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Carlos Lopes was appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) at the level of Assistant Secretary-General on 1st March 2007. In addition, he has been serving as Director of the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) since November 2007, the parallel appointment that he received from the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
Lopes previously served as UN Assistant-Secretary-General and Director for Political Affairs in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General.
Lopes has actively contributed to…
ABOUT THE CHALLENGE
The Autosobriety Challenge is co-hosted by UNITAR, Pernod Ricard China, CIFAL Shanghai, CIFAL Hubei and China Communication Television Broadcasting Network in China, seeking innovative proposals for road safety from students enrolled in Chinese universities and colleges.
The challenge is a new attempt to further support the Autosobriety Training Programme in China. By adopting a "train the trainers" approach, organizers tapped the potential of students by improving their road safety literacy on issues such as “No Drink Driving” and encouraging them to...
14 October 2019, Curitiba, Brazil – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) welcomed a delegation of entrepreneurs from Ecuador and Peru in order to learn about the innovative structure and management model of the Federation of Industries of the State of Parana (FIEP).
In 2014, Parana was the fifth largest province to contribute to Brazil’s GDP. Industry represented 21.8% of that total. In this context, FIEP has as mission improving the industry sector as a way to contribute to development in Parana, coupled with sustaina...
27 April 2023, Katowice, Poland – Between April 20 to 26, 2023, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Plock continued its efforts to promote the Autosobriety Training Programme, aimed at preventing drink-driving. The Programme was featured at the Local Career and Professional Development Fair capturing the attention of primarily young individuals who have just finished college and are looking for career advice.
During the four-hour event, around 80 people learned about the programme, using virtual reality glasses and video materials ...
21 December 2023, Online/Dubai, UAE - From the 4th to the 10th December, UNITAR hosted three events at COP28 for UN CC Learn’s Climate Classrooms, entitled; Tackling Plastic Pollution; Sustainable Marine Transportation; Upskilling for Decarbonization, and two in-person events at COP28, first with CIFAL City of London on December 5th entitled ‘Sustainable Development and Higher Education’, and second with RES4City at the ‘United in Science 2023’ event on December 10th.
The first event "Tackling Plastic Pollution," on December 4th, 2023 provided an interactive session ...
France Supports the Organization of Youth Climate Dialogues
10 October 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France recently announced that it will financially contribute to the UN CC:Learn programme, in order to support the organization of Youth Climate Dialogues between French schools and schools from UN CC:Learn partner countries.
http://www.uncclearn.org/youth-climate-dialogues
UN CC:Learn is currently organizing three Youth Climate Dialogues with French schools in 2016-2017, the first of which will take place…
The UN Secretary-General Appoints Nikhil Seth of India Executive Director of UNITAR
8 June 2015 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced today the appointment of Nikhil Seth of India as Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). He will succeed Sally Fegan-Wyles of Ireland, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his utmost gratitude for her dedication and commitment to the United Nations.
Mr. Seth brings to the position over 35 years of service as an international and national civil servant and a wealth of...
As a curriculum or learning designer, few things are as heartbreaking as spending months crafting a course, only to witness low engagement, high dropout rates, and lacklustre response from your target learners. Unfortunately, disengagement is a widespread issue.Consider these statistics:Around 90% of online learners disengage with MOOCs (Reich, J., & Ruipérez-Valiente, J. A., 2019; Moore, R. L., & Blackmon, S. J., 2022). Approximately 20-30% of learners drop out of face-to-face courses (Rothkrantz, L., 2017).At least 39% of US university students do n...
21 November 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - On 21 November 2019, UNITAR hosted the first meeting of UN SDG:Learn Steering Group in Geneva, organized together with the UN System Staff College (UNSSC). The Steering Group is composed of representatives of 51 partner organizations, making up 53 UN SDG:Learn partners in total with UNITAR and UNSSC. The main objective of the meeting was to jointly discuss the ways forward in terms of leveraging UN SDG:Learn to amplify each organizations’ efforts in serving the needs of their target audiences, sharing experiences and innovative a...
16 December 2024, New York, USA - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Michelle Gyles-McDonnough of Jamaica as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). She will officially assume her duties on 22 February 2025, succeeding Nikhil Seth of India, to whom the Secretary-General expressed profound gratitude for his dedication and contributions to the United Nations.With over 30 years of experience in sustainable development, policy advocacy, international trade, international rel...