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UNITAR is supporting the African Union activities related to strengthening the capacity of its Member States to provide effective support to implement emerging as well as classic DDR through the operationalization and dissemination of the AU Operational Guidance Notes (OGNs). UNITAR, also a member of the Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR (IAWG-DDR) and the Integrated DDR Training Group (IDDRTG), is well-positioned as a link to the main actors working on DDR, therefore connecting the work of the AU and the UN.
The initiative launched in 2019 will contribute to enhan...
April 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - UNEP, UNSIAP and UNITAR are delighted to announce a new self-paced e-learning course – “Environmental SDG indicators”. Targeted primarily towards National Statistical Offices, Ministries of Environment, civil servants, and other stakeholders that support broader national sustainable development monitoring and decision making. The course comprises 10 individual modules, that provide an overview of all 25 SDG indicators under UNEP custodianship, due to vast thematic knowledge, each module can be regarded as a stand-alone module and taken...
Multilateral Diplomacy training lies at the heart of UNITAR. The Institute traditionally delivers training workshops on the UN system and skills development. Given the recent global context, UNITAR specifically designed a series of training programmes on multilateralism. These aim at strengthening the spirit of international cooperation and togetherness, build up values such as solidarity and inclusiveness in participants and sensitize them to the importance of addressing global challenges, such as climate change, in a spirit of cooperation. Please find below our excl...
26 November 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, UNITAR and the International Ocean Institute (IOI) launched the Online Diploma on Ocean Governance for Sustainable Marine Ecosystems Whilst the current pandemic has understandably attracted society’s focus and energy, the consequences of the climate crisis remain as urgent to address as ever before. The MoU between UNITAR and IOI aim to focus on current and future policy leaders, by equipping: “A global network of trained and empowered leaders…with the knowledge, skills...
11 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - World Creativity and Innovation Day (April 21) was the perfect timing for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to launch its new Digital Finance Initiative with a virtual conference. The Initiative aims at supporting countries and organizations to harness digital technologies and to develop the essential digital and financial knowledge and skills of their people.
The conference generated forward-looking and future-oriented discussions on the future of finance in the context of the latest FinTech innovations, bes...
UNITAR has made available through its institutional website summaries of six e-discussions in English and in French on regional integration and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa organized jointly by United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Africa (UNDP RBA) and UNITAR from October to December 2011, as well as a case study on negotiation of financial transactions. The e-discussions and the case study are part of a programme of training and networking events organized under the partnership between UNDP RBA and UNITAR which aims to train African negotiators and…
Do you want to know more about the revised Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards (IDDRS) and how they keep supporting DDR practitioners in planning and implementing DDR in challenging political and security contexts?
Following the recent launch of the revised IDDRS and as a member of the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), UNITAR has updated its online course “UN Approach to DDR”, offered as part of its advanced online training offering for all assigned or deployed UN Volunteers.
The cour...
11 May 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR with the support of Diageo has today launched a series of online training sessions in response to COVID-19 to deliver learning solutions with a focus on drink driving to beneficiaries.
Over the past few weeks, UNITAR has turned its face-to-face High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) Training Programme into e-learning to be offered online in English and Spanish. The online component of the HVE Training Programme brings together expertise and experience gathered in the field and will be delivered widely to government officials responsibl...
The Online Diploma in Multilateral Diplomacy offers a unique opportunity for both students wanting to pursue a career in international relations, and professionals working in international and regional organizations as well as governmental and non-governmental institutions, to expand their knowledge on international affairs and strengthen their capacities in the field of multilateral diplomacy.
In order to be awarded the Online Diploma, participants are required to participate and successfully complete 4 out of 6 online courses offered by UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Pr...
June 2021 - Using 3D goggles, we can now enjoy the immersive thrills of movies, games, and amusement parks. Virtual reality (VR) is no longer a new technology of the distant future but is becoming a familiar tool, and UNITAR is harnessing it to bring vivid, visceral learning across time and space.
The COVID-19 crisis greatly changed UNITAR’s training programmes. Trainees and instructors may not be able to move around because of the pandemic, but training needs have in some ways dramatically increased. To meet the needs of trainees from all over the world, UNITAR intro...