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UNITAR Co-hosts 3rd Annual Dialogue in Commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week
9 February 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - A little-known General Assembly resolution comes back around once a year, in the first week of February, to remind the international community about the unmistakable power of religion to transform the world. In October 2010, UN General Assembly Resolution 65/5 established World Interfaith Harmony Week, in which the UN officially charges “all States to support, on a voluntary basis, the spread of the message of interfaith harmony and goodwill in the…
10 -13 September 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, concluded their training of Qatari diplomats for the 74thSession of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) at the UN Secretariat Headquarters. On the second and third days of training the Qatar diplomats attended briefings for new delegates of the 74thsession of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) at conference Room 12, while the last two days included presentations by Ms. Jelena Pia-Comello, Ambassador Ion Botnaru, Dr. Guido Bertucci and ...
5-9 September 2011, Beijing, P.R. China - Following the request by the Asia-Pacific region at its first meeting held in Beijing in November 2009 to prepare for the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG), UNITAR in conjunction with the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Secretariat held a regional meeting on SAICM and a UNITAR workshop on nanotechnologies and manufactured nanomaterials in Beijing, China from 6 to 9 September 2011. The meetings are a lead up to the 3rd session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management…
14 to 16 June 2011, Mahe, Seychelles. A National Forum on Governance and Priority Setting for SAICM Implementation was held in the Seychelles. The workshop was held under the framework of a national project for the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and consisted of a review of the progress made to date as well as an Action Plan Skills Building Workshop to prepare for the subsequent project activities.
The workshop was attended by some 25 representatives of government, international organizations, non-governmental…
On 12 July 2010 UNITAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) located in Gujarat, India.
UNITAR’s partnerships strategy aims at developing agreements with Academic institutions such as Universities and Research Centres around the world.
The Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is one of the premier national law universities of India and offers degree and diploma programmes in law and related fields at undergraduate and postgraduate level. In addition to teaching, it provides research, advisory, training services at state and…
February 2012, Tirana, Albania – A Mid-term Review Workshop and a National Chemicals Management Database Planning Meeting was held in Albania on 9-10 February 2012, under the framework of a national project for the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM).
The workshop was attended by some 30 representatives of government, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, academia, and industry, as well as UNITAR. As part of the mid-term review of the project, the draft updated National Chemicals Management Profile,…
16-18 April 2012, Niamey, Republic of Niger – In the framework of the project “Enabling Activities for the Development of a Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Implementation Plan within an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals in the Republic of Niger”, a National Forum on Governance and Priority Setting for SAICM Implementation was held from 16 to 18 April 2012 with the participation of UNITAR. The objectives of the workshop were: (i) to raise awareness about the SAICM; (ii) to review and endorse the National…
May 2012, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan – In the framework of the project “Developing an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Implementation in Uzbekistan”, a National Forum on Governance and Priority Setting for SAICM Implementation, combined with an Action Plan Skills Building Workshop, was held from 14 to 16 May 2012 with the participation of UNITAR.
The objectives of the National Forum were: (i) to raise awareness about the SAICM; (ii) to review and endorse the…
July 2012, Chisinau, Moldova - A Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Stocktaking and Training Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe took place in Chisinau, Moldova from 17-19 July 2012.
The workshop involved approximately 60 participants from the region, including government officials, business and industry, and public interest and labour organisation representatives involved in sectors affected by the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The purpose of the workshop was to familiarise participants with all general aspects of GHS and…
2 March 2010
In collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the MacArthur Foundation, UNITAR is holding a side event to the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The side event about "female migration" will discuss the opportunities and challenges female migrants face in relation to women empowerment and gender equality.
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