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UNITAR Convenes South African Cities to Discuss how to Improve Road Safety and Transport Systems
22 - 23 March 2017, Durban, South Africa - UNITAR in collaboration with the eThekwini Municipality, the Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE), the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) Durban, and with the support of Diageo hosted a two-day workshop to facilitate knowledge exchange on measures that improve road safety and to discuss how to mainstream road safety into sustainable mobility and transport infrastructure planning and design.
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UNITAR Delivers Course on International Criminal Jurisdiction: Usefulness and Challenges
23 of May 2017- New York. USA - The United Nations Institute of Training and Research organized a course taught by Dr. Roy Lee. Dr. Roy Lee is currently a professor at Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and was also a professor at Columbia Law School from 1997-2014. The course highlights the works of ad-hoc and special tribunals that have been designed to handle atrocities occurred in, for instance, Balkans, Rwanda, Cambodia, Lebanon and Sierra Leone and…
Briefing for New Delegates on the 72nd Session of the General Assembly
11-12 September 2017 New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a two-day session with the Forum on Small States (FOSS), sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Singapore to the United Nations (UN) titled, “Briefing for Delegates on the 72nd Session of the General Assembly and the Main Committees”. The purpose of the short but intensive briefing was to introduce and familiarize new delegates, especially from FOSS member states, with the United Nations…
Improving Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh through Capacity Development in GIS and Applications of Satellite Imagery
27 October 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh – UNOSAT has completed training of 16 disaster management professionals representing 13 various line ministries of the Bangladesh government. Focus of this capacity development was Geospatial Information Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The course was delivered in collaboration with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 14 to 27 October 2015, at the Bangladesh Space…
UNITAR Afghanistan Fellowship Programme 2015 Successfully Concludes
20 November 2015, Hiroshima, Japan – Workshop IV of the UNITAR Afghanistan Fellowship Programme finished today in Hiroshima, marking the conclusion of the 2015 Fellowship Cycle. Held between 16 and 20 November, the workshop was the culmination of the seven-month-long Fellowship Programme which aims at capacity building and enhancing the leadership, management and professional skills of a core group of senior government officials, academics and practitioners from Afghanistan. The 2015 cycle saw 56 trainees…
UNITAR Participation in International Day of Persons with Disabilities - A Day for All
3 December 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – On the occasion of the “International Day of Persons with Disabilities: A Day for All", the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a brown bag lunch at the Palais des Nations to discuss the linkages between disability and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The brown bag lunch included a presentation on the 2030 Agenda and its specific implications for persons with disabilities, particularly stemming from goals…
UNITAR Hosts Seminar on Potential Applications of Artificial Intelligence
8 February 2018, New York, U.S.A. – The United Nations Office of Information and Communication Technology (OICT) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a morning seminar that introduced attendees to the potential applications of artificial intelligence as well as current limitations of this rapidly evolving technology. Opening remarks were delivered by UNITAR Head of Office Mr. Marco Suazo and by Head of Innovation and Emerging Technologies at OICT Mr. Lambert…
UNITAR Organizes Skills-Building Workshop: Elections to UN Organs
4 April 2018, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) delivered its annual “Skills-Building Workshop: Elections to UN Organs”. With sponsorship of the Swedish contribution under the programme “Leveling the Playing Field”, the day-long workshop consisted of five seminars. It included delegates from Least Development Countries (LDCs), Middle Income Countries (MICs) as well as Developed Countries with the aim to help them understand the processes and procedures of…
CIFAL Jeju Co-organises Workshop on Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability
3 April 2018, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR’s Affiliated Center for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Jeju convened 42 participants from 12 different countries in the Asia-Pacific region working in governments, international organizations, academia, and NGOs for a 3-day workshop on ‘Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability’ in Hanoi, Vietnam. The workshop was co-organized with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and…
Indigenous Representatives Deepen Knowledge and Strengthen Skills in Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking
July 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - Coming from every continent, 27 Indigenous Representatives took part in the 2018 UNITAR Training Programme to Enhance the Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking Capacities of Indigenous Peoples’ Representatives. Designed to address Indigenous Peoples’ concerns and priorities, the programme provided advanced training in conflict analysis, interest-based negotiation, dialogue and reconciliation processes to representatives and leaders…