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10 November 2011, New York, United States of America. On 4 November 2011, the New York Office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations held the second workshop of the series on United Nations Reform. This workshop focused on: “System-wide Coherence in United Nations Development Activities,” which aimed at familiarizing delegates and UN staff on system-wide coherence architecture, current initiatives to improve coherence mechanisms and main challenges for coherence and…
Successful Partnership between UNITAR and the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016
5 - 16 September 2016. Geneva, Switzerland - The partnership between UNITAR and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was successfully launched with a first component in July in Riyadh, and followed by two-weeks in September in Geneva. The main goal of the cooperation was to strengthen the knowledge and expertise of employees from the Gulf Cooperation Council and strengthen their skills to better understand and engage in multilateral decision-making processes.
The partnership between UNITAR and…
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…
CIFAL Bengaluru Contributing to Empower Women
10 March 2017, Bengaluru, India – The Sustainable Development Goal 3 calls for ensuring health and well being for all, at every stage of life. Contributing to advancing the health of women, children and adolescents is certainly a priority for UNITAR’s affiliated training centre in India, CIFAL Bengaluru.
CIFAL Bengaluru hosted the workshop “SHE (Strong, Healthy, Elegant) – An event to celebrate women” with the objective of empowering women in Bengaluru through education and awareness.
The workshop included sessions to…
SICA Member Countries Promote Public Policy for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Education
SICA Member Countries Promote Public Policy for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Education
10 July 2017, San Jose, Costa Rica - With the aim to build the capacity in the formulation, development and management of climate change learning policies, as well as to strengthen the relationship and collaboration among Central American Integration System (SICA) member countries, all 8 members participated in a 3-day workshop, held at the Secretariat of the Earth Charter in San Jose, Costa Rica, from June 12th to 15th.
This event was held as part of the regional UN CC:…
UNITAR, UN Women and the League of Arab States Working Lunch on Promoting Leadership Opportunities for Women in the Arab Region
1 June 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR hosted a lunch with UN Women, and the Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations Office at Geneva, engaging key actors from International Geneva and from the Arab region to discuss and explore areas of collaboration to empower and promote the role of women in managing crises in the Arab region.
The working lunch took place at the Restaurant des Délégués of the Palais des…
16 April 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - Solomon Islands have been dramatically impacted by floods that began in early April and continued for over one week causing 21 deaths and an estimated 52,000 affected across Honiara City and greater Guadalcanal. OCHA reports that over 10 UN agencies are in Honiara to distribute relief supplies and to provide expertise across coordination, protection, health, logistics and water, sanitation and hygiene in a situation made complex by the destruction of infrastructure, the contamination of water and the scarcity of medical supplies.…
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…
The programme is now accepting applications from Afghan youth including men and women engaged in sustainable entrepreneurship initiatives, such as small-scale agriculture, handicrafts, education, health and digital businesses to promote economic stability. Evacuees returning from different countries are also encouraged to apply, to establish entrepreneurial activities and to improve their economic situation. Applicants should be between 18 and 35 years of age with a working level of English language. Women with university degrees are highly encouraged to apply.The...
First Phase of Shimanami Collective Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction Training Concludes
On 27 November 2024, UNITAR concluded the online phase of the “Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction” training programme, engaging over 130 participants from Asia and the Pacific Island region, in a series of “virtual classroom” webinars and online discussion forums.In Phase 1, participants learned about gender equality in disaster risk reduction, community-based disaster risk reduction, disability inclusion, and the empowerment of vulnerable groups within disaster risk reduction initiatives.The top performers will be invited to Phase 2, an in-person w...