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UNITAR Delivered Three Training Workshops for Saudi Diplomats in London, Moscow and Ottawa
6 Junly 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia started their 2017 collaboration with the successful implementation of three face-to-face workshops in three different countries for Saudi diplomats in April and May 2017. Starting a collaboration in 2005, UNITAR has organized numerous successful training events for Saudi Arabian diplomats, providing them with a unique learning environment and enhancing their knowledge and skills in…
Building Capacity for Sustainable Tourism Management in Coastal Destinations of Asia-Pacific
27-30 June 2017, Jeju, Republic of Korea – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) in collaboration with United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC), the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Jeju Tourism Organization convened the workshop “Sustainable Tourism Management in Coastal Destinations of the Asia-Pacific Region”, in Jeju Island on 27-30 June.
Through the workshop, 21 representatives from central, state…
UNITAR and CIFAL Shanghai Promoting Youth Engagement in the Advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals
18-20 July 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – Young people are the leaders of tomorrow, and engaging them in international debates is a major priority of the United Nations. Youth participation in the advancement of the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is of critical importance, as it is youth who will most experience the impact of the Agenda’s success or failure.
With the objective of engaging youth in discussions on sustainable development and…
CIFAL Philippines Trains Quezon City Staff on Migration Crisis Management
8-10 August 2017, Tagaytay City, Philippines - Thirty members of the Quezon City Migration and Development Council successfully completed CIFAL Philippines’ pioneer training on Migration Crisis Management held from August 8 to 10, 2017.
The 3-day seminar-workshop aimed to build the capacities of local government officials in handling various types of crisis situations – from coordinating with national government agencies, international organizations and civil society groups, to providing assistance…
Climate Change Negotiation Skills: First Training for LDC Negotiators
27 July 2015, Bangkok, Thailand - Building an effective climate change regime for the future must engage all Parties in a strong and participatory intergovernmental negotiation process. In the last week of July, negotiators from the LDC group are meeting in Bangkok to share their knowledge and experience as well as hone their negotiation skills.
LDCs face severe socio-economic and environmental problems that threaten sustainable development. Climate change and variability…
ASEAN Member States Representatives Visit UNOSAT Office
20 May 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – On Friday 13 May we had the pleasure to welcome 12 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member state Ambassadors and Representatives for an information session on how Governments can benefit from UNOSAT’s support. Einar Bjorgo – UNOSAT Manager – presented our different areas of work:
Satellite Imagery Analysis
Training and Capacity Development
Research and Innovation
For each of the topics above, Mr. Bjorgo shared different examples from our work in Southeast Asia…
UNITAR, UN Women and the League of Arab States Working Lunch on Promoting Leadership Opportunities for Women in the Arab Region
1 June 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR hosted a lunch with UN Women, and the Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations Office at Geneva, engaging key actors from International Geneva and from the Arab region to discuss and explore areas of collaboration to empower and promote the role of women in managing crises in the Arab region.
The working lunch took place at the Restaurant des Délégués of the Palais des…
Empowering Women in Intellectual Property
8 October 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the first women’s leadership workshop for the female delegates attending the Fifty-Sixth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of WIPO. The workshop took place in WIPO’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
With 18 delegates from 16 countries worldwide, the workshop succeeded in providing a positive, empowering and engaging environment for learning, self-…
The First Women in Standardization Expert Group Event in Partnership with ITU
30 October 2016, Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia – On 30 October 2016, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Women’s Leadership Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted the first Women in Standardization Expert Group (WISE) Event entitled: “Setting the Standard for Equality” during ITU’s World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2016.
The event took place in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia and gathered more than 70 Delegates and…
CIFAL Jeju holds a workshop on Sustainable Tourism Development
From 17 to 20 November 2015, CIFAL Jeju ran a three day workshop on “Sustainable Tourism Development: Policies for Delivering Social, Environmental and Economic Benefits in the Asia-Pacific Region”, in Jeju, Republic of Korea.
The workshop was organized in response to the need for a capacity building programme throughout the Asia-Pacific region,introducing tourism as a way of delivering not only economic benefits but also social and environmental benefits to the local people.
Fifteen…