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3 May 2023 - Bonn, Germany - UNITAR, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2023. Since 2020, UNITAR has also had an office on the UN Campus in Bonn. The Bonn office marked the anniversary on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, with a high-level panel discussion on the past and future of education and research in response to current global challenges. Afterwards, the city and UNITAR hosted a reception on the UN Campus.
Mayor Katja Dörner said, "I congratulate UNITAR on its 60th anniversary and wish the Bonn office every success in it...
28 October 2022, Johannesburg, South Africa – It is recognized that public education campaigns and programmes about alcohol and risks, responsible drinking behaviour, and the availability of help and treatment are essential to reduce harmful use.
Screening and Brief Interventions (SBI) for hazardous and harmful drinking are considered a preventative approach which measures an individual’s drinking pattern during outpatient or wellness visits and provides interventions to those at risk of harmful use of alcohol. In addition, web-based information, self-testing and self-help...
29 November 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - The Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) concluded its Sixtieth Session, which convened from 28 to 29 November 2019. Key decisions of the session include adoption of the $88 million programme budget for 2020-2021 and the integration into UNITAR of The Defeat-NCD Partnership with a biennial budget of $31 million. The Board encouraged UNITAR to build on The Defeat-NCD Partnership model to consider the eventual integration of other initiatives, such as Global Road Safety Partnership. T...
13-15 February 2019, Jeju, Republic of Korea – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) in partnership with the Cambodian Ministry of National Planning; the General Secretariat of the National Science and Technology Council of Cambodia; the Science and Technology Policy Institute; the Seoul National University; the Technology, Management, Economics and Policy Programme (SNU TEMEP); the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation; the Korean Ministry of Science; and the Future Planning (MSIT) hosted a workshop on “Strengthening...
5-7 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand- In keeping with its vision of providing the highest quality of training and innovation, the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research successfully held the workshop in Bangkok on Preparing Effectively the Thai delegation for the next session of the United Nations General Assembly.
There were two objectives of the training course. The first objective was to prepare the Thai delegation, as well as the colleagues liaising from the capital, for the 74th United Nations General Assembly...
Mr. Tariq Rauf, former Head of Verification and Security Policy at the International Atomic Energy Agency, shares his message, “The Dawn of a New Era: Entry-into-Force of the Nuclear Ban Treaty.” Since 2015, he has lectured and led workshops for the UNITAR Hiroshima (Division of Prosperity) Training Programme on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation which will complete its current cycle in March 2021. , 21 January 2021, Vienna, Austria - As the day breaks on the morning of 22nd January 2021, a new era will dawn in which nuclear weapons will be prohibited – finally ...
25 May 2011, New York, USA. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) implemented a seminar for diplomats on United Nations Operational Activities for Development at United Nations Headquarters, New York. UNITAR organized this seminar in response to General Assembly resolution 64/289 on System-Wide Coherence which requested such a course. Although the seminar was a first-time pilot project, over 50 delegates participated – indicating the need for training in this critical area.
The many challenges facing the Organization in the field of development…
How can UN agencies support country-driven, results-based and sustainable climate change learning in Member States to address climate change, through One UN collaboration? This question was at the center of the discussion at the 2nd Meeting of UN CC:Learn Steering Group, 7-8 July 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. During the meeting, representatives from more than 15 UN agencies reviewed progress made and agreed on action to advance the three Programme Areas of UN CC:Learn, the One UN Training Service Platform on Climate Change, which is hosted by UNITAR. The three areas include…
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Bonn, Germany from 10-12 June 2009 – UNITAR's Climate Change Programme and partners presented African and Asian scientists' and local communities' results on transforming scientific research on climate change into actions that address the impacts of a changing climate. This collaboration was made possible under the umbrella of the Advancing Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation (ACCCA) project.
Some of the ACCCA project outputs showcased included, the development of risk communication materials to educate and raise awareness about climate change…
Heat, Heart and Hospitality: UNITAR’s PELP team visit Islamabad during a June heatwave
6 June to 4 July 2017, Islamabad, Pakistan – We arrived during an extended heat wave. The temperatures were still in the mid 40s Celsius and the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, also known as Ramadan, had just started. Fasting from dawn until sunset, most Pakistanis went home by 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and left Islamabad’s wide streets and parks deserted. Yet our worries started to dissolve as we entered one of the most lively UN hubs in the country, the Serena…