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14 November 2024, Gdańsk, Poland – In anticipation of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims and to commemorate this day, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Plock joined the 19th International Conference "Contemporary Road Safety Aspects” held on 8 November 2024 at the Conference Center of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk. The conference brought together over 250 individuals, who have a role and interest in making Polish roads safer. Hosted by the Provincial Police Headquarters in Gdańsk, the Education, H...
Established in 2024, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Dominican Republic (CIFAL Dominican Republic) is hosted by La Liga Municipal Dominicana (LMD). CIFAL Dominican Republic's primary mission is to provide a range of research-informed learning opportunities and facilitate knowledge sharing between public servants and leaders from Central American and Caribbean countries to strengthen capacities, improve decision-making processes, and promote sustainable development. The target audience includes local, national, and regional authoriti...
27 March 2023, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR proudly announced the launch of UNITAR’s Global Water Academy (UGWA) platform under the auspices of World Water Day during its event entitled “Addressing Water for Peace: The Role of Capacity Building in Water Governance in Conflict and Humanitarian Settings" on the 22 of march, 2024.
The theme of this year’s World Water Day (March 22nd, 2024): Water for Peace launched a global campaign that underscored the pivotal role water plays in fostering global stability and prosperity. When access to water is limited, ...
22-23 August 2022, New York, USA (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office successfully held the “Music as Healing: Arts Workshop” and “Arts Education: Forward Thinking” virtual webinar in partnership with the Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA) and the Longy School of Music of Bard College. This two-day, two-session webinar series left participants from across the world with an increased understanding of not just music and art, but also how creativity could help them reach out to everyone. This event strengthen...
20 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the official launch of the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) at the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos, Switzerland. The launch will take place at a special lunch-event, hosted by Brand South Africa on Wednesday, 22 January 2020 at the Brand SA Pavilion.
Globally, over 5 billion people and 90% of the world’s poor lack access to basic surgical care. An estimated 17 million people die each year from surgically preventable c...
22 March 2023, New York, USA – UNITAR and York University proudly announce the launch of the “Water Academy” in the framework of the UN 2023 Water Conference [1].
Between 22-24 March 2023, The UN 2023 Water Conference reconvenes after nearly 50 years since the 1977 UN Water Conference. The Conference serves as an opportunity for Member States, UN entities, and stakeholders to share commitments that aim to contribute to the implementation of water-related SDGs and associated targets. These voluntary commitments will be collected in the Water Action Agenda to accelerate...
25-26 June 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) New York Office organized a two-day event, “Workshop on the Structure, Drafting, and Adoption of the United Nations Resolutions” on 25-26 June 2019 in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Sweden programme “levelling the playing field” to the United Nations. The seminar was attended by approximately 30 delegates from Permanent Missions to the United Nations. Mr. Marco A. Suazo, representing UNITAR’s New York Office, presented the seminar and briefed the event’s theme of ...
26 February 2021, New York, USA (Virtual) - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, along with the Columbia Law School, hosted the “Conducting Successful Virtual Negotiations” workshop on Friday, 26 February 2021. This was the second session of the Spring 2021 Columbia Law School training series and was supported with funding allocated from the Swedish International Development Agency’s (SIDA) contribution to the UNITAR Strategic Framework Fund, under the programme ‘Leveling the Playing Field’ which focuses on the development of skil...
15 – 16 May 2019, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) teamed up and co-organized the Learning Conference Implementing the 2030 Agenda in the Caribbean Region. The conference was attended by more than 70 participants including government officials from 21 Caribbean nations leading the SDGs process in their countries, international civil servant...
We offer various online platforms that provide users with tools, resources and courses in respective thematic areas. Explore below our learning platforms., This webpage includes information on the Digital Government Academy, which is part of the UNCTAD - UNITAR Digital Government Capacity Development programme established to research, promote and build capacity in the field of digital government as a means to implementing the 2030 Agenda., The UN CC:Learn knowledge sharing platform is a ‘one-stop-shop’ to access learning materials, activities and services offered by U...