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The UNITAR Hiroshima Training Programme on Public Financial Management is designed to support provincial and central Chief Financial Directors to strengthen Public Financial Administration at the subnational level. It provides participants with a peer-to-peer exchange with national and prefectural government counterparts and to learn about best practices within Japan and in particular the Hiroshima Prefecture.
The programme addresses Public Financial Management, Budget Planning Models, and Revenue Management Best Practices, with an emphasis on improving Customs and Taxatio...
UNITAR and LUISS Develop the Executive Master in Global Public Diplomacy and Sustainable Development
18 January 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – With the creation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, African countries established institutions, designed policies, and launched initiatives to deepen their political and economic integration in increasingly salient areas to their continent’s development.
Strengthening the relationship with their counterpart across the Mediterranean and tackling issues of common concerns continues to be a priority between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). This overarching collaboration calls for a fostered dialogue ...
Established in 2010, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in South Korea (CIFAL Jeju) was established to build regional and local governments capacities for green growth and human security through an annual series of specialised workshops. Based in South Korea’s southern most territory, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, which has been designated as the “Island of World Peace” by the Korean government in 2005, CIFAL Jeju shares South Korea’s expertise in green growth and human security, to exchange knowledge and good practices and to strengthen C...
今号のニュースレターでは、2025年3月から2025年5月までの国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局の様々な研修事業や取り組みをご紹介しています。既刊号English version is available from here, コロンビアでのマネー・ローンダリング対策のオンライン学習プログラムが再開・拡大へ国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）が実施する、コロンビアのマネー・ローンダリング及びテロ資金供与対策に関するオンライン学習プログラムが再開しました。本プログラムは、米国国務省の国際麻薬・法執行局（INL）の財政支援を受けて実施されています。これまでに数千人の参加者から非常に前向きなフィードバックが寄せられており、本プログラムの重要性とインパクトが示されています。第１ディプロマの残りのモジュールは間もなく公開予定であり、第２ディプロマは9月までに開始予定であり、同地域における制度強化とより安全・安心な社会の実現を目指します。[全文を読む], アジア太平洋地域の17名の次世代リーダー、防災スキルを強化：国連ユニタールの研修がフィジーのワークショップをもって閉幕国連ユニタールの2024年度津波防災に関する女性のリーダーシップ研修事業が、2025年3月7日に終了しました。フィジーでの5日間のワークショップには、アジア太平洋地域11か国からの実務者17名...
26 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and Franklin University Switzerland (FUS) – a Swiss/American accredited liberal arts university in Lugano, Switzerland – hosted a three-day online hackathon event during the Open Geneva Hackathon Festival. The event was organized and managed by three graduating students: Cristina Elvira Pérez, Jacqueline Lemon, and Ugo Bernasconi, from the Master’s programme in International Management with an emphasis on Responsible Management and Climate Action at FUS in partnership with UNITAR.
The hackathon aimed to foster creative and integ...
On 12 February 2025, UNITAR and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation against money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.UNITAR and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit aim to develop and implement training programmes, research on financial threats and provide technical assistance to strengthen institutional frameworks.The partnership focuses on capacity-building and training, joint research and policy advisory, technical assistance, public-private sector engagement and establishing...
Salma Khalifa, Regional Food Technologies at World Food Programme Cairo, Egypt Salma, a food scientist, had dedicated over eight years to the role of Product Development Manager in the private sector until she embarked on a transformative journey with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Bureau in Cairo. Salma holds a Master’s degree in food chemistry and is currently pursuing a PhD. Salma continues to apply the invaluable knowledge gained from the progr...
7 September 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – The current global pandemic highlighted how training to build resilience is more critical than ever. For the past 18 months, the Covid-19 crisis and its consequences have been the primary concern of world leaders and government officials. However, this poses the risk of overshadowing yet another existential challenge, which requires immediate attention and action.
In November, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will convene in Glasgow. In light of this, UNITAR, th...
20 April 2021, New York, USA – Mr. Nikhil Seth, Executive Director of UNITAR, is visiting New York to discuss strategic matters with officials from the United Nations. During his first day, he had a meeting with Mr. Abdel Abdellatif, Director of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation. The two discussed the cooperation between both offices through the Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) focusing on the use of maps, reports, and data from satellite images to assess the impact of flooding as the most frequent type of disaster. This initiative is to be...
6 December 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted the Graduation Ceremony for the Fall 2019 Global Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) programme at the United Nations Headquarters. The UNITAR GDI programme provides an exceptional training experience to professionals and students in higher education while leveraging the connections and experience of UN delegates and academics
, This diploma ceremony began with welcome remarks by Mr. Marco A. Suazo, the Head of Office of UNITAR New York. He thanked the ...