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UNITAR, the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar and the International Law Association invite you to attend the High-Level Dialogue on Justice and Capacity-Building in International Law. Taking place on 7th May 2025 from 13:00 - 14:30 p.m. at the Palais des Nations, Room S4, this event brings together leading legal scholars, practitioners and diplomats to critically examine how the legal capacities of Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are perceived and operationalized within international law, and how these ...
17 June 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - As a first step to future cooperation, UNITAR and the International Ocean Institute (IOI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The two institutions formally agreed to seek mutually beneficial cooperation to fulfil their respective missions. UNITAR and the IOI recognized their common purpose as high standing learning, training, and capacity-building institutes. As such, the two organizations decided to actively collaborate in enhancing essential capacities of future leaders of developing countries for environmentally conscious ...
On the occasion of the Third session of the Advisory Board of the UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme a well-attended high-level Round Table discussion entitled: “They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children. Why Child Soldiers need to be on the Security Agenda” based on Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Roméo Dallaire’s book on Child Soldiers was co-hosted and jointly organised by UNITAR and the University of Geneva in the afternoon of Wednesday 12 October 2011.
Ms. Elisabeth Decrey Warner, President and Co-Founder of Geneva Call and Dr. Simon Hug Director, Department of…
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Bangkok, Thailand, 11 October 2011 (IRIN) - As residents across flood-ravaged Southeast Asia look up to the skies and brace for more rain, satellites 35,800km away are looking down on them.
Space technology has become a critical tool in protecting people from disasters in countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, where more than 6.5 million people have been affected by recent flooding and at…
UNITAR’s Affiliated Training Center in Shanghai Organized the 10th Global City Informatization Forum
UNITAR’s Affiliated Training Center in Shanghai Organized the 10th Global City Informatization Forum
4 - 6 November 2014, Shanghai, China – UNITAR’s affiliated training centre CIFAL Shanghai, in partnership with the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences organized the 10th Global City Informatization Forum (GCIF) that took place at the Kerry Hotel Pudong in Shanghai. An initiative created in 2000, the GCIF is a platform to exchange visions, policies and strategies on information and communications…
06-12 July 2021, New York, USA. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) office in New York organized their traditional five-day virtual Event, “SDG Learning, Training & Practice 2021” jointly with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs which will be held from 06-12 July 2021. , The event was attended by approximately 380 delegates from around the world via virtual platform. Mr. Marco A. Suazo Head of Office, UNITAR New York opened the first session welcoming the panelists and the participants. He elaborated ...
4 - 5 November 2019, Lima, Peru- The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office participated in the “X Virtual Educa Multilateral Forum” within the framework of the XXI Virtual Educa Peru meeting, represented by UNITAR Head of New York Office, Mr. Marco A. Suazo, who serves as president of the Advisory Council of Virtual Educa.
The Forum is a space for analysis and debate on the trends, challenges, and opportunities posed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution to educate and train human resources for social innovation. Participants included re...
Thai diplomat Manchulika Wongchai participated in the 10th Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Training Programme in Hiroshima in February 2025.Manchulika highlights the importance of considering the effects of emerging technologies on disarmament.What she has learned from this training programme has immensely strengthened her preparation for the Third Meeting of the State Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.Manchulika was encouraged by connecting with other diplomats in the region and aims to inspire young people to pursue careers in diplomacy...
18 February 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – “Of all preventative interventions, breastfeeding has the greatest potential to improve child survival, health, development and wellbeing”. Breastfeeding is a critical aspect in achieving SDG2 and SDG3 — which include ending hunger, improving nutrition, and promoting health.
While breastfeeding is a natural process, it is not always easy. Mothers need support – both to get started and to sustain breastfeeding. Promoting breastfeeding practices such as initiation within one hour of life and duration for up to two years of age is essen...