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The Role of Municipalities in the Post 2015 Hyogo Framework for Action on Disaster Risk Reduction
13 January 2015, San Salvador, El Salvador – During the past 10 years disasters have continued to impact communities. Over 700 thousand people lost their lives, over 1.4 million were injured, and around 23 million were made homeless as a result of disasters. Overall, more than 1.5 billion people were affected by disasters in various ways. It is urgent and critical to anticipate, plan for and reduce disaster risk to protect communities. Local governments are essential…
Afghanistan Fellowship Programme 2018 Cycle Concludes with Workshop III in Hiroshima
The 2018 Cycle of the UNITAR Afghanistan Fellowship Programme – Inspiring Transformation came to a successful conclusion on 4 July 2018. This year marks the UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s 15-year anniversary, and the Fellowship has run continuously since the office’s inception, training more than 500 Afghans. The Hiroshima Office is proud to have worked with so many dedicated partners and participants from Afghanistan over the years.
As always, this year’s cycle concluded with Workshop III…
UNITAR offers an Orientation course for new members of permanent missions. This five-day programme, the longest-running course offered to the New York diplomatic community, is intended primarily for diplomats recently assigned to United Nations Headquarters. It will take place from 5 to 9 April 2010.
Participants will be familiarized with the role and functions of the United Nations and its principal organs, improve their understanding of the negotiating processes and techniques within the United Nations context; and gain a better understanding of…
14-17 June 2011, Tokyo, Japan. The inaugural UNITAR Diplomatic Training Series Session took place at United Nations University in Tokyo between June 14 and 17 2011. Attended by 19 diplomats resident in Japan, representing 17 nations, the programme examined the impact of culture on the frames of reference and working styles of those involved in multilateral environments.
Run by UNITARs Hiroshima Office, and in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Honduras to Japan, the Session is the first in a planned multi-event Series which will serve to engage with Tokyo’s…
Participants included lawyers, government officials, community development workers, human rights and peace advocates, and women and youth representatives from Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Pacific and Russia. They gathered together to exchange lessons, experiences and strategies and to deepen skills in conflict analysis and negotiation. Representatives engaged in small group conflict analysis, and negotiation simulations and reviewed policies and cases in particular on land and resource issues. Traditional approaches to reconciliation were reviewed through cases from…
To all Permanent / Observer Missions accredited to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Vienna
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the following training activities for members of Permanent / Observer Missions at Geneva (UNOG) and Vienna (UNOV), respectively:
Workshop on Negotiation Strategies and Techniques, in English
Date: 4 and 5 February 2010
Venue: International Environment House 1, Geneva
Workshop on Negotiation Strategies and Techniques, in English
Date: 11 and 12 February 2010
Venue: Vienna International…
UNITAR’s Climate Change Programme has received a grant of CAD 175,275 (USD 145,000) from The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada to support the activities of five pilot projects in Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa in 2009.
The five pilot projects under the umbrella project “Advancing Capacities to support Climate Change Adaptation” (ACCCA) bring together stakeholders and the scientific community, to jointly implement climate change adaptation projects that address environmental changes and promote sustainable…
Dr. Jane Goodall, the keynote speaker of the 4th edition of the Geneva Lecture Series that took place on 26 May at the Palais des Nations, urged the current generation to stop borrowing from the future generations and to change its ways before it is too late. Pointing to the sometimes pessimistic attitudes among youth, Dr. Goodall explained, “When I think about how we have harmed the planet since I was their age, I feel this desperation and shame. We have compromised their future. But it’s not true that there’s nothing that can be done about it”.
Jane Goodall commonly…
Workshop Kick-Starts Global Network of Trainers for an Inclusive Green Economy
17 October 2016, Turin, Italy - “At first I thought learning about green fiscal reform would be really dry, but with the right training approach it can actually be a lot of fun!” Ms. Donna King-Braithwaite, Environmental Education Officer at the Ministry of Environment and Drainage in Barbados acknowledged. Donna was one of the participants of the Training of Trainers for a Transition to an Inclusive Green Economy which took place within the frame of the Global Green Economy Academy organized…
UNITAR Organizes Workshop on Realizing Post-2015 Aspirations for Migrants and Migration
16 - 17 October 2014, New York, U.S.A. - At the United Nations Headquarters in New York, UNITAR and the Global Migration Group (GMG) of which UNITAR is a member, organized a technical meeting on “realizing post-2015 aspirations for migrants and migration”. With the Final Report of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its first reference for possible migration targets and indicators within the new development agenda after 2015 (replacing the…