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In October 2016, UNITAR delivered a training to employees of the Government of Madagascar to support them in efficiently managing the country’s public finances. The training programme took place in Antananarivo over two-week period and included three main themes: negotiation techniques, follow-up and evaluation of public investment projects and internal debt management.
Rova Rakotondratsimba was one of the managers who took part in the training. “I work at the General Directorate of the Treasury, at the Directorate of …
1-3 June, 2011, Asaba, Delta State Nigeria. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Nigeria Office in collaboration with Delta State of Nigeria Government has recently organized a three-day training program on Participatory Budgeting and Revenue Generation in Asaba, Delta State. The workshop arose out of the need to include citizenry and stakeholder participation in effectively deciding what projects are priorities to their communities on one hand and the need to generate adequate funds to execute projects to promote sustainable development in the…
Education and Training as a Pathway to an Inclusive Green Economy: Tackling the Green Skills Mismatch
An innovation campaign in the lead-up to the PAGE Ministerial Conference 27-28 March 2017, Berlin, Germany
Call for Pitches!
14 February 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – The Second Ministerial Conference of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), co-hosted by the Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) of Germany, will organize an innovation session to highlight the importance of education and training for an inclusive…
UNITAR Opens Sustainable Development Goals Learning Centre
7 of June 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) co-organized the second edition of this learning, training and practice week on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mr. Nikhil Seth, Executive Director of UNITAR opened this week of learning session’s hand-in-hand with the presentation of voluntary national reviews. Mr. Seth remarked how UNITAR and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) are committed to ensuring that a broad range of…
Building Capacity to Develop and Implement Cities Resilience Action Plans
A public forum “Capacity Development for Implementing Cities Resilience Action Plans” to be held in the 2015 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) on 16 March 2015.
27 February 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - Urban risk is continually increasing. Urbanization is taking place at an unprecedented rate. By 2030 more than 60% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities, with record concentrations in large urban conglomerations and megacities in the developing world. …
CIFAL Jeju Co-organizes International Workshop on Transforming Eco-Cities to Environmental Hubs through Holistic Waste Management
3 August 2015, Jeju, Republic of Korea – CIFAL Jeju convened thirteen central, state and local government officials and NGO workers from six different countries from Asia-Pacific for a four-day workshop on "Transforming Eco-Cities to Environmental Hubs through Holistic Waste Management." CIFAL Jeju, in collaboration with Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), held the event from 6 to…
Workshop on Airport Cities and Competitiveness in Central America
31 March – 1 April 2016, San Salvador, El Salvador – UNITAR’s affiliated training centre in San Salvador (CIFAL El Salvador) hosted the workshop “Promoting Airport Cities for Competitiveness and Economic Development,” which aimed at providing a venue for the exchange of best practices on how to transform airports located in world-class airport cities that generate economic development and growth. The workshop took place from 31 March – 1 April 2016 and was jointly organized by CIFAL El Salvador and the…
First Edition of the Master in Sustainable Air Transport Management
11 September 2018, Merida, Mexico - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Merida (CIFAL Merida) is pleased to announce the first edition of its “Master in Sustainable Air Transport Management (MATSM)” offered in partnership with the Aeronautical Business School (ITAérea) and UNITAR.
Air transport has become essential to our global economy. It is a driver of economic growth and contributes to strengthening the ties between countries and the global economy. At the same time,…
5 September 2019 New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Research and Training (UNITAR) New York Office has launched a training course for delegates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mission to the United Nations entitled, “Core Diplomatic Training for United Arab Emirates Diplomatic Corps.” The course, which will take place over seven days, was launched on 3 September 2019. The course opened with welcome remarks delivered by Amb. Mr. Ion Botnaru, former Director of the General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs Division of the United Nations Secretariat, Dr. Angel Angelo...
23 May 2019, Panama City, Panama - UNITAR office in New York continued developing skills for Central American diplomats, this time with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama from 23 - 24 May 2019 with a training for the development of leadership and strengthening negotiation techniques. The workshop was held at the Diplomatic Academy of Panama, in Panama City. The course opened with the remarks of Ambassador Darío Chirú Ochoa, Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Panama, Dr. Alexander Lopez and Mr. Pelayo Alvarez, Programme Coordinator and representative of UNITAR New ...