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Register for the Webinar: Peace Education - Challenges and Opportunities, Dr. Jon-Hans Coetzer and Ms. Katarzyna A. Przybyła jointly supervise Strategic Peace & Conflict Studies (SPACS) programme. SPACS is a master’s degree programme organized by Collegium Civitas and UNITAR, based on experience and know-how of both institutions. S...
CIFAL is a French acronym for International Training Centres for Local Authorities and Local Actors (Centre International de Formation des Autorités/Acteurs Locaux). CIFAL are established in collaboration with host local authorities/institutions, private sector partners, UNITAR and other UN organizations. Each CIFAL Centre is a hub for capacity building and knowledge sharing between local authorities, national governments, international organizations, the private sector and civil society. Read more.
8 March 2023 – On International Women’s Day, 2023, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) announced the launch of its new “Master of Arts in Gender and Development” (hybrid format), in cooperation with the University for Peace (UPEACE). The announcement marked the continuation of a long-standing partnership, which combines the academic strength of UPEACE with the world-class executive-style training of UNITAR.
This master's programme aims to equip students with critical knowledge about gender studies in its intersections with development studies, f...
Beneficiary: Jennifer Anderson
Title: Solicitor
Master: UOC — UNITAR Online Master in International Affairs and Diplomacy
For many people, making time to study when you already have a solid and successful career may seem like a crazy idea. Add other activities such as hobbies, social life, family responsibilities, and most of us would not even consider it.
Not Jennifer Anderson, though, who has a background in law and economics and works as a solicitor in Newcastle, Australia. Through the UOC — UNITAR Online Master in International Affairs and Diplomacy, sh...
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) are delighted to collaboratively launch the new edition of the innovative Executive Diploma in Anti-Corruption and Diplomacy (EDACD). This programme is specifically tailored to explore the intricate connections between Multilateral Diplomacy and Anti-Corruption endeavors in our increasingly interconnected world. This modular training is conveniently conducted online, over the course of five months, offering a unique opportunity to gain valuabl...
6 September 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) office in New York launched and welcomed the first class of its inaugural UNITAR Global Diplomacy Initiative (UGDI), a programme dedicated to providing a unique, intimate training experience to students in higher education while utilizing the connections and experience of UN delegates and academics. , In hopes of ensuring a brighter future through diplomacy, the UNITAR Global Diplomacy Initiative allows students to experience international relations and contemporary politi...
22 September 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR is pleased to announce a new partnership with Babson College to launch the new Executive Certificate in Global Business Leadership. UNITAR and Babson aspire to equip future entrepreneurial leaders with the tools needed in an ever-expanding international business world. A global leader in entrepreneurship education, Babson College is based in Massachusetts, United States. Babson prepares and empowers entrepreneurial leaders who create, grow, and steward sustainable economic and social value everywhere. Across all phases of the ...
7 August, Geneva, Switzerland - The Division for Peace of UNITAR is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Paris School of Advanced International and Political Studies (Hautes Études Internationales et Politiques – HEIP Paris). The newly signed Memorandum of Understanding outlines the scope of future collaboration that will include the establishment of a Master's degree and a research centre in various thematic areas such as conflict prevention, peace development and the rule of law, in Paris and North Africa.
Founded in 1899 in Paris, HEIP is a School of In...
Prioritising the empowerment of the poorest and most marginalised people constitutes one of UNITAR’s priority. While committing to the achievements of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed upon by world leaders in 2015, UNITAR considers that no goal is met unless met for all. That is why, throughout its training activities, UNITAR ensures that “no one is left behind”. Reaching to the furthest first, opening to the most impoverished, excluded, disadvantaged and at risk of violence and discrimination is part of our mission. Although progress was made in the fight...
18 October 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – UN Environment and UNITAR launched the Handbook for Developing National ASGM Formalization Strategies within National Action Plans at a side event at the Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) at the Palais des Nations. The event was attended by IGF member countries, including representatives from ministries responsible for mining, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society.
During the event, speakers from UN Environment and UNITAR int...