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8-15 November 2021, New York, USA - The UNITAR New York office organized a six day private online workshop, "Practical Preparation for Membership of the United Nations Security Council," for the Brazilian delegation of 25 diplomats to the Permanent Mission in New York and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With vast experience of working with the Council, Brazil secured 181 out of 190 votes cast during the election of the five non-permanent members to the Security Council (SC), and will serve a two-year term from January 2022 to December 2023. Brazil is a founding member of t...
UNITAR offers courses that run throughout the year or several times a year that are free-of-charge and open to the public. For more information about courses offered, please see below. , This self-paced course, jointly delivered by UNITAR and IUCN, promotes a dynamic learning approach through interactive lessons and multimedia contents. Participants will understand the nexus between biodiversity, climate change and land-use plans; discover the rights and roles of different stakeholders in the planning and decision-making process; and consider ways to col...
The session began with welcome remarks delivered by Mr. Marco Suazo, the head of office of the UNITAR New York office.
He gave the floor to Mr. Jens Wandel, the UN Under Secretary-General, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Reform who was also the moderator of the second module. Mr Wandel provided an overview on all streams the UN reforms including reflection on the current situation and the way ahead. , Mr. Wandel explained that the UN reforms are built on three streams: development, peace and security and management. These three streams are interlinked an...
Cambodia’s public officials are wising up to increase domestic climate finance flows as part of a national campaign to combat the effects of global warming that are currently plaguing the country’s economy.
By Sara Tchaparian // 14 November 2016 // Climate Finance
Almost a year ago, the Eiffel Tower lit up with the phrase “No Plan B”, as delegates from 195 countries gathered to sign the landmark Paris Agreement, affirming their belief that climate change is the greatest threat to humankind in the 21st century. The agreement sets out a global plan of action to reduce…
On 15 and 16 February 2024, UNITAR hosted a hackathon and conference “Leveraging the Digital Economy for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth: Strategies to Overcome Risks and Harness Opportunities”.
The hackathon and conference aimed to inspire attendees to act and address opportunities and challenges in the digital economy.
The event brought together individuals and organizations to foster collaboration and initiate important discussions on addressing opportunities and challenges in the digital economy.
, 17 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – On 15 and 16 February...
“International relations tells us to operate from the head. I think in peacemaking and preventive diplomacy, it is also important that the heart is involved.”
When Kamsiah Kamaruddin, Deputy Director General of the ASEAN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, applied to take part in the first UNITAR Regional Training Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy for the Asia-Pacific, she had served in a number of bi-lateral posts and engaged in a series of…
Twenty-Five Young South Sudanese Professionals Complete Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Entebbe, Uganda
29 August 2017, Entebbe, Uganda - After five days of focused learning in Entebbe, Uganda, Workshop II of the United Nations Institute for Training and research (UNITAR) South Sudan Fellowship Programme came to a successful conclusion. The 20 Fellows, supported by 5 Coaches, who had first come together as a group at an Orientation Workshop in Juba earlier this month, gained practical skills on how to assess opportunities and challenges in their…
Drought in Cambodia Stimulates Government Officials to Budget for Climate Change
9-11 May 2016, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - As Cambodia reels from the impacts of heavy drought, 26 public sector officials attended an applied training on how to integrate climate risks into the national budget process. The 3-day event was jointly delivered by UNITAR and the Economics and Finance Institute (EFI), the training arm of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, with support from UNDP and the Cambodia Climate Change Alliance (CCCA). In response to new provisions in the national budget…
New Online Course on Gender and Environment
25 June 2018, Online - Do you want to find out why promoting gender equality can help deliver better environmental outcomes, and how you can do it? If so, access the new online course on gender and environment on the UN CC:Learn e-learning platform. The course is launched today at the at the sixth GEF Assembly taking place in Danang, Viet Nam.
This self-paced free course has been developed by UNITAR/UN CC:Learn, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the GEF Small Grants…
8 September 2016, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will partner with the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG-Fund) to host an International Conference on “Attaining the SDGs by 2030: Business and the UN, New Partnership Models.” The Conference will be held at UN Headquarters in New York City on 8 September 2016. More than 60 participants are expected. Registration is not closed, however, and the Conference can accommodate up to 100 attendees.
As UN Member States turn their attention toward the implementation of the 2030 Ag...