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From May 16-17 2011, UNITAR's CIFAL Network of local development training centres held its third steering committee meeting under the framework of the 2011 International Conference of Innovative Cities (ICIC). The CIFAL Network meeting brought together the CIFALs to discuss achievements in 2010, solutions to shared challenges, and integration of new themes and approaches to capacity development delivery for each of their regions. UNITAR's Manager of the Knowledge Systems Innovation Unit, Ms. Sueli Giorgetta, held training sessions for CIFAL staff to ensure the…
The Times Are They A-Changin' in Mongolia? Green Development as an Opportunity in Times of Economic Downturn
28 November 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Mongolia is known for its pristine nature, clear lakes and rolling hills. On a Thursday morning in November this beauty seems far away. Ulaanbaatar city is covered in smog; people crossing the street wear masks. Concentrations of fine particulate matter reach 645 μg/m3 – 25 times higher than what the World Health Organization qualifies as acceptable. 80% of the winter air pollution is attributed to the burning of coal…
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…
Youth Climate Dialogues Awarded on Occasion of International Mother Earth Day
28 April, Geneva, Switzerland - This Earth Day (22 April 2016), one of the largest and most beautiful conference rooms at the United Nations Office at Geneva, the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations room, was filled with more than 700 students from primary and secondary schools (10 to 19 years old). They came from all parts of Switzerland to hear their names announced at the 5th edition of Swiss-wide student competition entitled "Sustainable Development Goals: Imagine the…
Climate Change Adaptation MOOC Reached Thousands of Learners
02 February 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - On January 31st, 2018, UN CC:e-Learn’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Resilience into Agriculture came to an end. The MOOC raised awareness and built the capacities of a wide range of interested stakeholders in climate change adaptation planning, specifically for the agriculture sectors.
Adapting the agriculture sectors to climate change is a vital challenge for most of the worlds’ developing economies. To cover…
28 May 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – During the 8th United Nations Global Road Safety Week and its theme “Streets for Life: Making Walking and Cycling Safe”, UNITAR hosted a global webinar titled “AI for Safer Roads” bringing together over 100 participants, including government officials, urban planners, road safety experts, civil society actors, and private sector partners, to explore the potential of data-driven technologies in protecting vulnerable road users, particularly motorcyclists.The virtual event included a dynamic panel featuring experts who shared insig...
"In 2011, tens of millions of people will need help to survive. Conflicts and natural disasters will cut them off from their homes, their livelihoods, and from access to essentials like drinking water and health care. Many are the most vulnerable people in the world suffering from malnourishment, disease, or violence," said Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator while launching in Geneva on 30 November the Humanitarian Appeal 2011. The appeal is the biggest so far and requests donors for a total…
Results-oriented and participatory planning can help achieving concrete improvements in environmental quality. In order to support local authorities in developing environmental quality management plans through multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration, the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications of Costa Rica (MINAET) released a training manual entitled “Governance and Environmental Quality Management”. The document was developed in cooperation with five cantons. According to María Guzmán Ortiz, Director of the Environmental Quality Management…
The 2011 UNITAR-IPI Fellowship Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy was held in Holmenkollen, Norway and addressed by a range of distinguished resource persons from around the world, including for the first time, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek. Ambassador Vollebaek discussed the conflict prevention work carried out by his office in OSCE Participating States, including his mandate, the methodology he uses and case examples of successful conflict prevention situations.
The two-week Fellowship Programme is the only programme of…
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7 September 2009 – For the third year, the UN Secretary-General and top UN officials gathered for their annual retreat to take stock of the Organization’s achievements and propose policy recommendations on the key issues of accountability, communication, cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
The Retreat gathered close to 80 highest ranking UN officials and was simultaneously held in two locations, using a video link between New York and Geneva. It was a cost-efficient and climate friendly undertaking, cognizant of the challenges posed…