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UNITAR participated in Shanghai Climate Week 2024, held from 22 to 24 April 2024.
The Prosperity Alliance Shanghai Climate Week Sustainable Research and Innovation Lab was launched as a joint initiative by UNITAR and Shanghai Climate Week. The Lab will host learning opportunities and research initiatives in China and globally.
UNITAR reaffirms our continued commitment to climate issues, innovation and sustainable development through training.
, 10 June 2024, Shanghai, China – From 22 to 24 April 2024, UNITAR participated in Shanghai Climate Week 2024 to share global ins...
28 February 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – The NPO Hiroshima Yokogawa Sports Culture Club and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) are pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will strengthen their mutual commitment to using the power of sports in pursuit of peacebuilding. Activities covered by the agreement will focus on sustainable development, gender equality and the empowerment of women and youth.
The relationship between the two organizations dates back to 2015 when they hosted the Afghanistan women’s national fo...
15 July 2019, New York, USA – In the framework of the High-Level Political Forum 2019: Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality, UNITAR launched an interactive e-learning Road Safety Toolkit that presents a practical management methodology to:
Collect data on the number and location of deaths by road user type
Identify hazardous and critical road locations and sections where excessive numbers or severity of crashes occur
Outline corrective measures
Implement interventions and monitor results
The Toolkit is based on the premise that achieving road sa...
27 July 2023, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, in collaboration with the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA) for the 77th session, successfully concluded the 2023 President of the General Assembly Fellowship Programme with a closing ceremony. The event aimed to celebrate the graduation of the fellows from the fellowship programme., The ceremony commenced with a warm welcome from Mr Marco Suazo, Head of UNITAR office in New York, who greeted distinguished guests, including H.E. Csaba Korosi, t...
5 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR, in partnership with the Geneva-Tsinghua Initiative, the University of Geneva and the Tsinghua University, launch the SDG Innovation Bootcamps, a series of short programmes (online or hybrid) aimed at a new generation of impact entrepreneurs, willing to collectively act in order to identify, delineate and address outstanding challenges for the SDGs, through open innovation.
The SDG Innovation Bootcamps, are organized in preparation of hackathons, hackathon festivals, Open Geneva and Tsinghua SDG Open Hack!
The 2020 Fall s...
On the UNITAR Online Catalogue, you can view the entire spectrum of upcoming, current and past events, including training and training-related courses, workshops and seminars; briefings; conferences and public lectures; side events; and meetings. To view the details of an event, including the background, objectives, methodology, targeted audience and application/registration modalities, simply scroll over and click on the event title.
Public – by registration. Are open to individuals from the targeted audiences and are based on a simple registration procedure. Su...
Welcome to the Make an Impact Webinar Series, a collection of free, online webinar events presented by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the University for Peace (UPEACE), in the areas of Diplomacy (including Gender, Development, and International Careers), and International Law, held in spring 2024. Each session featured experts in their respective fields discussing some of the most pressing aspects of law and diplomacy, and the UN's work to advance the SDGs. , Post COP28 Dialogue: Women's Empowerment in Climate Change Nego...
March 2020 - After six successful years, UN CC:Learn has revamped its flagship Introductory e-course on Climate Change. Since its launch in 2014, more than 100,000 people have registered and over 15,000 certificates have been issued, making it the most successful course in the UN CC:Learn portfolio.
From youth climate movements to the rise of environmentally friendly habits, people are more aware of climate change and its consequences than ever, and are taking and demanding concrete action. In order to continue to offer the most engaging learning experience, the new ...
UNITAR Hiroshima Office invites you to the anniversary public forum, “Empowering Changemakers: A Force for Sustainable Futures.
Five panellists who are active at the forefront of their fields and started as changemakers for their countries will discuss what can be done for the generation that will open a new era of empowering changemakers for sustainable futures.
The public forum will be held at the Memorial Hall, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima (Floor map) on 1 July 2023, 14:00 JST (UTC +9).
, 26 June 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR was founded in ...
Significant progress on road safety can be achieved through global cooperation, implementation of evidence-based strategies and engagement with all relevant actors, including the private sector, as well as additional innovative approaches.With the aim of contributing to advance road safety, the United Nations Institute for Training And Research (UNITAR) developed the "Management Practices for Safer Roads Toolkit Learning App" which presents a practical management methodology that can be applied in the field of road safety.The App provides in-hand practical solutions, partic...