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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…
CIFAL Atlanta Helps Host Participants of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative
21 March 2016, Georgia, United States - From 1 February to 4 March 2016, CIFAL Atlanta, in partnership with Kennesaw State University (KSU), welcomed 21 young leaders from Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam as part of the U.S. State Department’s Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). Their four-week academic residency was spent on the KSU campus, where the participants developed a deeper understanding of human and…
UNITAR Organizes “Business Leading the Way: The SDGs as a Tool for Sustainability and Growth.”
13 of June 2017, New York USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) co-organized an event alongside with the United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs (DESA), SDG Fund and EcoVadis titled “Business Leading the Way: The SDGs as a Tool for Sustainability and Growth.” The event took place during the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development, a week that focuses on a review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…
The field of agriculture and trade raises a host of connected issues, such as food security and food safety, environmental and other consumer concerns. It is also one where the extensive degree of domestic regulation needs to be taken into account in the negotiations. There is, as well, often a gap in policy formulation between national development objectives and the role of agricultural trade in the pursuit of these objectives. Agriculture is not only one of the most sensitive negotiating issues, it is also one of those subjects where a simple North-South presentation of…
UNOSAT Rapid Mapping Confirms Heavy Damage in Vanuatu
Geneva, Switzerland, 16 March 2015 - Amid discussions of disaster prevention going on at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, UNOSAT was scrambled by OCHA on 15 March in the immediate aftermath of colossal cyclone Pam, which hit the Vanuatu islands in the early hours of 14 March 2015. Within the same day of activation, UNOSAT requested the triggering of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters thanks to which the first imagery was received within hours during the same day.
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国連ユニタールは「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成：海洋と人間の安全保障研修」の最終フェーズに当たる12日間のワークショップを開始しました。このワークショップは、淡路島、広島、東京、千葉で実施され、アジア太平洋18か国から50名が参加しています。本事業は日本政府によって資金提供されています。このワークショップは、研修の主要パートナーである株式会社パソナグループの代表者も出席する中、兵庫県淡路島で正式に開会しました。参加者は、専門家による講義や視察を通じて、海洋資源管理、持続可能な漁業と農業、海洋の環境保護、地域コミュニティのエンパワーメント、災害リスク管理、政策立案に関する実践的な知識を習得します。2025年2月21日、国連ユニタールは東京で公開イベントを開催し、同イベントはライブ配信されます。このイベントでは、選抜の参加者グループが海洋と人間の安全保障に関する課題に対する政策提言と実践的な解決策を発表します。, 2025年2月10日、兵庫 - 2月10日、アジア太平洋地域の18か国から実務者50名が、海洋と人間の安全保障に関するワークショップに参加するために兵庫県淡路島に集結しました。国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）主催の同ワークショップは、2025年2月10日から21日までの12日間、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダ...
10 September 2012 New York, USA - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Sally Fegan-Wyles of Ireland as Acting Head of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Ms. Fegan-Wyles will replace Carlos Lopes, who has been appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa. The Secretary-General is grateful to Mr. Lopes for his dedicated service to the United Nations and for his able leadership of both UNITAR and the United Nations Staff System College.
With more than 30 years of service as an…
CIFAL Flanders hosted the Action Learning Day on the Sustainable Development Goals
10 May 2017, Antwerp, Belgium – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Antwerp (CIFAL Flanders) in partnership with the Antwerp Port Tours, the Port of Antwerp and the University of Antwerp hosted the “Action Learning Day” at the Port of Antwerp to raise awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The event brought together 30 International Business Administration students from the University of Antwerp to learn about Agenda 2030 for Sustainable…
UNITAR Completes "Leveling the Playing Field" Programme with Swedish Government
Fall/Winter 2016-2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research, with the sponsorship of the Government of Sweden has been able to successfully develop the project “Leveling the Playing Field” which benefits a great number of Diplomats in New York every year. This year the trainings and events were focused on strengthening core skills needed for effective multilateral engagement and for the pacific settlement of disputes. For this purpose, UNITAR joined forces…
On 8 June, UNITAR led by the Manager, Mr. Craig Boljkovac of the Chemicals and Waste Management Programme (CWM), welcomed a Chinese delegation from Anhui Province’s Environmental Protection agency to discuss and further their understanding on advanced chemical management, in particular on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
The Delegation included high-level government officials who planned to use the knowledge acquired during the tour to implement and raise awareness upon their return to Anhui, China. The Head of the Delegation, Mr. Ni Fake, Vice Governor of Anhui Province,…