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20 October 2022, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office offered a half-day training course on diplomatic communication skills to 29 experienced security supervisors and personnel of the United Nations Department of Security & Safety (UNDSS).
The goal of this uniquely designed programme was to assist UNDSS in fulfilling its mission, which is to enable United Nations system operations through trusted security leadership and solutions. It focused on developing the required technical skills to incorporate diplomatic...
14-16 June 2011, New York, USA. The UNITAR New York Office held a three-day course on International Migration Law, from 14 to 16 June 2011. This course formed part of the 2011 Migration and Development Seminar Series and was jointly organized with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the MacArthur Foundation.
This programme aimed to inform the diplomatic community in New York and other relevant stakeholders of the latest issues on: international migration law; migration terminology; human rights of migrants;…
UNITAR Office in Port-Harcourt - Nigeria became operational with effect from 26th March 2006, and committed to bringing the huge institutional capacity development programme and initiatives of the Institute to the easily accessible benefit of relevant public and private sector operators in the country. However, activities in the past three and half years have been concentrated with public and private sector partners in the Niger Delta Region. Ever since its inception, the Office has built sustainable partnerships, acquiring unique field experience and knowledge of…
Education and Training as a Pathway to an Inclusive Green Economy: Tackling the Green Skills Mismatch
An innovation campaign in the lead-up to the PAGE Ministerial Conference 27-28 March 2017, Berlin, Germany
Call for Pitches!
14 February 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – The Second Ministerial Conference of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), co-hosted by the Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) of Germany, will organize an innovation session to highlight the importance of education and training for an inclusive…
UNITAR Hosts "Stand Up Girls" Workshop on Girls' Empowerment and Leadership
10 November 2017, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted young girls (aged 7 to 12) participating in the New Jersey-based Stand Up Girls (SUG) for its second consecutive year, following the success of last year’s UNITAR-SUG event. SUG is an organization dedicated to the education of young girls to empower them to stand up for themselves, for others, and as leaders in their communities. They hope to aid young girls in developing the…
Training and capacity building for the development of a nanosafety pilot project in Armenia
Elements of a Nano Safety Policy
Endorsement/Final Workshop...
Born in Austria thirty-five years ago, Sabine Samarawickrema has devoted a huge part of her life to questions tied to sustainable consumption. During her Ph.D., which was completed in Vienna in 2011, she travelled to a lot of different places, working among others for the United Nations in New York. Having met her future husband in New York, she moved to Sri Lanka in 2011 and started working with various NGO's and the UN, active in the field of sustainable development, child protection or education.
But this enthusiastic young woman had to have her own way: one year later…
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…
Heavy rains in 2018 have triggered both flash floods and river floods in several parts of the country resulting in serious loss of life and widespread displacement of populations, In some provinces these floods are the worst since the early 20th century.
According to UN sources in the field, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Baluchistan, and Punjab have been the worst affected areas. Thousands of people have lost their homes and livelihoods. Crops have been destroyed, and roads and bridges damaged.
The UNOSAT Team, already activated on other current emergencies including floods i...
16 October 2024, Beijing, China - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Social Impact Investment Foundation (SIIF) have officially signed a cooperation agreement in Beijing, announcing the establishment of the United Nations Global Leadership & ESG Programme. This marks the first specialized programme by UNITAR in the Asia-Pacific region, focused on global innovation leadership, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) institutional capacity building, and talent development. UNITAR and SIIF have both experienced substantial growth in...