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10 November 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - International experts agree that Cyclone Haiyan that hit the Philippines on 9 November was "probably the most intense and strongest storm of this type to make landfall". While cyclones of this intensity have occurred before, they usually lose part of their strength by the time they reach shore. Not Haiyan, which swept through six central Philippine islands packing winds of up to 270 Km/h and causing immense damage and probably unprecedented loss of life.
Official estimates by the Philippines government speak of over 600,000 people…
Migration and Development Forum Discusses the Sustainable Development Goals
3 June 2015, Izmir, Turkey - UNITAR participated in the annual meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) and the Global Migration Group (GMG). This event was held at the margins of the G-20 Development Working Group meeting and hosted by the Government of Turkey, concurrent Chair of the G-20 and GFMD for 2015. Its objective was to engage all G-20 member states to discuss the implications of policies relating to migration, financial inclusion, remittances and diaspora.…
UNOSAT Encourages Girls to Consider Tech Career Choices
27 May 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – When you are young, you imagine what your future could be and think about eventual career choices. Believe it or not, we still face numerous barriers when it comes time to choose a career path. One of them is linked to the high number of stereotypes based on gender. Many still think that women are more suited for the arts and support roles while men are better suited for math and engineering. This year, we, at UNOSAT, became directly involved in the Girls in ICT Day (Information and…
From the 22nd to the 27th November 2010, UNITAR PTP, jointly with the South African Development Community (SADC), organised a Protection of Civilians Training of Trainers course at the South African Development Community Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe.
In his preface to Jean Marie Guehenno’s recent paper on Enhancing the Capacity of African Peacekeeping Training Institutions, Lakhdar Brahimi, highlights the pressing need for UN peacekeepers to be fully well-trained. Since then, the UN has been undertaken many more challenging missions, especially…
October 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. Peacekeeping Training Programme of UNITAR, in partnership with the African Leadership Centre of King’s College London, offered, an executive training course on “Leadership, Team work and Team Management in Peace operations from 17 to 21 October 2011”. The course was attended by 25 experienced women and men, and sponsored by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Political Affairs Division IV, Human Security (PDIV / FDFA). The course was delivered in the face-to-face format in the African Leadership Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.…
CIFAL Curitiba Organizes Workshop on Compliance and Integrity
18 October 2018, Curitiba, Brazil – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) jointly with the Management of Risks and Compliance Division of the FIEP System hosted a one-day-workshop on “Compliance and Integrity Programs” designed to promote and strengthen the implementation of integrity and anti-corruption programs.
Sustainable Development Goal # 16 “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions” encourage countries to secure accountable institutions at all levels.…
The extensive experience of the former Executive Directors and their in-depth knowledge of the challenges facing the newly independent countries played a key role in the successful work of the Institute. In addition to their experience in the diplomatic service and their political activism – in particular, a forceful anticolonial stance – they had all distinguished themselves through their theoretical contributions, academic research and teaching. Their achievements also included contributions to literature or journalism....
7 July 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - On 5 July 2021, UNITAR's Division for Prosperity launched a training programme for Iraqi youth entrepreneurs and is seeking applications from enthusiastic and motivated candidates. The “COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme: Mobilising Resilient Entrepreneurs to Address Food Insecurity, Public Health, and Unemployment – For Youth in Iraq” is part of UNITAR’s commitment to aid Iraq’s recovery from COVID-19. One hundred and fifty young entrepreneurs and innovators will learn how to create new businesses or scale existing busin...
St. Gallen Students Visited UNITAR to Learn about the New Agenda for Sustainable Development
Following to the 1st Youth Climate Dialogues with the Lilongwe Girls Secondary School (Malawi) held in November 2015, the students from St. Gallen (Switzerland) visited UNITAR to learn more about climate change and sustainable development.
8 February, Geneva, Switzerland - The school visit of the St.Gallen Kantonsschule am Burggraben (Switzerland) to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) featured a presentation of UNITAR’s history and role…
UNITAR Executive Director Discusses the 2030 Agenda with the President of the General Assembly
17 February 2017, New York, USA – The UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Mr. Nikhil Seth. met with the President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) and Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson on 13 February. During the meeting, they discussed several issues related to the General Assembly activities and organized by the office of the…