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On the 20th of December 2022, UNITAR launched its latest initiative, the "Data analysis to inform SDG formulation and evaluation" programme. Tailored for public officials overseeing planning and evaluation, researchers seeking to delve into public policy evaluation, evaluators aiming to enhance their quantitative skills, and professionals requiring strengthened statistical and causal inference abilities, the programme stands as a comprehensive online training opportunity.
This innovative programme is UNITAR's response to the growing demand from national stakeholders for le...
28 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - Franklin University Switzerland (FUS) graduate students of the Master of Science in International Management (MSIM) with an emphasis in Responsible Management and Climate Action had the opportunity to pitch their final presentations from the UNITAR-FUS Summer Experience at the UNITAR Headquarters.
The presentations were the result of six weeks of practical and hands-on experience along with UNITAR experts in the areas of renewable energy, social justice, and Education for the SDGs. These topics were researched and studied by the st...
The Learning Solutions team within UNITAR’s Division on NCD, Digital Health, and Capacity Building develops high-impact academic programmes and certifications to advance global health, digital innovation, and sustainable health systems, with a strong focus on equity and vulnerable populations. Our team of learning specialists, instructional designers, and innovators excels in developing high-quality training projects and comprehensive solutions to address complex global health challenges.Rooted in SDG 3 on Good Health and Well-being and SDG 4 on Quality Education, our Certi...
As far as he can remember, Algerian born Noureddine Benaidja always expressed interest for a position in the public sector, not a surprise as both his parents pursued their careers working for the government. After four years at Alger's Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), he started to work for the Interior Ministry since 2001. He then studied law, both in Algeria and in France. Now aged 38 and still living thirty miles from Alger, he's still working on his Ph. D. while holding the position of Training Officer for the Ministry.
His everyday work includes the…
The European Union and Developing countries in Asia agree to work together for stronger climate action.
Representatives of the European Union and of developing countries in Asia agreed to work together to mobilise international support for stronger action on climate change during the Asia Regional Conference of the Global Climate Change Alliance that brought together representatives of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar and Nepal as well as of the EU.
Speaking at theopening the Conference, theHonourable Prime Minister of Bangladesh…
October 2012, Munich, Germany - At an award ceremony in Munich in October 2012, AnsuR Technologies of Norway, a long standing partner of UNITAR/UNOSAT, won the ESA App Challenge, part of the GMES Masters European Earth Monitoring Competition. The ASIGN crowd-source app, developed by AnsuR and partners within the EU research project GEO-PICTURES, allows citizens worldwide to automatically upload and share geo-referenced pictures, videos and other data.
The application works on Android and iOS operating systems and has been tested by UNOSAT in operational contexts during…
8 November 2011, Geneva, Switzerland – As Thailand is still experiencing its worst flood in 50 years, UNOSAT and its partner Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), based in Bangkok, have been intensifying their efforts to monitor flood waters since the onset of the crisis. In line with its growing involvement in collaborative mapping and crowd sourcing, UNOSAT has facilitated the introduction in current crisis monitoring activities over Bangkok of a new application capable of using input from local volunteers to add useful information to satellite derived mapping.…
UNITAR Initiatives Growing in Nigeria
18-19 April 2016, Abuja, Nigeria – The Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, made an official visit to Abuja for high-level meetings. During the two-day visit, Mr. Seth, with Mr. Alex Mejia of UNITAR’s Decentralized Cooperation Programme and Mr. Larry Boms of UNITAR’s Port Harcourt Project Office, met with several ministers to discuss UNITAR training initiatives and proposals: H.E. Amina Mohammed, Minister of Environment; H.E. Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation; H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and…
Over the past decade or two, increasing efforts have been directed to promote gender equality and empowerment of women in all sectors of society, including women’s participation in leadership and decision-making positions. To contribute to this common objective, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and UNITAR organised a series of three e-workshops on gender, women’s leadership and mentoring in November and December 2020. The series aimed to strengthen female leaders’ confidence, resilience and leadership capacities, and targeted women and men in leadership pos...
12 July 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - Achieving SDGs is the responsibility of not only governments but of everyone else – every citizen. There are several ways to do so. Support with data collection and monitoring of progress on SDG implementation is one of them. National Statistical Offices (NSO) have been experimenting with different new sources of data to bridge the data gaps to be able to track progress on the SDGs. This side event, on 12 July 2021, on the sidelines of the 2021 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) aimed to demonstrate how exac...