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15 October to 14 December 2012, Social Media tools, e-learning course
In the framework of their collaboration aiming to jointly develop a series of learning programmes in the field of knowledge management, UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have developed the course Innovative Collaboration for Development (ICfD), an e-learning course on social media tools.
The overall goal of the course is to empower development professionals to recognize the potential of social media and to make innovative use of these tools…
The Role of International Organizations in the Contemporary Legal Order
New Edition of the e-Learning Course "The Law of International Organization"
12 February 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - Nowadays, international organizations are playing an increasingly important role in the international legal order. They are active in virtually all fields of human activity; they regularly conclude international treaties and continuously interact with other actors of international law, they wield growing normative powers. For those working for or dealing with international…
e-Learning Course on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries
Registration is now open for the 2015 English and Spanish editions
24 March 2015, Geneva - UNITAR is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the e-learning course Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries. The English session will be held from 20 April to 12 July 2015, and the Spanish session will run from 13 April to 5 July 2015.
The course, which is implemented by UNITAR in partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), aims to…
UNITAR Participates in Gamification for Development MOOC
15 March 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR is proud to announce that it will participate in the development and facilitation of the Gamification for Development MOOC that will be held from 11 April to 27 May 2016.
Although exhaustive literature is available on gamification and user engagement, the Game4Dev MOOC intends to provide learning and development professionals with a knowledge sharing platform where resources on the use of gamification for development are compiled and to engage them through…
Maximizing Our Impact Through Data Sharing: UNOSAT Flood Portal
11 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Today UNOSAT announces the official launch of its flood portal, a dedicated, free-to-use repository where anyone can easily find and download satellite-derived flood data in GIS vector format.
Data was extracted from satellite imagery by UNITAR-UNOSAT during more than 50 flood events occurring since 2006, with new data still being added as new floods occur. Satellite imagery used for these analyses comes from many different sources, including RadarSat-1, RadarSat-2,…
Board of Trustees Concludes its Fifty-fifth Session
24 November 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - The Institute’s Board of Trustees concluded its Fifty-fifth Session, which convened in Geneva from 20-21 November. In his closing remarks, the Chairman of the Board, Ambassador Henri Lopes, described the present period as a UNITAR moment, with 2014 marking 50 years of UNITAR service to United Nations Member States. He emphasized the results of UNITAR programme provide evidence that the Institute is making an important contribution to the lives of countless individuals from all…
UNITAR Hosts Seminar on Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Policy
1 March 2018, New York City, USA – The United Nations Office of Information and Communication Technology (OICT) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a morning seminar that introduced attendees to cyberspace and cybersecurity policy, risks and strategies.
The first session was led by Mr. Thomas Braun from the Global Security and Architecture Section at OICT who discussed the importance of ICT in delivering basic public services such as education, healthcare, and commerce, and in…
Event on the Theme “Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization”
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) co-organized, on 27 March 2018, a very successful event on the theme “Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization”, attended by over 80 people.
Delegates were able to learn about the comprehensive verification regime used by the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO to make…
Uppsala (Sweden) 10 June 2010: At the occasion of a lecture by Dr. Carlos Lopes, UNITAR and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (DHF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. As a first step into the cooperation, UNITAR and DHF are looking to organizing a lecture series to be held in Uppsala, New York/Geneva and in Africa on topics related to peace and security.
As part of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation renewed focus on United Nations related matters, Dr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Director of UNITAR, delivered a lecture titled “Perspectives on African Development”.…
24 February 2010
The Local Development Programme (LDP) is launching a new session of its proven e-learning course Governance in Urban Sanitation, to be conducted from 12 April to 18 June 2010 (10 weeks). The course aims at enhancing the capacity of local decision-makers and sanitation professionals to make the most enlightened decisions and investments in the area of urban sanitation by providing analytical tools to understand the financial and institutional framework of the sector, taking into account the needs of urban poor communities.
The course is based on sound adult…