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26 November 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, UNITAR and the International Ocean Institute (IOI) launched the Online Diploma on Ocean Governance for Sustainable Marine Ecosystems Whilst the current pandemic has understandably attracted society’s focus and energy, the consequences of the climate crisis remain as urgent to address as ever before. The MoU between UNITAR and IOI aim to focus on current and future policy leaders, by equipping: “A global network of trained and empowered leaders…with the knowledge, skills...
Ambient air is one of the two core matrices considered in the Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) of POPs. This training film, produced by the Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX) for UNEP’s Chemicals and Waste Branch, takes stakeholders through the procedures of passive air sampling, including preparation and cleaning of the polyurethane foam (PUF) disks, and mounting of the samplers in the field. The PUF is a sorbent (a material used to absorb or adsorb liquids or gases) suitable to capture all 23 POPs listed in the Stockholm Convention - basic POPs p...
4 April 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - The StaTact came to Africa last week when 10 countries participated in its roll-out during dedicated regional workshops. UNITAR and UN Statistics Division teamed up with UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UNDP to deliver two two-day workshops - one in English and one in French – with a focus on the governance of data ecosystems for the SDGs. The first workshop brought together government officials from Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Sudan, and Uganda representing National Statistical Offices, Planning Ministries, selected line Ministries...
We organize several longer-duration Fellowship Programmes with the support from key donors. In the fields of peacemaking, conflict prevention and post conflict reconstruction, two Programmes are held annually:, Now in its twenty-fifth year, this advanced two-week annual training programme in conflict analysis, negotiation, mediation and reconciliation was the first of its kind in the UN system. It is also unique in bringing together mid and senior level diplomats, with UN and regional organization staff--key institutions responsible for the prevention and sustainable resolu...
25 July, Geneva, Switzerland: UNITAR’s Chemicals and Waste Management programme has launched its first e-learning course “Classifying and Labelling Chemicals According to the UN GHS”. The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was adopted by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) in 2003. The GHS is an important tool that countries can draw upon to develop national chemical hazard communication systems by providing a basis for the establishment of comprehensive chemical safety programs. Increasingly being…
Building the Future Leaders of Green and Inclusive Development in Mongolia
12-15 March 2018, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - What do you think is the most popular course among architecture students at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST)? It’s a course on green buildings.
“Even former students are asking us if they can take the course,” says B. Munkhbayar, a Senior Lecturer at MUST.
The interest in the course reflects a broader shift in the building sector in Mongolia where energy efficient buildings are more and more in demand.
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The negotiation process between UNITAR, the Jeju Self Governing Province and International Peace Foundation (IPF) – started mid 2009 – has reached a major stage with the Local Development Programme (LDP) mission in Jeju Island which took place from 23 to 26 November 2009.
UNITAR delegation visited the Jeju Peace Institute (JPI), its premises; among them the large office which will host the CIFAL Jeju as well as the conference room. A series of meetings with JPI officials took place to discuss and agree the broad lines of the Partnership Agreement to set up the…
UNITAR and the International Civil Defense Organization to Cooperate on Disaster Management
26 January 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Civil Defense Organisation (ICDO) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding, committing to develop and implement joint training programmes in disaster risk reduction (DRR), disaster management and urban resilience.
Strong systems for disaster and emergency management – measures taken to protect populations before, during, and after catastrophe…
Geneva 3 March 2011 - Based on a rapid assessment of very-high resolution satellite imagery recorded this morning at 11:26 am local time, UNOSAT released the first satellite based report focusing on people moving away from Libya to flee violence. The report shows several thousands of people located primarily within the Ra´s Ajdir border crossing facility along the Libyan-Tunisian border. The imagery shows multiple concentrations of people and different waiting and processing sites, as well as long lines of people and small vehicles…
In furtherance to the UNITAR/ Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) (www.nddc.gov.ng) partnership and the release of 70% of the pledged counterpart fund for the implementation of the UNITAR/NDDC agreed work plan, a training workshop on Leadership and Management was executed in February, 2010. This pragmatic capacity building workshop aimed at initiating and developing, in Senior Commission Officials, a comprehensive view of the overall people management function and of the leadership role and its responsibilities. It was a further step in the direction of officials…