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Raghad Hav participated in the 2019 UNITAR training programme Empowering Social Entrepreneurs and Youth Leaders for Iraq.
After completing the UNITAR programme, Raghad founded She Codes Too, where she teaches Iraqi women to code.
In 2022, Raghad returned to UNITAR programmes as a resource person for the Waffle Camp × SDGs Workshop.
Through empowering the women in her community and leading by example, Raghad wants to convince Iraqi women that they can do anything.
, March 2022 – Raghad Hav started with a small idea and brought it to life with the help of the 2019 UNITAR...
26 February 2021, New York, USA (Virtual) - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, along with the Columbia Law School, hosted the “Conducting Successful Virtual Negotiations” workshop on Friday, 26 February 2021. This was the second session of the Spring 2021 Columbia Law School training series and was supported with funding allocated from the Swedish International Development Agency’s (SIDA) contribution to the UNITAR Strategic Framework Fund, under the programme ‘Leveling the Playing Field’ which focuses on the development of skil...
The superhero’s journey is a transformational learning tool, structured in 30 learning sessions with the overall aim to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable youth in marginalized communities to act as agents of positive change.
The overall goal of this project is hence to contribute to the ongoing peace process in Colombia by strengthening the capacity of vulnerable citizens.
The superhero’s journey was primarily developed for youth aged 12-19 living in marginalized communities, educators and teachers working with said youth in formal and informal educational settings, f...
What are good and illustrative case studies of effective capacity development supported by UN agencies that deliver results on climate change in Member States? This question was at the heart of the discussions at the One-UN COP-16 side event on Capacity Building as a Driver of Low-Emission, Climate-Resilient Development, 1 December 2010, Cancun, Mexico. The event was co-organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the co-conveners for capacity development under the One UN Climate Change Action…
Twenty-Five Young South Sudanese Professionals Complete Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Entebbe, Uganda
29 August 2017, Entebbe, Uganda - After five days of focused learning in Entebbe, Uganda, Workshop II of the United Nations Institute for Training and research (UNITAR) South Sudan Fellowship Programme came to a successful conclusion. The 20 Fellows, supported by 5 Coaches, who had first come together as a group at an Orientation Workshop in Juba earlier this month, gained practical skills on how to assess opportunities and challenges in their…
UNITAR Participates in the Second High Level Seminar on Peace and Security in Africa
9 - 11 December 2014, Oran, Algeria – the Government of Algeria, in collaboration with the Commission of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), convened the Second High Level Seminar on Peace and Security in Africa: Assisting Incoming African Members on the UN Security Council in Preparing to Address Peace and Security Issues on the Continent. The Second High-Level Seminar was held in continuation of the inaugural High-Level…
BADEA and UNITAR Strengthen the Capacities of Uganda to Develop Public-Private Partnerships to Finance Infrastructure Delivery
29 July 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) conducted the training course on Development of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Uganda from 29 June to 10 July 2015 in Kampala (Uganda) in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Uganda. The broad objective of the course is to strengthen the…
QCPR Module 2- Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review
29 April 2016, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) New York Office partnered with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) for the “Second Module of the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review” on 29 April 2016. The workshop was attended by approximately 50 delegates from several Permanent Missions in New York.
Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Senior Advisor and Acting Head of the UNITAR…
UNITAR and UN-DESA Deliver Final Module of QCPR Training Course
28 September 2016, New York, USA – In partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), UNITAR briefed more than 75 representatives from the UN, private and NGO sectors on the upcoming Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) Resolution. The fifth module of the briefing series provided an overview and wrap-up of the issues discussed through Modules 1 to 4. Three panellists along with Mr. Navid Hanif, the Director of the Office for ECOSOC Support and…
UNITAR Partners with Columbia University for course on Negotiation Fundamentals
3 November 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research, in partnership with Columbia Law School and sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, initiated a series of courses entitled “Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation”. The first course in the series, taking place on 3 November, 2016, was entitled, “Advanced Negotiation Fundamentals for Diplomatic Leaders”. The course was attended by 20 diplomats, predominantly from member…