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26 September 2013, Accra, Ghana - During the week of 23 September 2013, a number of key milestones were reached in the “GEF/UNITAR/UNDP/EPA-Ghana Project on Capacity Building for the Elimination of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in Ghana”. In particular, the 9th session of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) convened on 26 September 2013, followed by a high-level sensitization event and press briefing for TV, radio and print media in Ghana. The high-level sensitization and press briefing events were organized in response to the recent project reviews that called for…
Mr. Tariq Rauf, former Head of Verification and Security Policy at the International Atomic Energy Agency, shares his message, “The Dawn of a New Era: Entry-into-Force of the Nuclear Ban Treaty.” Since 2015, he has lectured and led workshops for the UNITAR Hiroshima (Division of Prosperity) Training Programme on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation which will complete its current cycle in March 2021. , 21 January 2021, Vienna, Austria - As the day breaks on the morning of 22nd January 2021, a new era will dawn in which nuclear weapons will be prohibited – finally ...
The MA in Global Sustainability Leadership is a collaboration between Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) and UNITAR, designed to develop leaders capable of addressing the complex challenges of sustainability, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution. This transformative programme provides academic excellence, practical skills, and global networking opportunities, preparing graduates to drive meaningful change worldwide. The programme offers two flexible study options: a full-time, one-year blended programme, which combines face-to-face modules at TU Dublin with ...
Winners of YLCCC 2017 at the Tribal Climate Camp Gain Global Perspective on Climate Change
7 August 2017, Eatonville, United States - Mr. Aditya Pradana, Ms. Saraswati Siahaan and Ms. Sukma Impian Riverningtyas embarked on their journey to the Tribal Climate Camp, between 30 July – 4 August, at the University of Washington Pack Forest Conference Center in Eatonville, Washington, in the United States. The Indonesian students, who showed an outstanding commitment in their actions to communicate climate change effects and solutions, were selected from a group of 150 youth at…
Revolutionize your career in the digital technology sector by joining our game-changing partnership! UNITAR and SmarterChains have joined forces to bring you the latest in online Training Program in Industry 4.0. In addition, our exclusive webinar series will keep you up-to-date with the latest industry trends and practices. Discover how this partnership can empower you to take your career to the next level.
Industry 4.0, commonly termed the Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by the fusion of transformative digital technologies—like IoT, AI, and robotics—with tr...
Building Capacity in LDCs for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda
1 - 2 March 2017, Abuja, Nigeria - In the framework of its initiative “Capacity for the 2030 Agenda”, UNITAR organized a learning conferences on “holistic approaches for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda” for African Least Development Countries (LDCs). This conference specifically targeted government officials from the 17 English-speaking African LDCs and took place in Abuja, Nigeria on 1 - 2 March 2017.
Giving us the best chance to achieve the SDGs
In September 2015, UN Member States adopted a…
UNITAR Returns to Nepal for Training Workshops
28 October – 02 November 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal – Mandated by the Nepalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNITAR’s Division for Multilateral Diplomacy delivered a five-day workshop on Conference Diplomacy, Multilateral Negotiations and Human Rights. The workshop brought together 32 Nepalese officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Department of Passports; the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies; the Police; the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; and the Office of the Prime Minister and…
The Division for Planet has been engaged in the development of a series of e-learning courses through the ONE UN Partnership for Climate Change Learning (UN CC:Learn). The courses are developed with a wide range of partners such as other UN agencies, public institutions, international organisations and private sector companies. Some of the upcoming e-courses include:
1) Introduction to Sustainable Finance (with GIZ)
2) Carbon Tax (with the World Bank)
3) Sustainable Diet (with Danone)
4) Integrating Climate Risk Information into National Adaptation Planning (with WMO)...
How to Develop a Climate Change Learning Strategy?
25 February 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - More than 50 countries have expressed interest in developing a national climate change learning strategy. In response to this demand the UN CC:Learn Secretariat has released a Guidance Note which provides methodological and organizational suggestions for developing such a strategy. The Guidance Note also responds to the UNFCCC Doha Work Programme which mandates States to prepare a national strategy on Article 6 of the Convention (dealing with climate change education, training and…
Climate Change Adaptation MOOC Reached Thousands of Learners
02 February 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - On January 31st, 2018, UN CC:e-Learn’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Resilience into Agriculture came to an end. The MOOC raised awareness and built the capacities of a wide range of interested stakeholders in climate change adaptation planning, specifically for the agriculture sectors.
Adapting the agriculture sectors to climate change is a vital challenge for most of the worlds’ developing economies. To cover…