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21 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - On 16 May 2022, the Humanitarian Energy Conference (HEC) was held at the Kigali Marriott Hotel in Rwanda, convening over 200 people representing more than 100 organizations. The HEC provided the humanitarian energy community with an opportunity to reflect on progress and persisting challenges on the overarching vision of achieving sustainable energy for all refugees and hosting communities. Stakeholders engaged in the conference included government officials, UN agencies, International NGOs, private companies, academics, and other practit...
21 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The need for an integrated approach to financing is greater now than it has ever been – to build forward better within the context of deep socio-economic impacts and rapid changes across the financing landscape that have been triggered by the COVID-19 crisis.
Building on the successful experience of the pilot training held for North and Central Asian countries in January 2021, UNITAR, ESCAP, UNDP, and UNDESA have teamed up - in collaboration with the country-led platform Asia-Pacific SDG Finance Facility (APFIN) - to create a...
Bringing the expertise and best practices from different partners, UNITAR offers training and learning opportunities for public officials and legislators on the implementation of comprehensive programmes that promote the use of child restraint systems, in order to save the lives of the most vulnerable. For media and journalists on road safety and social communication. For parents and grandparents on the proper use of child restraint systems and seat belts.The overall goal of UNITAR’s activities in this area is to contribute to advance Global Road Safety Performance Ta...
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December 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - Talented and motivated professionals in developing countries and conflict regions have difficulty accessing the social capital and other means needed to effectively make change happen. Through the PeaceFunder programme, UNITAR proposes crowdfunding as a new tool to allow actual and potential changemakers from all over the world to specialize in their area by gaining a relevant advanced univer...
UNITAR Hiroshima has developed a high level training programme on leadership and management through long experience training senior government officials, including officials from Afghanistan and Iraq. The workshop examines practical tools that can equip staff at all levels of management with the skills and insights necessary to achieve departmental and national visions.
The highly interactive training programme includes presentations, group exercises, study-tours and discussions, allowing participant to share their years of experience so that they can work to form a cohesi...
In a call for action, leaders from around the globe gathered for a hybrid side event during the Action Days of the Summit of the Future, focusing on the transformative role of higher education in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event, held on September 21, 2024, marked the official launch of the Certificate Programme of the LEAP-FAST initiative—an ambitious global alliance aiming to position higher education institutions as vital agents of sustainable transformation. Higher Education Leaders participating in this initiative have earlier produced a Jo...
14 December 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Division for Multilateral Diplomacy welcomed a delegation from the Arrowad Group under the leadership of Dr. Saad Ibrahim AlKhalaf to initiate a joint value-based leadership programme. Arrowad for Building Values, one of the entities of Arrowad International Group, specializes in creating and developing value-specific knowledge.
Background
In light of the current globalized and multi-cultural business world, UNITAR and Arrowad have joined forces to create a unique training programme that focusses on the importance of v...
26 – 29 June 2023, Beirut, Lebanon – UNITAR’s Division for Multilateral Diplomacy implemented a highly successful workshop on Stakeholder Engagement in collaboration with Lebanese National Energy (LNE) and under the patronage and presence of H.E. Dr Hector Hajjar, Minister of Social Affairs (MoSA) of Lebanon.
Bringing together team members of MoSA and recognized NGOs, the workshop explored means and methods of stakeholder engagement. Following the opening remarks by Mr Ghassan El Khoury, President of LNE, and those of H.E Dr Hector Hajjar, Minister of Social Affairs of Leb...
Paris, France - How can countries build up a critical mass of professionals that can put in place the right policies and incentives for a transition to an inclusive green economy? This was the central question at the 2nd Global Forum on Green Economy Learning which took place from 26-27 November 2018 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France.
More than 100 individuals from over 80 institutions came together to discuss the role of knowledge and skills in designing inclusive green economy solutions and enhance partnerships for green economy learning.
Participants included r...
In 2014, heavy rains flooded the Leitchour refugee camp, in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. In advance of the rainy season, UNHCR called upon the support of UNOSAT to access satellite imagery and support with flood analysis in order to assess the damages. Since then, satellite imagery-derived disaster risk analysis was systematically included in the site assessment process for all emerging crises. John Wain, Senior Emergency Shelter Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recalled the evolution of their work and how UNOSAT supported them ...