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The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) invites you to participate in the newest edition of its two new e-Learning courses on Public Diplomacy in a Multipolar World and Mediation Skills that will take place from 12 November – 14 December 2012. The fee for each course is: 600 USD.
A major challenge for governments is how to develop effective public diplomacy, and optimize the use of their soft power, in a rapidly changing global environment. The on-line course on Public Diplomacy in a Multipolar World aims to help participants understand what…
Maps and analysis produced by UNOSAT on the situation in Haiti are being posted and used in the media, web-based networks and information sites.
Aftenposten
Balize Media
BBC News
Bruxelles 2
CNN iReport
ICT4Peace Inventorisation Wiki
Planète Vivante
ReliefWeb
Scribd
The Guardian Data Blog
The New York Times
The New York Times News blog
Thomson Reuters Foundation
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To see all maps on Haiti's disaster created by UNOSAT click here.
E-Diplomacy and Cybersecurity Course for Diplomats From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
9 October 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – On Friday October 6th, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) concluded its five-day course on “E-Diplomacy and Cybersecurity” for diplomats from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This course was the sixth in a series of eight workshops, as part of a training programme to strengthen Saudi Arabian diplomat’s capacities in current and pertinent areas of multilateral diplomacy and international affairs.
The first half of the course…
CIFAL Shanghai Delivers XIII Smart City Public Lecture
16 April 2015, Shanghai, China– CIFAL Shanghai hosted the XIII Smart City Public Lecture “Credit Information System: Realizing the Intelligence of Internet Finance” on 31 March 2015. The objective of the lecture was to make internet finance organizations aware of the concept of credit information, perceive the value and meaning of information sharing, eliminate blind spots of individual information systems, and further extend the coverage area of credit information systems, while maximizing the potential of the…
The Pakistan Evidence and Learning Platform official website has been launched in English and Urdu
29 June 2018, Online – Knowledge management has a fundamental role to play in supporting and improving the humanitarian response in Pakistan. Users such as the national, provincial and local government authorities, donors and the international community, UN agencies, humanitarian partners and stakeholders, or a humanitarian practitioner, are looking for best practices, learning, innovations and impact of humanitarian support.
This is what PELP contributes, particularly in…
UNITAR and CIFAL Philippines Host Road Safety Multi-Stakeholder Conference in Quezon City
9-10 November 2017, Quezon City, the Philippines – UNITAR in close collaboration with its International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (CIFAL Philippines), and the University of the Philippines (UP), UP National Center for Transportation Studies (UP NCTS) hosted the “Road Safety for Sustainable Cities: A Multi-Stakeholder Conference” in Quezon City, Philippines on 9-10 November 2017.
The conference gathered 151 representatives from national…
29-30 November 2018, Abuja, Nigeria - UNITAR in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria hosted the third Road Safety Multi-Stakeholder Conference, bringing together 94 local and international experts to discuss solutions and share best practices and learnings on road safety legislation and regulation that will help address the issues of road safety in Nigeria.
The world’s most populous countries account for almost 4.2 billion people and 56% of the world’s road traffic deaths, one of these countries being Nigeria. There are...
24 May 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR has entered into a new partnership with the International Development Law Organization(IDLO), the only intergovernmental organization exclusively devoted to promoting the rule of law. The new cooperation agreement was signed by UNITAR’s Executive Director, Nikhil Seth and IDLO’s Director-General, Irene Khan and it will be a foundation for collaboration on capacity development initiatives in the justice and legal sectors.
Both UNITAR and IDLO command a wealth of expertise in supporting governments efforts to strengthen their officia...
The Junior Professional Officer programme or Associate Expert Programme is a multilateral technical cooperation initiative intended for young people, interested in acquiring experience in the development field, sponsored by their respective governments. At the same time, the programme assists the international organizations in their technical cooperation activities by providing JPO services in development initiatives.
For more information on eligibility criteria, how to apply, donor countries contact information, minimum requirements, vacancies please consult http://w...
06 August 2019, Quezon City, Philippines – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization and UN Women launched the Global Migration Professional Course at the School of Statistics, University of the Philippines Diliman.
The main objective of this course is to exchange knowledge through a comparative and pragmatic approach on the challenges in migration management. This one-month-course is comprised of 7 modules distrib...