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Habitat III Urban Breakfast Held At Palais Des Nations
9 May 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Representatives from over 30 UN Member States gathered with other stakeholders at the Palais des Nations for the event, “Habitat III Urban Breakfast: Briefing for Permanent Representatives.” Habitat III, a United Nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development, will take place 17-20 October 2016 in Quito, Ecuador as the culmination of a multi-stakeholder intergovernmental process.
As stated in the Habitat III zero draft of the “New Urban Agenda” document, “The…
1 June 2011, New York, USA. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) implemented a course on the Economic and Social Council for members of the Council at United Nations Headquarters in New York. This course was intended to help delegates to the Council become more familiar with the main issues before the Council. The participants were also provided information on the history of the Economic and Social Council and the Relationship of the Council with the other principal organs of the United Nations.
To this end, the course was aimed to help…
Jointly with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the government of Egypt, UNITAR will hold a MDG Partnership Event on the 20th of September at the UN Headquarters in New York during the United Nations MDG Summit.
The event titled Smarter Partnerships for MDG Achievement: illustrating the potential of MDG 8 will showcase outstanding partnership practices that have contributed to advancing the MDGs in areas of Development, Emergency response and Human Rights.
The discussion will draw on effective…
40 journalists representing media houses from across Africa participated in a three day training workshop that sought to improve their reporting on climate change issues in Africa and as a pre event to the seventh African Development Forum (ADF) whose main theme this year will address climate change and sustainable development in Africa.
The training “Getting it right : reporting climate change for sustainable development in Africa” was made possible through the collaboration and partnership of UNITAR, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) …
CIFAL Curitiba Promotes Dialogue on Integrity and Knowledge Sharing Across Businesses
21 - 22 June 2017, Curitiba, Brazil – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) in collaboration with GIZ and the Alliance for Integrity hosted the “Debate for Integrity” and the “Business Workshop for Businesses”, in Curitiba, Brazil on 21 - 22 June 2017.
Corruption is considered a strong constraint on growth and development, not only for countries but for companies as well. This is why there is a growing recognition among companies…
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Authorities in Algeria
8 - 10 December 201, Geneva, Switzerland - As part of the capacity building activities delivered by UNITAR's CIFAL Maghreb - affiliated International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders - in Algiers, sixteen government officials of the Algerian Ministry of Interior and Local Authorities took part in a Training of Trainers delivered over three full days in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Algerian government has, for many years, made training a priority, in particular, to empower state representatives…
UNITAR, with support from the Government of Japan, is launching Peacemaking Training Programme for South Sudan
27 March, 2015, Hiroshima, Japan - On 9 July, 2011, South Sudan became the newest country in the world with a total population of nine million. Unfortunately, the country relapsed into armed conflict in 2014, just three years after achieving independence. It not only revealed the fragility of South Sudan’s institutions, but also the mounting political, security and socio-economic challenges the country faces - this includes the country’s poverty ratio of 50…
UNITAR Offers Online Courses on Climate Change Diplomacy and on Mediation Skills This Fall
June 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - We are pleased to announce two upcoming online courses taking place this fall on Climate Change Diplomacy: Negotiating Effectively Under the UNFCCC and Mediation Skills.
The course on Climate Change Diplomacy blends modules on diplomacy with the development of substantive knowledge in the field of climate change in order to increase participants' awareness of the political structures that exist when addressing climate change issues. The…
UNITAR Contributes to Zambian Battalion Training for Deployment in Central African Republic
November 2014, Lusaka, Zambia - From 3 to 7 November 2014, UNITAR is contributing to the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Training Programme in Lusaka, Zambia. The Zambian battalion will integrate the UN peacekeeping operation MINUSCA to help restoring peace in the Central African Republic. MINUSCA’s Chapter VII mandate includes the protection of civilians, support to the transitional authorities, facilitating delivery of humanitarian assistance, the…
UNITAR Trains African Ministry Officials on Climate Change Diplomacy and Health
5 - 7 November 2014, Nairobi, Kenya – Climate change and its direct impacts are projected to pose some of the most pertinent and extreme risks to human livelihoods in coming decades. Risks of severe ill-health, mortality and morbidity due to climatic change increase in likelihood with greater magnitudes of warming, and many of these risks constitute challenges particularly for the least developed countries and vulnerable communities, given their limited abilities to cope.
UNITAR, in…