des Nations Unies pour la Formation et la Recherche (UNITAR), la France et l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) s'engagent dans la promotion de l'égalité des genres et la protection de tou·te·s , particulièrement dans le contexte des opérations de paix.
Afin que les opérations de paix de l'ONU intègrent au mieux une perspective de genre dans la mise en œuvre de leurs mandats, le DOP et l'UNITAR, avec le soutien de la France et de l'OIF, ont lancé en novembre 2021 la ...