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September 2021 - UNITAR, as the member of the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST), has recently published an article entitled “Strengthening the competencies of policymakers for better use of data in public policy design” in the Statistical Journal of the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS).
The article presents the results of a survey conducted by the GIST Task Team on Statistical Literacy in 2018. Drawing inspiration from earlier work of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on the statistical literacy competencies...
On 11 – 12 June 2019 Kampala, Uganda - The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) together with UNITAR and UN Statistics Division in collaboration with UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) held a national StaTact workshop in Kampala, Uganda. This workshop was initiated to review selected challenges related to the implementation of the Extension of the UBOS Strategic Plan for Statistics 2018 – 2020 in its pre-final year and train participants on the use of tactical approach and StaTact in their work., Around 50 participants from UBOS, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Socia...
In the wake of the past eLearning Africa 2009 Conference (Dakar on May 27-29, 2009), UNITAR takes stock of past achievements in reaching out African participants through technologically intensive learning techniques such as e-Learning.
The percentage of African participants is quite significant. Despite logistical and technical difficulties, numbers show that e-learning is on an ascending trend as an educational means in Africa. UNITAR has been able to take measures of this growth.
According to 2008 internal statistics, the percentage of African participants among…
UNITAR Launches the first edition of online Diploma in Peace Management
In partnership with The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) and the Kyung Hee University (KHU)
Deadline for applications: 15 August 2018
The Diploma links theoretical knowledge and practical competences through online lectures, sharing of experiences and discussions with key practitioners, applied learning and critical reflections. The aim of the programme is to equip graduates with solid knowledge and the ability to handle the most complex challenges that professionals face in th...
The G7 Summit was held in Hiroshima, Japan, from 19 May to 21 May 2023.
Keiko Ogura, a hibakusha (survivor of the atomic bomb), spoke to the G7 leaders during the Summit.
She believes coming to Hiroshima gives people the opportunity to reflect and explore what they can do to bring about peace.
Ms. Ogura values UNITAR’s role in promoting peace through education.
UNITAR Hiroshima Office organized a pre-G7 Summit youth event and participated in activities coinciding with the G7 Summit.
The three events highlighted young people’s and women’s innovative actions for peace...
11 March 2025, New York, USA — In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and in alignment with the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) office in New York, together with the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco, co-hosted a side event titled “Empowering Girls & Women: 30 Years Promoting Equality.”, Held at the Permanent Mission of Monaco, the event convened diplomats, UN officials, and civil society leaders to reflect on three decades of progress in promot...
UNITAR is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its e-Learning course on the Bilateral and Multilateral Negotiation, due to start on 21st February, 2011. Following the success of this course last year, UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme is currently developing more online courses in French language which will focus on the following topics: United Nations Protocol, Multilateral Conferences and Diplomacy, Chairing International Meetings and Climate Change Diplomacy. Theses courses initially developed and implemented in English will be translated into…
1 to 6 August 2011, Addis Ababa. More than seventy Ambassadors and senior Government Officials of Ethiopia convened in Addis Ababa during the first week of August at a workshop co-organised by UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ethiopia, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, to share information and benefit from tailor-made briefings on the latest developments in business, trade and economic diplomacy. The topics discussed ranged from economic and commercial diplomacy to international perspectives on…
UN SDG:Learn is very glad to announce the launching of the Second Series of the UNSDGLearn Blog, "SMEs and the Implementation of the SDGs".
This Series will shine a light on Small and Mediums Enterprises (SMEs), their realities and the challenges they face as well as their philosophies, level of involvement and opportunities in regards to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The first contribution "Why SMEs face particular challenges and why it is a particular challenge to support SMEs", written by Robert Marinkovic from the International Organiz...
"Smarter partnerships in a complex world: the potential of MDG 8"
20 September, 10 am – 2:30 pm, Conference Room 5, North Lawn Building, UN Headquarters“
Partnerships lie at the heart of success stories of progress towards the MDGs. In the current context of decreasing ODA, smarter partnerships involving new actors, innovative features and accountability have proven their effectiveness in leveraging the maximum from development resources. They should be replicated to further accelerate progress towards the MDGs by 2015.
This event will showcase outstanding partnership…