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18-22 July 2011, New York, USA. From 18 to 22 July 2011, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) are organizing a Seminar on International Trade Law and Policy at the United Nations Headquarters. The seminar aims at enhancing the knowledge on trade-related issues of delegates of permanent missions to the United Nations in New York.
As part of this seminar, two panels will be enriching the debates. Indeed, the first panel is…
15 December 2022, New York City, U.S.A. – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office lead the annual Orientation Course of the Economic and Social Council for 2022-2023. The day-long training was held in a hybrid format, with majority of attendees joining in person in the ECOSOC Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters and more attendees connecting through Webex. , Consisting of nine courses and lasting from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST, the orientation course addressed several topics such as the working methods and structure of the ECOSOC, the...
25 - 27 February, New York, USA - UNITAR coordinated the Core Diplomatic Training for the Permanent Mission of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations which began Tuesday 25 February 2020 and concluded Thursday 27 February 2020. The Guyana mission is preparing for the upcoming chairmanship and coordinating the activities of the G77+ China. To begin, the participants and facilitators were welcomed by H.E. Mr. Neil Pierre, Chief of the Strategic Engagement and Policy Integration Branch in the Financing for Sustainable Development Office...
In October 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) jointly launched its first Arabic edition of the e-Learning course on 'Trade and Food Security'. This initiative aimed to support government representatives and related authorities in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region who are directly involved in shaping and executing agricultural policies and programmes. The course, which lasted for four weeks and was led by experts, was designed to help participants better understand the challenges an...
2021年8月16日・広島 – 国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局は、長年アフガニスタンの人々を研修プログラムなどを通じて支えてきました。私たちはアフガニスタンの人々とともにあります。人命の保護、そして必要とする人々への人道支援を求めます。
国連事務次長補兼国連ユニタール総代表ニキル・セスによる声明：
私たちはアフガニスタン市民とともに歩んできました。特に女性や女子とともに、ジェンダーの平等やエンパワーメントに取り組んできました。学びにより能力開発を進める機会を今後も提供し続けます。
国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局長・隈元美穂子による声明：
国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局及び広島事務所は、20年近くに渡ってアフガニスタンの人々への研修事業を続けています。特に女性が学ぶ機会を支えてきました。私たちはアフガニスタンの人々とともにあります。人々の人権が確実に尊重されることを求めます。
現在持続可能な繁栄局で行われている研修事業や今後の計画についてのお問い合わせはこちら：hiroshima@unitar.org...
22 September 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in collaboration with member institutions launched a university global coalition which was hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation, New York. Ahead of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, joined higher institution stakeholders to mark this momentous event.
The coalition is “a collaborative platform of globally engaged universities and higher education associations working in partnership with the United Natio...
Keynote speakers of the 6th edition of the Geneva Lecture Series jointly organized by the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and UNITAR, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Pascal Lamy discussed the implications and lessons of the financial crisis for global economic growth and economic and financial governance models.The conference that took place at Palais des Nations in Geneva, on 8 December 2010 followed the usual format of the initiative - an interactive debate with journalists and the general public following the keynote addresses - and attracted 1700 people in attendance…
Linked via Light Project - A Contribution to the International Year of Light 2015
24 March 2015, Glasgow, Scotland - The Westburn Viaduct in Glasgow over the river Clyde is now permanently illuminated thanks to Linked Via Light, a project that has brought young people together from communities on both sides of the river and inspired them to collaborate to help transform their shared landmark. The project was implemented by CIFAL Scotland, in partnership with Glasgow City Council and Tollcross Housing Association.
Working in cross community teams, pupils from Bannerman,…
10 November 2011, New York, United States of America. On 4 November 2011, the New York Office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations held the second workshop of the series on United Nations Reform. This workshop focused on: “System-wide Coherence in United Nations Development Activities,” which aimed at familiarizing delegates and UN staff on system-wide coherence architecture, current initiatives to improve coherence mechanisms and main challenges for coherence and…
Support to the Global Monitoring Plan on POPs in the African Region
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Registration for the third round of the “Biennial Global Interlaboratory Assessment of POPs Laboratories” is now closed. It has been very successful with a record number of laboratories having registered.
GMP2 African Inception and New POPs Workshop
6 - 8 July 2016 - Accra, Ghana
Final results workshop on the UNEP/GEF project ´Tools and methods to include the nine new POPs into the Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)...