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23 March 2022, Victoria, Canada - The University of Victoria (UVic) and the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) announced today the establishment of the first CIFAL—International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders—on North America’s West Coast. CIFAL Victoria, based at UVic, is only the second such UNITAR-affiliated training centre in Canada.
During the inaugural ceremony to launch the CIFAL Victoria, UVic President Kevin Hall stressed
This CIFAL is not just for the university but for the region, and we are immensely proud and honour...
Kossiwa J. Tossoukpe is the founder of KESecurix - Diversity in Security, and a former police officer in Zurich, Switzerland. At age 21, she was the youngest in her police academy class, and the first Black woman to join the force. Kossiwa studied at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland, where she obtained a Master's degree in International Relations and Global Security. She was also a Trainee at UNITAR's Division for Peace, supporting the pre-deployment training team. Kossiwa's consultancy firm focuses on enhanc...
(Article updated on 4 October 2024- Deadline of application extended to 11 October 2024)UNITAR and ITS Education Asia invite Asia Pacific youth to apply for the “2024 Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme”.The programme theme will be centred around creating local solutions for global challenges, empowering youth across the Asia Pacific region by developing their ability to address international issues and enhancing their knowledge of the SDGs. The training sessions will take place online over 8 Saturdays and culminate in a virtual graduation event.The dead...
今号のニュースレターでは、2024年3月から5月までの国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局の出来事をご紹介します。
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ユニタールと広島県は、第8期特定目的拠出金契約に合意しました。本契約は、広島事務所が設立された2003年以来締結してきたパートナーシップを2024年度から2026年度まで更新するものです。広島県は、ユニタール広島事務所が行っている、発展途上国や紛争国、紛争後国家、脆弱国からの研修生らのより良い生活の実現に資するような研修プログラムに対し、財政的なご支援を継続してくださいます。湯崎英彦広島県知事とニキル・セス国連ユニタール総代表は、持続可能で繁栄した世界のためのパートナーシップに相互理解を示しました。, ニキル・セス国連ユニタール総代表が来日、広島と東京を訪問
2024年3月25日から28日、ニキル・セス国連ユニタール総代表は、日本のユニタール・ステークホルダーとの連携を強化と、広島新事務所の開所式出席のため、広島と東京を訪れました。総代表は、広島で開催されたピースウォーク・フェスティバル、広島県との第8期特定目的拠出金契約書調印式、新規移転したユニタール広島事務所のオープニングセレモニーなどに出席しました。また、平...
3 December 2024, Mpumalanga, South Africa – Following the successful kick-off in Eswatini, the “Management Practices for Safer Roads” workshop series continued with sessions in the cities of Gqbertha, Rustenburg and Mpumalanga in South Africa. Organized by UNITAR in collaboration with CIFAL Durban, the eThekwini Municipal Academy (EMA), and its Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE), these workshops brought together over 155 government officials, law enforcement officers, and road safety stakeholders to advance road safety initiatives across Southern Africa T...
16 December 2022, New York, United States (hybrid) – The Global Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) Closing Ceremony took place, celebrating the GDI Graduates for the Fall 2022 Cohort at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The GDI Programme provides a kind experience for students and professionals in their higher education levels who are interested to learn more on the is United Nations and how it functions. They have the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience from experts and diplomats in the field. , For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic...
23 November 2023, Maseru, Lesotho – UNITAR’s international training centre in South Africa (CIFAL Durban) in collaboration with the eThekwini Municipal Academy (EMA), and the Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE) kick-off a series of training workshops scheduled to take place in Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini, and Namibia.
On 23 November 2023, the inaugural workshop takes place in Maseru, bringing together 100 government officials and law enforcement officers from the Road Safety Department of Lesotho, and other entities responsible for road safety.
The training worksho...
My name is Andrea Monroy-Licht, and I am a Professor at the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. Together with my colleague Ricardo Gutierrez, I lead the Cell Biology course, which is taught to first-year medical students. Completing the UN CC:Learn course on Human Health and Climate Change inspired us to change our approach to teaching students taking the Cell Biology course, in order to integrate climate change and global warming issues. The increase in temperatures caused by climate change can activate the migration processes of vect...
4 July 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - A Framework of Cooperation between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Group of Fifteen (G-15), a grouping of developing countries focused on South-South cooperation, was signed on 4th July, 2016 in Geneva.
Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha, Chairman of the Personal Representatives of the Heads of State and Government of the G-15 and the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva signed the Agreement on behalf of the G-15 while Mr. Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secr...
25 April 2019, Atlanta, United States - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) jointly with the International Human Trafficking Institute (IHTI) and the Department of Health Promotion & Physical Education at Kennesaw State University held a one-day seminar on Human Trafficking Awareness. This training was an opportunity to educate Kennesaw State University faculty, staff and students about all forms of human trafficking in the Atlanta area and surrounding regions as well as discuss sign...