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CIFAL Durban Organizes the Seminar “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in South Africa”
29 July 2017, Durban, South Africa – The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by 193 countries as a new global agenda on 25 September 2015 and came into force officially on 01 January 2016. The SDGs are a set of goals towards ending poverty, ensuring prosperity and protecting the planet. The 17 goals and 169 targets matter to local governments. In particular, they are applicable across all clusters, units and departments of the eThekwini Municipality in South…
Beneficiary: Mariame Camara
Function Title: Programme Officer, Mediation Resources, Mediation Facilitation Division (MFD), Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission
Country of Origen: Guinea
“Beyond my professional expectations, the UNITAR regional training programme was a unique life experience. Practitioners from all over Africa were put together with wonderful resource persons and experts, to reflect deeply on mediation, and most importantly, on prevention and transformation o...
Discover the Brand New UN CC:e-Learn Platform!
24 February 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:e-Learn platform has just undergone a complete makeover. The platform, which was launched in 2014, still boasts its state of the art e-learning courses in six different languages. However, we bring a few new features to our 75 000+ registered users:
1. Easier Access and Navigation
New Landing Page: Once logged in, you can now access a page filled with useful information and news, and can easily access the courses you are following by going to “My Courses”.
An…
19 June 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently signed a new agreement to launch a joint online course on Trade, Food Security and Nutrition to be delivered in English language for Sub-Saharan African countries.
This course is designed to assist representatives from government and related authorities, who are directly involved in the formulation and implementation of agricultural policies and programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa. These includes officials from Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock, Fi...
To many, corruption and financial crimes may seem like abstract concepts. But their impact is very concrete affecting the everyday lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world. They undermine elections, democracy, and the rule of law. They erode human rights and hinder social inclusion. In some regions, they contribute to insecurity and help fuel terrorism. And virtually everywhere, they ultimately curtail sustainable development.
As a multidimensional problem, corruption and financial crime need to be tackled through holistic approaches and multi-stakeholder s...
MEFMI and UNITAR to Strengthen Access to Online Training in Eastern and Southern Africa
27 January 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – Consistent with its goal of building sustainable capacity in its member states, the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) signed an agreement with UNITAR in Geneva on 23 January 2015 to strengthen the delivery of capacity building through e-learning for central banks, ministries of finance, ministries of economic development and of planning in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Dr Caleb Fundanga,…
2023年2月9日・広島 - 国連ユニタール広島事務所は、2023年3月20日午前9時～午後1時（ジュネーヴ時間）/午後5時~9時（日本時間）にバーチャル会議「フィンテックエコシステム経済と気候変動への活用」を開催します。
パネリストをお招きして、開発実践におけるフィンテック、フィンテックとサイバーセキュリティ、フィンテックとエコロジーの３つのテーマに焦点を当て、SDGs達成に向けたフィンテックの活用について議論をしていただきます。
, デロイト、ジョージメイソン大学、世界経済フォーラム、国連環境計画、ケンブリッジ代替金融センター、EthicHub、グリフィス大学から専門的なパネリストをお招きし、開発実践におけるフィンテック、フィンテックとサイバーセキュリティ、フィンテックとエコロジーの３つのテーマに焦点を当て、SDGs達成に向けたフィンテックの活用について議論をしていきます。
参加を希望される場合は、下記URLより事前登録をお願いいたします。https://event.unitar.org/full-catalog/fintech-ecosystem-leveraging-its-impact-economy-and-climate-change
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日時：2023年3月20日（月）午前9時～午後1時（ジュネーヴ時...
March 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - UNOSAT is constantly partnering with public and private ventures to research new applications of geospatial technology that have the potential to make the work of the UN more effective or less expensive. Some of this effort over the past three years went into a successful project named iRESCUE.
iRESCUE means “images for Rapid mapping, Enhanced Security and Communication for Universal Emergency services,” and it was fully implemented under Eurostars funding by UNOSAT, AnsuR Technologies (project coordinator) and Locus…
Women and youth in Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe are invited to apply for the UNITAR programme Developing Essential Digital Skills for Women and Youth in Africa: Enhancing Employment Opportunities and Livelihood Development in the Digital Economy.
The training programme will provide high-demand digital skills to increase employment and income-generating potential as wel...
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In conformity with its capacity building mandate, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will launch the Custodians of Peace virtual thematic training series in support of the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation known as FemWise-Africa on the 5th of October 2021. With the gracious and generous support of The Kingdom of Belgium, UNITAR has developed this series aimed at further strengthening the knowledge and technical capacity of FemWise-Africa members through experiential and tailored-made...