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26 July 2012, Accra – In the context of the GEF/UNDP/UNITAR/EPA-Ghana Project on Capacity Building for the Elimination of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl) in Ghana, a Project Steering Committee (PSC) was held in Accra on 26 July 2012. The Committee reviewed the project progress status report. The PSC acknowledged the progress made on the inventory and the project as a whole and agreed on key decisions aimed at moving the project forward.
The committee also unanimously agreed on 30 August, 2012, as the cut-off date for the inventory. This means that after 30 August,…
UNOSAT delivers training courses based on modules derived from high level standard training and its unique experience in producing excellence in satellite data analysis. Courses range from dedicated in-site and off-site classes of 7 to 20 participants and also a Master level course hosted in Geneva during three weeks....
Building Capacities on Airport Emergency Planning
15 - 17 April 2015, Atlanta, United States - CIFAL Atlanta, in partnership with Airports Council International and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, held a three-day long learning event on Airport Emergency Planning with 27 senior level airport officials from developing countries throughout the Caribbean, South America and Africa. The Atlanta based seminar focused on strategies for airport emergency action planning with a focus on operations training, management training and public safety and security.…
UNITAR Hiroshima concludes Second Anti-Corruption Workshop for the Sahel Region
4 March 2016, Hiroshima, Japan - The UNITAR Hiroshima Office successfully completed the second workshop of the UNITAR Hiroshima Law Enforcement Anti-Corruption Training Programme for the Sahel Region. Supported by the people of Japan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan, participants from law enforcement related organizations from 8 countries in the Sahel region of Africa - Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal - undertook intensive training in Tokyo…
28 September 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - SURGhub is an initiative led by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in partnership with the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) and with a content curation process led by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). It provides a central UN-based platform for high-quality, context and curriculum-appropriate learning content in global surgery. In doing so, SURGhub aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of the current and future global surgical care workforce.
With the new mobile app, users will now...
Paris, France - How can countries build up a critical mass of professionals that can put in place the right policies and incentives for a transition to an inclusive green economy? This was the central question at the 2nd Global Forum on Green Economy Learning which took place from 26-27 November 2018 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France.
More than 100 individuals from over 80 institutions came together to discuss the role of knowledge and skills in designing inclusive green economy solutions and enhance partnerships for green economy learning.
Participants included r...
UN CC:Learn Endorses 5 Newly Appointed Ambassadors for Climate Change Learning at its 5th Steering Group Meeting
1 - 2 October 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - Participants from 16 UN organizations and 8 UN CC:Learn countries took part in the 5th Steering Group Meeting of UN CC:Learn Partners, 1-2 October 2014, Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting allowed to wrap up the first phase of the UN CC:Learn project and discuss activities for the second phase. Achievements of the pilot countries (Benin, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Malawi and Uganda) were discussed, and three new…
From Darfur, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Liberia, to the Middle East, Central Asia, East Timor and Haiti, the heads of the United Nations Peace Operations from around the world gathered in Switzerland 21 to 23 November for the annual Seminar for Special and Personal Representatives and Envoys of the Secretary-General organized by UNITAR in association with the UN System Staff College. The overall purpose of the Seminar is to refine UN practice and enhance the work of UN Peace Operations around the world.
The forty-seven officials…
Applications Open for World Heritage Nominations Training Workshop
August 2017, Hiroshima, Japan - Are you involved with a World Heritage nomination or site? Do you want to gain a deep understanding of the nomination process? The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 14th annual workshop of its World Heritage Nominations Training Series, with a deadline of 15 September 2017. The workshop will take place from 27 November to 1 December 2017 in Hiroshima Japan.
Featuring leading experts from…
Training Togo Battalion for Deployment with MINUSMA
9 - 13 February 2015, Lomé, Togo - UNITAR is complementing the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Training Program in Lomé. The Togo battalion will integrate the UN peacekeeping operation MINUSMA to help restoring peace in the Republic of Mali. MINUSMA’s Chapter VII mandate includes the protection of civilians, support to the transitional authorities; facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the protection of human rights.
In preparing itself to contribute a battalion to…