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With support provided by the Swiss Development Cooperation, UN CC:Learn will be in a position to support three Pilot Projects on Strengthening Human Resources, Learning and Skills Development to Address Climate Change in 2011-2012.
To date some 30 governments have expressed their interest in participating as a pilot country. Interested countries are currently submitting applications for which the deadline is 31 March 2011. The three pilot projects will be selected by the CC:Learn Steering Group in mid-2011, with projects scheduled for implementation over 18 months in 2011-…
On Thursday 3 December 2009, Ms. Isabelle Hubert, Associate Director Training Department, Head Peace, Security and Diplomacy Unit, and Ms. Malavieng Sakonhninhom, Director General, Institute of Foreign Affairs Lao PDR met in Vientiane to exchange views on the works of both institutes and to discuss the possible collaboration between two institutes in particular in training activities for Lao diplomatic officials.
During the meeting, Ms. Malayvieng proposed UNITAR a possible cooperation with a series of workshops focusing on diplomatic skills, including…
21 October 2011, New York, United States of America – The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a two-day workshop on Environmental Negotiations and Climate Change Diplomacy on the 20 and 21 of October at the Office of the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, as part of the 2011 Negotiation Series “Towards a level playing field” organized in collaboration with the Olof Palme Memorial Fund. Through participatory and simulation exercise, developed by Yale University professors, the workshop helped participating…
UNITAR, in collaboration with UNDP Mozambique, Organized a Training Workshop on Climate Change Diplomacy for Mozambican Diplomats and Public Officials
10-14 October 2016, Bilene Village, Mozambique – In preparation for the 22nd Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme held a week-long workshop on Climate Change Diplomacy and Negotiation Skills.
The workshop was organized in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program Office in Mozambique and in coordination with the…
Mauritania Advances its National Adaptation Planning Process
13 April 2015, Nouakchott, Mauritania - “Mauritania is particularly vulnerable to climate change” said Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Mr. Amédi Camara, at the official opening of a one week technical training on National Adaptation Planning supported by the National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme. In front of ministerial colleagues from Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Employment, Training and Communications, as well as parliamentary representatives and the international…
Forum of Small States Interactive Session Held in New York
16 June 2016, New York, USA - The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Sweden, organized an Interactive Session between the Forum of Small States (FOSS), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Office of Information and Communication Technology (OICT). The session aimed to determine the countries' needs and collect feedback from FOSS countries in order for UNITAR to provide the best level of training possible.
Singapore’s…
Geneva, 22 March 2014, in celebration of World Water Day, UNOSAT is thrilled to announce the release of its first hydrogeological map of Chad, produced in the context of the RésEAU project – Cartography of water resources in Chad
As highlighted by the Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon: “Water holds the key to sustainable development”. This is particularly true in Chad, which faces extreme weather conditions, varying between a very arid climate in the North and floodplains in the South. Better knowledge of groundwater resources and their interaction with rainwater is…
UNITAR Delivers Workshop with Columbia Law School on Women’s Leadership & Negotiation Skills
23 March 2018, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in collaboration with Columbia Law School, hosted the first in the three-part workshop series on conflict resolution, mediation, and multilateral negotiation. This series is sponsored by the Government of Sweden under the programme “Leveling the Playing Field”. This workshop focused on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal of gender equality.
The event began with…
UNITAR Organizes Two Workshops on Political Analysis and the Law of the Sea for Delegates from the KSA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
30 July – 10 August 2018, London, United Kingdom – As a continuation of its long-standing collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UNITAR successfully delivered two successive five-day training workshops in London on Political Analysis and on the Law of the Sea. In total, the workshops were attended by 27 Saudi Arabian Diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The events took place as part of…
How many steps did you take this year? “What kind of steps?” – some would wonder. Some would say: “Too many, how could I possibly count them?”. The fact is – steps can be different: big or small, quick and effortless, or time-consuming and requiring one to go above and beyond to even attempt them. Some steps can get you wherever you aim to be in no time, if taken from close proximity. Others would not get you even in sight of the goal if you are starting from afar. What unites them all is that the one taking a step is moving in the right direction and, hence, every step mat...