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29 September 2020, New York, USA (Virtual) - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research’s (UNITAR) New York Office delivered the first of a series of training programmes for the delegations of incoming elected members of the Security Council. The virtual series launched with 75 participants on Monday 21 September with a training for delegates of the Permanent Mission of Norway based in New York, Oslo, and at other Norwegian diplomatic posts around the globe.
In June, Norway was elected, along with India, Ireland, Kenya, and Mexico, by the members of the General...
10 March 2025, San Salvador, El Salvador –In partnership with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, UNITAR kicks off its Airports and Economic Development Training Programme multi-regional workshop series in San Salvador, El Salvador on 4-5 March 2025.With a strategic focus on Artificial Intelligence, technology, and cybersecurity, the inaugural training workshop titled “Future-Proofing Airport Development: Leveraging Technological Innovations, AI, and Cybersecurity” brough...
July 2020 - Over the next 6-18 months, it is estimated that countries will invest over $20 trillion to recover from the fallout of COVID-19. The make-up of these financial decisions will define the shape of our societies and economies for decades to come, including our ability to respond to greater environmental challenges lying ahead.
In an interview, Mr. Nikhil Seth, the Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), discusses how education and learning can underpin a green economic recovery from COVID-19—as one that cuts CO2 ...
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…
2 July 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR announces a new upcoming e-Learning courses entitled “Climate Change Diplomacy: Negotiating effectively under the UNFCCC.”
Climate Change Diplomacy: Negotiating Effectively under the UNFCCC
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of 21st century diplomacy and international governance. Given the many different stakeholders and communities who have roles to play, it is a contemporary challenge with regard to its demand on interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and languages, and the personal capacities needed to…
30 July to 28 September 2012, Social Media tools, e-learning course
UNITAR is pleased to announce the opening of registrations of the sixth session of the Innovative Collaboration for Development course from 30 July to 28 September 2012.
Jointly developed by UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ICfD is an e-learning course on social media tools, which has been awarded the 2011 International Open ECBCheck Quality Standards.
The overall goal of the course is to empower development professionals to recognize the potential of…
Applications Open for World Heritage Nominations Training Workshop
August 2017, Hiroshima, Japan - Are you involved with a World Heritage nomination or site? Do you want to gain a deep understanding of the nomination process? The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 14th annual workshop of its World Heritage Nominations Training Series, with a deadline of 15 September 2017. The workshop will take place from 27 November to 1 December 2017 in Hiroshima Japan.
Featuring leading experts from…
Three UNITAR Courses are Awarded with the Open ECBCheck Certification
25 September 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR is proud to announce that three of its online courses have been awarded by ECBCheck certificate for 2015. The quality certificate is valid for a three-year period.
The following courses have been certified:
Fundamentals of Microfinance
Governance in Urban Sanitation
Human Security in Post-Conflict Interventions
At UNITAR, three more courses are in the pipeline for the Certification.
ECBCheck is a quality improvement scheme which…
New Women’s Leadership Workshop Dates for Geneva and Vienna
2 May 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR announces new dates for Women’s Leadership workshops in Geneva, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria. The upcoming workshops are open to women from the public and private sector.
The two-day workshops will take place in Geneva on 1 and 2 June and then a few weeks later, in Vienna on 30 June and 1 July.
The workshops will build on the success of previous workshops which have illustrated the importance and demand for such learning opportunities. Feedback from the workshops…