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July 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. UNITAR’s Public Finance and Trade Programme and the World Trade Institute (University of Bern, Switzerland) successfully concluded the second session of their e-Learning course on Trade and Climate Change. Twenty-two (22) officials and professionals from the public and private sector successfully completed this instructor-led four-week online course. The main course goal was to improve the participant’s knowledge of key legal and economic issues arising from the ongoing climate change debate.
The course on “Trade and Climate Change”, which…
CIFAL Bengaluru and UNITAR Promoting Youth Participation in the Advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals
20 - 21 April 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – Engaging young people in international debates is a major priority of the UN. Youth participation in the advancement of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is of critical importance, as young people will make up the future: and it is they who will most experience the impact of the Agenda’s success or failure.
With the objective of engaging youth in discussions…
UNOSAT Reinforces its Collaboration with the Red Crescent and Red Cross Movement
29 September 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – After several years working together to mainstream the use of geospatial analysis in the humanitarian sector and supporting each other´s respective mapping services, UNITAR-UNOSAT and the International Red Crescent and Red Cross Movement are taking a leap forward by further strengthening their cooperation.
On 15 September 2017, UNITAR entered into an agreement with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to…
UNITAR TICAD VI Panel on Capacity Development for African Youth
27 August 2016, Nairobi, Kenya - As part of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) VI Summit being held in Nairobi, Kenya, the UNITAR Hiroshima Office successfully held a side event focusing on "Capacity Development for African Youth: Lessons Learnt and Future Prospects". Featuring experts and youth representatives engaged in capacity development in Africa, the event reviewed the lessons learnt from activities undertaken to date by multiple organizations, and explored the challenges…
Managing migration well: for more inclusive and resilient cities
19 October 2016. Quito, Ecuador – While migration is a global phenomenon, with 1 in 7 people in the world an internal or international migrant, the effects of migration are most felt at the local level. Already, more than half the world’s population lives in urban areas with 3.9 billion people set to move to city centres by 2030. The majority of the estimated 232 million international and 740 internal migrants move to urban areas. Migration is indeed an urban fact.
Cities and regions are well placed to…
First Edition of the Master in Sustainable Air Transport Management
11 September 2018, Merida, Mexico - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Merida (CIFAL Merida) is pleased to announce the first edition of its “Master in Sustainable Air Transport Management (MATSM)” offered in partnership with the Aeronautical Business School (ITAérea) and UNITAR.
Air transport has become essential to our global economy. It is a driver of economic growth and contributes to strengthening the ties between countries and the global economy. At the same time,…
UNOSAT is gradually integrating collaborative mapping and crowd sourcing into its work. In the case of the floods in Colombia, UNOSAT is reaching out to disaster managers and field staff in the country to assist with validation of the flood extent analysis and by sending in geographic position tagged photos. The application being used for this operation has been developed within the EU funded GEO-PICTURES project in which UNOSAT works with AnusR Technologies of Norway and numerous other partners....
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Introduction to Water Diplomacy (6 November to 3 December 2017)
More than ever before, the pressure on our freshwater resources is increasing globally and with it the legitimate concern that tensions will rise between states which have no choice but to secure their aqueous requirements for their own development and growth. Beyond its apparent potential for conflict, water bears a strong cooperation potential which has yet to be understood and empowered. Water is and will remain at the heart of international peace and…
In collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), UNITAR is organizing its annual Seminar on Intellectual Property on 23-24 February 2010 in New York.
This seminar aims to enhance delegates' understanding of intellectual property rights, which have become an important element of international negotiations due to their relevance to development, health, climate change, and other global challenges.
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26 April 2023, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), New York Office hosted a course on Artificial Intelligence and Diplomacy on Wednesday, 26 April 2023.
Mr. Pelayo Alvarez, programme manager of the UNITAR New York Office, representing H.E. Ambassador Marco Suazo launched the event by welcoming the experts and the participants who joined the course and introduced the topic: an intersection between the two critical areas that are AI and diplomacy. As technology advances, it is crucial to understand how it will affect the geopolit...