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5 March to 4 May 2012, Social Media Tools, e-learning course.
UNITAR is pleased to announce the opening of registrations of the fifth session of the Innovative Collaboration for Development course from 5 March to 4 May 2012.
Jointly developed by UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ICfD is an e-learning course on social media tools, which has been awarded the 2011 international Open ECBCheck Quality Standards.
The overall goal of the course is to empower development professionals to recognize the potential of…
January 2012, New York, USA –“A wonderful workshop with very good teachers!” This delegate’s observation aptly sums up a successful year for the New York Office: in 2011, it planned, organized and evaluated 39 workshops (with over 70 days of training), trained over 1400 participants from Member States, UN staff and civil society, and secured new strategic partnerships with academia and the private sector. Building on these successes, UNITAR NYO will expand its thematic focus in 2012 and engage new partners.
An important achievement for 2011, UNITAR NYO has achieved gender…
30 July to 28 September 2012, Social Media Tools, e-learning course.
UNITAR is pleased to announce the opening of registrations of the sixth session of the Innovative Collaboration for Development course from 30 July to 28 September 2012.
Jointly developed by UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ICfD is an e-learning course on social media tools, which has been awarded the 2011 international Open ECBCheck Quality Standards.
The overall goal of the course is to empower development professionals to recognize the…
Twenty Young Iraqi Professionals Complete Workshop on Entrepreneurship in Baghdad, Iraq
6 November 2017, Hiroshim, Japan – Workshop I of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Iraq Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training came to a conclusion after two days of training and knowledge sharing in Baghdad, Iraq. The Fellowship is a six-month specialized capacity-building programme examining entrepreneurship and youth leadership in the context of Iraq. The workshop focused on developing participants’ skills through…
UNITAR Launches Three Interactive Case Studies on National Adaptation Planning (NAP)
5 October 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR in collaboration with the GEF-LDCF funded UNDP-UNEP National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Support Programme (GSP) expands its on-line tool-box to improve countries’ accessibility to knowledge and resources for adaptation planning and decision-making.
Three NAP case studies have been developed to synthesize and facilitate the sharing of good practices and lessons learned from developing countries engaged in the NAP process.
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Creativity for Development - New Free Open Access Course Available
Geneva, 26 September 2016. We are pleased to announce that the new “Creativity for Development” (Crea4Dev) course is now available. Crea4Dev is an initiative of UNITAR and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
In most countries, there is an abundance of creative talents, but the development potential of creative industries remains under-utilized. Crea4Dev was developed to raise awareness on the value of creativity and culture as pillars of sustainable development.
The…
CIFAL Argentina Trains Companies on How to Align Corporate Strategy to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
8-10 January 2018, Ituzaingó, Argentina – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Argentina (CIFAL Argentina) hosted a two-day workshop on how to align company’s corporate strategy with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
Yacyretá Binacional is one of the largest hydroelectric plants in Latin America and is located between Argentina and Paraguay that provides 45% of Argentina’s total hydroelectric energy, having…
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Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. - Barack Obama, The Former 44th President of the United States of America
, Interactive Virtual Panel Event
30th June 2021, 9:00 am -11:00 am Colombia time (CET+7), online via zoom
The Colombian society has been undergoing more than 50 years of armed conflict. Generations of Colombians carry the memories of their personal experiences of violence, exclusion, and...
The Division for Planet has been engaged in the development of a series of e-learning courses through the ONE UN Partnership for Climate Change Learning (UN CC:Learn). The courses are developed with a wide range of partners such as other UN agencies, public institutions, international organisations and private sector companies. Some of the upcoming e-courses include:
1) Introduction to Sustainable Finance (with GIZ)
2) Carbon Tax (with the World Bank)
3) Sustainable Diet (with Danone)
4) Integrating Climate Risk Information into National Adaptation Planning (with WMO)...