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Climate Change has been at the top of the international agenda for some time now and the magnitude of the issue needs to be understood, specifically regarding the correlation between trade and environment. This sparks the debate about their relationship in terms of agreements and measures to mitigate climate change effects. In light of this ongoing debate, UNITAR, in conjunction with the World Trade Institute (WTI, University of Bern), has decided to develop a new e-learning course on Trade and Climate Change, to be conducted from 31 May to 25 June, 2010.…
Executive Director of Kofi Annan Foundation and Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Alan Doss is Senior Political Advisor at the Kofi Annan Foundation. He is Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He spent his entire professional life in the service of the United Nations working on peacekeeping, development and humanitarian assignments in Africa, Asia and Europe as well as at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
He was appointed, in 2007, by…
New and Free e-learning course on “Resolving Agricultural Trade Issues in the CIS Region” - Call for application
24 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the new joint e-Learning course on “Resolving Agricultural Trade Issues through International and Regional Trade-related Agreements in the CIS Region”. The online course will be held from 1 to 26 June 2015 in Russian language only.
The course aims to equip participants with a better…
Sena Chang, a high school student from Tokyo, joined the 2022 UNITAR Youth Ambassadors Asia Pacific Programme.
In 2020, she founded a literary platform to pursue her advocacy work and empower fellow youth through journalism.
In the UNITAR Youth Ambassador Programme, Sena learned how to use technology to bring about change.
UNITAR Division for Prosperity trains youth ambassadors to develop and practice skills in critical thinking, innovation, entrepreneurship, communication and leadership.
, 9 February 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – Sixteen-year-old Sen...
UNITAR, Unilever’s Sunlight and Absa Bank Kenya will run a new joint programme, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa.
The online programme will train 5,000 women entrepreneurs in Kenya by June 2022 to develop their social or for-profit businesses.
Applications are now welcome from women business owners in Kenya who aspire to make a positive impact on their communities.
, October 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sunlight (a home care brand under Unilever Kenya Limit...
31 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - New technologies are profoundly changing the financial industry. The demand for digital solutions is surging, and both private and public institutions are heavily investing in R&D, especially in the field of digital currencies. Big tech companies are more and more involved in supplying financial services as they provide payments solutions, stablecoins and even banking products. Similarly, central banks are actively researching digital money, and many of them are planning to launch their own digital currency in the future.
To res...
New Training Manual on Climate Change for Desk-Officers and Other Relevant Stakeholders in Uganda
18 October 2017, Kampala, Uganda - The Climate Change Department (CCD) of the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) of Uganda has developed a “National Climate Change Training Manual for the Inter-Institutional Climate Change Desk Officers and Relevant Stakeholders for Uganda”. This manual was prepared with the support of UN CC:Learn and technical input from Makerere University. It will be used to train desk officers from different Ministries, as well as representatives…
UNITAR Division for Prosperity will hold the third phase of “Developing Green Livelihoods for Women and Youth in Africa: Strengthening Food Security, Supporting Climate Resilient Economies” in Japan from 26 February to 1 March 2024.
The top 24 learners from Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe will visit Tokyo and Hiroshima for the in-person workshop and study tour.
The Green Livelihoods programme aims to empower women and youth by building their entrepreneurial and digital knowledge and skills to develop sustainable and climate-resilient businesses.
, 22 February 2024, H...
The Partners of the Nairobi Framework organized a side event on Way Forward - Facing New Challenges that showcased the activities implemented by the Partners in 2010 and their planned initiatives for 2011. The event took place at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 16), Cancun, Mexico on 1 December 2010 and was attended by about 50 persons.
During the side event, UNITAR’s presentation on Promoting CDM in Developing Countries informed participants that UNITAR joined the Nairobi Framework in 2009 to lend its comparative advantage in the area of…
14 October 2022, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office held a closed Security Council Training session for the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, in preparation for the country’s participation as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The training was held at the United Nations Headquarters -- and was a private, closed session with the programme tailor-made by UNITAR specifically for Switzerland.
The training opened with Mr. Marco A. Suazo, UNITAR Head of New York Office,...