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SICA Countries Define Their Next Regional Climate Change Learning Project
10 April 2017, Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic - At the workshop on climate and education finance, representatives from the Ministries of Education and Environment of the Central American Integration System (SICA) countries joined efforts in drafting a regional project to enhance climate change learning. Seven out of the eight SICA countries participated (El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua).
The workshop took place in Santo…
Register now! PAGE e-Learning Course on Green Fiscal Reform
2 August 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – Many governments face the triple challenge of reducing environmental risks, while fostering economic growth and reducing poverty. Green fiscal reform (GFR) as a policy approach can improve fiscal consolidation, spur innovation, and help identify smarter ways for government taxation and spending. By setting appropriate economic incentives and price signals green fiscal policies can help shift consumption patterns and drive private investments in human, natural, social and…
Briefing for New Delegates on the 72nd Session of the General Assembly
11-12 September 2017 New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a two-day session with the Forum on Small States (FOSS), sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Singapore to the United Nations (UN) titled, “Briefing for Delegates on the 72nd Session of the General Assembly and the Main Committees”. The purpose of the short but intensive briefing was to introduce and familiarize new delegates, especially from FOSS member states, with the United Nations…
UN CC:Learn Becomes a Key Partner of the ESD Global Action Programme!
05 May, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn was nominated to become a key member of the Global Action Programme (GAP) Partner Networks on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) under the “Priority Action Area 1: Advancing Policy.”
To advance ESD, by 2017, UN CC:Learn commits to promote climate change education at the national and international level, such as supporting the development of national climate change learning strategies and actions plans in Africa and facilitating climate…
UNITAR Participation in International Day of Persons with Disabilities - A Day for All
3 December 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – On the occasion of the “International Day of Persons with Disabilities: A Day for All", the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a brown bag lunch at the Palais des Nations to discuss the linkages between disability and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The brown bag lunch included a presentation on the 2030 Agenda and its specific implications for persons with disabilities, particularly stemming from goals…
UN CC:Learn e-Learning Platform Reaches 30,000 Registrations!
14 January 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - In less than two years, the UN CC:Learn e-Learning platform gathered 30,000 registrations from all parties of the UNFCCC! Thank you very much for your support! As the graph shows, there has been a steady growth since the launch of the platform in 2014. In 2015, the platform was enriched with the following new additions:
French and Spanish versions of the Introductory e-Course on Climate Change
e-Learning module on Climate Change and Cities
e-Learning module on…
31 January, 2014, Geneva, Switzerland. Registration for UNITAR’s 2014 online courses related to Finance and Investment is now open. This year, you will acquirepractical knowledge on the typical challenges that you are faced with every day as an official or an entrepreneur striving for success. Inthese times of uncertainty and volatility, finance and investment have become sensitive matters. UNITAR is dedicated to delivering high-level e-Learning courses by top-level experts on these important subjects in a flexible and interactive way. Our e-Learning courses allow you to…
UNITAR and IMO Organize Meeting on Training Platform for Leadership in the Public Sector
7 March 2018, London, United Kingdom – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a Task Force meeting to review the creation of a new training platform on Leadership in the Public Sector. This initiative is currently under development by UNITAR with expert input from members of an honorary Task Force comprised of senior subject-experts from academia: Emeritus Professor Michael Saks, Dr. Michael Hopkins,…
UN CC:Learn Global Partners Discuss the New 2017-2020 Implementation Phase
06 March 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:Learn global partners met in Geneva, Switzerland for the 8th UN CC:Learn Steering Group Meeting. Partners from FAO, ILO, IOM, UN Environment, UNECA, UNESCO, UNFCCC, UNITAR, UNSSC, UNU, WFP, WTO participated to discuss the arrangements for the 2017-2020 phase of UN CC:Learn, launched on September 2017.
The day started with welcoming remarks from Mr. Daniel Maselli from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Mr. Steven Stone from UN…
28 April 2021, Georgetown, Guyana - On 25 March 2021, UNITAR-UNOSAT hosted and co-facilitated together with UNDP Guyana and CIMA, an online Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) Awareness Raising Workshop with a focus on flood early warning communication.
From 2018 to 2021, UNOSAT in close collaboration with CIMA Research Foundation and UNDP Guyana have implemented a nation-wide flood forecasting system for extreme flood events in Guyana (GNFEWS) and FEWS related capacity development activities within the UNDP Guyana project “Strengthening Disaster Management Capacities...