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Artificial Intelligence is impacting, now more than ever, our society and lives - on a personal and professional level. While initial work in the field of AI dates back to the 1950s, 2023 marked the AI revolution, with the technology evolving at an unprecedented pace, calling on governments, international organizations, regulatory bodies, the private sector, and all decision-makers to recognize this powerful and disruptive technology and adapt accordingly. Substantial technical, legal, and ethical implications are affecting virtually every sector, with no framework to guide...
The online course Governance in Urban Sanitation, implemented by the Local Development Programme, is among the first e-Learning courses to be awarded with the Open ECBCheck certification for its compliance with the International Open ECBCheck Standards.
The Open ECBCheck is an accreditation and quality improvement scheme for e-Learning programmes. It supports capacity building organizations to assess the quality of their e-Learning programmes, facilitating continuous improvement through peer reviews and collaboration. Initially developed by the European Foundation for…
UNITAR through its Division for People and its CIFAL Global Network, UNDESA, UNFPA, IOM, UNWOMEN, UNHCR, OHCHR, ITU, ILO, and WHO with its Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities, together with the Group of Friends of the Human Rights of Older Persons -conformed by States, represented by their Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva,- the Global Initiative on Ageing Foundation (GIA), the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuses, the International Longevity Centre; the NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva, and the Harvard Law School Projec...
UN CC:Learn E-course is Now Available in Mandarin Chinese!
23 June 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:Learn introductory e-Course on Climate Change, which gathered 86,000 participants from around the world, is now available in Chinese! The Chinese version of the course was developed in collaboration with the Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD). The course was officially launched at the International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability 2017 held in Tongji University, Shanghai, China from 2-7 June 2017.
The course…
Children and Climate Change Module is Now Available in French and Spanish!
29 June 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - After the launch of English version two months ago, the Specialized e-Learning Module on Children and Climate Change developed by UN CC:Learn and UNICEF is now available in French and Spanish! This specialized module aims to raise awareness and knowledge about the impact of climate change on children, discuss opportunities for action and provide a child’s perspective on how to deal with this global crisis.
The module is free and self-paced, which takes…
19 April 2013, Geneva, Switzerland- UNITAR and the INTOSAI (The International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions) Development Initiative (IDI) signed an agreement to deliver e-Learning activities promoting the implementation of International Standards for Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) in Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) across developing countries.
This initiative is part of the certification programme organized by IDI’s ISSAI Implementation Initiative (3i) Programme which aims to create capacity for implementation of ISSAI by developing a pool of at least…
2017 UNITAR Diploma Ceremony: Collegiate Congress Program and Columbia Law School Series
12 December 2017, New York, U.S.A. - The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a joint 2017 Diploma Ceremony for participants of two fall courses and series: the International Relations and Global Diplomacy Program with Collegiate Congress, and the Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation series with Columbia Law School. The participants from both programmes hailed from various regions of the globe: the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle…
5 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - The selected training offer provided by UNOSAT has known an unprecedented success in the last two years. More than 30 knowledge sharing activities and training courses have been designed and delivered by UNOSAT by end 2011, reaching some 600 active professionals in more than 40 beneficiary countries worldwide. These figures reveal a different facet of UNOSAT, an applied Research Programme mainly dedicated to operational work.
UNOSAT training has become rapidly popular because it is based on the operational experience gained by UNOSAT in…
The UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme (PTP), in partnership with the International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT), is happy to announce the launch of the first ever e-learning course on security sector reform. This much awaited course combines the experience and knowledge of ISSAT and the interactive and online educational expertise of UNITAR. The course has been developed from ISSAT’s Level 1 Basic course on SSR, and is recognized by both organizations with UNITAR/ISSAT certification.
The importance of this e-learning programme cannot be…
UNITAR Delivers Workshop on the Drafting, Structure, and Adoption of United Nations Resolutions to the New York Diplomatic Community
21 June 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) New York Office organized a two-day event, “Workshop on the Structure, Drafting, and Adoption of the United nations Resolutions” on 20-21 June 2016 at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN. The Workshop was attended by approximately 30 delegates from Permanent Missions to the UN. Mr. Marco A…