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The National Adaptation Plans (NAP), coordinated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), aim to reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building adaptive capacity and resilience. It further facilitates the integration of climate change adaptation, in a coherent manner, into relevant new and existing policies, programmes and activities (1). UNITAR is involved in several of the programmes of the NAP process such as the Integrating Agriculture in NAPs (NAP-Ag) and it is a partner in the NAP Global Support Programme (NA...
ANE GOODALL, PhD, DBE
United Nations Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute
Nature's wake-up call: Why we must heed the warning
Wednesday, 26 May 2010 | 4:30 p.m.
Palais des Nations; Assembly Hall
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World-renowned environmental advocate Jane Goodall shared her reasons for hope at the 4th edition of the Geneva Lecture Series
Dr. Jane Goodall, the ke...
国連ユニタール広島事務所は世界遺産のニーズに基づき「世界遺産の管理と保全に関する研修」を15年間してきました。本研修は2003年に開始し、当初は世界遺産の管理と保全の成功事例に焦点をあてて研修を行いました。その後世界遺産推薦書の効果的な作成に必要なスキルや知識を学ぶ研修に移行しました。書類作成の複雑な要件を理解するのには知識とそれなりの費用が必要です。書類作成担当者のスキルアップは非常に価値のある投資であり、長期的には時間と費用両方の節約につながります。
国連ユニタール広島事務所はユネスコ世界遺産センターや諮問機関と共同で研修を実施し、2つの世界遺産がある広島で研修を行ってきました。毎年5日間にわたる研修の中で世界遺産の具体的な推薦過程や要件を学び、専門家の知見と経験を活かし成功事例やケーススタディなどのノウハウや意見交換を行ってきました。, 世界遺産リストへの登録には包括的かつ効果的な推薦書の作成が重要となります。そのためには世界遺産条約やユネスコの世界遺産条約履行のための作業指針の理解を深め、世界遺産推薦準備マニュアルを参考文献としながら研修を進めていきます。本研修では講師が説明を行い、実践的な演習を用いた対話型の研修手法を通じて下記項目の理解を深めていきます。
世界遺産条約の原則と目的
作業指針
顕著な普遍的価値の概念
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12-13 October 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. The workshop on “Regional Integration: Key Negotiation Challenges Moving Forward”, which was directed by Dr. El Hadji A. Diouf (Executive Director, African Agency for Trade and Development) and Dr. Christian Häberli (Senior Fellow, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland) had 23 participants from 16 Sub-Saharan African countries. Senior trade experts from UNDP, South Centre and World Trade Organization also made presentations on specific issues and shared their insights with the participants in the thematic…
The International Law Programme works to enhance the capacities of diplomats, public officials, delegates, professionals, students, and other stakeholders on various topics related to international law. The programme offers a wide range of training activities, including master programmes offered jointly with other institutions, high-level executive diplomas, tutor-facilitated online courses, self-paced online courses, face-to-face training activities, and the blended Intensive Training Programme on International Law. Furthermore, the International Law Pr...
27 October, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR, the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS), and the Taylor Institute at Franklin University Switzerland (FUS), collaborate on National Competitiveness Report and Nations Brand Value Ranking Report. The results of the Reports were released on October 27, 2022, in a public conference by IPS and FUS, and co-hosted by UNITAR.
Result of IPS Research Shows that "Strategy" Matters.
The other reports on national competitiveness, including those of IMD and WEF, release only one ranking while IPS releases two: differentiation a...
An Independent Baseline Evaluation of the CommonSensing Project was published in June 2019. Using a mixed-methods approach, the baseline evaluation aimed to establish the project’s entry-level conditions on (a) climate information, (b) food security and agricultural production, (c) disaster risk reduction and (d) climate change. It included an in-depth analysis of documents and outputs produced in the first phase. The evaluation had several limitations, including:
Voluntary National Reviews not yet having been undertaken in two of the countries;
Communication challe...
Artificial Intelligence is impacting, now more than ever, our society and lives - on a personal and professional level. While initial work in the field of AI dates back to the 1950s, 2023 marked the AI revolution, with the technology evolving at an unprecedented pace, calling on governments, international organizations, regulatory bodies, the private sector, and all decision-makers to recognize this powerful and disruptive technology and adapt accordingly. Substantial technical, legal, and ethical implications are affecting virtually every sector, with no framework to guide...
A breakthrough initiative by the One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership is bringing students together via video link to talk about climate change, informing the climate debate and adding new perspectives to climate change education across the globe.
By Sara Tchaparian// 30th March 2017 // Climate Change Education// Youth
“What will the future be like when the glaciers have melted because of climate change?”
This is a question put to a class of Swiss teenagers via video link by 16-year old Joyce Jelasi from Malawi. It conjures up images of a potential…
La FAO et l’UNITAR ont organisé une formation en ligne sur « (Le) Commerce et (la) Sécurité Alimentaire » du 12 octobre au 8 novembre 2020 (4 semaines).
Les objectifs étaient les suivants :
Evaluer les défis et les opportunités en matière de sécurité alimentaire, en raison de l’impact d’une plus grande ouverture commerciale.
Décrire les différents types de mesures de politique commerciale, leur rôle dans la promotion de la sécurité alimentaire, et leur prise en considération pour la conception et la mise en œuvre de la politique de commerce.
Débattre deux p...