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07 September 2022, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, in partnership with the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA) of the 76th session, successfully held the closing ceremony for the 2022 President of the General Assembly Fellowship for HOPE (Harnessing Opportunities for Promoting Empowerment of Youth). The ceremony aimed to celebrate the fellow’s graduation from the fellowship., 07 September served as graduation day for the 2022 HOPE Fellows. The ceremony began with Mr Marco, Suazo, Head of UNI...
12 July 2019, New York, NY, USA- United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office (UNITAR NYO) launched UNITAR’s E-Learning Course entitled Achieving Peace, Preventive Diplomacy, Multilateral Negotiation and Mediation. “A Road to a Call for Peace” with the participation of the African Union to the United Nations (UN), the European Union Delegation to the UN, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN, and the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN. UNITAR introduced the new e-learning tool to members states and diplomats on preventive diplomacy, Multilateral Ne...
10 January 2022, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in partnership with the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), successfully launched its flagship initiative, the 2022 President of the General Assembly Fellowship for HOPE (Harnessing Opportunities for Promoting Empowerment of Youth) on 10 January 2022. As envisioned by H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th General Assembly, and his Presidency of Hope, this Fellowship programme aims to promote youth engagement in multilateralism and support the next g...
UNITAR Participates in the 5th Action for Climate Empowerment Dialogue in Bonn
16 May 2017, Bonn, Germany - The 5th dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) took place in the afternoons of 15 and 16 May in Bonn, during the SBI 46. UNITAR, which hosts the UN CC:Learn Secretariat and is a member of the UN Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness, participated to the session.
Welcoming participants to the ACE dialogue, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Ms. Patricia Espinosa, together with the UNU Vice Rector Mr. Jakob Rhyner…
EGO to ECO: A sustainable School Challenge!
2 August 2016, Thimphu, Bhutan - In the words of Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Our world faces grave social and environmental problems, ones that are only bound to exacerbate in coming years. Developing the creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills of the today’s youth is key to bringing about a positive change in society and moving past a deadlock of economic, social and environmental crises.
In the small mountainous country of Bhutan, UNITAR is…
UNITAR Hosts Briefing on "Strengthening Preventive Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiation"
31 October 201, New York, United States - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted the New York Briefing on “Strengthening Preventive Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiation” in close collaboration with the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG-Fund), and the Escuela Diplomática España (Diplomatic School of Spain). The briefing served as the first phase of the international conference, and focused primarily on Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong…
UNITAR and Emerging Ag Inc: The Empowerment of Rural Women
02 March 2018, New York, United States - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has successfully delivered and co-hosted a training session with the Emerging Ag Inc. Emerging Ag Inc. is a boutique international consulting firm providing communications and public affairs services to clients in the Agriculture, Food and Health sectors. The course “The Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls and the Implications for Agricultural Sustainability, Food Security and Nutrition” was consisted of two…
The devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti resulted in an outpouring of relief and an unprecedented variety of crowdsourcing efforts. UNOSAT was heavily involved in damage assessment and analysis activities, ingesting data from the crowd but also synthesizing lessons learned from previous emergencies. The work was conducted in integrated and participatory involving the European Commission Joint Research Centre and the World Bank-GFDRR, the Haitian National Centre for Geo-Spatial Information, Swisstopo and the University of Zurich. This widespread effort combined im...
17 January 2023, New York, USA – UNITAR office in New York kickstarts the 2023 PGA Fellowship Programme with a meeting between H.E. Mr Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, and this year’s fellows, who recently arrived in New York to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime experience with the United Nations.
The PGA Fellowship is a flagship initiative of the 76th UNGA President, H.E. Mr Abdulla Shahid — an initiative which H.E. Mr Csaba Kőrösi made sure to carry on during his office as the 77th UNGA President. The Fellowship brings...
30 September 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has released the 9th update of its assessment of the damage inflicted on buildings in the Gaza Strip. This analysis, based on very high-resolution satellite imagery collected on 3 and 6 September 2024, shows that two thirds of the total structures in the Gaza Strip have sustained damage. UNOSAT compared imagery captured on 3 and 6 September 2024 with previous data, providing a comprehensive view of the evolution of the destructions.Those 66% of damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip acco...