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26 February 2020, Dakar, Senegal - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Dakar (CIFAL Dakar) in collaboration with the Canadian Executive Service Organization are offering a series of 7 seminars on leadership and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with the aim of strengthening the capacities of professionals from the public and private sectors on the SDGs and their contribution to ensure peace and prosperity.
Reflecting on the importance of the SDGs, CIFAL Dakar successfully concluded the first Seminar Series on Leadership and Human Deve...
23 July 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - The FIA and its new partner United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have kicked off the SafeForAll&forLife project with support from the FIA Foundation.Last week, the partnership between the FIA and UNITAR was officially confirmed through the mutual signing of an official Letter of Agreement.As part of the FIA’s vision to empower its members through collaboration, knowledge sharing and advocacy, this new programme will develop local talent and empower leaders to support long-term engagement in road safety for ...
5-7 February 2019, Malaga, Spain - the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Malaga (CIFAL Malaga) in collaboration with the Intelligence Center for Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO) hosted a workshop on “Preventing and countering violent extremism” for officials from the Provincial Police in Navarra.
Violent extremism has emerged as one of the most critical threats of our time. Drivers of violent extremism include lack of socio-economic opportunities related to ethnic or religious divisions, marginalization and human rights violations.
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Learning from past experiences to inform future programmes and organizational decisions is a vital step of an evaluation process. Lessons learned from evaluations are abstract generalizations that provide an evidence-based source of information on what has (and what has not) worked well from programming implemented in a given setting and under certain conditions with results from such exercises contributing to the creation and uptake of knowledge.
Aligned with UNITAR’s strategic framework learning approach to evaluation, this lessons learned paper series aims to contribut...
16 March 2023, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, in partnership with the Global Foundation For the Performing Arts (GFPA) and Longy School of Music of Bard College, is excited to announce the opening of applications for the Artist Diploma Programme for the Fall 2023 semester.
Both Longy School of Music of Bard College and UNITAR are committed to breaking down barriers to a conservatory education, and we strive to provide all qualified candidates with the opportunity to join the community. The Artist Diploma Pro...
13 May 2017, Curitiba, Brazil – Throughout the month of May and to commemorate the 5th UN Global Road Safety Week, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) is promoting another edition of the international Yellow May Campaign to raise awareness about the high fatality rates from road traffic crashes occurring around the world and to mobilize society and various actors to participate in prevention activities.
CIFAL Curitiba and the Federation of Industries of the State of Parana (Sistema FIEP) are committed to raising aware...
22 January 2019, Quito, Ecuador- The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Quito (CIFAL Quito) jointly with the Consortium of Provincial Autonomous Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE), the Local Governments Association of Ecuador, the National Electoral Council and the Democracy Institute hosted “The New Role of Local Authorities in Elections” in Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, Ecuador.
These conferences aimed at strengthening the capacities of Decentralised Local Governments towards the 2019 municipal elections in Ecuador. They gathered 500 participants,...
Road Safety and High Visibility Enforcement – Study visit
York Region, Canada
October 2020
, Road Safety and High Visibility Enforcement – Study visitMerida, Mexico26-28 March 2019 Partners :CIFAL MeridainSecretary of Public Safety of the State of Yucatan Municipality of MeridaDiageoBeneficiaries :During the three-day study visit, 24 Law Enforcement Officers from the Dominican Republic, including officials from the National Institute of Transit and Transport (Instituto Nacional de Tránsito y Transporte Terrestre - INTRAN...
4 September 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - Strategy consultants from Simon-Kucher & Partners visited UNITAR over the summer to explore and assess new income streams for growth. Simon-Kucher is a global strategy consulting firm focusing on strategy, marketing, pricing and sales, with more than 1400 employees in 39 global offices. Simon-Kucher provided its services to UNITAR on a pro-bono basis as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative. Brook Boyer, Director for Strategic Planning and Performance, welcomed the engagement with Simon-Kucher, as UNITAR is review...
20 June 2023. Geneva, Switzerland— “The world is changing, and the expectations of our citizens are changing even faster. Governments these days have to make a topmost priority of meeting these expectations.” These are the words with which United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and UNITAR Executive Director, Mr Nikhil Seth, inaugurated the long-awaited signing ceremony between UNITAR and SAPSSI, the state agency which spearheaded the digitalization of all government services through its “ASAN Services” platform—a one-stop-shop for the efficient and citizen-centric deliv...