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9 March 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosperity is hosting an online conference “Closing the Digital Divide: Strengthening Digital Literacy and Infrastructure in the Sahel Region, Iraq and Afghanistan”. The conference will explore trends in digital transformation and the digital divide and how we can foster a sustainable digital transformation for all.
The virtual conference will be held on 24 March 2022 from 10 a.m. to 3.40 p.m. CET (UTC+1). It will have simultaneous interpretation to English and French.
Digital transformation has accelerated in rec...
Responding to an unexpected crisis has always been a challenge for policymakers. Health-related crises, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, are no exception. With the aim of increasing public officials' response capacity to develop and implement effective policies and actions in health emergency contexts, UNITAR and the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations have organized the e-learning programme, "Responding to crisis: strengthening finance and trade resilience to global pandemics and health emergencies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)". The programme was fi...
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Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. - Barack Obama, The Former 44th President of the United States of America
, Interactive Virtual Panel Event
30th June 2021, 9:00 am -11:00 am Colombia time (CET+7), online via zoom
The Colombian society has been undergoing more than 50 years of armed conflict. Generations of Colombians carry the memories of their personal experiences of violence, exclusion, and...
February Edition: Field Visit: 09 - 13 Feb 2026 / E-Learning Course: 12 Jan - 06 Feb 2026 / Premium Package: 12 Jan- 13 Feb 2026May Edition: Field Visit: 11 - 15 May 2026 / E-Learning Course: 13 April - 08 May 2026 / Premium Package: 13 April - 15 May 2026July Edition: Field Visit: 13 - 17 July 2026 &...
The Stabilization Facility for Libya (SFL) project aims to bridge Libya’s period of transition from an initial humanitarian relief towards mid- and long-term structural and sector-specific support after the 2011 revolution by strengthening national unity and reinforcing state authorities. The project has been implemented by UNDP since 2016 with activities under three main components (outputs): i) restorage of basic services and light infrastructure; ii) immediate capacity support for municipalities and local partners; and iii) local peace structures and conflict management ...
Communications campaign and interactive conference to mark the International Day of Peace and the UNITAR Division for Peace Advisory Board side event in the wider context of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations organised under the theme “Shaping Peace Together”
Click here to watch the full recording. The video in English and Spanish as well as a written summary of the discussion will follow in February.
The global campaign “UN75 – Shaping Our Future Together”, intended to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, was launched in January 2020 and aimed t...
Massive Open Online Course
This self-paced course has been developed by UNITAR and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A number of countries have attempted to better link their budgeting with the SDGs and national planning overall, however, the progress is uneven. As underscored in the recent UNDP guidance, any country regardless of its budgeting system can take a number of steps that can help align the allocation of public resources with the national SDG priorities. This set of measures has however to be adapted to the specific situation of the country....
On 27 September 2019, in partnership with the Executive Committee of the National Oversight Mechanism, UNITAR hosted the International Conference on Peace and Investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region.
Held in New York, USA, the Conference aimed to consolidate the progress and process of effective implementation of the Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by encouraging regional and international partners, technical and financial partners to deliver on their promise for the economic d...
11 July 2018 - The 2018 High-Level Political Forum has provided space for representatives of the Higher Education Institutes to share best practices, innovative approaches and discuss challenges as Universities embrace the 2030 Agenda and start mainstreaming the SDGs in their curricular, research activities and programmes. The last panel of the HESI Global Day was chaired by UNITAR Executive Director Nikhil Seth and included Secretary-General of the Association of the Commonwealth Universities, and representatives of the University of Geneva, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Unive...
9 May 2023, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), marking its 60th anniversary this year, and the University for Peace (UPEACE), hosted a special announcement event on the 24th of April 2023, at the University for Peace (El Rodeo de Mora, San José, Cd Colón, Costa Rica), and virtually for a selected group of high-level attendees from various sectors and regions.
The event was designed to announce the planned launch of the UNITAR-UPEACE joint initiative, “Art for Peace" - an NFT Collection designed to help empower the next ge...