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Thursday 6 August saw Hiroshima mark the 64th Anniversary of the dropping of the Atomic Bomb. The official ceremony, which took place in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was attended by some 45,000 people. The programme included the Peace Declaration by the Mayor of Hiroshima, Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba and addresses by the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Taro Aso, the Governor of Hiroshima, Mr. Yuzan Fujita as well as messages from the President of the United Nations General Assembly Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann as well as…
The Climate Classroom @ COP22 Provides Innovative Learning Opportunities for Busy Delegates
2 December 2016, Marrakesh, Morocco - Keeping abreast of the newest developments in climate change is essential to make timely, effective and sustainable decisions. Yet, adequate time and space for learning are rarely accessible for busy decision-makers and full-time working professionals. The Climate Classroom – a mobile learning space coordinated by UN CC:Learn that ‘pops up’ at the center of major climate change conferences and related events – has been developed to bridge this…
Second Edition of Training of Trainers on National Adaptation Plan
13 June 2016, Marrakech, Morocco - One year after from the first edition of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Training of Trainers (TOT), a second cohort of trainers from 17 different nationalities gathered in Marrakech to learn how to support the national adaptation planning process in Least Developed and Developing Countries through practice-oriented and participant-centred learning methods. Representatives of the UN CC:Learn Secretariat participated to further develop the potential…
Training on National Adaptation Planning: The Harvard Case Way
23 April 2015, Bangkok, Thailand - It was back in the 1870s that Harvard Law School began to experiment with a new way of teaching using the case method. The basic idea was to try to prepare its students for the real world outside of the classroom through the use of guiding questions that aid self learning and discovery.
But while many of us may have heard about the Harvard Case Method (HCM), as it has come to be known, how many have actually had the opportunity to learn how it is done in…
Sri Lankan Universities Go Green
One-Day Trainings on SCP, Waste Management, Resource Efficiency Conducted in Colombo and Sabaragamuwa
11 January 2016, Colombo & Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka – The implementation of two small grant projects has successfully commenced in Sri Lanka, as a direct consequence and follow-up from the UNITAR/UNEP e-learning course “Introduction to Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Asia”, 21 September – 13 November 2015.
Within the framework of the e-learning course, Ms Uthpala Sankalpani and Ms Upendra Arjeewani from the National…
UNITAR Hosts Course For New Delegates On The Fifth Committee
4 September 2018, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, has organized an Orientation Course for New Delegates on the 5th Committee in the United Nations Headquarter. The course took place between 4-7 September 2018. This is the second year that UNITAR has partnered with the Swiss Mission for this week long- course, consisting of four half-day workshops. A course of this magnitude is…
UNITAR Hosts Scale of Assessment Course for Diplomats of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar
2 October 2018, New York, NY, USA – The United Nations for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a training for Diplomats of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar on Scale of Assessment, held in the United Nations at the United Nations Building. This was the final part in the Induction Course for the Qatari diplomats in “Strengthening Knowledge and Skills in Multilateral Diplomacy”.
UNITAR New York Head of Office Mr. Marco Suazo opened the session by welcoming…
CIFAL Quito Contributes to Relief Efforts in Ecuador
2 May 2016, Quito, Ecuador – On 16 April, Ecuador suffered a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that affected the provinces of Manabi, Guayas, Esmeraldas, and Santa Elena. Moved by the tragedy, where hundreds of people lost their lives, thousands of missing people, hundreds of homes destroyed, the team at CIFAL Quito jointly with the Christian Emergency Committee (CEC), have been providing material, spiritual and emotional support to victims and their families.
A reconnaissance visit to the zero zone was…
Theme: World Heritage Serial Nominations and the Vital Role of Comparative Analysis
Date: 22 - 26 April 2013
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
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2013 Call for Applications Document
The 2013 Workshop of this successful UNITAR Series, entitled World Heritage Serial Nominations and the Vital Role of Comparative Analysis, examines in detail the expectations and requirements needed to effectively address this essential part of World Heritage nominations. The comparative analysis helps demonstrate there is scope in the World Heritage…
November 2011, Beninc City, Nigeria – In fulfillment of the signed workplan with Edo State Government, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a 5-day capacity building workshop from 24th–28th of October 2011 at the Baden Baden Exquisite Motel in Benin City to encapsulate her obligation of building the capacity of stakeholders for sustainable development in the State. This is a milestone achievement because UNITAR once again fulfilled its entire obligation to the signed contract with the state.
The 5-day workshop was organized in…