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UNITAR Organizes Two Workshops on Political Analysis and the Law of the Sea for Delegates from the KSA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
30 July – 10 August 2018, London, United Kingdom – As a continuation of its long-standing collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UNITAR successfully delivered two successive five-day training workshops in London on Political Analysis and on the Law of the Sea. In total, the workshops were attended by 27 Saudi Arabian Diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The events took place as part of…
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) are pleased to announce a two-day Orientation Course on Human Rights. The course will be held in New York on 14 and 15 June 2010 and will be run by a team of human rights experts from OHCHR.
Taking place prior to the fifteenth regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the orientation course aims at enhancing diplomats’ and governmental officers’ understanding of the international human rights protection system towards the…
According to the International Federation of the Red Cross, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks have fled fighting in Kyrgyzstan and are massing on the border of neighbouring Uzbekistan, where a major humanitarian crisis is reported to be unfolding. Several tens of thousands people have managed to cross over to Uzbekistan, provoking an impending refugee crisis. Both groups are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.
UNOSAT rapid mapping service has been deployed over the region in close consultation with key humanitarian actors including the International Committee of the…
26 July 2012, Bangkok, Thailand – On 9 and 10 August, at the request of the Government of Thailand, two UNITAR programmes will jointly deliver a “Training on negotiation skills on chemicals management”. The Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) and the Chemicals and Waste Management Programme (CWM) are joining forces to provide training with the objectives to:
• familiarise the participants with the fundamentals of negotiations and equip them with general knowledge of negotiation strategies and techniques;
• strengthen and enhance their negotiation skills…
Hosting the 11th Meeting of the Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Training Group
20 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Programme is hosting the 11th Meeting of the Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Training Group.
The Integrated DDR Training Group (IDDRTG) is composed by international organizations and training institutes with a common goal of developing and sharing training materials based on the United Nations Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards (UN IDDRS).
IDDRTG…
UNITAR and the University of Geneva Welcome the Participants of the Second Edition of the Master Programme
18 January 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – Following the launch of the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance in 2016, UNITAR was pleased to welcome the participants of the second edition on the 18th of January at the University of Geneva.
For the welcoming day, participants were invited for a coffee at the University of Geneva and were briefed on the outcome of the programme, including their upcoming study visit in Brussels. The…
23 April 2021, Merida, Mexico – In an effort to reach Indigenous Communities in Mexico and in Central America, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Merida (CIFAL Merida) developed a short manual and video about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Mayan language. This responds to their commitment to further disseminate the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’s Goals to Indigenous Peoples. Mayan is a living language that it is still spoken by at least 6 million Maya people in some countries in Mesoamerica, including Mexico, Guatemal...
May 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - As learning is the main focus of UNITAR, students and young professional are an important target of the Institute’s work. A number of Master’s degrees in partnership with esteemed universities around the world have already successfully been launched and have become an integral part of UNITAR’s portfolio, but cooperation with universities and other institutes for higher education involves more than these instances., The Division for Multilateral Diplomacy has launched its new partnership with Seton Hall University (New Jersey, USA) in March 20...
13 September 2019, Curitiba, Brazil – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) and the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná (FIEP), represented by Mr. Jose Antonio Fares, and Rafael Greca, Mayor of Curitiba, signed a protocol that formalizes a collaborative intervention to promote and implement sustainable development initiatives in the city of Curitiba, Brazil.
CIFAL Curitiba and the FIEP System have been key drivers to promoting and implementing activities at the local, national and regional levels to contribut...
19 August 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR is pleased to announce that the registration is now open for the brand-new online course on “Diplomacy 4.0- Beyond the Digital Frontier.” This course will take place from 14 October to 24 November 2019.
Humankind is indisputably entering a new digital era. The impact of rapid technological and scientific advances on our professional and everyday lives is so great that World Economic Forum’s Professor Klaus Schwab termed this process as the “Fourth Industrial Revolution.” We are the witnesses of the transcendence through new...