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Welcome to the University Network for Sustainable Development, a platform about learning, exchanging, and partnering to be SDG learners today and SDG leaders tomorrow!
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for everyone. Pursuing the quest of SDGs is a common global effort, and universities are unquestionably actors in order for the SDGs to materialize in the future.
The Network, hosted and administered by UNITAR, allows universities joining to be informed about other universities’ achievements on SDG...
Founded in 1960, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) is a public institution, part of the Brazilian federal higher education system. Its headquarters are located in the city of Niterói and its campuses can be found in various parts of the state of Rio de Janeiro, as a result of a strong decentralization policy. There is also an out-of-state campus in Oriximiná, in the Amazon rainforest. UFF stated mission is to produce, disseminate, and apply knowledge and culture in a critical and socially relevant way. The university operates in accordance with the following basic ...
November 2021 - This article brings some light into the black box of how the transition can be tackled in practice, and is written by Eliya Devay, graduate of the UNITAR-Franklin University Switzerland Joint Master’s programme in Responsible Leadership & Climate Action. Eliya is specialized in Sustainable Finance and currently works at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) as a Consultant.
In light of the recent COP26, this article features outcomes and reflections from Eliya's experiential learning project with UNEP FI, as part of his ...
UPB finds in the 2030 Agenda one of its main references in the world for the management of its environmental, social and economic impacts. Since 2017, in the Sustainability Reports, the communion between the University's performance and the Sustainable Development Goals has been explicitly made visible, in order to make the contribution to these goals more effective. In 2019, UPB carried out a prioritization exercise that made it possible to precisely identify which of the 17 SDGs have direct impacts in line with its status as a higher education institution. In this process...
The skills and tools of diplomacy are resources of tremendous importance within, but also outside traditional diplomatic fora. In order to fulfil its true mission, it is important that the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) strives to include stakeholders from across all sectors, ages, genders and geographical and cultural backgrounds. This effort aims to contribute to the creation of a fairer and more equitable society, committed towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
To attain this goal, UNITAR has given great importance to...
Memorandum of Understanding signed with Zayed University of the United Arab Emirates
11 June 2015, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has recently signed a three year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zayed University (ZU). This partnership will reinforce the excellent cooperation between these Institutes and will reaffirm the common commitment to efficient and effective diplomacy. The overall goal of the MoU aims at strengthening the capacities of the university and its students in the field of…
UNITAR's Breastfeeding Education Initiative (BFEI) combines its experience in training and research to create adapted breastfeeding education wherever it's needed most. Explore our reports to better understand the Initiative's scope and how, through different activities and components (capacity building, public awareness and partnerships) we foster breastfeeding education around the globe., These events, of a Conference and a Training of Trainers (ToT), contributed to Breastfeeding Education Initiative (BFEI) targets as listed below. This conference consisted of a one-...
On 25 November in Hong Kong on behalf of Mr. Carlos Lopes, UNITAR’s Executive Director and UN Assistant Secretary General, Ms. Isabel Hubert, Associate Director, Training Department and Head, Peace, Security and Diplomacy Unit, signed with Professor Chan Chi-hou, Acting Provost of CityU a Memorandum of Understanding between UNITAR and the City University of Hong Kong.
(From left) Ms. Isabel Hubert, Associate Director, Training Department & Head, Peace, Security and Diplomacy Unit, UNITAR, Professor Chan Chi-hou, Acting Provost of City University of…
From 4 July to 5 August 2011 UNITAR’s Public Finance and Trade Programme successfully conducted the e-Learning course on “Fundamentals of Central Banking and Monetary Policy”. The course combined self-study, mentored online discussions, and self-assessments with the aim of providing participants high quality training, knowledge sharing and networking in a flexible and cost-effective way.
Under the expert mentorship of Prof. Alexandre Faure, Foord Professor of Investments at Rhodes University (South Africa), the class of ten (10) senior and middle level officials from…
John Isidore Laure, a monitoring, evaluation, and learning officer at a non-governmental organization in Cotabato City, Philippines, works to empower youth in local government.His work focuses on strengthening youth councils and addressing challenges such as violent extremism and misinformation.John’s participation in the 2024 UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme (YAAP) helped him to refine his project to empower young public officials.He emphasizes the importance of youth as drivers of change and calls for more opportunities to amplify their voices globally., 20 ...