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With the aim of addressing the growing challenge of money laundering and financing of terrorism, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will conduct from 31 January to 25 March 2011 a new online course on Combating Money Laundering in partnership with Agence pour la Coopération et le Développement -Banques Populaires (ABPCD).
This course, which is entitled "Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism", was developped specifically to respond to the training needs of senior and middle level finance-sector professionals, with a special…
29 June 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina. UNITAR Executive Director Carlos Lopes and UNESCO IIEP Executive Director Khalil Mahshi met with the Minister of Education of Argentina Professor Sileoni yesterday. The meeting was held in the framework of Mr. Lopes’ membership in the Executive Committee of UNESCO’s International Institute for Education Planning. Mr. Lopes who serves on the Governing Board of UNESCO’s IIEP as Secretary-General’s representative has travelled to Argentina this week with a view to taking part in the 37th session of the Executive Committee of the Board.…
With the aim of addressing the growing challenge of money laundering and financing of terrorism, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will conduct from October 3 to November 25, 2011 a new online course on Combating Money Laundering in partnership with Agence pour la Coopération et le Développement -Banques Populaires (ABPCD).
This course, which is entitled « Combating Money Laundering », was developped specifically to respond to the training needs of senior and middle level finance-sector professionals, with a special emphasis on private and…
25 October 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - CIFAL Scotland and UNITAR have partnered with Stakeholder Forum to offer a unique e-learning opportunity on the fundamentals of the Post-2015 Development Framework. The course responds to the ongoing international debate around the construction of a new development framework.
In June 2012, governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio+20) agreed to launch a UN led process to create a set of universal Post-2015 Development Framework. Based upon the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),…
UNOSAT released in March 2012 the latest version of its annual thematic brief, which is dedicated to “Satellite Applications for Human Security”. Each year, UNOSAT publishes a brief focusing on one of its strategic areas of work (humanitarian relief, human security, strategic territorial planning). Last year the UNOSAT Brief concentrated on Humanitarian Rapid Mapping, the service launched in 2003 that made UNOSAT known worldwide for its rapid mapping support to the international humanitarian community.
Since 2009 UNOSAT produces satellite analysis and…
Introductory Briefing for UN DESA's New Tool on Migration
16 February 2018, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research organized the first briefing on the Series of Migration Issues of Relevance to the Global Compact for Migration. This lunch-time briefing was made possible by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Population Division where 50 participants attended the event.
Our panelists was comprised of Ms. Eva Åkerman Börje, Senior…
UNITAR organizes a workshop on negotiating international peace and security at United Nations Headquarters in New York
The UNITAR New York Office is pleased to announce the upcoming workshop on negotiating international peace and security with the financial support of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. The two-day workshop will take place on 21 and 22 October 2010.
The workshop will introduce participants to the particular dynamics of Security Council negotiations and address the challenges involved from the negotiator’s perspective on selected areas…
10-11 October 2013, New York, U.S.A. - The international community audience in New York is more accustomed to policy debates than to technical talks. Yet 150 experts from 20 countries and 85 organizations attended the second annual conference “GIS for the UN and the International Community”, an event organised by UNOSAT and Esri to raise awareness of the potential of GIS in all areas of international action and to bring together experts, ideas and users. This year, the World Bank Institute joined in as co-organiser, while industry sponsors included famous satellite data…
UNITAR Hosts Meeting with Dominican Republic Migration Institute Representatives
12 December 2016, New York, USA – In collaboration with the United States Department of State’s Office of International Visitors, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research’s (UNITAR) New York Office (NYO) hosted four representatives from the Dominican Republic’s Instituto Nacional de Migracion (National Institute of Migration). The representatives were part of the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The Program is the U.S. Department of State…
This Impact Story looks at the experiences of three participants from the e-learning course on “Entrepreneurship for migrants and refugees” which was launched in March 2020 as part of a joint initiative between the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The course is part of a series of e-learning courses developed by UNCTAD and UNITAR, and contributes to UNITAR’...