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1-3 June, 2011, Asaba, Delta State Nigeria. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Nigeria Office in collaboration with Delta State of Nigeria Government has recently organized a three-day training program on Participatory Budgeting and Revenue Generation in Asaba, Delta State. The workshop arose out of the need to include citizenry and stakeholder participation in effectively deciding what projects are priorities to their communities on one hand and the need to generate adequate funds to execute projects to promote sustainable development in the…
14 November 2013, Bangkok, Thailand - Since October 2013 a UNOSAT office is active within the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Reduction Division at ESCAP in Bangkok. The development comes just 7 months after UNITAR and ESCAP signed a partnership agreement committing to working together for the Asia Pacific region in the areas of satellite applications, disaster management and capacity development at national level.
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific has 53 member States and is one of the five regional commissions of the…
18 February 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – “Of all preventative interventions, breastfeeding has the greatest potential to improve child survival, health, development and wellbeing”. Breastfeeding is a critical aspect in achieving SDG2 and SDG3 — which include ending hunger, improving nutrition, and promoting health.
While breastfeeding is a natural process, it is not always easy. Mothers need support – both to get started and to sustain breastfeeding. Promoting breastfeeding practices such as initiation within one hour of life and duration for up to two years of age is essen...
UNITAR, OECD and Egypt gather key development partners at UN MDG Summit to spur action and share best practice on “smart” partnerships for development
UNITAR, OECD and Egypt have joined efforts to gather top-notch personalities during a four-hour side-event to the UN MDG Summit in New York on Smarter Partnerships in a Complex World: the Potential of MDG 8. The event, which was attended by more than 100 participants, included interventions by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretary-General of the OECD, the former Minister for Economic Development of Germany and…
August 30-31, 2022, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), New York office, organized a workshop on Drafting Resolutions virtually to support Honduran diplomats. More than 100 career diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation attended from its different embassies, consulates, and accredited offices, which contributed to the two-day sessions marking a fruitful program.
The program was divided into six sessions in which the participants were able to delve into the Agenda of the General Assembly, rule...
Ghana Accelerates Agenda for Climate Change Learning in Schools
14 August, Accra, Ghana - The energy was high in the room as Mrs. Patricia Appiagye, Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation crowned the gathering assembled to celebrate the inclusion of Climate Change and Green Economy into the National School Curricula. Young children in Ghana will be aware of climate change and green economy concepts as they go through school.
The 10-year Climate Change Learning Strategy, a fruit of an extensive and multi stakeholder effort, lays out 13…
14 July 2023, New York, USA – United Nations Institute for Training and Research – New York Office (UNITAR - NYO), Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA), and Carnegie Hall hosted the monumental "All-Star Festival, Symphony of Solidarity: The Same Language" concert on July 11, celebrating the 60th anniversary of UNITAR. Sponsored by the member states Costa Rica, Ecuador, Singapore, Monaco, and Oman as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Grammophone Magazine, this memorable event was a harmonious collaboration of UNITAR's New Yor...
Geneva 14 March 2011. The aftermath of the catastrophic quake and tsunami in Japan has mobilised unprecedented participation from social networks and crowd sourcing communities around the world. Satellite imagery released for free by major commercial satellite companies earlier this week revealed to the world the extent of the impact of the tsunami waves that hit the east coast of Japan on Friday 11 March. Japan is using various satellite sensors and is coping with the technical work necessary to turn this large amount of data into useful information for rescue and…
November 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. The workshop on “Multilateral Financial Negotiations: Key Challenges for Africa” (8 to 9 November 2011), which was directed by Dr. Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu (Associate Professor at University of Manchester) and Dr. Carlo Cattani (Senior international consultant on Finance and Development) had 17 participants from 12 Sub-Saharan African countries. Dr. Ngangjoh Hodu and Dr. Cattani both made several presentations on specific issues and shared their insights and experiences with the participants in the debates and discussions at the end of…
Ethiopia Launches the Implementation of its National Climate Change Education Strategy and Priority Actions
12 September 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopia has launched a new national climate change education strategy that seeks to create environmentally conscious citizens through turning, by 2030, every school in the country into champions for building a climate resilient green economy.
Climate change is a living threat to Ethiopia and it was in response to this threat that the Government of Ethiopia developed the Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy (CRGE) in…