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UNITAR and CIFAL Philippines Host Road Safety Multi-Stakeholder Conference in Quezon City
9-10 November 2017, Quezon City, the Philippines – UNITAR in close collaboration with its International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (CIFAL Philippines), and the University of the Philippines (UP), UP National Center for Transportation Studies (UP NCTS) hosted the “Road Safety for Sustainable Cities: A Multi-Stakeholder Conference” in Quezon City, Philippines on 9-10 November 2017.
The conference gathered 151 representatives from national…
25 Young South Sudanese Professionals Begin UNITAR Leadership and Entrepreneurship Programme in Juba
8 August 2017 – The third cycle of the UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training began as 25 young South Sudanese professionals took part in the programme’s Orientation Workshop in Juba, South Sudan. The programme is a six-month capacity-building training for junior- to mid-career-level professionals that focuses on project management, leadership, and social entrepreneurship skills. This year, 25 Fellows and Coaches, including 11 women, from the public sector, private sector, academic institutions, media, and civil society organ...
Former India’s Ambassador to Hungary, Vietnam, and Nepal
Mr. Ranjit Rae is an Indian diplomat with over 30 years of experience in the Indian Foreign Service, which includes participation in complex negotiations both at bilateral and multilateral levels and extensive work in conflict areas/crisis situations. Having started his career path in Vienna, where he acquired proficiency in German, he has since held various positions in international and state organizations/bodies, including the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, the UN Advisory Committee on…
2 August 2023, Bangkok, Thailand – UNITAR in collaboration with its newly inaugurated training centre CIFAL Bangkok and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) launched today the Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink-Driving.
In 2022 alone, Thailand witnessed a staggering number of road traffic crashes and casualties and holds the highest road traffic death rate among ASEAN countries and ranks 9th globally. Fatal crashes reached a figure of 14,965, resulting in 927,016 casualties on Thailand's roads. It is also estimated that alcohol use con...
Inaugural Course on Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons – Law, Policy and Practice
20 May 2015, New York, USA – UNITAR New York Office conducted the Inaugural Course on Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) – Law, Political and Practice, in collaboration with UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The course aimed to increase diplomats' understanding of international refugee law and the UN’s guiding principles on IDPs, so that they can be utilised effectively as mechanisms for…
PeaceAble Syria: An Intimate Glimpse
Panel Discussion on the occasion of the official launch of the Master’s in Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding Degree Programme (UNITAR / Oxford Brookes University)
Venue: United Nations Office at Geneva (Palais des Nations), Room XI
Date and Time: Friday, 23 March 2018, 12.30 – 14.00
Participants in the discussion
Ms. Fida Alobeid – Child Protection Officer, UNICEF Syria Country Office
Dr. Brigitte Piquard – Reader in Humanitarianism and Conflict, HAP Programme Manager, Oxford Brookes University
Dr. Claudia Croci…
Climate Change Tutorial on Climate Information and Services, Launched in French!
The UN CC:e-Learn platform features the 30-minute tutorial on climate information and services in French!
14 August 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - The e-tutorial on "Climate Information and Services” for decision-makers in Africa, and beyond is now available in French. This version of the introductory e-tutorial was developed in collaboration with UNECA’s African Climate Policy Center (ACPC) and the Pan-Africa component of the Weather Information Services for Africa (WISER) program,…
New Training Manual on Climate Change for Desk-Officers and Other Relevant Stakeholders in Uganda
18 October 2017, Kampala, Uganda - The Climate Change Department (CCD) of the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) of Uganda has developed a “National Climate Change Training Manual for the Inter-Institutional Climate Change Desk Officers and Relevant Stakeholders for Uganda”. This manual was prepared with the support of UN CC:Learn and technical input from Makerere University. It will be used to train desk officers from different Ministries, as well as representatives…
November 2016, Vientiane, Laos - As announced by the UN Secretary-General at the ASEAN Summit, the first UNITAR Regional Training Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy for the Asia-Pacific was organized for diplomats and track two officials in Vientiane 21-25 November. The programme took place within the context of the ASEAN-UN Plan of Action, and was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos, the current ASEAN Chair.
Two ambassadors counted among the 43 mid and senior level officials who took part from each ASEAN Member State, as well as from…
Two New UN CC:Learn Ambassadors for Climate Change Learning Appointed
7 March 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Ambassadors for Climate Change Learning: Mr. Chebet Maikut (Uganda) and Dr. Emmanuel Tachie-Obeng (Ghana).
Mr. Chebet Maikut is the Commissioner at the Climate Change Department, Ministry of Water and Environment and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) National Focal Point for Uganda. He is also the National Coordinator for the UN CC:Learn project in Uganda. As Head…