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25 April 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - A side event “New approaches to ensure needs based and sustainable statistical training” held before the opening of the 56th session of the UN Statistical Commission has been an opportunity to discuss the work of the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST) in supporting National Statistical Offices to adopt country-owned, innovative and sustainable approaches to capacity-building. Four countries have shared their experiences, including Kenya, Morocco, Seychelles that used the STAT tool developed by GIST in 2024, an...
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’...
2 May 2024, Mérida, Mexico – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Merida (CIFAL Merida) successfully concluded its XIX international seminar on hurricane preparedness, bringing together decision-makers from airports in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. A key objective of the seminar was to analyze and review emergency plans before the hurricane season to ensure that airports remain operational if impacted by a disaster.
Representatives from 50 airports from Mexico, the United States, Santo Domingo, Curazao, Jamaica, V...
31 March 2023, Merida, Mexico - The Executive Director of CIFAL Merida in Mexico, Héctor Navarrete Muñoz, and the Director of the ITAérea Business School, Mr José Ignacio Escudero, sealed the extension for another 4 years of the partnership that has united these institutions since 2017.
In November 2017, the ITAérea Aeronautical Business School, CIFAL Merida (International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders) and UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) met for the first time at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, for the signing of the trilateral ...
April 30 2013, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR recently completed a training programme for 24 participants, from 15 countries, examining the nomination process for World Heritage Sites. Held 22 to 26 April, the workshop was the tenth annual cycle in the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites Series, and was subtitled World Heritage Serial Nominations and the Vital Role of Comparative Analysis.
The workshop was supported by Resource Persons from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); International Union for the Conservation of ...
8 September 2016, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will partner with the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG-Fund) to host an International Conference on “Attaining the SDGs by 2030: Business and the UN, New Partnership Models.” The Conference will be held at UN Headquarters in New York City on 8 September 2016. More than 60 participants are expected. Registration is not closed, however, and the Conference can accommodate up to 100 attendees.
As UN Member States turn their attention toward the implementation of the 2030 Ag...
1 November 2016, Casablanca, Morocco - The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has successfully completed the first workshop of the UNITAR Hiroshima Training Programme on Anti-Corruption for North Africa. Supported by the People of Japan, the workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco on 24-27 October 2016 and delivered in French. The workshop brought together 25 participants, including 7 from Algeria, 8 from Morocco and 10 from Tunisia, representing government institutions and civil society organizations.
The workshop covered anti-corruption’s key concepts, norms and practices; i...
UNITAR as a member of the United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (IAWG-DDR) supported the work of the IAWG-DDR related to the revision and update of the Integrated DDR Standards, initiated in 2017 to provide guidance to DDR practitioners working in UN peace operations while reflecting the latest changes in the global armed conflict landscape.
On 19 November 2019, UNITAR actively supported the IAWG-DDR Co-Chairs, namely the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – in th...
11 February 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR was honored to host two groups of students from the Executive Master of Development Policies and Practices (DPP) of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies to share about the Agenda 2030 and its SDGs.
Professionals from the public and private sector, international organisations and NGOs from Latin America, Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia visited the Palais des Nations on 20 January and 11 February 2020.
On 20 January 2020, Mr. Brook Boyer, UNITAR’s Director of the Division for Strategic Planni...
11 February 2020, Curitiba, Brazil - Science and equal rights between men and women are crucial for the achievement of the sustainable development goals. Presently, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women.
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated each year on February 11 with the objective of educating the public and mobilizing support towards full and equal access to and participation in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics)-related fields for women and girls.
The International Training Centre for Authorities and...