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The 2nd UNITAR International Research Conference (UIRC 2024) took place on 3-4 December 2024 at the United Nations Offices in Brussels, Belgium, marking a significant milestone in the exploration of higher education's role in global peace and sustainable development. This event brought together academics, researchers, policymakers, and international organizations to explore the evolving role of higher education in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and sustainable governance. It served as a platform for knowledge exchange, fostering research-based approaches that alig...
07-08 August 2019, Brasilia, Brazil – UNITAR, the World Family Organization (WFO) and CIFAL Curitiba, in collaboration with the Government of the District of Brasilia, the National Association of Departments of Transportation (Associação Nacional de Detrans), and the Brazilian Association of State Roads Departments (Associação Brasileira dos Departamentos Estaduais de Estradas de Rodagem) and with the support of Diageo hosted the Road Safety International Conference in Brasilia, Brazil.
The Conference brought together 127 participants representing government agencies resp...
Women Forward International is a global platform for systemic change in international affairs education, reorienting research towards the principals of unity, collaboration, and service. We create unique partnerships that lead to behavioral changes that advance women to advance humanity.
WFI partners with a range of private sector, academic and non-profit clients to identify research critical to human progress, and then pairs teams of graduate students with these organizations to complete that research and implement solutions. WFI then funds the implementation of th...
Building for Peace
Launch of the International Architectural Prize in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Hiroshima, 24 April 2009
An initiative by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will launch on 24 April, in Hiroshima, the International Architectural and Urban Planning Prize in Post-Conflict Reconstruction, to be awarded on a biannual basis by an international jury....
August 2020 - At the peak of the pandemic, UNITAR faced undoubtedly one of its most significant challenge of its history, by having to transfer the majority of its activities online. It is a well-accepted fact that diplomacy relies consequentially on informal face-to-face interaction. As Mr. El-Haddad, Director of the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy (DMD), once put it: “Diplomacy cannot be efficient and effective unless it is conducted face-to-face”. For the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy, which specializes in training diplomats, transferring face-to-fa...
Geneva 21 March: Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters and UNITAR Executive Director Carlos Lopes signed an implementation agreement further to the decision taken by the Flemish Government last Friday to provide financial support over the period of 2011 to 2013 to the future UNITAR-affiliated International Training Center on Corporate Opportunities (ITCCO).
This agreement represents a milestone for the establishment of ITCCO, an Antwerp based center of excellence to engage global business communities in finding constructive, inclusive and innovative solutions to global…
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW In response to the ongoing climate crisis and the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN 2030 agenda, UNITAR introduces its inaugural international research conference. This significant event seeks to deepen the understanding of Climate Security and its profound implications on Peace and Security. The first UNITAR International Research Conference will take place in Bonn (Germany), hosted at the UN Campus, on the 24th of November 2023. We have received contributions from more than 25 different countries, including research papers...
After being tasked on Kyrgyzstan at the beginning of the incidents involving civilian population, UNOSAT has been working steadily at mapping the various areas of priority interest to the international humanitarian community to help assess the extent of the damage caused and the population at risk.
The maps and the analytical reports (a total of 10 products at the time of writing) are being disseminated directly to user organisations which include UN and NGO entities, who in turn use the results of UNOSAT assessment to shape their response on the ground as…
September 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - Stronger cyclones, derailed seasonal floods, large forest fires, rising sea levels…, the climate crisis affects every part of human life and development. It is the most pressing issue to protect vulnerable populations and ensure a safe and sustainable future for all.
Geo-spatial Information Technology (GIT), including satellite imagery analysis and data visualization, can help increase climate resilience as it plays a vital role in understanding the geographic extent and severity of such hazards. The ability of national and ...