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1 June 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) Division for Prosperity will launch the UNITAR Building Bridges: Entrepreneurship and Project Planning in South Sudan Programme on 1 June 2021 to empower South Sudanese youth with knowledge and skills in entrepreneurship, project management and leadership. The online programme, supported by the Government of Japan, will train 75 young professionals from the public, private and civil sectors, academia and media. The learners will be supported by a national coaching and mentoring te...
Three UNITAR Courses are Awarded with the Open ECBCheck Certification
25 September 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR is proud to announce that three of its online courses have been awarded by ECBCheck certificate for 2015. The quality certificate is valid for a three-year period.
The following courses have been certified:
Fundamentals of Microfinance
Governance in Urban Sanitation
Human Security in Post-Conflict Interventions
At UNITAR, three more courses are in the pipeline for the Certification.
ECBCheck is a quality improvement scheme which…
2 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – In September, UNOSAT hosted the Regional Technical Webinar Series on Flood Forecasting, Early Warning Systems and Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) for Flood Risk Management for ECOWAS member states. This is part of a wider effort to support the ECOWAS region in building resilience to the flood events it is facing.
In the past weeks, UNOSAT’s rapid mapping services were requested for flood events in Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Niger, three ECOWAS member states. Disastrous floods caused by heavy monsoon rains are not only occurri...
4 September 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted the second session of its Orientation Course for New Delegates on the 5th Committee in Conference Room 12, United Nations Headquarter. The Oversight Mechanisms of the United Nations and an overview of UN International Civil Service were the discussion topics of the session. , Once again, UNITAR New York Head of Office, Mr. Marco Suazo began the session with opening remarks. He handed the floor over to the first speaker of the day, Inspector of ...
9 February 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - A category 5 Tropical Cyclone struck the Philippines in December 2021, causing significant damage and affecting a large part of the population. Following a request from the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (in Bangkok), of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UNOSAT’s Emergency Mapping service was activated to support the planning and coordination of emergency response operations with satellite imagery analysis., On the 16th of December 2021, Tropical Cyclone RAI-21 made landfall north ...
On 7 December 2024, UNITAR and IsDB hosted a side event “Cultivating Prosperity: Agriculture Partnerships for Sustainable Development” at COP16 focusing on sustainable agriculture partnerships.The event explored innovative financing, regional integration, climate resilience and capacity-building strategies.Distinguished panel featured regional leaders and global experts.The interactive dialogue promoted cross-regional knowledge-sharing., 11 December 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – On 7 December 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Islam...
19 July 2024, San Salvador, El Salvador – UNITAR, through its Global Breastfeeding Education initiative and in close collaboration with the Government of the Republic of El Salvador, through the Office of the First Lady, today inaugurates the Regional Breastfeeding Forum “The Best Start for Life”, with 350 participants including delegations from Central America, Cuba and the Dominican Republic and experts from 13 countries. This Forum takes place in San Salvador on July 18 and 19, 2024.The Regional Forum brings together government officials, health professionals, and repres...
CIFAL Atlanta Helps Host Participants of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative
21 March 2016, Georgia, United States - From 1 February to 4 March 2016, CIFAL Atlanta, in partnership with Kennesaw State University (KSU), welcomed 21 young leaders from Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam as part of the U.S. State Department’s Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). Their four-week academic residency was spent on the KSU campus, where the participants developed a deeper understanding of human and…
ZScore and UN CC:Learn Are Bringing Climate Change Education to Rio de Janeiro
ZScore and UN CC:Learn have partnered to increase awareness about climate change sensitive issues in the urban context of Rio de Janeiro’s communities.
01 March 2018, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The ZScore/UN CC:Learn climate change education project aims to raise awareness about climate change issues and relate them to the urban context. The first stage will be to receive an online certification on the UN CC:Learn Introductory e-Course on Climate Change.
Two local non-profit…
CIFAL Atlanta Contributing to Empower Youth from Southeast Asia
2 February -11 March 2017, Atlanta, USA - CIFAL Atlanta, in partnership with Kennesaw State University (KSU), hosted 22 young leaders from Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam who participated in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI).
The YSEALI is a U.S. State Department programme that aims to build the leadership capabilities of youth in Southeast Asia and promote cross-border cooperation to solve regional and global challenges. In…