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Traduit en Anglais, Arabe et Portugais, L'Initiative de la Charte Africaine de la Jeunesse Dynamique représente la toute première initiative de l'Union africaine (UA) avec une représentation pleinement inclusive des jeunes dans les 55 États membres. L'initiative a été lancée à un moment critique pour les jeunes sur le continent africain alors que juillet 2021 marque le 15e anniversaire de l'adoption de la Charte Africaine de la Jeunesse (CAJ) - un cadre fondé sur les droits qui guide l'engagement et l'autonomisation des jeunes en Afrique, consacre leurs droits, devoirs et l...
The Global Platform for Action (GPA) is a global initiative to promote actions that enable sustainable energy access in displacement settings, contributing to SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy. The GPA coordination unit is hosted by the Division for Peace of UNITAR. The GPA follows five thematic working areas: planning and coordination; policy, advocacy and host community resilience; innovative finance and funding; technical expertise and capacity building; and data, research and evidence. (1) As part of the technical expertise and capacity building area, the GPA has ...
4 April 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - The second dedicated UNITAR Training Programme to Enhance Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking in the Central African Region began with advance work in January 2023 consisting of preliminary readings and questions to reflect upon. The intensive live and online sessions were conducted from 6 to 15 February 2023. The third phase involved follow-up work throughout March on the UNITAR Learning Platform including a review of video materials recorded by key resource persons on vital issues related to the sub-regional training.
Forty-three mid a...
, APPLY BEFORE 22.03.2025 SAVE YOUR SPOT FOR SPRING!, The Master in Electoral Policy and Administration (MEPA) is an advanced online program designed to equip current and aspiring election professionals with comprehensive knowledge and skills in electoral processes and administration. Deliv...
21 March 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - To promote cooperation between member states and between member states and international and regional organizations on conflict prevention and response, UNITAR, the African Union, the World Bank Group, in collaboration with the Colombian Permanent Mission to the UN, organized a side event to the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, titled Building Bridges for Peace. An exchange of experiences on DDR and its linkages with human rights, early warning, and conflict prevention between Colombia and African Contexts, that took p...
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2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). UNSCR 1325 and the nine subsequent resolutions constituting the WPS agenda recognise the important global contributions of women and girls to peace and call for their increased active inclusion in all aspects of peace processes. Despite meaningful progress towards the practical implementation of the WPS agenda globally, peacebuil...
Collegium Civitas has become the first Polish university to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Division for Peace. The MoU outlines the scope of prospective collaboration that includes: training and degree programmes in various thematic fields such as sustainable development, international security and the rule of law.
Collegium Civitas is a modern non-state University founded in 1997 by a joint initiative of professors from the Polish Academy of Sciences. The quality of education in all fields of study...
Intercultural competencies are essential for the success of peace missions carried out in diverse socio-cultural environments. This course provides peacekeepers with the necessary tools to go beyond language skills and intervene effectively through their understanding of local cultural, social and organizational dynamics, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application in order to enhance their operational effectiveness.The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), with t...
الترجمة باللغة العربية - TRANSLATION IN ARABIC , Following years of instability and a decade-long transitional period, Libya today is at a perilous crossroads threatening prospects for stability and reconciliation lingering on the horizon. The highly precarious situation is risking political and security deadlocks that have for years affected all major aspects of life for different generations in the country.
“Towards locally led stabilization and reconciliation in Libya”, is a UNITAR-led project in collaboration with the Government of Japan that builds on the o...
September 2020 - As formally recognized by the groundbreaking UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), sustainable peace is more likely to be achieved when women and girls are empowered to meaningfully take part in peace process at all levels and in all capacities. Yet, despite several global commitments to increase the representation and participation of women in mediation and peacebuilding processes, women and girls' contribution to peace is often rendered invisible due to limited and inadequate support for their work.
Aware of such challenges and with the gener...