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16 December 2020, New York, USA (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research successfully concluded the three-day virtual seminar with its event partners, the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations and Generation Amazing. Generation Amazing is an organization geared toward youth that uses football to encourage sustainable development, specifically through the principles of gender equality, inclusivity, teamwork and leadership, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha. This seminar was designed for Generation Amazing’s 15 You...
September 2020, All communities are at risk of emergencies and disasters, including those associated with natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, technological and other hazards. Particularly in the context of increased urbanization and climate change, frequency, severity and impact of those events are crucial. Currently, countries face the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of cases and thousands of deaths confirmed worldwide, demonstrating the profound impact that pandemics have for public health systems and for oth...
23 February 2021, New York, USA and Guatemala City, Guatemala – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office (UNITAR NYO) hosted a course on the work of the ECOSOC, entitled “UNITAR Orientation Course of the ECOSOC for Guatemala Delegates” on 23 February 2021. As with the previous course held in January, this training took place in an online format, attracting over 20 delegates that participated from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Mission of Guatemala in New York. The UNITAR New York office delivered a three-session onl...
15 July 2022, New York, USA - Today, Mr. Michel Doukeris, Chief Executive Officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and Mr. Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), renewed the partnership agreement between both organizations to continue to improve road safety. They also agreed to develop initiatives focused on women empowerment and entrepreneurship; and promote sustainable water management practices.
In the past four years of working together, this public-private pa...
29 June 2023 Hanoi, Vietnam – UNITAR in collaboration with the Automobile Association Vietnam (AA Vietnam) and the University of Transport and Communications (UTC), FIA Region II Asia and with the participation of the Vietnam National Traffic Safety Committee kicks off today the Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink-Driving.
Vietnam is home to more than 95 million people, representing a registered 4 million cars and 64 million motorbikes. Vietnam is experiencing rapid urbanization and motorization which outpaces infrastructure change. Every year, an e...
Housed in the Division for People and Social Inclusion, UNITAR’s Network of International Training Centres for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL Global Network) now boasts a new record of 18 centres, as of 1 February 2019. Slated to expand still further over the course of this year, the Network serves as an ever-more-valuable arm of UNITAR throughout the world, helping to build capacity for sustainable development at the grassroots level across all continents.
The first CIFAL – in French, Centre International de Formation des Authorités et Leaders -- was created in 2003. Now ...
12 April 2024, Curitiba, Brazil – Throughout March, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Curitiba jointly with the Education Management and the Social Responsibility Council of the FIEP Group conducted the "Girls in Science" project, which aims to encourage girls' participation in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
This follows the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated every year on 11 February since 2016. This recognized that women represent 33% of all researchers globally, but only 12%...
24 – 25 May, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic – Being aware of the important role that country entry points play in the response to a disaster situation, especially in tourist destinations, CIFAL Merida and ASUR Group (Southeast Airport Group, ASUR), developed the seminar "Disaster Preparedness in Ports and Airports". This event was held in alliance with other regional stakeholders such as AERODOM (Dominican Airports); ASHONORTE (Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Tourism Enterprises of the North); and the Outreach Aid to the Americas and Community Port Resilience Progr...
8 June 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - All communities are at risk of emergencies and disasters, including those associated with natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, technological and other hazards. Particularly in the context of increased urbanization and climate change, frequency, severity and impact of those events are crucial. The health, economic, political and societal consequences of these hazards can be devastating for developed and developing countries.
Currently, countries face the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of cases and thousands of de...
June 2020 - All communities are at risk of emergencies and disasters, including those associated with natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, technological and other hazards. Particularly in the context of increased urbanization and climate change, frequency, severity and impact of those events are crucial. The health, economic, political and societal consequences of these hazards can be devastating for developed and developing countries.
Currently, countries face the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of cases and thousands of deaths confirmed worldwide, de...