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UNITAR and BADEA Assess the Private Sector Development Training Needs of 10 Francophone African Countries
30 November, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Public Finance and Trade Programme organized a three-day seminar for francophone African countries in Dakar, Senegal from 15 to 17 November 2016 with the sponsorship of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA). The Centre Africain pour le Commerce, l’Intégration et le Développement (ENDA CACID) provided technical support.
The main objectives of the seminar were to inform beneficiary countries about the new…
New UN Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Includes UNOSAT Analysis
17 September 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - A report issued by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 16 September concludes that patterns of grave violations in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2011 indicate that war crimes and crimes against humanity were most likely committed by both sides to the conflict. The report also recommends the establishment of a hybrid special court to bring justice. High Commissioner Zeid said: “Importantly, the report reveals violations that are among the most serious…
CIFAL Jeju Hosts 12th Youth Workshop on Green Infrastructure for Climate Resilience
17 July 2018, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR’s Affiliated International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) co-hosted a Youth workshop on Green Infrastructure for Climate Resilience in Jeju from 4th July to 6th CIFAL Newcastle and Global Inner Peace at Jeju Booyoung Youth Center in Jeju, Republic of Korea. 56 youth participants from 20 different countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Iraq, Kenya, Korea,…
The linkages between trade, food security and nutrition are complex and a priority in the agricultural trade agenda. In order to enhance policy and decision makers’ understanding of these linkages and its implications for policy design and implementation, the UNITAR Division for Prosperity and FAO developed the e-learning course “Comercio, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición”. The joint course was delivered in Spanish between 12 September and 7 October 2022. It targeted professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean involved in the development and implementation of trade,...
The quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR) is the mechanism through which the General Assembly assesses the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and impact of the United operational activities for development, and it establishes system-wide policy orientations for operational activities for development and country-level modalities of the UN.
The 2020 QCPR process presents an important opportunity for Member States to engage in a dialogue on how to adapt UN operational activities for development to the changing global development landscape and the new 2030 Sustainab...
Are Human Rights Universal?
SHIRIN EBADI
2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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WOLE SOYINKA
1986 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 | 4:30 p.m.
Palais des Nations; Assembly Hall
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Closing remarks delivered by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco on the occasion of the second edition of the Geneva Lecture Series ca...
In October 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) jointly launched its first Arabic edition of the e-Learning course on 'Trade and Food Security'. This initiative aimed to support government representatives and related authorities in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region who are directly involved in shaping and executing agricultural policies and programmes. The course, which lasted for four weeks and was led by experts, was designed to help participants better understand the challenges an...
Thursday 6 August saw Hiroshima mark the 64th Anniversary of the dropping of the Atomic Bomb. The official ceremony, which took place in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was attended by some 45,000 people. The programme included the Peace Declaration by the Mayor of Hiroshima, Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba and addresses by the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Taro Aso, the Governor of Hiroshima, Mr. Yuzan Fujita as well as messages from the President of the United Nations General Assembly Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann as well as…
Master’s in Development Policy for Afghan Government Officials
14 April 2015, Kabul, Afghanistan – Seventeen Government officials from the Afghan Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economics and the Office of the President attended a graduation ceremony held at the Ministry of Finance in Kabul, where they were presented with the academic degree certifying their completion of the Master’s Degree Programme on Development Policies and Practices (DPP). Speeches were delivered by Mr. Eklil Hakimi, Minister of Finance, Mr. Omar Zakhilwal, Senior Economic Advisor to the…
Women’s Leadership Workshop in Geneva, Open to All Women from Public and Private Sector
17 September 2015, Geneva - UNITAR’s Women’s Leadership Programme announces its third Leadership workshop to take place on 22- 23 October 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. The upcoming workshop is the first in the series that is open to all women from public and private sector.
Working to increase the gender balance in decision making fora is one of the primary objectives of the new SDG 5 of the 2030 development agenda for sustainable development. Noting the significant lack of women…