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25 April 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and UNESCO, in collaboration with a group of universities, have launched a new initiative “Leaders in Higher Education Alliance and Programme – For Accelerating Sustainability Transformations” (LEAP-FAST) aimed at creating a movement of committed sustainability leaders in higher education to advance deep transformations and enable HEIs to fulfil their potential with regards to contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Higher education is not just a place of learning, but is a powerful driver of sustainability and re...
18 October 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations, B4 Development, and Generation Amazing, hosted an event on using behavioral insights and sports in preventing violent extremism. The event took place in Conference Room 6 at UN Headquarters on 18 October 2019.
The event began with introductory remarks by the Permanent Representative to Qatar to the United Nations, H.E. Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, followed by a video message fro...
6 March 2024, New York, United States - UNITAR NYO partnered with Poseidon AI to deliver an important seminar entitled, Blue Revolution 2.0: Harnessing Deep Tech for Sustainable Development: Panel on Deep Tech Innovations for Sustainable Development in Blue Economies. The event brought together an impressive set of panellists representing the private sector, tech, academia, and government. Mr Michael Jacobs, Sustainability & Social Innovation Leader, IBM, Mr Norberto Chingcuanco, FeedMix Specialist Inc., Ms Negin Nobarianasl, Aachen University, and Dr Amaj Rahimi, Posei...
6 December 2022, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation of the Dominican Republic (INTRANT), hosted the Road Safety National Week taking place from 19 to 26 November 2022. To amplify the outreach of the Autosobriety Training Programme to prevent drink-driving in the country, training and public awareness activities were rolled out throughout the week with a total of 340 beneficiaries.
Between 19 and 20 of November, various activities to present the programme took place in two of Santo Domingo’s main shopping centres (G...
Karyna Rosetti, Professor at Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Mato Grosso, Brazil. The agriculture powerhouse state of Mato Grosso in Brazil is not instantly linked to a green economy. But there are people there who want to change this, notably Karyna Rosetti. Karyna is a professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), who has been working to deliver green economy education to graduate and postgraduate students in the state. In 2022, Karyna spearheaded the development of the Inclusive Green Economy: Preparing Tomorrow’s Innovators programme. Sup...
14 April 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR has concluded a four-day training on key leadership skills for Geneva's diplomatic community at the Palais des Nations, bringing together 31 participants from over 25 member states. This Collaborative Leadership Workshop consisted of 7 sessions, led by world-class experts, including Ambassadors, all working to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead engagingly and collaboratively.
The workshop began with opening remarks by Mr Nikhil Seth, UN ASG and UNITAR Executive Director, who stated, “We need each o...
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
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To watch the photo gallery of the Conference, click here
The 3d Edition of the ...
Welcome to UNITAR’s Division for Peace repository of research and publications in peacebuilding, sustainable development, and innovative education. Below, you will find a curated list of our key research publications, and collaborative initiatives. , Date: 2022–Present.Summary: UNITAR, EUt+ ELaRA Working Paper Series brings together global academic and practical expertise to advance the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Keywords: Circular Pedagogy, Sustainable Development Goals, Higher Education Innovation, Inclusive Education, Learning Technologi...
25-27 April 2021, Shanghai, China - The first Seminar on Digital Transformation for Executive Managers jointly organized by UNITAR's CIFAL Shanghai International Training Center and Information & Data Security Solutions Co., Ltd. was held in Shanghai, China between 25-27 April. The 17 senior managers who attended the seminar represented the following companies: China Merchants Bank, SAIC MOTOR, Digital Guangxi Group, Armed Police Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd, Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange, Shanghai A...
Name: Larisa Schelkin
Title: CEO/Founder of Global STEM* Education Center, Inc.
Country: The Republic of Bashkortostan, state of The Russian Federation/USA
Partnership/Training: Fellowship in Global Diplomacy – and at least eight other training courses
“I experienced a very open, diverse, collaborative, supportive, inclusive, and welcoming sense of community growing up”, recalls Larisa Schelkin. Originally from the Republic of Bashkortostan, located on the Russian border of Europe and Asia, Larisa, who is part of the Bashkirs indigenous people, spent most of her childhood ...