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21 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:Learn Knowledge Sharing Platform has been completely revamped. The newly launched website broadens its focus to reach a large and varied audience interested in climate change learning, cementing UN CC:Learn commitment to creating the best user experience for all.
The platform continues to provide a single access to UN resources relevant for climate change learning, including the UN CC:Learn library of publications, a list of knowledge portals and a calendar of events. The new Knowledge Sharing Platform is al...
UNITAR and BADEA Assess the Private Sector Development Training Needs in Lusophone African Countries
UNITAR and BADEA Assess the Private Sector Development Training Needs in Lusophone African Countries
5 December, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR in collaboration with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) recently conducted a needs assessment seminar on strengthening human resources of Lusophone African countries for private sector development. The seminar was conducted in Praia, Cape Verde from 22 to 24 November 2016 with the technical support of the Centre Africain pour le Commerce, l’Intégration et le Développement (ENDA CACID).
Dr. Guevara Cruz,…
UN CC:Learn Commits to 30 Youth Climate Dialogues by 2020
4 December 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - Every year, on 20 November, we celebrate the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted in 1989. This year, UNICEF focused on children’s right to participate by encouraging “Kids Take Over” worldwide, a call to action “for children, by children.”
In celebration of the Universal Children’s Day, we organized a special youth dialogue between students from the Bwaila Secondary School in Lilongwe in Malawi…
UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) will launch a new e-learning course on Overcoming Negotiation Deadlocks running 21 May - 18 June 2012. This groundbreaking new course will draw on the expertise of academis and professionals in the field to deliver a training course aimed at negotiators worldwide who want to acquire the skills and expertise needed to tackle the most difficult of all negotiation challenges: the deadlock.
Course modules will look at key components of effective negotiations, psychological factors that influence our negotiation behaviour,…
UNITAR Division for Prosperity will hold the third phase of Great Ideas Space: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and Covid-19 Recovery in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon in Japan.
Twenty entrepreneurs from Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon will visit Tokyo and Hiroshima to participate in study tours and workshops.
The first two phases of the programme were run virtually. Participants engaged with peers and mentors through an interactive platform and webinars.
At the end of the in-person workshops, the participants will present their pitches – a culmination of in-depth discuss...
11 February 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - A recent study published in Science reveals an inspiring trend: school-age children in the United States are increasingly drawing women when asked to sketch scientists. Over five decades, the percentage of women depicted in these drawings has risen from less than 1% to an estimated 34% by 2016, reflecting a broader shift towards gender inclusivity in science. This transformation aligns with the growing representation of women in scientific fields, marking a positive trajectory towards gender parity.
Amidst this evolving landsca...
26 September 2022, New York USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) office in New York and the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence successfully launched the Peace, Education, and Dialogue event on Monday, 26th September 2022. The event aimed at enhancing the understanding of Peace, Education, and Dialogue by focusing on the role of youth for a better future and the Importance of bridging cultures from across the world to coexist peacefully. The event gathered around 100 students from well-renowned institutions such as New York Uni...
10 June 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly undermined progress across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In fact, it remains difficult to get a complete picture of the damage wrought so far, and existing rough estimations are likely to be underestimates. However, the crisis has also served as a wake-up call for us to take action to create the world we want by 2030.
This was the central message from Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, at an online symposium on “COVID-19’s Impa...
20-24 June 2011, Nairobi, Kenya. Climate change, environmental degradation, and disasters have direct impacts on the livelihoods of people. To address linkages between these three areas and mainstream them in country programming, the UN Development Group (UNDG) Task Team on Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change and Rio+20, in collaboration with several partners, organized a regional workshop for the African and Arab regions from 20-24 June 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop brought together members of UN Country Teams who are embarking on the UN Development…
How can UN agencies support country-driven, results-based and sustainable climate change learning in Member States to address climate change, through One UN collaboration? This question was at the center of the discussion at the 2nd Meeting of UN CC:Learn Steering Group, 7-8 July 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. During the meeting, representatives from more than 15 UN agencies reviewed progress made and agreed on action to advance the three Programme Areas of UN CC:Learn, the One UN Training Service Platform on Climate Change, which is hosted by UNITAR. The three areas include…