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1 November 2016, Casablanca, Morocco - The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has successfully completed the first workshop of the UNITAR Hiroshima Training Programme on Anti-Corruption for North Africa. Supported by the People of Japan, the workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco on 24-27 October 2016 and delivered in French. The workshop brought together 25 participants, including 7 from Algeria, 8 from Morocco and 10 from Tunisia, representing government institutions and civil society organizations.
The workshop covered anti-corruption’s key concepts, norms and practices; i...
UNITAR tracks a number of key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess organizational performance against the Institute’s intended outcomes and strategic objectives. KPIs serve as the corporate performance dashboard, with measures on event delivery, types of programming, gender and development status of beneficiaries, client feedback and utilization, and financial metrics.
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December 2021 - Regardless of size, innovative and social businesses can create positive waves which reach beyond their communities to achieve national, or international status. It is this type of grassroots action which is necessary if the world is to address the challenges brought about by climate change., In Iraq, people use copious amounts of plastic. "We have oil, so plastic is very cheap here," says Mustafa Musa Jaber, a participant in the Iraqi youth entrepreneurship training programme run by the UNITAR Division for Prosperity. Awareness about plastic waste is only j...
Sayf Al Ashqar, UNITAR Entrepreneurship Training Programme alum, is the Secretary General of the Libraries (Director of the Central Library) at the University of Mosul.
In 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacked and took control of Mosul which led to the destruction of Central Library.
In 2017, Sayf and his colleagues began the reconstruction and rebuilding of the Central Library.
The UNITAR entrepreneurship training programme helped him hone his communication and leadership skills.
, July 2022, Hiroshima, Japan ...
17-21june 2019, Bonn, Germany - For the first time since the launch of the Climate Classrooms, UN CC:Learn brought its flagship ‘espresso shot’ of knowledge series to participants of the Bonn Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (SB 50). The conference is one of the most important climate change events of the year, crucial for unlocking the negotiations in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference in Santiago, Chile, in December 2019 (COP 25). Over 6,000 decision-makers, government officials, practitioners, academics, and students from around the world att...
30 October 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan - Through a project entitled “Capacity Building in Nigeria's Oil & Gas Industry”, which is implemented by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), seven Nigerian students are given the opportunity to pursue a bachelor's degree at Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS), a leading university in Azerbaijan.
All along the four-year education period, students will gain theoretical knowledge and acquire practical skills, and, upon successful completion of a ...
June Edition: 5 Jun 2023 - 25 Jun 2023
Register Now, Are you passionate about climate change and diplomacy? Do you want to make a difference in the world? The UN Career for Climate Action Programme is designed for practitioners, students, aspiring young leaders and observers who want to contribute meaningfully to international efforts to address climate change.
The partnership between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) offers you a unique opportunity to enhance your knowledge a...
6 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - New digital technologies have had, and will continue to have, a profound impact on both the practice and content matter of diplomacy. The digital ecosystem in which diplomats operate offers new opportunities, especially for smaller states, but also challenges traditional activities and organisational structures. At the same time, cyberspace itself is throwing up a series of issues, range ranging from Internet governance to cyber security, which require diplomacy. This on line course focuses on both digital diplomacy (the use of digital too...
A training event where all aspects are defined by you in consultation with the training partners. This includes the choice of subjects, duration, location, training language and the target group., Primarily for any governmental, administrative or judicial entity of UN Member States. Customized training can also be organized for regional groups of countries, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, self-governing territories and, subject to approval from the United Nations Staff College, organizations of the UN system., Primarily in international relations and skills developme...
19-21 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium – UNITAR hosted the Annual Meeting of its Network of Affiliated International Training Centres for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Brussels and in Antwerp, Belgium. The Directors of 15 CIFAL Centres gathered for three days to review its performance in 2018, discuss opportunities for collaboration, exchange knowledge and expertise, and to develop the training calendar for 2019., The Annual Meeting also served to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the CIFAL Global Network, which took place at the Flemish Parliament with s...