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2 July 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – Ambassadors and representatives of Permanent Missions in Geneva were invited to join our 5th Friends of UNITAR Meeting, to learn more about UNITAR, its activities and our new Strategic Framework 2018 - 2021., The two Co-Chairs, Her Excellency Ambassador Terhi Hakala (Finland) and Her Excellency Ambassador Beatriz Londono Soto (Colombia) opened the event followed by a welcome message by UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNITAR Executive Director, Mr. Nikhil Seth., During this meeting, five short presentations covering UNITAR’s thematic and...
30 April 2019, Geneva, Switzerland – United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in collaboration with the Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (NAZAHA) successfully hosted a 4-day workshop on Leadership and Anti-Corruption in Kuwait City, from 24 to 27 March 2019. Effective leadership, transparency and anti-corrupt structures are fundamental to efficient organizations. The uniquely tailored workshop covered these essential topics and allowed selected staff from different departments of NAZAHA not only to enhance their leadership skills but also to raise their a...
The Strategic Framework Fund (SFF) was established by the UNITAR Board of Trustees in November 2018 as a flexible, pooled funding instrument to help UNITAR deliver on its mandate and achieve the objectives of the 2018-2021 strategic framework.
The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of SFF-related programming; to identify any problems or challenges that the SFF has encountered; to issue recommendations, and to identify lessons to be learned on the SFF’s design, implementation, and management...
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Government endeavours to influence foreign publics have long pre-dated the concept of public diplomacy, coined in the 1960s. The communication and technology revolution that is shaping the 21st Century has given a powerful impetus to this particular way of conducting international relations. Governments have lost their quasi monopoly on the control of information to the benefit of public opinion and non-state actors. Who, then, does public diplomacy belong to? How is the task divided? What are the responsibilities of government officials? What is the role of non-st...
15 January 2018, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Claremont Evaluation Centre – New York (Claremont Graduate University) launched the second phase of the Executive Leadership Programme in Evaluation and the Sustainable Development Goals, consisting of a week-long learning series that examines the power of evaluation and its various applications and how, through successful implementation, it can create a framework for achieving the SDGs.
Opening remarks were delivered on behalf of Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhi...
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...
17 January 2023, New York, USA – UNITAR office in New York kickstarts the 2023 PGA Fellowship Programme with a meeting between H.E. Mr Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, and this year’s fellows, who recently arrived in New York to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime experience with the United Nations.
The PGA Fellowship is a flagship initiative of the 76th UNGA President, H.E. Mr Abdulla Shahid — an initiative which H.E. Mr Csaba Kőrösi made sure to carry on during his office as the 77th UNGA President. The Fellowship brings...
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Boxing Association (IBA). The ceremony took place at UNITAR Headquarters in Geneva on Wednesday, 5 April 2023.
06.04.2023, Geneva, Switzerland - Mr. Nikhil Seth, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, and IBA President Umar Kremlev signed the Memorandum, which becomes the first step in the cooperation between both parties. The two organizations agreed on opportunities to discuss a series of international high-level conferenc...
27 July 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - Science is often not adequately accounted for in the main societal discussions and in the related decisions and strategies. Scientists, diplomats and policy makers may profit from a better knowledge of the world of science and its operational models, which in some cases may inspire policies and solutions also in fields other than science.
The public lecture, held on 27 July 2017 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, is part of a UNITAR-CERN joint initiative addressed to the actors of multilateral diplomacy. The joint initiative aims at ra...