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June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - In this second episode, UN Senior Mediation Adviser, Milos Strugar (Conflux Center – Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Mediation) leads us into the world of mediation. He highlights the differences among negotiation, mediation, and facilitation processes as essential means for dispute resolution. Mr. Strugar comments on the effects of the pandemic on mediation and negotiation dynamics, exploring recent practical developments including the implementation of artificial intelligence in mediation procedures. Overall, Mr. Strugar examin...
UNITAR offers a wide range of diplomas and certificates, designed to equip participants with specialised knowledge, enhance their skillset and increase their career prospects in a shorter time frame than traditional masters degrees. Taught by UN experts and offered on a diverse range of topics such as gender, anti-corruption, law and diplomacy, these programmes offer practical, industry-focused training in a greater flexible format., Online Diploma in Multilateral DiplomacyThe Online Diploma in Multilateral Diplomacy offers a unique opportunity for both students wanting to ...
Full Room for the Launch of the Development of the National Climate Change Learning Strategy of Burkina Faso
11 March 2015, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso has started the process of systematically strengthening learning and skills development related to climate change: close to 50 people from the government sector, as well as civil society, training institutions and development partners took part in the National Planning Workshop for the Development of Burkina Faso’s National Climate Change Learning Strategy. The event, which took place at the Palm Beach Hotel in…
23 August 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) recently successfully concluded their first edition of their joint Executive Diploma Programme in Cultural Diplomacy, International Relations & Global Governance Participants had the opportunity to attend conferences and sessions held by experts in the field of cultural diplomacy during one week in Berlin. This eye-opening week was followed by four very dynamic online workshops organized by UNITAR. This combined approach...
18 October 2023, Merida, Mexico – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Merida (CIFAL Merida) in close collaboration with the Secretary of Public Safety of the State of Yucatan (SSP) implemented a series of practical activities to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving amongst high school students in Yucatan.
Throughout September, a total of 2,470 students (1,239 men and 1,231 women) from the following institutions were reached through the Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drinking and Driving:
Centro de Estudi...
September 2020 - Despite the complicated situation in the world and in Lebanon, ESA and the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy are pleased to announce the launch of the new programme “Master in International Affairs and Diplomacy” at the ESA Business School in Beirut, Lebanon. The programme is aimed at students who wish to deepen their knowledge in the field of international affairs and who are interested in careers in diplomacy. Over the course of 12 months, students will participate in afternoon classes, consisting of 10 modules of 18h each. The programme is divided into...
UNITAR supports the implementation of the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Policing, by directly contributing to police units’ capacity building and development prior to deployment to UN peace operations. Recognizing that police capacity building and development is a long-term effort that must reach all levels of an institution, UNITAR activities focus on training, monitoring, advising and mentoring and contribute to strengthening accountability and oversight by emphasizing the respect for the rule of law – at all levels.
UNITAR has been training Formed Polic...
25 April 2022, New York, United States – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in partnership with Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales (IGLOBAL) came together at the UNITAR New York Office to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between these three offices and begin a fruitful collaboration in the field of Multilateral Diplomacy.
Present at the signing were the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR Mr. Nikhil Seth, the President a...
02 June 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC), and Al Majmaah University celebrated the successful completion of the “Expert in Human Rights Programme” in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A landmark capacity-development initiative designed to empower professionals across Saudi Arabia with advanced knowledge and practical tools to enhance and develop the capacity of experts in various Human Rights topics., Launched in November 2024, the programme brought together participants from gove...
“International relations tells us to operate from the head. I think in peacemaking and preventive diplomacy, it is also important that the heart is involved.”
When Kamsiah Kamaruddin, Deputy Director General of the ASEAN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, applied to take part in the first UNITAR Regional Training Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy for the Asia-Pacific, she had served in a number of bi-lateral posts and engaged in a series of…