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Brochure 2022 SeriesFinal Report 2022 Series, General Objective: To learn from developments on the protection of older persons in frontier issues to human rights.Video recording: Here Takeaways document: Below , General Objective: To raise awareness of the dynamics in New York and Geneva, as a basis to take stock of existing and upcoming efforts towards strengthening further synergies as well as engaging different actors in the discussions.Concept Note: BelowVideo recording: hereTakeaways document: Below, General Objective: This dialogue...
Since its inception in 2017, UNITAR’s Road Safety Global Training Initiative (RS GTI), has focused its efforts on contributing to addressing the global crisis of road traffic injuries, which cause over 1.19 million deaths and 50 million injuries annually and disproportionately impact younger populations, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Improving road safety includes, amongst others, adopting and enforcing laws to tackle risk factors associated with road traffic injuries. Risk factors include drinking and driving, speeding, distracted driving, the failur...
8 April 2024 - It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the passing of Mr. Marcel André Boisard, former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and former Executive Director of UNITAR from 1992 to 2007. The news of his departure has deeply saddened us all.
Mr. Boisard was not only a respected leader but also a distinguished figure in the academic, diplomatic and humanitarian realms. He brought wisdom, guidance, and a compassionate spirit to every aspect of his work. His dedication and commitment have left an indelible mark on our Institute and all who had the pr...
9 November 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Road Safety Global Training Initiative successfully concluded its Learning Webinar Series on Management Practices for Safer Roads, reaching 895 participants from the public and private sectors, academia and NGOs from 89 countries around the globe.
The Webinar Series included six learning online activities held between 17 June and 3 November 2020 in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese languages to cater different regions of the world.
The learning activities were hosted in partnership with renowned organizations includin...
11 May 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR with the support of Diageo has today launched a series of online training sessions in response to COVID-19 to deliver learning solutions with a focus on drink driving to beneficiaries.
Over the past few weeks, UNITAR has turned its face-to-face High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) Training Programme into e-learning to be offered online in English and Spanish. The online component of the HVE Training Programme brings together expertise and experience gathered in the field and will be delivered widely to government officials responsibl...
26 May 2025, Madrid, Spain – The graduation ceremony for students of the Master’s in Sustainable Air Transport Management (MATSM) took place on 9 May 2025 at the iconic Palacio de Linares, Casa América in Madrid.The programme is offered by ITAérea, UNITAR, and its regional partner, CIFAL Merida—the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders based in Mérida, Mexico. As part of the CIFAL Global Network coordinated by UNITAR, the centre plays a key role in developing professionals dedicated to sustainable development, with particular emphasis on the aviation sec...
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has commissioned the development of guidelines on National Disaster Risk Assessment (NDRA) as part of its “Words into Action” initiative. These guidelines aim to support the national implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 by addressing the Framework’s first priority: understanding disaster risk.This course provides a comprehensive overview of the policy objectives, governance structures, and processes involved in designing, implementing, and utilizing national disaster r...
19 April 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – 111 senior business executives from AB InBev’s corporate affairs teams across the world joined the inaugural presentation of the Toolkit 2.0 “Designing and implementing campaigns in support of vaccination efforts to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19: Strategies for Companies” on 15 April 2021 at 9:00 EST.
One of the great challenges we face today is linked to the development of effective communication strategies that promote the adoption of protective behaviors to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccination.
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29 – 31 May 2019, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a Collaborative Leadership Workshop at the Palais des Nations, which came to life during the course of three half-day sessions. The workshop is part of UNITAR’s Leadership Portfolio, and was facilitated by Mr. Alex Mejia, Director of the Division for People and Social Inclusion at UNITAR. The lead trainers of the workshop were three international field-experts who enabled valuable, in-depth training and guidelines.
Effective collaborative leadership is demonstrati...
5 May 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - We are pleased to announce that UNITAR has officially joined the Villars Institute and the Global Learning Council as a co-founder of the Global Learning Conference — a powerful partnership united by a shared mission to shape the future of education and lifelong learning.The inaugural Global Learning Conference will take place on 15- 16 June 2025 in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, where leading educators, policymakers, technologists and investors will convene to reimagine the future of learning and education at the critical intersection of ...