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April 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Unforeseen and unprecedented challenges such as natural disasters, terrorism, cyber warfare, and pandemics are shaping the 21st century. The transnational nature of such challenges requires cross-sectoral, multifaceted, and complex responses. Therefore, every sector, from the public to the private, is affected and required to yield tangible solutions. On April 24, the world celebrates the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. The event epitomises an essential opportunity to commend the significance and the need for a...
Curitiba, Brazil, 13 June 2016 - In partnership with the Federation of Industries of the State of Parana (Brazil), the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Development Programme, the Curitiba International Training Center affiliated to UNITAR – CIFAL Curitiba – hosted a seminar on the industrial sector engagement with the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development in Brazil.
80 participants, representing companies signatories of the UN Global Compact, took part in the event, which main objective was to allow for a reflection within the private sector…
28 September - 1st October 2014, Algiers, Algeria. In the framework of the three-year partnership betweenthe Institute for Diplomacy and International relations (IDRI) of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research a retreat entitled “Personal development and Leadership” was organized in Algiers.
Why are some leaders better than others? Why is leadership important? Can leadership be learnt or taught? These inaugural interrogations allowed for the formulation of a reply to the following question: why do followers…
UNITAR Participates in Six Activities at UNOG Open Day 2017
10 October 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – With over 15,000 visitors at the European Headquarters of the United Nations, Palais des Nations in Geneva on Open Day 2017, UNITAR’s programmes proudly showcased their work including:
UNOSAT displaying the virtual reality equipment at the innovation cube (SDG 9)
Peacekeeping Training Programme educating about Mission: Zhobia at the peace cube (SDG 16)
Multilateral Diplomacy Programme promoting the Women Leadership Programme in the gender equality cube (SDG 5)…
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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 Delivers Harmonizing Global, Regional, and National Commitments to Implement the SDGs Seminar to the New York Diplomatic Community
18 July 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) New York Office hosted the seminar “Harmonizing Global, Regional, and National Commitments to Implement the SDGs” on 14 July 2016 at United Nations (UN) Headquarters during the High-Level Political Forum. The seminar was attended by approximately 50 delegates from Permanent Missions to the UN and members of civil society. Mr. Nikhil Seth,…
28 February 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - The Local Development Programme of UNITAR, in partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), is launching an e-Learning course in Spanish on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries. The course will be running from 3 April to 10 July 2013.
The course addresses below questions as well as provides solutions and alternative approaches that target a more sustainable transport system in developing cities.
Do we dare to create a transport model different from that of the so-called advanced world…
UNITAR NYO Delivers Peacekeeping Workshop with Sweden Sponsorship
5 December 2016, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, with generous sponsorship from the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, held a briefing on the status of United Nations peacekeeping operations. The course was instructed by Dr. Roy S. Lee, former Assistant Secretary-General for legal affairs at the United Nations and a veteran of the United Nations legal system. He currently teaches at Yale University’s School of Environment and…
9 September 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - Executive Director of UNITAR, Sally Fegan-Wyles was invited to make Welcoming remarks at the opening of the Conference “15 Years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security – Review and Outlook” organized by the Government of Switzerland and held at the Maison de la Paix in Geneva this morning. Below is her welcoming remarks.
“15 Years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security”
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 9.00 am, Maison de la Paix, Geneva
Speech by Sally Fegan-Wyles…