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8 - 9 September, New York USA, hybrid seminar - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) office in New continued the Joint Swiss-UNITAR Briefing on United Nations Budgetary Matters training series on Tuesday, 6th September 2022. The four-day training programme, co-organized with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland, caters to the needs of the incoming delegates of the United Nations General Assembly’s Fifth Committee with more than 100 attendees each day.
The third day of the training kicked off at 10:00 am (EST) on September 9th. The first ses...
23-25 January 2023, New York, USA - The series of training for the 2023 PGA Fellowship Programme started Monday, 23 January, with an Introduction to the Security Council and Principal Organs led by Dr Angel Angelov, Consul General to Bulgaria and Former Deputy Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations. To open the training sessions, Head of UNITAR Office in New York, Mr. Marco Suazo gave opening remarks to the fellows and introduced Dr Angelov before the session started., Dr Angelov introduced the fellows to the main players at the United Nations...
Name: Esihle Makitshi
Title: Activist and Safety Project Manager, WhatsApp
Country: South Africa/Ireland
Course: e-Workshop on Gender, Women’s Leadership and Mentoring
“Growing up, I felt very privileged to have a computer at home”, recalls Esihle Makitshi. To an extent, she was, indeed. The digital divide in countries such as South Africa, where Esihle is from, is a setback for children and youth pursuing quality education and professionals trying to enter the job market. But there was yet another setback for her. One that most likely all women – let alone black women – f...
Human rights are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Paragraph 67 of Agenda 2030 calls on “all businesses to apply their creativity and innovation to solving sustainable development challenges” and for States to “foster a dynamic and well-functioning business sector, while protecting labour rights and environmental and health standards in accordance with relevant international standards and agreements and other ongoing initiatives in this regard, such as the UN Guiding Principles [UNGP] on Business and Human Rights.”
Endorsed by the UN Human Ri...
5 February 2019, New York, U.S.A – The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office and the Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO) of UNDESA have jointly hosted a one-day training workshop in preparation for the Finance for Development ECOSOC Forum. The event was hosted in the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
The course consisted of six different sessions which covered a wide variety of topics relating to financing development, such as the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and other major outcomes in Financing for Developmen...
10 November 2023, New York, USA - UNITAR NYO hosted a Global Diplomacy Initiative training session featuring a compelling presentation by H.E. Dr. Laszlo Molnar, a seasoned professional with an extensive career spanning the United Nations system, the private sector, and academia.
The session commenced with H.E. Dr. Molnar sharing insights into his remarkable career journey, offering a unique perspective gained from his experiences across diverse sectors. Attendees, predominantly graduate students specializing in international relations or diplomacy, then introduced themsel...
29 September 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and IE University (IE) jointly hosted a Forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Madrid, Spain, on Monday 25 September and Tuesday 26 September. The Forum focused on various aspects of AI, including governance, ethics, education, and the corporate world. Entitled, ‘Three Horizons: Governance, Education and the Future of Work’, brought together around 100 participants from a variety of sectors, including government officials, academia, private sector specialists, and...
Funded by UNITAR’s Strategic Framework Fund (SFF), the “Overcoming Global Challenges through International Law” project aims to provide participants with new insights on highly topical legal issues, ranging from the rule of law, business and human rights, to climate change induced migration. In addition to raising participants’ awareness on such legal topics, each e-workshop also underlines the connection between the legal challenges and issues such as women empowerment and gender equality.
The first set of e-workshops were implemented in November 2020 and focused on the ...
20 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is proud to announce that Professor Paul Arthur Berkman, UNITAR Associated Fellow, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to Norway for 2021-22. This award is conferred by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Professor Berkman is a longstanding Associated Fellow with UNITAR and has delivered training programmes on science diplomacy and informed decision-making to...
3 December 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - Given the current global context, UNITAR specifically designed a series of training programmes to strengthen multilateralism. These aim to foster the spirit of international cooperation, build up values such as solidarity and inclusiveness, and sensitise participants to the fact that global challenges such as climate change or the COVID-19 pandemic can only be addressed together.
United Nations Immersion Programme
UNITAR is delighted to offer the United Nations Winter Immersion Programme, a 5-day field visit to Geneva ...