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UNITAR has recently inaugurated the Prosperity Alliance centres in Beijing and Shanghai.On 18 June 2024, The Prosperity Alliance Beijing Center was officially launched, jointly initiated by UNITAR, Huacai Wentou (Beijing) Cultural Technology Co., Ltd. and the National Institute for Development and Governance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). On 20 June 2024, UNITAR signed an agreement with Shanghai Climate Week to establish the Prosperity Alliance Shanghai., 8 July 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR has recently inaugurated the Prosperity Alliance cent...
Following the success of the Cancun climate change negotiations last December (COP16), UNITAR is committed to supporting the progress of multilateral negotiations under the UNFCCC. Throughout 2011, the Institute’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme will be working to strengthen the participation of Parties and key stakeholders in forthcoming consultations and decision-making processes, so as to harvest the momentum generated by the outcomes in Cancun and to enhance consensus-building between all Parties working towards a post-2012 climate change agreement.
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UNITAR’s commitment to reduce the carbon emissions per unit of training delivered by 50% by 2012 was cited as an example of climate-friendly action within the United Nations system in a report entitled;” Moving towards a climate neutral UN: the UN system’s footprint and efforts to reduce it.”
The report which also indicates 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide as the greenhouse gas footprint of the UN system was coordinated and compiled by the UN Environment Management Group (EMG) and launched during the UN Climate Change Convention meeting held in…
UNITAR has made available through its institutional website summaries of six e-discussions in English and in French on regional integration and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa organized jointly by United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Africa (UNDP RBA) and UNITAR from October to December 2011, as well as a case study on negotiation of financial transactions. The e-discussions and the case study are part of a programme of training and networking events organized under the partnership between UNDP RBA and UNITAR which aims to train African negotiators and…
Strengthening Road Safety in Latin America
14 December 2016, Mexico City, Mexico – Road traffic injuries claim more than 1.2 million lives each year with a disproportionate impact on health and development. They are the ninth leading cause of death across all age groups globally and the leading cause among young people aged between 15 and 29 years.
With the objective of contributing to halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2020 (SDG 3.6), UNITAR launched its Road Safety Initiative for Cities. The Initiative places priority in…
UNITAR and RACE Partner to Establish a CIFAL Centre Dedicated to Road Safety Training
12 October 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) signed a cooperation agreement for the establishment of the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid (CIFAL Madrid). The CIFAL Madrid aims to provide a range of learning opportunities on road safety management and to facilitate knowledge sharing between public servants and leaders from Spain, Europe, Middle…
Satellite Imagery Helping to Monitor Cultural Heritage Sites under Threat
30 June 2016, Geneva, Switzerland: Cultural heritage around the world suffers from intentional attacks, collateral damage, looting and the effects of natural disasters. Reaching affected sites and areas quickly to monitor the situation, plan for restoration and prevent further loss often proves very difficult.
Thanks to a partnership between UNESCO and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), satellite images developed through UNITAR’s UNOSAT programme in 2015 have been…
Workshop on Vienna’s Multilateral Working Environment
1-2 October 2018, Vienna - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) delivered a two-day workshop on Vienna’s Multilateral Working Environment. The workshop gave an opportunity to the growing number of members of Vienna’s Permanent Missions and delegates of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen knowledge of the UN structure and gain in-depth understanding of its mandate, governance and decision-making process of various UN agencies.
The first day of the workshop included an…
Confronting Extremism at a Civil Society Level - A Special Forum held by Permanent Mission of Iraq, UNITAR and Organization for Islamic Cooperation
8 November, New York, USA – The UNITAR New York Office co-sponsored with permanent Mission of Iraq to the UN and the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) a special forum on the topic Confronting Extremism: Faith-Based Community Initiatives towards Positive Diversity, Protecting Minorities and Enhancing Accountability and Good Governance. Held at the Al-Khoei Foundation in New York, the event brought together scholars,…
A Lucky Plan for Climate Change Education in Ethiopia?
01 March 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopia is lucky. Lucky because it is a young country. Young in the sense that it has an overwhelmingly youthful population, with more than 50% being 21 years of age or less. It stands to reason, therefore, that education is a major national priority. But it is only quite recently that policymakers have recognised that education must include climate change.
In Ethiopia’s regions, particularly in the South, in Oromia, and in Amhara (among others), the impacts of climate…