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UNITAR offers courses that run throughout the year or several times a year that are free-of-charge and open to the public. For more information about courses offered, please see below. , This self-paced course, jointly delivered by UNITAR and IUCN, promotes a dynamic learning approach through interactive lessons and multimedia contents. Participants will understand the nexus between biodiversity, climate change and land-use plans; discover the rights and roles of different stakeholders in the planning and decision-making process; and consider ways to col...
April 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Unforeseen and unprecedented challenges such as natural disasters, terrorism, cyber warfare, and pandemics are shaping the 21st century. The transnational nature of such challenges requires cross-sectoral, multifaceted, and complex responses. Therefore, every sector, from the public to the private, is affected and required to yield tangible solutions. On April 24, the world celebrates the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. The event epitomises an essential opportunity to commend the significance and the need for a...
As the novel Coronavirus spreads globally, we would like to update you on what UNITAR is doing as a response to this unprecedented health crisis. We are committed to continuing to deliver our learning solutions as much as possible during this difficult time.
We are following recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO), the public authority of the host country (Switzerland) and the UN Headquarters, and have put in place measures to address the current situation and mitigate the potential spread of the virus.
All UNITAR personnel, except for critical staff,...
BAN KI-MOON, United Nations Secretary-General
Are the MDGS doomed to fail?
UN Secretary-General addressed the Geneva public at the Palais des Naitons on 29 April 2008:
"I can see many challenges ahead for myself and the United Nations to make this world a peaceful place. But this is not only me. I am only one of you. Without your support, my mission cannot be achieved".
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 | 4:00 p.m.
Palais des Nations; Assembly Hall
To watch the video archive of the lecture, please click here.
To read Ban Ki-moon's speech, please click here
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23 - 24 January 2019, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China – UNITAR, in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) successfully held the Learning Conference “Implementing the 2030 Agenda in the Asia-Pacific Region” in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, on the 23rd and 24th of January 2019. The conference was attended by more than 95 participants, including government officials leading the...
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 calls to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts with strong emphasis on further implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While climate change is a global phenomenon, some countries are more vulnerable to a warming planet. Given this, the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) was created in 2009 as a South-South cooperation platform for collective action to address global climate change. In 2021, UNITAR partnered wit...
9 May 2023, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), marking its 60th anniversary this year, and the University for Peace (UPEACE), hosted a special announcement event on the 24th of April 2023, at the University for Peace (El Rodeo de Mora, San José, Cd Colón, Costa Rica), and virtually for a selected group of high-level attendees from various sectors and regions.
The event was designed to announce the planned launch of the UNITAR-UPEACE joint initiative, “Art for Peace" - an NFT Collection designed to help empower the next ge...
Online Training Programme:
July Edition: 19 Jun 2023 - 16 Jul 2023 / August Edition: 24 Jul 2023 - 20 Aug 2023
, 目前估计有 180 万人年龄在 10 岁至 24 岁之间，这是人类历史上最大的青年一代。他们的人 数预计将会增长 - 仅在 2015 年至 2030 年期间，预计将有约 19 亿年轻人年满 15 岁.
他们前所未有地联系在一起，年轻人日益为创新解决方案做出贡献，推动社会进步并激发政治倡议。他们是变革的推动者，动员起来推进可持续发展目标（SDGs），改善人民的生活和地球的健康。
联合国训练研究所非常高兴能在日内瓦提供专门针对全球青年的在线培训课程。它将为参与者提供获得有关联合国的第一手经验的机会，并为他们提供充分发挥全球领导潜力所需的知识和技能。 , The United Nations Young Leaders Online Trainin...
Although these have been difficult times for the city, the UNITAR New York Office has been able to successfully transition all our meetings, trainings, and conferences to a virtual format. In fact, thanks to the added capacity of webinars and livestreams, recent events and trainings have been able to reach a wider and more diverse audience than ever before.
During the pandemic, UNITAR NY Office has developed 11 capacity building events and impacted 4,700 participants (including the SDG Learning Center in July). Thank you to the team and Ambassador’s vision, UNITAR NY Offic...
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
Former President of the Soviet Union and Founding President of Green Cross International
Resetting the Nuclear Disarmament Agenda
To read Mr. Gorbachev's speech, please click here
Introductory statement by
BAN KI-MOON
United Nations Secretary-General
Remarks by the Secretary General
Monday, 5 October 2009 | 4:30 p.m.
Palais des Nations; Assembly Hall
To watch the video archive of the Conference, click here
To watch the photo gallery of the Conference, click here
The 3d Edition of the ...