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Uppsala (Sweden) 10 June 2010: At the occasion of a lecture by Dr. Carlos Lopes, UNITAR and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (DHF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. As a first step into the cooperation, UNITAR and DHF are looking to organizing a lecture series to be held in Uppsala, New York/Geneva and in Africa on topics related to peace and security.
As part of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation renewed focus on United Nations related matters, Dr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Director of UNITAR, delivered a lecture titled “Perspectives on African Development”.…
27 March 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF), and the Second Chance Association, hosted a special hybrid event titled: “Why Reconstructive Surgery Belongs to the Humanitarian Response in Post-conflict and Disaster Emergencies?” on March 21, 2024.
According to the latest United Nations figures, nearly 300 million people in 72 countries will require humanitarian assistance and protection in 2024. The media often report on the dramatic consequences of war and disaster around the...
3 April 2024, Manila, Philippines – the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in the Philippines was established in 2016 through a cooperation agreement between UNITAR and the University of the Philippines (UP) and approved by the UP Board of Regents.
CIFAL Philippines offers capacity-building activities and researches the interconnected themes of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development specifically on migration, gender equality and inclusion.
Through a variety of training activities implemented in 2023, CIFAL Philippines reached 5,062 bene...
An intense and productive training of trainers (ToT) was run in Cairo from the 4th – 6th December, 2010 in partnership with the Cairo Center for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA). The programme saw innovative and interactive training techniques utilized in the delivery and training of individuals from civil society, universities and government. The programme helped participants increase their use of training methodologies, while at the same time immersing them in concepts of natural resource management and peacekeeping.
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On the occasion of his recent visit to China, UNITAR Executive Director and UN Assistant Secretary-General Carlos Lopes gave the keynote speech opening a model UN conference in Tianjin, China. Tianjin, an exciting, fast-developing Chinese city that lies on the coast some 100km from Beijing, welcomed hundreds of students from all over China for the occasion of the Conference.
Mr. Lopes’ speech served two purposes: it addressed the issue of climate change – the major theme of the conference – and also gave the students insight into how the UN works and what a career in the…
26 March 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - On the 30th anniversary of the landmark Beijing Declaration, UNITAR convened a virtual side event, "Bridging Gender Gaps and Advancing Equity in Water Governance." In conjunction with World Water Day for the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, the event emphasised the critical importance of glaciers to freshwater resources. The gathering brought together experts and practitioners to address the inextricable link between gender equity and sustainable water management, reinforcing that women's inclusion is not simply about fairne...
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…
Geneva 18th June 2009 - UNITAR’s Climate Change Programme and partners presented the results of fourteen pilot projects in Asia and Africa that brought together scientists and local communities in Asia and Africa to develop climate change risk communication materials that support decision making, raise awareness and also implement concrete actions. The results from the project called Advancing Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation (ACCCA) were presented at a side event held the 12th June 2009 during the June 2009, Bonn Climate Changes Talks.
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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…
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February 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - The Global MOOC Survey is a scientific, independent and non-profit first global survey on the quality of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It targets MOOC learners, MOOC designers and MOOC facilitators. The long-term goal is the development of quality indicators and tools to improve the design of MOOCs.
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