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UNITAR Hosts Peace and Security Retreat for Algerian Diplomats in Montreux
28 November 2014, Montreux, Switzerland - As part of a three-year partnership between the Institute for Diplomacy and International Relations (IDRI) of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), a retreat focused on “Peacekeeping and Security within the United Nations System” was organized along the picturesque shores of Lac Léman in Montreux from 11 – 14 November 2014.
What is the role of the United Nations in international…
25-26 June 2010, Batam, Indonesia
UNITAR, United cities and Local governments (UCLG) and its regional Asia Pacific Section, United cities and Local Governments / Asia Pacific (UCLG/ ASPAC) jointly organized a workshop on Local Governments Finances on 25-26 June 2010 in Batam, Indonesia. This workshop is part of a series of workshops on local finances implemented by the Local Development Programme of UNITAR, thanks to the financial support of the French government.
The workshop focused on decentralization in Asia pacific region and the topic of…
UNITAR Completes "Leveling the Playing Field" Programme with Swedish Government
Fall/Winter 2016-2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research, with the sponsorship of the Government of Sweden has been able to successfully develop the project “Leveling the Playing Field” which benefits a great number of Diplomats in New York every year. This year the trainings and events were focused on strengthening core skills needed for effective multilateral engagement and for the pacific settlement of disputes. For this purpose, UNITAR joined forces…
2 April, Geneva, Switzerland - Professor Anne Glover holds an important position at the European Commission: she is the first Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the Commission. Her office was established in 2011 by Mr Barroso with the mandate to provide analysis and independent expert opinions, advise on novel science, technology and innovation issues arising both in the context of the EU and internationally, and to communicate the scientific values of the European Union and its member states.
Ms Glover, who is a biologist by training and had served as top…
UNOSAT and ADPC, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre based in Bangkok, took the decision to enter into a partnership to increase their ongoing collaboration in several domains in which both entities have common strategic interests and tangible output.
ADPC is a non-profit organization supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development through implementing programs and projects that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. ADPC focuses primarily on institutional disaster risk management…
Getting Our Act Together through Integrated Planning to Meet the Promise of the SDGs
14 June 2016, New York, USA – The SDGs and the Paris Agreement hold a great promise, but how do we turn these aspirational visions into reality? UNITAR’s learning session held on the occasion of the HLPF on Thursday sought to address this issue by focusing on the new types of planning tools and nationally-grown actionable strategies to turn the SDGs, climate and regional commitments into reality. Facilitated by UNITAR’s Executive Director Nikhil Seth, the session featured Jeffrey…
More than 120 delegates representing European institutional stakeholders and industry across the civilian, security and defence domain attended the workshop on ‘Space for Security and Defence’, jointly organised by the European Defence Agency, the European Commission and the European Space Agency in Brussels on 16 September. The Manager of UNOSAT was invited to speak on the UN experience in applying satellite solutions in the context of UN decision making and field support.
Given that effective civil security and defence capabilities are linked to the ability of decision…
Geoff Parcell, former Knowledge Management expert at BP and co-author of the best-seller Learning to Fly: Practical Knowledge Management from Leading and Learning Organizations, offered some insights into how to effectively capture and share knowledge within an organization such as UNITAR on the occasion of UNITAR’s Brown-Bag Lunch on 6th March.
“Knowledge sharing works when people see value in it. Start by creating the right environment for people to share experience”
Knowledge sharing happens among the people when it’s of value to them, says Geoff Parcell. He…
2-4 November, 2011, Republic of Indonesia. Building on the achievements of the Cancun climate change negotiations last December (COP16), UNITAR is committed to supporting the progress of multilateral negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Throughout 2011, the Institute’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme has been working to strengthen the participation of Parties and key stakeholders in forthcoming consultations and decision-making processes, so as to harvest the momentum generated by the outcomes in Cancun and to enhance…
UNITAR is now part of ITU’s movement “Equals”
July 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - With the aim to address the existing gender imbalance on permanent delegations to the United Nations multilateral conferences in Geneva and worldwide, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) launched the Women’s Leadership Programme (WLP) in May 2015. The Women’s Leadership Programme works hand in hand with UN-Women and across the UN-System to build the knowledge, skills and capacities of female government delegates. Through the organisation and delivery of tailored…