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“Born and bred in Nigeria”, as her typical first name indicates, 37 years old Sa’adatu Bowsan developed an interest in political topics in her early youth, although coming from a family that never was heavily implicated in politics in the first place. That interest developed further when she enrolled to study political science in Abuja’s university from 1999 to 2002, bringing back a Degree in that field that very year. Later, she took part in various trainings, monitored elections and political events, consulted with political institutions and worked with organisations in…
UNITAR-UNOSAT’s Geotag-X needs your help!
UNITAR-UNOSAT’s Geotag-X (geotagx.org) is a pilot project of the three year Citizen Cyberlab research project. Geotag-X is a platform for crowdsourcing analysis of the media coming out of a disaster situation. As smartphones with cameras and geo-location capabilities become more accessible, more and more media is being created and loaded onto the internet in a disaster situation. With Geotag-X, we want to find a way of harvesting this media, categorising it, and extracting data that is relevant to the response and relief efforts.…
Despite being the most abundant resource in the world, only about 2.53% of water is freshwater usable for agriculture, human consumption and industrial purposes. Therefore, knowledge of international law governing the management of freshwater resources is indispensable.
In order to meet the needs to develop capacities of professionals involved in negotiating or implementing treatieson or related to freshwater resources, UNITAR and the University of Geneva, through the Platform for International Water Law, with financial assistance from the Swiss Confederation…
“The Executive Diploma is an incredible melting pot of notable speakers, experienced diplomats and other enthusiasts looking to learn and contribute to enlightening discussions on global diplomatic leadership” – Mary Dinah, Chief Executive Officer, M.A.D Hospitality (Participant, 4th Edition)
, After four remarkable editions, UNITAR is delighted to announce that applications for the 5th Edition of its Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice is now open.
UNITAR’s Executive Diploma stands out as a programme tailored to prepare diplomats and other actors, including th...
The increase in volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) in today’s world means there is no longer one approach to management that can be applied to all organizations and work environments. Leaders must adjust their leadership strategies and styles to be more flexible and adapt to a variety of challenges and situations. In this context, the Universidad Europea de Valencia (UEV) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) developed the Master in International Leadership and Negotiation to prepare students to l...
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UNITAR Completes the Training Phase of the MEFMI Partnership
6 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) recently concluded the Phase 1 of their joint collaboration to strengthen MEFMI’s capacity to develop and deliver e-Learning courses.
Phase 1 - which is a training for MEFMI staff on e-Learning, quality standards, methodologies, and delivery - was conducted by UNITAR at the MEFMI Secretariat in Harare, Zimbabwe from April 13 to 17, 2015.
The training was attended by 27 MEFMI…
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Los jóvenes, libres de actuar por iniciativa propia, pueden guiar a quienes les preceden en la dirección de lo desconocido... Los niños, los jóvenes, deben formular las preguntas que nunca se nos ocurriría hacer, pero es preciso restablecer la suficiente confianza para que se permita a sus mayores trabajar con ellos en las respuestas. - Margaret Mead
, Panel virtual interactivo
26 de octubre, 2021, 4:00 pm -6:00 pm CET, online
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Diversas sociedades de todo el mundo se esfuerzan por alca...
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«Aprender a estar en la piel de otro, a ver a través de sus ojos, así es como comienza la paz. Y depende de ti que ocurra». - Brack Obama, El Ex-Presidente de los Estados Unidos de América
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30 de junio de 2021, 9:00 am -11:00 am, horario de Colombia (CET+7), online
La sociedad colombiana lleva más de 50 años de conflicto armado. Generaciones de colombianos arrastran sus experiencias personales de exclusión y violencia en todas sus manifestaciones. Su form...
16 July 2019, New York, NY, USA – During the work visit of the Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research completed several meetings with UN officials on the 10th, the 15th and the 16th July. Mr. Seth met with the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, with the CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Mr. Carlos Brito and with the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov.
On Wednesday 10 at noon the Executive Director also visited the Permanent Mission of Switzerland with the Head of the New ...