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UNITAR Launches Training Course for Kuwaiti Diplomats
12 August 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) launched the first two modules of the Training Course “Strengthening Knowledge and Skills in Multilateral Diplomacy: Practical Preparation for Membership in the UN Security Council” for Kuwaiti diplomats. It took place at the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the United Nations on August 11, 12 and 16. The course started with Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi, Permanent Representative of the State of…
Ms. Christina Pita Lukudu is a legal counsel working for the Directorate of Public Prosecution in the Ministry of Justice of South Sudan, the world’s newest nation. She was among a group of Fellows who participated in the first cycle of the UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme, launched in September 2015.
Ms. Lukudu’s country, South Sudan, continues to face numerous challenges in its efforts toward becoming sustainably developed and politically stable. Building the knowledge, skills and…
Oi, tudo bem? The UN CC:Learn e-Course Soon to be Available in Portuguese!
06 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:Learn Secretariat is happy to announce a new partnership with UNESCO Brazil and the Ministry of Environment of Brazil, which aims to work together for translation and dissemination of the UN CC:Learn introductory e-course on climate change.
This collaboration's goal is to facilitate access to basic climate change related information in Brazil, Portugal and lusophone countries all over the world in order to ensure as many people understand the…
France Supports the Organization of Youth Climate Dialogues
10 October 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France recently announced that it will financially contribute to the UN CC:Learn programme, in order to support the organization of Youth Climate Dialogues between French schools and schools from UN CC:Learn partner countries.
http://www.uncclearn.org/youth-climate-dialogues
UN CC:Learn is currently organizing three Youth Climate Dialogues with French schools in 2016-2017, the first of which will take place…
Dr. Clare Gately has been a professor of entrepreneurship and innovation and a UNITAR resource person since 2017.
Dr. Gately believes that UNITAR’s training programmes on entrepreneurship and innovation/leadership develop an ambitious mindset in future entrepreneurs.
The UNITAR programme equips learners with the tools, skills and networks that they can use to act on those ambitions.
Dr. Gately enjoys working with the UNITAR Hiroshima Office. The strong team has a culture of learning and of mutual support.
, 26 October 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - What do potential entrepre...
24 September, Geneva, Switzerland - In September 2020, UN CC:Learn achieved an important milestone: the issuance of the 100,000th certificate of course completion on its e-learning platform. This special certificate was issued on 11 September 2020 to a who had successfully concluded the Green Fiscal Policy course. In order to acknowledge this important accomplishment, an event - which was held on 18 September 2020 - brought together people both virtually and in-person to discuss the partnership and the challenges of promoting climate literacy.
The event...
UNITAR Collaborates with Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT)
10 February, 2017, New York, USA - United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Mr. Nikhil Seth, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT) represented by HRH Princess Dr. Nisreen Bint Prince.
RASIT is an organization that was established in 1968 with a mission to promote and develop excellence in science, education, economics, health and the…
Briefing for New Delegates on the 72nd Session of the General Assembly
11-12 September 2017 New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a two-day session with the Forum on Small States (FOSS), sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Singapore to the United Nations (UN) titled, “Briefing for Delegates on the 72nd Session of the General Assembly and the Main Committees”. The purpose of the short but intensive briefing was to introduce and familiarize new delegates, especially from FOSS member states, with the United Nations…
UNITAR and the Global Challenges Forum Foundation to Cooperate on Cybersecurity Training
26 April 2018, Washington DC, United States - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Global Challenges Forum Foundation (GCF) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), committing to develop and implement a joint capacity-building programme in cybersecurity and to jointly pursue cooperation based on their respective mandates, mission, goals, needs, expertise, networks and work programmes.
GCF is a not-for-profit international foundation…
7 October 2022, Nairobi, Kenya - KCB Foundation and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have partnered to promote the use of electric motorbikes by Boda Boda riders in Kenya. This is an effort towards accelerating the transition to a low-carbon resilient economy and enable the transition of 25% of the total loan portfolio to green investments by 2025, as part of the KCB Net Zero ambition. The programme involves a user acceptance test, the establishment of a lending scheme for Boda Boda riders, and providing skills training through 2Jiajiri, ...