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27 April 2023, Hangzhou, China - UNITAR’s 2021 and 2023 survey among the National Statistical Offices and Systems (NSOs and NSSs) and international organizations, conducted as part of the EC-Funded Crowd4SDG project, showed that 31% of respondents were aware of citizen science data (CSD) projects run by their NSOs in 2023 compared to only 17% in 2021. The awareness of citizen science (CSD) or citizen-generated data (CGD) is growing, and so are the questions on how such data could be collected and used for the monitoring of progress on sustainable development. To shed s...
2 October 2024, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Atlantic Centre, and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are pleased to announce a major forthcoming event called "Maritime Security 2024: Innovations and Partnerships for the Future," which will take place on 8 and 9 October 2024 in Cabo Verde, financed by the German Federal Foreign Office in collaboration with the European Union, the Atlantic Centre, and the G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea (FoGG). The upcoming conference aims to deepen under...
26 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) renewed its three-year cooperation agreement to continue to build capacity through CIFAL Madrid - the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid.
The CIFAL Centre will continue to provide learning opportunities and will facilitate knowledge sharing between public officials and leaders from Ibero-America in topics related to road safety management, transport and mobility. The capacity building activities of the Centre aim to contribute to SDG 3.6, which...
Clinical conditions requiring surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia (SOA) services amount to 30% of the global disease burden, yet over 70% of the world’s population cannot access safe, timely and affordable SOA care when they need it (1). In many corners of the globe, in the words of Paul Farmer and Jim Kim, surgery has remained the “neglected stepchild of global health” (2). Nevertheless, the year 2015 was a landmark year for global surgery, drawing international attention to the scope and seriousness of the surgical di...
In September 2015, the fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management, through resolution IV/4, initiated an intersessional process to prepare recommendations regarding the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020., IOMC Multi-stakeholder Expert Workshop on Advancing Chemicals and Waste Management in Economic Sectors and Industries
Development of guidance and elements of a possible global programme in preparation of IP 4.3 and the 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5)
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It’s been 20 years since the Taliban government fell in Afghanistan. Many young women are now growing up knowing they have the right to opportunities and hoping to shape their own lives. But conservative attitudes persist. Madina Walizada, a UNITAR alumna from Afghanistan, says:
I thought ‘I’m a girl, I don’t have equal rights that my brothers have.’
“People don’t believe women can take over tough work”, says Mariam Ghaznavi, another UNITAR Afghan alumna.
Some [colleagues] believe that my good manners and soft behaviour make me incapable of dealing with the harsh re...
UNITAR brought together approximately 70 participants from 8 Pacific Island countries to the ‘UNITAR Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security’ training programme workshop, held in Nadi, Fiji, from 1 to 10 October. This pivotal workshop featured expert-led lectures covering a wide range of topics in relation to the sea and human security and study tours to Viseisei and Yako villages. Participants demonstrated their learnings through group presentations and received certificates of completion at the closing ceremony on 10 October. The fi...
Well-functioning national justice systems play an important part in efforts seeking to maintain or restore peace and stability in a country or region. Efficient and accountable, fair and accessible justice institutions enjoy the trust of the population and are capable of effectively fighting corruption and impunity, crime and terrorism. They promote and protect human rights and ensure that the principles of the rule of law, justice and democracy are observed and respected in the country.
A prerequisite for a well-functioning justice system is that its actors have the...
9 March 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Following the launching of the UNITAR-AGFUND Global Learning Platform on Financial Inclusion during the 8th AGFUND Development Forum in Geneva, Switzerland on October 8, 2019, UNITAR and AGFUND announces the launching of 8 online training courses to support Financial Inclusion in Africa and the Middle East.
UNITAR's role as a dedicated training arm of the United Nations system that provides training and capacity development activities to assist developing countries, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ...
8 May 2023, Guadalajara, Mexico – UNITAR launched the Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink-Driving in the state of Jalisco in Mexico with the support of CIFAL Mérida, Fundación de Investigaciones Sociales (FISAC) and the Secretary of Public Security of the State of Jalisco (SSP).
The event was jointly hosted in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, with both in-person and online attendees, including the participation of the directors from the Secretariat of Public Security of the State of Yucatan, Mexico, the National Transit Agency of Ecuador, CIFAL Ecuador, CIFAL Mér...