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CIFAL Shanghai Offers Assistance to Cambodia on E-Commerce and Information Technology Security Strategies
19 April - 1 May 2017, Shanghai, China – As part of China’s strategy to promote economic growth and alleviate poverty, e-commerce plays a key role in achieving development objectives. China is encouraging businesses and enterprises to establish e-commerce platforms and to enhance the flow of goods in poor areas. However, to achieve development goals, online security, access to online payments, the promotion and facilitation of cross-border trade in goods, logistics…
CIFAL Curitiba Launched the III Cycle of Studies on the SDGs for Municipalities in Brazil
18 April 2017, Curitiba, Brazil – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Curitiba, Brazil, in partnership with the Social Service for Industry (SESI) in Parana, the Information Company of Parana (Celepar) and the Brazilian Business School ISAE launched its III Cycle of Studies on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The inaugural workshop took place on 19 April in the City of Curitiba, bringing together 80 participants from the public and…
UNITAR Contributes to BBC WorldService Newshour Extra “What Does it Take to Make Peace?”
6 October 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - On the morning of 6 October, just before the announcement of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, BBC Newshour Extra aired the programme “What Does it Take to Make Peace?”. The host, Owen Bennett Jones, and his invitees looked at questions such as “Why is it so hard to resolve conflicts and what makes an effective peacemaker?” Several panellists provided insights from their personal experience on what contributes to make progress in peace…
First MOOC on Climate Change Adaptation Delivered in Collaboration with UNEP and University of Geneva
26 January 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - This Massive Online Open Course (MOOC), the first of its kind involving UNITAR, is entitled Pathways to Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of Small Island Developing States, developed jointly by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UNITAR and the National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAP GSP).
The course covers the following topics:
Introduction to climate change;…
Disussions of Creating New CIFAL Centre in Newcastle, Australia
16 July 2015, Newcastle, Australia – On the occasion of the 5th Newcastle International Conference on Building Resilience, local authorities from Asia-Pacific countries and local authorities from Australia attended a session about the work of UNITAR on urban resilience. The session also provided an opportunity to introduce UNITAR and the CIFAL Global Network. In particular, the speakers explained the role of local authorities in building resiliency in cities and municipalities and outlined how…
Building and Promoting Trust for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
A side-event organized before the launching of the Agenda 2030 in New York
22 September 2015, New York, USA – The UNITAR New York Office (NYO) in collaboration with Yale University, Yale Divinity School - Initiative for social cohesion and inclusive societies organized a side event on Building and Promoting Trust for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies. This innovative side event took place close to the launching of the 2030 Agenda, which calls inter alia for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, Goal 16, and the…
CIFAL Newcastle Holds Inaugural Event
16 -17 June 2016, Newcastle, Australia – UNITAR’s affiliated training centre in Australia, CIFAL Newcastle, hosted its inaugural event and a flag-raising ceremony to launch its activities in 2016. The centre, established in partnership with the University of Newcastle and the City of Newcastle, will host several upcoming trainings on topics related to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Representatives of the University of Newcastle, the …
Learning Priorities for Greening the South African Economy
30 August 2016, Midrand, South Africa - Twelve organizations gathered at the Vulindlela Academy, Development Bank of Southern Africa for the national validation workshop of the Green Economy Learning Assessment for South Africa (GELA). These included government partners, the Department of Environmental Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Science and Technology, as well as education and training providers. The assessment, one of the inception activities of PAGE, seeks to identify…
UN CC:Learn Partners Welcome UNHCR in the Partnership
"Climate change will force people into increasing poverty and displacement, exacerbating the factors that lead to conflict, rendering both the humanitarian needs and responses in such situations even more complex."
26 September 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - Climate change is recognized today as one of the most serious challenges to the global community, potentially affecting almost all aspects of life across the planet and affecting the mandates of all UN organizations. The effects of climate change compound…
France Supports the Organization of Youth Climate Dialogues
10 October 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France recently announced that it will financially contribute to the UN CC:Learn programme, in order to support the organization of Youth Climate Dialogues between French schools and schools from UN CC:Learn partner countries.
http://www.uncclearn.org/youth-climate-dialogues
UN CC:Learn is currently organizing three Youth Climate Dialogues with French schools in 2016-2017, the first of which will take place…