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25 July 2023, New York, USA – 10 - 18 July 2023 UNITAR Executive Director went on an official visit to New York for UNITAR’s 60th Anniversary celebrations and the High-Level Political Forum. Throughout the one-week visit, Mr Seth attended various events and met with multiple high-level officials.
On Monday, 10 July, Mr Seth spoke at the opening session of the SDG Learning, Training, and Practice Center organized by the UNITAR New York Office for the High-Level Political Forum. The SDG Learning, Training, and Practice Center is a 5-day, 10-session event org...
PeaceAble Syria: An Intimate Glimpse
Panel Discussion on the occasion of the official launch of the Master’s in Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding Degree Programme (UNITAR / Oxford Brookes University)
Venue: United Nations Office at Geneva (Palais des Nations), Room XI
Date and Time: Friday, 23 March 2018, 12.30 – 14.00
Participants in the discussion
Ms. Fida Alobeid – Child Protection Officer, UNICEF Syria Country Office
Dr. Brigitte Piquard – Reader in Humanitarianism and Conflict, HAP Programme Manager, Oxford Brookes University
Dr. Claudia Croci…
Professor Akiko Yuge, a member of the UNITAR Board of Trustees, visited Hiroshima Office for the first time.
Professor Yuge believes UNITAR has the agility to stay relevant in the long term.
In an increasingly complex world, UNITAR can offer capacity-building to empower people to make better decisions.
, 27 February 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – Professor Akiko Yuge, a member of the UNITAR Board of Trustees, visited the UNITAR Division for Prosperity, Hiroshima Office to observe the in-person nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation training of 18 government officials from ...
5-7 February 2020, New York, U.S.A – The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, organized Women in International Security and Cyberspace Fellowship sponsored by the Australian Government. This three-day training was hosted in the United Nations Headquarters. The training was attended by a group of 28 women, coming from different regions around the world, was sponsored by the Governments of Australia, Canada, and the U.K., and consisted of three sessions held between 5 and 7 February 2020, which focused on Cyber Policy, Conflict Res...
Hiroshima’s Green, Timeless Legacy
By Nassrine Azimi (the original article was published in the UN Special, February 2018 edition)
Hiroshima – At 8h15, on the morning of Monday 6 August 1945, the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a single atomic bomb. Code-named ‘Little Boy’ the bomb exploded 600 meters above the city center, burning alive tens of thousands of people at first impact.
By the end of that apocalyptic year, more than a third of Hiroshima citizens – including most of its doctors, nurses and first aid helpers – had died. As catastrophic conditions…
Regional Dialogue on Road Safety and Sustainable Transport Systems
21-22 February 2017, Lagos, Nigeria – UNITAR in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Transport of Nigeria, the University of Lagos and with the support of Diageo hosted the regional workshop “Road Safety and Sustainable Transport Systems” bringing together over 250 government officials and representatives from academia and the private sector from Nigeria and West Africa to exchange good practices on improving road safety and transport systems, thus contributing to building safe and sustainable cities…
The UN CC:Learn e-Course Soon Coming to China with Support from the IESD
28 July 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - Confucious once said that learning without thought is labor lost…and thought without learning is perilous. He was right. Confucius was a Chinese politician and philosopher, but most notably, he provided one of the oldest and noblest services to society – he was a teacher.
To support climate change learning in China, the UN CC:Learn Secretariat is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD…
The International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL) is offering the Summer Course on International Humanitarian Law for its 11th consecutive year from June 27 to July 9, 2011 in Sanremo, Italy and in Geneva.
The Summer Course is open to both academics and practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge of International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
Participants range from Government officials and NGO personnel to university faculty and graduate students. Undergraduate students can apply if they will be finishing their degree by the time the course begins.
UNITAR is…
UNITAR Office in Port-Harcourt - Nigeria became operational with effect from 26th March 2006, and committed to bringing the huge institutional capacity development programme and initiatives of the Institute to the easily accessible benefit of relevant public and private sector operators in the country. However, activities in the past three and half years have been concentrated with public and private sector partners in the Niger Delta Region. Ever since its inception, the Office has built sustainable partnerships, acquiring unique field experience and knowledge of…
20 June 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - In observance of global efforts to address rising water stress and the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the UNITAR Global Water Academy, the Global Water and Sanitation Center, and CIFAL Bangkok at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) co-hosted a virtual event titled ‘Streams of Change: Water Scarcity Solutions - Managing Drought Risks’. The session brought together experts in climate resilience, drought mitigation, sustainable agriculture, and water infrastructure to explore practical and technological responses ...