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Interview with Sally Fegan-Wyles, Executive Director of UNITAR
18 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - In this interview with International Geneva, Sally Fegan-Wyles tells us about UNITAR's work and impact, as well as about her career path.
UNITAR is a principal training institute of the United Nations. What does this mean?
UNITAR was established in 1963 when many countries were becoming independent. While these countries very much wanted to take their place in the United Nations to participate in the global decision-making and the shaping of the global agenda, they…
2 July 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR announces a new upcoming e-Learning courses entitled “Climate Change Diplomacy: Negotiating effectively under the UNFCCC.”
Climate Change Diplomacy: Negotiating Effectively under the UNFCCC
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of 21st century diplomacy and international governance. Given the many different stakeholders and communities who have roles to play, it is a contemporary challenge with regard to its demand on interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and languages, and the personal capacities needed to…
2 July 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – Ambassadors and representatives of Permanent Missions in Geneva were invited to join our 5th Friends of UNITAR Meeting, to learn more about UNITAR, its activities and our new Strategic Framework 2018 - 2021., The two Co-Chairs, Her Excellency Ambassador Terhi Hakala (Finland) and Her Excellency Ambassador Beatriz Londono Soto (Colombia) opened the event followed by a welcome message by UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNITAR Executive Director, Mr. Nikhil Seth., During this meeting, five short presentations covering UNITAR’s thematic and...
Until 08 October 2024, Poland had received 981,335 refugees[1] from Ukraine fleeing the war in the country, most of whom are women and children (UNHCR, 2024a, 2024b). Efforts to assist refugees’ economic integration are underway, including job training and language classes, with support from international and local organizations (UNHCR, 2024b). As part of these efforts, the UNITAR Division for Prosperity, with financial support from the Government and the People of Japan, organized the programme “Emergency assistance for Ukrainian women refugees in Poland with digital 4IR t...
On 16-17 August 2012, CIFAL Jeju hosted its first training to bring to South Korea The Green Dreams Around the World Campaign, which represents the voice of the "My Green Dream" project. The Campaign aims to activate youth worldwide to collect citizens' feedback by training them to be ‘dream-catchers’ and map the priorities of urban citizens into 14 categories. ‘Dreams’ lasting up to 1 minute are recorded using cameras or smart phones and uploaded on a YouTube Channel and website. These dreams are then presented in ranked form to local decision makers encouraging them to…
Sharing Data Globally to Have an Impact Locally: How UNOSAT Works with Humanitarian Data Exchange
8 March 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Almost everything on the internet is data. And everyone needs data. Humanitarian organizations need data more than anything else, in order to plan, to intervene in the right locations, to give their help to the people who most need it. The problem is… where do you find the data you need? The piece of data you need might be on the internet somewhere, but where, and what if it is not shared publicly?
This is a significant problem…
Social Media and the Web 2.0 are Key Tools for the SDGs!
As the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were being discussed and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, participants of UNITAR’s on-going e-Learning course on social media and web 2.0 tools for development – Innovative Collaboration for Development (ICfD) – were engaging in stirring debates on the role of these innovative tools to achieve the SDGs.
Participants, who are development professionals, gave thoughtful and creative answers to the question:
How can social media and…
CIFAL Atlanta in partnership with Airport Council International (ACI) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (HJAIA) hosted its 42nd training seminar titled “Airports and Economic Development: Latin America and the Caribbean” on March 24-25, 2011 in the city of Atlanta, USA.
This seminar, designed around intensive two-day training provided a platform for business executives and airport leader from 37 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean to share knowledge and best practices. The utilization of airports as economic development tools to secure a…
Linked via Light Project - A Contribution to the International Year of Light 2015
24 March 2015, Glasgow, Scotland - The Westburn Viaduct in Glasgow over the river Clyde is now permanently illuminated thanks to Linked Via Light, a project that has brought young people together from communities on both sides of the river and inspired them to collaborate to help transform their shared landmark. The project was implemented by CIFAL Scotland, in partnership with Glasgow City Council and Tollcross Housing Association.
Working in cross community teams, pupils from Bannerman,…
UNITAR Signs Partnership Agreement with Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University
7 October 2018, Dubai, UAE – UNITAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University (HMSU), represented by his Excellency Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and General Security in Dubai and Chairman of HBMSU’s Board of Governors (BOG). As the only accredited e-learning university by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, HMSU constitute a partner of excellence for UNITAR.
The Memorandum of Understanding is…