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8 December 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - To celebrate a milestone of the partnership and to strategize the way forward, UN SDG:Learn partners gathered for a Retreat “Transforming Sustainable Development Learning on the way to the Summit of the Future”. The Retreat was hosted by UNITAR and organized in a hybrid format.
In preparation for the Summit of the Future, partners conducted a comprehensive review of the accomplishments from 2019-2023 and discussed the strategic pathways for the parternship. The focus was on identifying areas where collective efforts could address emer...
16 February 2024, Doha, Qatar - From the 14th to the 16th of February 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR, and the Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption, GOPAC, successfully celebrated the Workshop “Anticorruption and Human Rights” Training for Parliamentarians.
With the spirit of inclusiveness, this learning initiative took place in a hybrid format, in Doha, Qatar and online, to foster partnerships and build capacities among 30 distinguished parliamentarians from all regions.
H.E. Nasser bin Metrif Al...
17 April 2023, Shanghai, China - UNITAR in collaboration with China Communication Television Broadcasting Network, CIFAL Hubei, CIFAL Shanghai and Pernod Ricard China launched a national competition throughout Chinese universities and colleges called “The Autosobriety Challenge". The challenge is seeking innovative proposals from students enrolled in Chinese universities and colleges, encouraging them to leverage their creativity to promote public education on alcohol-related issues, such as advocating for sober driving, to enhance road safety in China.
The "Autosobriety C...
UNITAR and World Trade Institute (University of Bern, Switzerland) are pleased to announce their 2010 calendar of online courses on trade policy and regulation.
The courses are designed to help officials and professionals to deepen their knowledge and understanding of key international trade issues and include thematic online discussions moderated by instructors who possess in-depth knowledge and experience of current trade challenges and issues. Successful course participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion by WTI and UNITAR.
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UNITAR Hiroshima Holds Workshop III for Afghanistan Fellowship Programme in Kabul
20 October 2015, Kabul, Afghanistan - The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has successfully concluded Workshop III of its signature Afghanistan Fellowship Programme. The workshop was held over two days, 13 and 14 October, and focused on developing understanding and skills critical for the team projects that the fellows are currently undertaking. Reflecting the innovative and flexible training approaches used by UNITAR, the sessions were conducted by resource persons via video conferencing from…
UNITAR Hosts First Conference in the Dominican Republic Aimed at Stregthening Road Safety
4 April 2016, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - A three-day conference on ´Transport, Transit, Mobility and Road Safety´ was implemented from 30 March to 1 April in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with the support of the government and other stakeholders in that country, mainly: the Ministry of Public Works, the Federation of Engineers, the University of Santo Domingo and Diageo Latin America.
Approximately 700 attendees and more than 25 speakers participated during the three…
20 October 2018, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Shanghai (CIFAL Shanghai) jointly with the Normal University and Shanghai Art & Design Academy hosted the 6th National College Digital Art & Design Awards in Chengdu, Shanghai.
Sustainable Development Goal # 4 stands for quality education which links education as a tool for the creation of sustainable development. Precisely, quality education’s main objective is to equip society members with skills and knowledge to the development of innovative s...
Established in 2024, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Nigeria (CIFAL Nigeria)is hosted by River State University with its headquarters in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It was established with the vision of becoming a reference training centre for public servants and leaders of River State University and neighbouring regions in Nigeria, as well as other countries to strengthen capacities, improve the decision-making process and encourage sustainable development. United States of America, where local, regional, and national leaders can acquire ...
14 September 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR is proud to announce that the Autumn 2022 intake for the Online Master in International Affairs and Diplomacy, Post-Graduate Certificate in World Studies, and the Post-Graduate Certificate in Diplomatic Practice is now open.
In an increasingly interconnected, globalized and complex world, where the importance of multilateral dialogue and cooperation is ever growing, the demand for training and capacity development in the field of international relations and diplomacy is constantly rising. In this regard, the establishmen...
UNOSAT presented the results of its latest research and applications project conducted in cooperation with the University of Geneva. In a talk at the “7th Swiss Geosciences Meeting, Neuchatel 2009” UNOSAT trainee and volcano expert Sebastien Biass presented a methodology likely to help decision makers to deal with volcanic ash fallouts during catastrophic events in densely populated areas.
Volcanic ash plays an important role during volcanic disasters, especially when related to explosive activity. Because of a constant increase of population density around volcanoes,...