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New e-course on Water Diplomacy (7 November - 4 December 2016)
12 October 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - With unprecedented population growth, new emerging economies and the effects of climate change, pressures on our finite freshwater resources are increasing. Meanwhile, the ability of some nations to secure their water requirements is being severely challenged, causing great and legitimate concern that tensions around water hotspots will intensify. Yet, water holds an immense potential for cooperation which is yet to be fully understood and utilized. Water is, and will…
UNITAR Organizes a One-Week Study-Visit in Moscow on Russian Foreign Policy and Mechanisms of Decision-Making for 25 diplomats From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
3-7 October 2016. Moscow, Russian Federation - UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme organized a one-week study-visit in Moscow on Russian Foreign Policy and Mechanisms of Decision-Making for 25 diplomats from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This study-visit is part of a broader partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since 2005, UNITAR organizes each year a series of training activities and study-visits…
May 2014, Geneva Switzerland - UNOSAT spearheaded a series of discussion sessions on “Collaborative Approach Fostering Global Peace and Prosperity” part of the 2014 Geospatial World Forum (GWF) that took place at the Geneva International Conference Centre on 8-9 May. The Forum is one of the largest annual events for the geospatial community. This year the GWF theme was “geoSMART Planet: Resources, Infrastructure and You”. UNITAR-UNOSAT was a strategic partner and co-organizer of the event.
The event attracted hundreds of participants from national instituions,…
Celebrating 10 Years of Training in GIS for Disaster Risk Management
05 November 2014, Bangkok, Thailand - UNOSAT and ADPC, the Asian Preparedness Disaster Centre have successfully delivered the “10th International Training on GIS for Disaster Risk Management (GIS4DRM)”. The course took place in Bangkok from 3 to 14 November 2014. This training is designed to respond to the needs of the South East Asian Countries in the area of disaster management and the use of geospatial information technology for multi-hazard risk assessment. 2014 marks a decade in the successful…
UNITAR and the Republic of Azerbaijan Explore New Training Opportunities
15 May 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – A delegation from Azerbaijan visited the headquarter of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in Geneva to discuss, inter alia, the creation of a new International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Baku, Azerbaijan, focused on issues of sustainable development. The delegation consisted of H.E. Ms. Sevinj Hasanova, Deputy Minister for Economy of Azerbaijan, H. E. Mr. Vaqif Sadiqov, Ambassador Extraordinary and…
Biciventura: Promoting the SDGs Around the World
19 September 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina- The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Argentina (CIFAL Argentina) is pleased to announce the “Biciventura and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” project. Its main goal is to promote and raise awareness about the 17 SDGs worldwide.
For this endeavor, Nicolas Caroli, Romina Medina and Ariel Hurtado- a team of three committed individuals to sustainable development- will travel all over the world to give informative talks on the 2030 Agenda, the 17…
The third edition of the Career Development Workshop for Junior Professional Officers (JPOs) and Associate Experts (AEs) in Geneva will take place on the 25th and the 26th of October 2010.
Seven United Nations agencies participating in this event: World Health Organization (WHO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), International Trade Centre (ITC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP…
28 May 2013, Malé, Republic of Maldives — The National Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Planning and Inception Workshop was held in Malé on 15-16 May 2013 to launch the project “Strengthening Capacities for National SAICM Implementation in Maldives,” which is funded by the SAICM Quick Start Programme Trust Fund. UNITAR is serving as the international executing agency.
The workshop provided the opportunity to raise awareness on SAICM and the project as well as undertake multi-stakeholder planning for a number of project activities…
7 November 2012, Hiroshima, Japan | Singapore | Kabul, Afghanistan - The final Web-Seminar in the seven-month-long UNITAR Fellowship for Afghanistan programme took place recently, connecting Hiroshima, Singapore and Kabul. The 59 Fellows, 10 Coaches and 4 Afghan Resource Persons of the 2012 Cycle, joined by representatives of UNITAR and the Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan, gathered at the Ministry to receive a presentation delivered by Ms. Winifred Loh of Singapore.
Ms. Loh is a Mentor for the Programme and has been a Human Resources Director for over 25 years in multi-…
3 December 2012, Hiroshima, Japan - On the strength of its long-running Series on Sea and Human Security, the UNITAR Hiroshima Office is co-sponsoring the Second Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Blue Economy Forum, being held in Tianjin, China, on December 6 - 7 2012.
Organized by the State Oceanic Administration of China, the Forum is co-sponsored also by:
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia;
Global Ocean Forum (GOF);
Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA);
Conservation International Foundation…