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CIFAL Philippines Trains Quezon City Staff on Migration Crisis Management
8-10 August 2017, Tagaytay City, Philippines - Thirty members of the Quezon City Migration and Development Council successfully completed CIFAL Philippines’ pioneer training on Migration Crisis Management held from August 8 to 10, 2017.
The 3-day seminar-workshop aimed to build the capacities of local government officials in handling various types of crisis situations – from coordinating with national government agencies, international organizations and civil society groups, to providing assistance…
CIFAL Jeju Co-organizes International Workshop on Holistic Waste Management and Eco-Town Models for Sustainable Asia-Pacific
31 May 2015, Jeju, Republic of Korea – CIFAL Jeju convened fourteen central, state and local government officials and NGO workers from seven different countries from Asia-Pacific for a three-day workshop on "Holistic Waste Management and Eco-Town Models for Sustainable Asia-Pacific". CIFAL Jeju, in collaboration with UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), held the event from 28 to 30 April 2015 at Jeju International Training…
UNITAR contributes to Habitat III discussions on policies to improve freight transport systems in cities
17 August 2016, Quito, Ecuador - UNITAR’s Decentralized Cooperation Programme in collaboration with the Government of Ecuador hosted the webinar titled “Policies to improve freight transport system in cities” aimed at raising awareness of urban development related topics. The webinar took place on 17 August 2016 with the participation of 75 attendees from the public and private sector, academia, and practitioners.
The webinar is part of the preparatory process towards…
CIFAL Jeju holds a workshop on Sustainable Tourism Development
From 17 to 20 November 2015, CIFAL Jeju ran a three day workshop on “Sustainable Tourism Development: Policies for Delivering Social, Environmental and Economic Benefits in the Asia-Pacific Region”, in Jeju, Republic of Korea.
The workshop was organized in response to the need for a capacity building programme throughout the Asia-Pacific region,introducing tourism as a way of delivering not only economic benefits but also social and environmental benefits to the local people.
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Following the partnership, signed on 21 April 2009, between the Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), it was agreed that UNITAR will receive fresh graduates from the university and provide them with an opportunity for a first international working experience in the United Nations specialized body in training and research.
UNITAR’s International Law Programme is pleased to welcome the first collaborator from the Universidad de Zaragoza.
June 13, 2023, Shanghai, China – China’s rapid socio-economic development and the significant increase in resident income have led to surging demand for road travel. This growing need has emphasized the critical importance of safer roads and responsible road users, prompting more pressing efforts to enhance public awareness and provide relevant public education on the topic of road safety.
On June 13, the inaugural “Autosobriety Creative Challenge ”, hosted in collaboration with the China Communication Television Broadcasting Network, UNITAR’s affiliat...
・2023年6月23日（金）17～18時（日本時間、UTC+9）、広島事務所20周年記念イベント「２０年間のイノベーション：メタバース表彰式」を開催します。
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, 2023 年 6 月 14 日、広島 - 国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所は、 6月23日の日本時間17時から18時にかけて、初のメタバースイベント「20年間のイノベーション：メタバース表彰式」を開催します。デジタルイノベーションと持続可能な平和の推進のための若者の役割にフィーチャーしたユニタールのビデオチャレンジで、特に素晴らい作品を提出した３名について表彰します。6月15日（木）まで、どなたでもビデオチャレンジに参加することができます。
授賞式は、広島の象徴的な場所である平和公園を仮想的に再現し...
UNITAR Afghanistan Fellowship Programme 2016 Cycle Finishes Strong in Hiroshima
18 May 2017, Hiroshima, Japan -- The UNITAR Afghanistan Fellowship Programme: Inspiring Transformation concluded with Workshop III, held over two weeks in Hiroshima from 17 to 29 April 2017. The Fellowship, which teaches project development, management, and leadership skills, honed Fellows' by-then extensive knowledge by focusing on team development, change management, conflict resolution, leading project implementation, and ethics and values in relation to social entrepreneurship, among other…
30 October 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and the University of Newcastle (UoN) with the support of the City Government of Newcastle in Australia signed a partnership agreement to establish an “International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL)” in the city of Newcastle with the aim to provide training to government authorities from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. UN Assistant Secretary General and UNITAR Executive Director Nikhil Seth, University of Newcastle President and Vice-Chancellor Caroline McMillen, and Lord Mayor of Newcastle Counci...
The Youth Climate Dialogues Spread Out in the Francophone World!
9 June 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - "Climate change affects the entire planet, if we act here at home, there will also be impacts on you, if tomorrow the world will no longer know about climate change, it will be thanks to the children of today", Milan, 14 yrs, France.
Close to 120 students from France, Benin and Burkina Faso exchanged their perpectives and experiences on climate change during two Youth Climate Dialogues (YCD) in May 2017. How does climate change affect my life? What can we do to fight…