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The 2009 Session of the UNITAR Series on Sea and Human Security, entitled Governance Towards a Comprehensive Security for Seas and the Ocean: the Hiroshima Initiative was held at the UNITAR Hiroshima Offices from 27 September - 2 October. Attended by some thirty-six participants and experts from thirteen countries, the Session represented the sixth in the Series and the third since the adoption of the "Hiroshima Initiative."
The "Hiroshima Initiative" is utilised to mainstream the concepts of the Series, including delineating a comprehensive approach to ocean…
The Local Development Programme of UNITAR, in partnership with GTZ, the German technical cooperation, is launching a new e-learning course on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries, to run over 18 weeks from 4 October 2010 to 18 March 2011.
The e-course aims to enhance the capacity of local decision makers and urban and transportation planners to formulate and implement appropriate policies that contribute to sustainability in urban transport in developing countries. It allows an analysis of the important issues of sustainable transport including transport…
21 March 2013, Beijing, People's Republic of China — The final review workshop for the project on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was held on 21 March 2013 in Beijing. The workshop brought together 17 participants from government, industry, civil society, and academia representing the sectors related to the GHS, as well as two resource persons from UNITAR.
The draft National GHS Implementation Strategy, as a key project document, was presented for discussion. This was followed by discussions on planning and developing…
A recent review of UNOSAT activities has revealed a substantial increase in requests directed to UNOSAT by the humanitarian community. The Humanitarian Rapid Mapping service of UNOSAT, launched in 2003, has been created to meet the demand of OCHA and other humanitarian agencies and NGOs part of the IASC (the Inter-agency Standing Committee on humanitarian coordination hosted by the UN) for rapid mapping and satellite derived analysis in wake of disasters and complex emergencies.
Thanks to predictable donor funding coming from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, UNOSAT has been…
18 October 2011, Accra – In the context of the GEF/UNDP/UNITAR/EPA-Ghana Project on Capacity Building for the Elimination of PCBs in Ghana, a Project Steering Committee was held in Accra on 18 October 2011. The Committee reviewed progress to date, the current workplan for 2011 and in particular progress related to the inventory of electrical transformers in Ghana. The next Committee meeting will take place in December 2011.
The project in Ghana is aimed at strengthening the capacities and capabilities of government officials and stakeholders outside of government to…
November 2011, Lomé, Togo – A National SAICM Planning and Inception Workshop was held from 9 to 10 November 2011 with the participation of UNITAR. The objectives of the workshop were to raise awareness about the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and to launch and plan the activities of the national project for the implementation of SAICM (“Enabling Activities for the Development of a SAICM Implementation Plan within an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Supporting GHS Capacity Building in the Togolese…
UNITAR and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria Continue to Strengthen Their Cooperation
6 - 13 November 2017, Algiers, Algeria – Following a series of events that have been jointly organized between UNITAR and the Institut Diplomatique et des Relations Internationales (IDRI) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme held two three-day workshops on Public Speaking Skills and Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills for 21 and 24 Algerian diplomats and officials respectively. The long-…
CIFAL Shanghai Concludes Seminar on E-Port and Trade Facilitation
28 September 2018, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Shanghai (CIFAL Shanghai) jointly with the Ministry of Commerce of China convened the “Seminar on E-Port and trade facilitation” held on the 21 September 2018 in Shanghai.
According to the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation, for four consecutive years Shanghai has reached the No. 1 ranking in the world in terms of container throughput sea transportation. This is the result of important…
UNITAR Delivers 4th Course Discussing the QCPR: Examining Instruments in the Field
24 June 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) New York Office facilitated Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) module 4 on 24 June 2016 at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in partnership with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). The module was attended by approximately 40 delegates from Permanent Missions to the United Nations. Mr. Marco A. Suazo, representing UNITAR’s New York Office, and Mr. Navid Hanif,…
4-5 May 2011, Niamey, Republic of Niger - A two-day workshop to launch enabling activities for national implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) was held in Niamey, Republic of Niger from 4 to 5 May 2011.
Some forty participants from public and private sectors were given an overview on all general aspects of SAICM – an international policy framework to foster the sound management of chemicals – and trained on activities to be undertaken as part of the Quick Start ProgrammeTrust Fund project including updating a National…