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23 May 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – On 27 April 2024, UNITAR signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) at a ceremony held at the 2024 Islamic Development Bank Group Annual Meetings in Riyadh. The memorandum was signed by Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Director General of ICBA, and Ms. Chisa Mikami, Head of UNITAR Hiroshima Office, Division for Prosperity.
UNITAR and ICBA agreed to expand collaboration on areas such as gender mainstreaming, capacity development and agripreneurship among youth and women to support sustainable devel...
UNITAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy in September 2023.
UNITAR will partner with Kyiv Mohyla Academy to provide a course on cybersecurity as part of UNITAR’s digital reskilling programme for the Ukrainian women evacuees in Poland.
The training programme is scheduled to be held from October 2023 to March 2024, benefiting over 500 participants.
, 31 October 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - In September 2023, UNITAR signed a memorandum of understanding with the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy in Ukraine to suppo...
"A Civil Peace by Civil Society - Tunisian Experiences for the Future of the Region" with the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2015
Speakers:
Ms. Ouided Bouchamaoui, President of the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts
Mr. Hocine Abassi, Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union
Mr. Abessatar Ben Moussa, President of the Tunisian Human Rights League
Mr. Fadhel Mahfoudh, President of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers
Moderator:
Dr. Ghassan Salamé, Professor Emeritus of Sciences Po. Paris, Former Lebanes...
07-08 March 2019, Geneva, Switzerland- Leadership is fundamental to effective and efficient diplomacy. The success of international leaders relies upon their capacities to take initiative, lead others in and through challenging circumstances, and thus maximize opportunities and strengthen the positions, objectives and achievements of parties and groups. In this regard, a workshop on Leadership Skills, which is part of the Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice, was organized by UNITAR’s Division for Multilateral Diplomacy.
The two-day workshop acquainted 18 participants...
11 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - As our global learning community is growing at a faster pace than ever (almost 400k certificates issued!), we invite our alumni to take part in our contest to become the next UN CC:Learn Champion.
Our alumni are drivers of change in their communities, and we want once again to give them a platform to showcase their work and initiatives.
We want to hear from you – our alumni – what you have been doing to address the climate crisis in your community, workplace, or household as a result of taking our courses. Your impact stories...
Our courseUNITAR’s widely recognised course on the GHS has been running for 10 years, with expert tutors, and the successful provision of technical information. The course is aimed at government officers and regulators, competent authorities, private sector workers, civil society organisations, academics and others with an interest in the GHS. Duration and formatThe course takes place over 11 weeks, with an online format that is flexible and adapted to professionals in full-time work. It is perfect for individuals or groups (group discounts available), and network...
As global challenges and the political climate grow more complex, collaboration between United Nations entities is more essential than ever for strengthening governance, increasing institutional resilience, and enhancing the UN system’s ability to deliver on its objectives. To this end, the University for Peace (UPEACE) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have partnered to offer joint Master’s and Certificate Programmes designed to equip the next generation of international affairs professionals, including diplomats, policymakers, NGO workers...
UNITAR was invited in June 2010 to illustrate the results of UNOSAT Piracy Monitoring at the New York plenary meeting the UN Contact Group on Piracy of the Coast of Somalia.
The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia was created on January 14, 2009 pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1851. This voluntary, ad hoc international forum brings together 45 countries, 7 international organizations, and some industry groups with an interest in combating piracy. The Contact Group meets quarterly at the United Nations. Its four Working Groups meet regularly around…
UNITAR has initiated a process to assess some of its training courses in order to identify modalities to obtain credit recognition or validation within the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). In this sense, the Institute has signed a framework agreement with the University Fernando Pessoa (UFP) through which the two institutions will collaborate to improve the quality of and add value to the training activities in the subject areas which are of common interest. In particular, this collaboration entails an opportunity to attribute recognition and validation…
4 October 2017 September 2017, Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2015, UNITAR and the Institute for Studies of Public Finances of Argentina (IEFPA) implement their joint training program for trainers on transnational fiscal transparency on an annual basis. The program was launched at the IEFPA Annual Conference in Bariloche, Argentina. It is implemented over 12 months through a blended methodology, mainly through distance learning (e-learning) and through residential courses and study visits that take place in different international locations.
The program’s first objective is…