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10 August 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - Vanuatu faces many threats because of climate change – the most visible of which is sea-level rise. While coastal inundation poses great risks to infrastructure, damage can be mitigated through evidence-based planning geospatial information technologies (GIT). Leveraging GIT with new and innovative technologies like drones can assist decision-makers in targeting their country’s most vulnerable sectors and communities, thereby ensuring future resilience.
One key entry point in boosting Vanuatu’s climate resilience has been in supporting ...
Name: Salma Khalifa
Title: Product Development Manager, Savola Group Country Egypt
Course: FAO-UNITAR Joint e-Learning Course on Trade and Food Security (Arabic edition)
It is evident that women go to great lengths in order to pursue their education and professional careers. Decades of research show that women, particularly mothers, who are employed full-time end up working the equivalent of a "double shift" because they are usually in charge of most of the housework and childcare.
Salma Khalifa understands too well this reality of juggling work and family. A mother to a ...
UNITAR Division for Prosperity welcomes Ms. Jaehyang So to the Division’s Advisory Board, effective November 2023.
Ms. So is the Chair of the Technical Committee of the Global Water Partnership, a global action network with over 3,000 partner organizations in 179 countries.
In 2017, Ms. So was awarded the Republic of Korea Prime Minister Citation for the Promotion of Gender Equality.
She was an honorary Sustainable Development Goal Professor at the Ban Ki-Moon Centre at Yonsei University.
Ms. So’s extensive knowledge will help enhance the training programmes in ...
29-31 August 2021, Abu Dhabi, UAE – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) successfully hosted a three-day online workshop on the topics "Assertiveness & Influencing" and "Public & Digital Diplomacy." This workshop was conducted in partnership with the Arab Youth Center’s “Young Arab Diplomatic Leaders” program in Abu Dhabi.
The program aims to familiarize young Arab figures with diplomatic culture, helping them engage in international discussions about topics like the environment, economy, and media in the convergence and the rapid growth ...
Throughout history, human progress was punctuated by revolutionary advances in science, technology, and innovation. These powerful catalysts should now be harnessed to address and overcome one of the major challenges of our time, the climate crisis.
The self-paced Massive Open Online Course "Develop and Implement Science, Technology, and Innovation for SDGs Roadmaps - Level I" was developed by UNDESA and UNITAR to support various stakeholders' capacities in this endeavor by providing key concepts, objectives, multi-stakeholder cooperation modalities, and step-by-step guida...
27 April 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The current pandemic increased the importance of well-developed negotiation, mediation, and leadership skills for successful crisis management. Critically analysing political, historical, and economic factors is key to understand complex problems and to solve disputes effectively. Therefore, UNITAR and The Ambassador Partnership decided to cooperate to empower growth-oriented professionals working in bi- and multilateral diplomacy, as well as current and future policy leaders. Following the signing of a Letter of Agreement, UNITAR a...
04 February 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The current pandemic increased the importance of effective communication for successful crisis management. Effective messaging at both the individual and organizational level is key to efficient collaboration and to overcome challenges. Therefore, UNITAR and the Conflux Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Mediation decided to collaborate to empower growth-oriented professionals working in multilateral diplomacy, as well as current and future policy leaders. Following the signing of a Letter of Agreement, UNITAR and the Conflux ...
Each episode, hosted by Rabih El-Haddad, the Director of the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy, will bring you into the negotiation arena, the stage where world-famous experts virtually gather to share ideas and to provide listeners with their unique experiences and exceptional insights. The whole series unravels negotiations through fundamental theories and practices, delivering tangible skills needed to successfully conduct negotiations as they unfold.
Every podcast will focus on stimulating aspect...
New Course on Youth and Peacebuilding: Putting into Practice Resolution 2250 through Online Learning
Adopted in December 2015, UNSC Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security recognizes the importance of the positive contributions which young people are making for the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security. Maintaining and supporting peace can seem like an overwhelming task, especially for young changemakers. Prospective changemakers may be wondering, ‘How can I put the Resolution 2250 in practice?’, ‘Where do I start?’, and ‘How can I personally promote lasting peace in the world?’ Being aware of these challenges and dedicated to effectively...
Name: Ikram Ur Rahman
Organization: UNDP Pakistan, Mountains and Markets Project
Functional Title: Regional Project Coordinator
Country: Pakistan
Course participated in: Introductory e-Course on Climate Change and REDD+ Academy e-Course
Dr. Ikram Ur Rahman has 27 years of work experience in the field of nature conservation. In 2017, he was serving as a Regional Project Coordinator in the Mountains and Markets Project in the Northern Province of Pakistan, funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). The goal of ...