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How can UN agencies support country-driven, results-based and sustainable climate change learning in Member States to address climate change, through One UN collaboration? This question was at the center of the discussion at the 2nd Meeting of UN CC:Learn Steering Group, 7-8 July 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. During the meeting, representatives from more than 15 UN agencies reviewed progress made and agreed on action to advance the three Programme Areas of UN CC:Learn, the One UN Training Service Platform on Climate Change, which is hosted by UNITAR. The three areas include…
UNITAR and Japan launch Third UNITAR Fellowship Programme for Leadership and Entrepreneurship Training in South Sudan
22 May 2017, Juba, South Sudan – The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office and the Embassy of Japan in South Sudan launched the 3rd Cycle of UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme. Focusing on project management, leadership and entrepreneurship skills, the six-month capacity-building training programme offers scholarship to 25 South Sudanese Fellows and coaches from public sector, private sector,…
UNITAR Fellowship for Afghanistan 2015 Cycle - Call for Applications
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office has the pleasure of announcing the launch of the Call for Applications for the twelfth annual cycle of its highly successful UNITAR Fellowship for Afghanistan Programme. The Fellowship is a six-month long initiative, which builds the capacity, and enhances the leadership, management and professional skills of a core group of senior government officials, academics and practitioners from Afghanistan. Sharing Hiroshima's…
UN CC:Learn Partner Countries Develop Recommendations for Successful Climate Change Learning Strategies
30 September - 1 October 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - Participants from the five UN CC:Learn pilot countries (Benin, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Malawi, Uganda) met with participants from three new partner countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan) to share experiences in the development and implementation of national climate change learning strategies during a UN CC:Learn workshop, 30 September and 1 October 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland.
“This workshop is a…
UNITAR Hosts Course For New Delegates On The Fifth Committee
4 September 2018, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, has organized an Orientation Course for New Delegates on the 5th Committee in the United Nations Headquarter. The course took place between 4-7 September 2018. This is the second year that UNITAR has partnered with the Swiss Mission for this week long- course, consisting of four half-day workshops. A course of this magnitude is…
UNITAR Shares Peace Message as Hiroshima Remembers 70th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing
6 August 2015, Hiroshima, Japan – Hiroshima marked the 70th year since the Atomic Bomb was dropped on the city. The remembrance ceremony was held in the Peace Memorial Park with representatives from over 100 countries, and over 55,000 people. The programme included the Peace Declaration by the Mayor of Hiroshima, Mr Kazumi Matsui, an address by the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr Shinzo Abe, as well as a message from the Secretary General of the United Nations, delivered by Under…
Biciventura: Promoting the SDGs Around the World
19 September 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina- The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Argentina (CIFAL Argentina) is pleased to announce the “Biciventura and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” project. Its main goal is to promote and raise awareness about the 17 SDGs worldwide.
For this endeavor, Nicolas Caroli, Romina Medina and Ariel Hurtado- a team of three committed individuals to sustainable development- will travel all over the world to give informative talks on the 2030 Agenda, the 17…
Sarah Cook is a Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Previously, she worked as an adjunct with the Institute for Global Development of the University of New South Wales, Australia and was formerly Director of the Institute. From 2015 to 2019, she was Director of UNICEF’s Office of Research, Innocenti and, from 2009 to 2015, Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. She was previously a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and has also worked for the Ford Foundation in China.…
Twenty students from China joined the Youth Leadership and Global Challenges Seminar in Geneva in July 2024.The seminar was organized by UNITAR in collaboration with Shanghai Creative Twin Cities and Curidaosity.The seminar featured interactive sessions, expert lectures and presentations, as well as tours of the Palais des Nations. These activities aimed to empower participants with leadership skills and innovative ideas.The distinguished speakers and hands-on workshops focused on climate change, sustainable development, global health and social innovation., 5 Septembe...
12 April 2024, Curitiba, Brazil – Throughout March, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Curitiba jointly with the Education Management and the Social Responsibility Council of the FIEP Group conducted the "Girls in Science" project, which aims to encourage girls' participation in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
This follows the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated every year on 11 February since 2016. This recognized that women represent 33% of all researchers globally, but only 12%...