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9 September 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - Executive Director of UNITAR, Sally Fegan-Wyles was invited to make Welcoming remarks at the opening of the Conference “15 Years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security – Review and Outlook” organized by the Government of Switzerland and held at the Maison de la Paix in Geneva this morning. Below is her welcoming remarks.
“15 Years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security”
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 9.00 am, Maison de la Paix, Geneva
Speech by Sally Fegan-Wyles…
Through the specialized Pre-deployment Training and Advisory Team, the Division for Peace provides training and advisory services to Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs), Police Contributing Countries (PCCs), Countries Contributing Corrections Officers and civilian peacekeepers prior to deployment to peacekeeping missions.Guided by the Action4Peacekeeping initiative, the Institute positions itself to complement initiatives implemented by other actors on the ground – at the national, regional and international levels – thereby strengthening the overall impact of peace operati...
In 2016, a series of four comic books was completed: after “Nosotros” I & II (Us), “Soñando el Futuro” (Dreaming the Future) and “De Regreso a la Vida” (Back to Life) were published. Called “Pintando el Futuro”, this project was implemented by UNITAR in partnership with the Foundation Ciudad Don Bosco in Medellín and with the support of the Institute of the German Foreign Office. The project that started in 2014 aimed to both contribute to the peace building process in Colombia and help youth victims of armed conflict to restore their individual, familial, and social…
On 9 January 2011, the people of southern Sudan will vote in an independence referendum that may see the southern states parting from Sudan and creating an independent state in line with the outcome of 2005 peace accords. The United Nations and the international humanitarian community are concerned over potential referendum-related violence in a region rich on natural resources in a country that has suffered for years from extensive conflict. The result of the referendum could lead to widespread violence and important humanitarian consequences.
The UNOSAT Programme is…
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Convention of Independent Financial Advisors (CIFA) – a non-profit Swiss Foundation based in Geneva – are launching an innovative training partnership on ‘Ethics and Finance’ with a view to ‘moralizing’ the finance-sector and protecting investor interests in the wake of the international financial crisis.
On the occasion of the IXth. International CIFA Forum 2011 entitled ‘Ethics and Governance in Financial Markets’ (Monaco, 27-29 April 2011), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research…
Ms. Christina Pita Lukudu is a legal counsel working for the Directorate of Public Prosecution in the Ministry of Justice of South Sudan, the world’s newest nation. She was among a group of Fellows who participated in the first cycle of the UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme, launched in September 2015.
Ms. Lukudu’s country, South Sudan, continues to face numerous challenges in its efforts toward becoming sustainably developed and politically stable. Building the knowledge, skills and…
Over 3,800 registrations received by UNITAR in two months for four upcoming e-Learning courses have taken the UNITAR Public Finance and Trade programme team by surprise! Most of the registrations have come from the public sector (65%), followed by the private sector (18%), academia (10%), and civil society organizations (7%). In addition, the registrants (51% female; and 49% male) come from 18 Ibero-American countries (including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,…
South Africa’s Diplomatic Academy and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) recently held a six‐day regional training course on Conference Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiation for diplomats from Southern African Development Community countries (SADC). The course, attended by 29 representatives, took place in Pretoria, South Africa, from 15‐20 June 2009 and was run by a team of international and regional experts specializing in multilateral conference diplomacy training.
The course increased the knowledge, awareness and skills base of government…
November 2011, Cotonou, Benin – Addressing the adverse effects of climate change in Benin, such as floods, droughts, heat-waves and sea-level rise, requires new competences and skills in various sectors, and at different levels of governance. To address this challenge, Benin kicked off the UN CC: Learn pilot project entitled “Strengthening Human Resources and Skills to Address Climate Change” on 10 November 2011, through a National Planning Workshop in Cotonou. Close to 40 representatives from various government sectors, national education and training institutions, civil…
UN CC:Learn in Indonesia: A Cornerstone for Implementing Article 6 of the Climate Convention
10 December 2014, Lima, Peru - Indonesia’s National Climate Change Learning Strategy was featured at a side event on “Education and Communication as Cornerstones for Effective Climate Actions” in Lima, Peru on 10 December 2014 in the framework of the annual Climate Conference (COP 20). Ms. Amanda Katili-Niode, Head of the Secretariat of Indonesia’s Council on Climate Change (DNPI) pointed out that the learning strategy was an important step towards implementing Article 6 of the…