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December 2011, Rome, Italy – UNOSAT and the Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch of the World Food Programme have decided to increase their cooperation in the area of geospatial information for crisis preparedness and response. WFP, the largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger and bringing relief to millions of people during crisis and emergencies, makes use of geographic information systems and solutions to optimise its work and efficiency. The work of UNOSAT in satellite derived analysis and advanced applied research in GIS solutions is a natural match for…
How Spatial Planning Connects with Biodiversity and Climate Change?
03 April 2018, Geneva, Swtzerland - Land-use planning frameworks have traditionally focused on developing settlements and related infrastructures with limited consideration of biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation and mitigation requirements. Spatial planning is underused in maximizing win-win solutions for human well-being and sustainability.
UNITAR and IUCN are pleased to announce a joint online course on " Integrated planning for climate change and biodiversity". The course’s…
UNITAR Cooperates with UNICAJA Banco S.A. to Advance Financial Inclusion
28 September 2018, Malaga, Spain – UNITAR signs a cooperation agreement with UNICAJA Banco S.A. with the aim of building capacity of policymakers, public administrations, and financial institutions on financial inclusion and on designing economic development-oriented policies that reduce poverty and foster shared prosperity.
There is a growing evidence that increased levels of financial inclusion – through the extension of savings, credit, insurance, and payment services – contributes significantly…
2 December 2022, New York, United States - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) office in New York launched its training session for the Malta delegation in preparation for their membership at the United Nations Security Council, from 28th November to 2nd December 2022. It was attended by more than 45 delegates from the capital and the mission in New York, in person and virtually. , The training began with Mr Marco Suazo, Head of UNITAR office in New York and Ms Francesca Gatt, Deputy Permanent Representative of Malta delivering welcoming remarks ...
8 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Division for People and Tara for Women have signed a collaborative agreement with the aim of creating a framework for cooperation to develop and implement different support programmes for women.
Both institutions will work hand in hand in different areas to carry out initiatives that contribute to generating economic and technical opportunities for women entrepreneurs through the programmes that both UNITAR and Tara for Women have.
The agreement envisages working jointly through different activities, including mentoring, interna...
10 March 2019, Jeju, Republic of Korea – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) in partnership with Jeju National University conducted the course “International Cooperation”, which forms part of Jeju National University’s ‘Global Public Diplomacy Training.
The course was held on 23-24 January 2019 with the objective to build capacity through intensive lectures and the development of proposals on international cooperation by participants. This 2-day course gathered 18 university students and three experts in the area of inte...
10 October 2018, Atlanta, United States – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) and the Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Greater Atlanta hosted a raising awareness event at the Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia.
The primary work of the RCE is to offer broad-based, multi-stakeholder educational and training programs to support regional sustainable development efforts. The RCE aims to create a new regional model for collective impact, by harnessing higher education capacity and knowledge for regional be...
UNITAR supports COP21 Education Day events on Friday, 4 December 2015
Climate change education is a powerful tool to help people understand the causes and consequences of climate change, prepare learners to live with its impacts, and empower them to take action on its cause.
On 4 December 2015, a thematic day on climate change education (CCE) will take place at COP 21/ CMP11 of the UNFCCC. Education is crucial to promote changes in lifestyles, attitudes and behavior needed to foster sustainable development and to address climate change. The objective of the day is to…
14 June 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - In the framework of their collaboration aiming to jointly develop a series of learning programmes in the field of knowledge management, UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have developed the course Innovative Collaboration for Development (ICfD), an e-learning course on Web 2.0 tools for development.
The overall goal of the course is to empower development professionals to recognize the potential of social media and to make innovative use of these tools to improve the efficiency, effectiveness…
27 October, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR, the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS), and the Taylor Institute at Franklin University Switzerland (FUS), collaborate on National Competitiveness Report and Nations Brand Value Ranking Report. The results of the Reports were released on October 27, 2022, in a public conference by IPS and FUS, and co-hosted by UNITAR.
Result of IPS Research Shows that "Strategy" Matters.
The other reports on national competitiveness, including those of IMD and WEF, release only one ranking while IPS releases two: differentiation a...