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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…
UNITAR and UNDESA to Work Together to Assist Member States on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Implementation
7 March 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) represented by its Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director, Mr. Nikhil Seth, and the United Nations Secretariat represented by the Under-Secretary- General for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Mr. Wu Hongbo, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in New York.
UNITAR and UNDESA have agreed to focus their collaboration initially on the…
12-13 September 2022, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) office in New York, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations as Chair of the Forum of Small States (FOSS), concluded a two-day course entitled “Briefing New Delegates on the Work of the 77th General Assembly” with approximately 170 participants attending in-person and over video conference. Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Head of UNITAR office in New York, Highlighted the message of the General Assembly and how important it is to deli...
10 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) conducted a workshop on Climate Change Diplomacy in close collaboration with the Seychellois Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism and the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment in Victoria, Seychelles. The programme, held from 31 October to 3 November, brought together participants and experts representing various sectors of the country.
Led by senior UNITAR expert, Ms. Ana Maria Kleymeyer, and with the invaluable su...
10 - 11 December 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - The two-day workshop, which was part of the Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice, was an opportunity for government officials, diplomats and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen their knowledge and understanding of public speaking and presentation skills.
The training was delivered by Mr. Jerome L’Host, who is UNITAR’s international senior consultant, based in Geneva and Moscow, working internationally with both the Private and the Public Sectors and has managed more than 40 large-scale international projects in more th...
10 February 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – 2020 was a year of both challenges and accomplishments for UNITAR-UNOSAT. Our mapping teams delivered 1,136 products and services based on over 300 analyses to partners in 59 countries, with an emphasis on Sub-Saharan and Northern Africa & Western and South-Eastern Asia, but also Latin America and the Caribbean. Much of the data produced was used to assess exposure to and impact of hazards, but also to generate potential flood scenarios for refugee camp planning, assess damages, conduct sectoral analyses, and more. Throughout the ...
At the Shanghai World Expo 2010, the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Google[1] are organising an event entitled “Humanitarian Mapping Applications of Google Map Maker Data”. Several interactive, informational sessions will be held in the UN Pavilion at the World Expo on Friday, 24 & Saturday, 25 September 2010 from 10:00 to 13:00. These sessions will showcase the achievements of the cooperative initiative between UNITAR and Google that provides tangible benefits for the international humanitarian community.
Speakers from UNITAR and Google…
8 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - Since 2008, the main technology application drive of UNOSAT has been accompanied by a fast growing training and knowledge sharing offer. As a result the Programme evolved into a centre of excellence acting on two interconnected fronts: services and training. This strategic choice is in line with the mandate and role of UNITAR in training national experts in UN member states and adds a distinctive competitive edge to UNOSAT geospatial expertise.
The Manager of UNOSAT explained: “There is an important difference between training and…
21 June 2013, Nairobi, Kenya - The second technical training on ‘Introduction to Remote Sensing (RS) and Field Data Collection Techniques for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)’ was successfully delivered within the IGAD-UNOSAT initiative Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity Development in East Africa Using Geo-spatial Technologies. The training was officially opened on 10 June 2013 by a representative of the Royal Norwegian government, which supports the UNOSAT capcity development programme in Eastern Africa.
This two-week intensive session follows the first technical training on…