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The Advisory Board serves as a forum to advise the Executive Director and the Division for Strategic Planning and Performance on the conduct, use and follow-up on evaluation as an important tool support the governance and oversight functions of the Institute. The Board also advises on broader issues of organizational performance and learning. ...
An independent evaluation of the Afghanistan Fellowship Programme (AFP) was published in July 2018, assessing the AFP’s performance over the 2014 – 2017 Fellowship cycles. The programme aims to contribute to Afghanistan’s reconstruction by building the capacities of its civil service, with a view to institutional capacity building. The evaluation was informed by a document and literature review, key informant interviews, an online survey and observed training sessions.
Several limitations of the evaluation were noted, namely the security situation in Afghanistan preve...
27 September 2019, New York, USA – The Assistant Secretary-General (ASG), Executive Director of United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Mr. Nikhil Seth, delivered a speech at the ‘International Conference on Peace and Investment Prospects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes Region’ which took place in New York, USA.
The conference which aimed to benefit the peace, security and development of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region had in attendance high-level stakeholders and facilitators as well as represe...
We help our partners establish and strengthen institutional capacity by assisting them in designing their competency frameworks., We support the public sector in attaining their national interests within the framework of the Agenda 2030 by providing learning solutions to enhance collaboration with stakeholders, developing coherent policies and improving data collection and analysis., We deliver satellite imagery solutions for fact-based humanitarian responses to governments and organizations. This allows for rapid mapping and decision-making and builds competencies on analy...
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12 July 2023, New York, USA - The UNITAR New York Office hosted a closing ceremony for its photo exhibition on July 12th, 2023. The event took place at the prestigious Sputnik Hall located within the United Nations Headquarters.
This captivating exhibition, organized by the UNITAR New York Office, commemorated the 60th anniversary of UNITAR. It showcased a comprehensive documentation of the organization's remarkable six-decade journey, starting from its establishment in 1963 and extending to its ongoing contributions to the United Nations in 2023.
The closing ceremony dre...
13 February 2020, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office welcomed the fourth class of its UNITAR Global Diplomacy Initiative (UGDI), a program dedicated to providing a unique, intimate training experience targeted at students in higher education who study politics, international relations, urban affairs, or related fields. This year’s participants come from diverse backgrounds and represent academia and professional fields. In the UGDI, they will learn from the connections and experience of UN delegates an...
Established in 2014, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Belgium (CIFAL Flanders) is hosted by the City of Antwerp. CIFAL Flanders is a centre of expertise on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offering trainings, project development and coaching. CIFAL Flanders promotes peace, human rights and sustainable development and the declarations, principles and guidelines of the United Nations, with focus on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. CIFAL Flanders is devoted to strengthen a just transition towards a sustainable society and eco...
3-4 April 2019, Lagos, Nigeria - The Norwegian Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) jointly held a two-day follow-up Regional Conference on Marine Safety and Fisheries Protection for participants from West, Central and Southern Africa regions.
Over 100 participants representing diverse constituencies: oil and gas companies: maritime agency; regulatory bodies; marine institutes; oil spills prevention organizations, international agencies, and private sector were in attendance. In addition to direct participants, it is...
28 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - SURGhub, the United Nations Global Surgery Learning Hub, is now available to all healthcare providers across the world.
Led by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF), in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), and association with the Johnson & Johnson Foundation, this initiative aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of the current and future global surgical care workforce.
SURGhub’s primary focus is to support frontline workers in low-reso...