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From July 6-26, CIFAL Shanghai, in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the P.R. of China, hosted its third training programme of 2011, with a focus on information and communications technology (ICT) services to build Smart Cities.
The 20-day training brought 38 participants from 24 countries, covering Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean regions to explore not only Chinese development of integrated ICT services in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Beijing, but also to…
Executive Director's Mission to the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly
21 - 22 September 2017 – Mr. Nikhil Seth, Executive Director of UNITAR had a three-day mission to New York, from the 20 to the 22 of September, which comprised of various meetings with Permanent Representatives, national Ministers, foundation leadership, and high representatives.
On the second day of his mission, Mr. Seth met with Ms. Diana Chavez, Executive Director of the Regional Centre for Latin American and Caribbean for the Support of the Global Compact of the United Nations. They discussed…
A Joint UNITAR-IEFPA Initiative: First Cohort of 30 Argentinean Officials Graduates from 2017 Programme for Trainers in Transnational Fiscal Transparency
21 September 2017, Geneva, Switzerland. To mark the successful conclusion of the 2017 Programme for Trainers in Transnational Fiscal Transparency the Public Finance Institute of Argentina (IEFPA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) held a graduation seminar on 18 September 2017 at the United Nations European Headquarters, Palais des Nations in Geneva. The following day participants…
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…
UNITAR Facilitates an International Conference on Business and the SDGs
8 September 2016, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) partnered with the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG Fund) to host an international conference entitled, “Attaining the SDGs by 2030: Business and the UN, New Partnership Models.” The goal of the conference was to explore new ways to involve the private sector and the business community in attaining the 2030 agenda.
The International Conference began with opening addresses by Mr. Marco A. Suazo,…
Quezon City, Philippines, 29-30 September 2016 - Quezon City hosted the 3rd Global Mayoral Forum on Mobility, Migration and Development on 29-30 September 2016. Over 170 mayors gathered along with local, national and regional government representatives, international organizations and academia to discuss the crucial role that cities play in managing human mobility.
The annual Mayoral Forum is a city-led global initiative that aims to propose new and innovative approaches to urban governance in contexts of greater diversity, and supports city leaders in the…
The 2018 Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity
26 - 28 June 2018, Jeju, The Republic of Korea – Since 2001, the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity has sought for a “New Asia” with an emphasis on peace and prosperity in the region. Sustainable peace and common prosperity is a universal value that the international community continues to pursue. No single country or party can achieve peace and prosperity in Asia. Building a peaceful and prosperous community requires joint, cooperative efforts driven by a common vision, which is ideally set and shared by a community, rather…
UNITAR Hosts Columbia Law School Series: Leadership and Conflict Resolution
14 November 2018, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with Columbia Law School and the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, hosted the final lecture of the Columbia Law School Lecture Series on “Leadership and Conflict Resolution: Leading Self and Leading Others” at the United Nations Headquarter. This lecture series has been sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden as a part of the programme “Levelling the Playing…
UNITAR Hosts 15-YearAnniversary Celebration and Annual Meeting of its CIFAL Global Network
19-21 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium – UNITAR hosted the Annual Meeting of its Network of Affiliated International Training Centres for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Brussels and in Antwerp, Belgium. The Directors of 15 CIFAL Centres gathered for three days to review its performance in 2018, discuss opportunities for collaboration, exchange knowledge and expertise, and to develop the training calendar for 2019.
The Annual Meeting also served to celebrate the 15-…
A Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) is a national or regional environmental database of potentially hazardous emissions of chemicals to air, water and soil and transfers off-site of chemical waste to treatment and final disposal locations. A PRTR can provide important information on what pollutants are being released in a territory, as well as where exactly and how much is being released. One of the main objectives of PRTRs is to enhance the communities’ right-to-know by making environmental information public and allowing civil society to become better…