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A new Module focusing on “Leaving no one behind: Approaches, tools and best practices to promote meaningful engagement of all stakeholders in the implementation and follow up of the 2030 Agenda” of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement for the Review and Implementation of the 2030 Agenda is now available.
Developed in a partnership between UNDESA’s Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) and UNITAR, this new module explains the rationale of the Pledge to Leave No One Behind, identify ...
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province has been designated as the Island of World Peace by the government of Republic of Korea on 27 January 2005, and promotes Jeju as a place to discuss world peace through summit meetings and international conferences in efforts to make significant contribution to world peace and enhancement of stability on the Korean Peninsula.
With this recognition, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNITAR, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and the International Peace Foundation (IPF) took place on 30 March 2010, at Jeju…
PROGRAMME OVERVIEWThe Autosobriety Training Programme is the result of a partnership between UNITAR and Pernod Ricard which consists of educational tools that aim to contribute to reducing and preventing alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries, and ultimately advance UN Global Road Safety Performance Target 9: By 2030 halve the number of road traffic injuries and fatalities related to drivers using alcohol.PROGRAMME RATIONALEIt is estimated that 5-35% of all road deaths are reported as alcohol-related. Driving after drinking alcohol significantly increases the risk ...
Algerian Diplomats Trained on Multilateral Negotiations and Diplomacy in New York
16 – 19 December 2014, New York, U.S.A. – At the headquarters of the United Nations, thousands of meetings are convened every year. It is in New York where multilateral negotiations on our world’s biggest challenges are taking place, and it is also in New York where many important decisions with global impacts are taken. In order to perform effectively within the UN system, diplomats need a profound understanding of conference diplomacy and the different UN organs based in New York.
As part…
3rd Youth Climate Dialogues between Uganda and Lugano Students
Amidst high-level climate talks in Paris, Swiss students and students from Sub-Saharan Africa, share their climate change experiences via Skype
22 December 2015, Lugano, Switzerland - While the COP 21 negotiations are in full swing, the third event of the Youth Climate Dialogues initiative took place in Lugano, Switzerland. The event featured an online discussion on climate change between the Swiss and Ugandan schools.
This initiative has been jointly initiated by the Swiss Agency for Development…
1 June 2011, New York, USA. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) implemented a course on the Economic and Social Council for members of the Council at United Nations Headquarters in New York. This course was intended to help delegates to the Council become more familiar with the main issues before the Council. The participants were also provided information on the history of the Economic and Social Council and the Relationship of the Council with the other principal organs of the United Nations.
To this end, the course was aimed to help…
UNITAR Launches New Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice with a Briefing on International Human Rights Protection and Promotion
September, Geneva, Switzerland - The Briefing on International Human Rights Protection and Promotion kick-started the first edition of UNITAR’s Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice, equipping participants with the knowledge and tools required to handle the complexities of Human Rights Law during international and peace negotiations. Participants greatly appreciated the timeliness of the briefing, given that the 30th Session of the Human…
UNITAR Gives an Orientation Briefing to the New Delegates of the Omani Diplomats Prior to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
5 September 2018, New York, USA - The Head of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, Mr. Marco Suazo, met with the Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations at the Mission’s New York Office, to give an orientation briefing to the new delegates of the Omani Diplomats attending the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In the past the Gulf…
UNITAR Delivers ECOSOC Briefing with Italian Mission Sponsorship
17 January 2017, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, with generous sponsorship from the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations and in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, held an orientation course on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for members of the council.
The objective of the briefing was to enable participants to familiarize themselves with the role and functions of the Economic…
16 November 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – Mr. Tetsuo Kondo joined the Advisory Board of the UNITAR Division for Prosperity in August 2023. He brings to the Board expertise from decades of experience as a Japanese diplomat and United Nations official.
Mr. Kondo sees many strengths and unique values in UNITAR.
There is still inequality, insecurity and the pandemic, causing stress all over the world. UNITAR has profound knowledge in training and a strong global network, which will help people in countries with conflict”. - Tetsuo Kondo, Member of the Advisory Board of ...