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Welcome to UNITAR’s Division for Peace repository of research and publications in peacebuilding, sustainable development, and innovative education. Below, you will find a curated list of our key research publications, and collaborative initiatives. , Date: 2022–Present.Summary: UNITAR, EUt+ ELaRA Working Paper Series brings together global academic and practical expertise to advance the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Keywords: Circular Pedagogy, Sustainable Development Goals, Higher Education Innovation, Inclusive Education, Learning Technologi...
Effective leadership and empowerment of vulnerable people, especially women and youth, is essential to support sustainable development and strategic growth. Focusing on leadership, youth empowerment, gender empowerment, security issues and disaster risk reduction, UNITAR equips youth and women with intersectional, inclusive leadership skills that they can use to empower their communities. Our alumni go on to create non-profits and social enterprises that uplift vulnerable populations in least-developed and post-conflict countries. When you train a woman, you train...
Orientation Course for new members of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Elections in the United Nations Organs: Workshop for Election Officers
SDGs Learning, Training and Practice 2023 - HLPF Special Event
The Structure, Drafting and Adoption of United Nations Resolutions
Guidelines for United Nations Resolutions
United Nations Budgetary Matters
Briefings New Delegates on the work of the 78th United Nations General Assembly and the Main Committees
Introduction for Elected Members and Non-Permanent Members on the Work of the Security ...
On 9 December 2015, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2250 - its first-ever resolution on Youth, Peace and Security - thereby recognising the importance of the positive contributions that young people are making for the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security. Furthermore, it affirmed the important role that youth need to assume in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and called for the engagement of youth as partners and leaders at all levels of decision-making and peacebuilding processes. Since then, progress stud...
Our Capacity Building Advisory Services empower universities, international organizations, governments, and private sector partners to strengthen health education, workforce development, and institutional resilience. Our expertise ensures that non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention, digital health integration, and health system sustainability remain at the forefront of global efforts., Strategic advisory and policy support – High-level policy guidance, multi-sectoral collaboration, and technical assistance on NCD financing, digital health governance, and health syst...
Massive Open Online Course
This self-paced course has been developed by UNITAR and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A number of countries have attempted to better link their budgeting with the SDGs and national planning overall, however, the progress is uneven. As underscored in the recent UNDP guidance, any country regardless of its budgeting system can take a number of steps that can help align the allocation of public resources with the national SDG priorities. This set of measures has however to be adapted to the specific situation of the country....
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and microlearning platform EdApp together launched “Educate All,” a global learning initiative designed to democratize and increase access to free, high-quality adult education, initiated in 2020.
Courses on this platform are designed for smartphones and free to the public. Lessons are accessible and downloadable worldwide, enabling participants to access them while offline. This initiative aims to provide quality adult education, and bridge the digital divide, providing courses that learners can access with ...
On 23 October 2024, UNIDO, UNITAR and SDSN with support from DLA Piper are organizing a side event “Capabilities 4 the Future Hub” at UNIDO Multilateral Industrial Policy Forum 2024 (MIPF) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The side event will convene the main Champions of the Capabilities 4 the Future Hub and explore how the Hub can offer a space for government agencies, private sector and educational and training institutions to prepare and manage these transitions through participatory dialogue and learning strategies at global, sectoral and national levels enabli...
A Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) is an open-access database of releases and transfers of harmful (and potentially harmful) chemicals to the environment. The data for PRTRs can be collected from point (or fixed) sources of pollution, such as factories, as well as from diffuse (or extended) sources, such as agricultural operations or transportation activities. A PRTR usually covers releases to air, water and land, and waste transported to treatment and disposal sites.Key features of a PRTR include: annual reporting by industrial facilities and estimation of em...
UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP IETC) and UNITAR have prepared "Guidelines for National Waste Management Strategies: Moving from Challenges to Opportunities".The guidance is available in English, French and Spanish.These guidelines serve to respond to calls for UNEP (through UNEP Governing Council resolutions 25/8 and 26/3) to support national implementation of integrated waste management and to the Rio+20 call for development of comprehensive national waste management strategies (paragraph 218 of the outcome document, "The Future We Wan...