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Middle East and North African Policy Makers Meet to Discuss Climate Change Adaptation
3 - 5 April 2017, Amman, Jordan - The National Adaptation Programme Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) organized a training workshop for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries as part of the support to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAP) processes. The workshop was attended by more than 30 policy-makers from Environment, Planning and Finance Ministries from 13 MENA countries - supported by more than 25 representatives from UN agencies and other development partners. The…
Share Your Stories and Test Your Climate IQ – Follow UN CC:Learn on the Social Media!
Do you follow UN CC:Learn on the social media? If you don’t, you’re missing out!
05 October 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn invites you to test your climate IQ, share your climate change learning successes and stories by using three new hashtags on social media: #ClimateIQ, #ThinkClimate and #CCLearnAlumni.
#ClimateIQ – take a quiz and test your knowledge on climate change!
#ClimateIQ is a weekly quiz shared on Twitter where you can test your knowledge on various…
Building the Future Leaders of Green and Inclusive Development in Mongolia
12-15 March 2018, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - What do you think is the most popular course among architecture students at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST)? It’s a course on green buildings.
“Even former students are asking us if they can take the course,” says B. Munkhbayar, a Senior Lecturer at MUST.
The interest in the course reflects a broader shift in the building sector in Mongolia where energy efficient buildings are more and more in demand.
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28 August 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and Empower School of Health celebrated a special occasion on August 23rd: the first graduation ceremony for their students who have completed the joint Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Science in Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management.The event brought together students, faculty, families, and friends to honour the hard work and dedication that led to this milestone. A total of 132 future leaders from 28 countries gathered at the UNITAR Headquarters for this hybrid event. They were welcomed by Ambassadors, facul...
April 12, 2024, Monrovia, Liberia - On April 11th, key players from various sectors gathered at the Cape Hotel in Monrovia for a significant inception workshop, marking the commencement of developing Liberia’s Climate Change Learning Strategy. This foundational meeting also included a comprehensive review of the Background Report and stakeholder analysis, essential in crafting a robust climate change learning framework.
The workshop brought together an eclectic mix of stakeholders, including delegates from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Liberia Institute of Pub...
17 June 2022, Bridgetown, Barbados – In the framework of the 10th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress “A Roadmap to a Safe and Resilient Road System” between 7 and 10 June 2022, UNITAR in collaboration with the International Road Federation and AB InBev offered a training workshop on "Management Practices for Safer Roads", and an executive session on “Diagnosing and Treating Road Injury Risk”. The Congress gathered more than 250 professionals from 32 countries, including 11 Ministers of Transport, and provided useful tools and learnings to regional challenges of road safet...
December 2020, New York, USA.- The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, was in New York city from 9 to 11 December to have meetings on the sidelines of his official visit to the United Nations Headquarters.
Mr. Seth met with senior officials as the Chef de Cabinet Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, the Controller and Assistant Secretary-General Chandramouli Ramanathan, Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy, and Compliance Catherine Pollard, and the Director of the Coordination for Sustainable Develo...
Knowledge is the fuel that can power the transformation put forward in Agenda 2030. In a world where data and information is easily available, knowledge also became free and wide spread. The wide range of stakeholders who need to engage and to contribute to transforming our world need to easily access usable knowledge to overcome the global challenges. As much as knowledge scarcity hinders evolution and development, knowledge abundance also has its downside. The human brain has limited capacity to process new information and cognitive overload can compromise the acquisition...
The UN Secretary-General Appoints Nikhil Seth of India Executive Director of UNITAR
8 June 2015 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced today the appointment of Nikhil Seth of India as Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). He will succeed Sally Fegan-Wyles of Ireland, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his utmost gratitude for her dedication and commitment to the United Nations.
Mr. Seth brings to the position over 35 years of service as an international and national civil servant and a wealth of...
5 May 2020, Madrid, Spain - UNITAR and the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid (CIFAL Madrid) together with RACE and the European University are pleased to open its 2020 edition of the Postgraduate Programme “Expert in Road Safety Management and Administration”. The four-week academic programme aims to equip participants with knowledge about strategic initiatives that have been successful in reducing road traffic crashes.
Road traffic injuries claim more than 1.35 million lives each year with a disproportionate impact on health and developme...