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How to Make a Difference through Climate Change Education and Training
COP 20 Event Features UN Support for Life Long Learning and … a Game!
8 December 2014, Lima, Peru - An unusual side event at the annual Climate Conference in Lima (COP 20) provided a snapshot of what the United Nations is doing to support climate change education and training for children, youth and adults. Panellists and participants discussed how learning can actually ‘make a difference’ on the ground as well as the role of formal, non-formal and informal approaches. The audience also actively…
Hiroshima’s Green, Timeless Legacy
By Nassrine Azimi (the original article was published in the UN Special, February 2018 edition)
Hiroshima – At 8h15, on the morning of Monday 6 August 1945, the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a single atomic bomb. Code-named ‘Little Boy’ the bomb exploded 600 meters above the city center, burning alive tens of thousands of people at first impact.
By the end of that apocalyptic year, more than a third of Hiroshima citizens – including most of its doctors, nurses and first aid helpers – had died. As catastrophic conditions…
First batch UNITAR-Total E&P Trainees in Electro and Tubing Instrumentation at Stord/Norway 2009
New mile stone in Youth development
UNITAR/PHPO (Port Harcourt Project Office) Nigeria records a capstone achievement in Youth Development. With the support of Total Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited (Total E&P), forty youths from Oil and Gas bearing communities in the Niger Delta Region have commenced Industry-driven Technical Capacity Development Programme in millwright, instrumentation, electro/tubing, cable tray, drilling, quality maintenance and safety…
UNITAR Executive Director held a high-level meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations
25 January 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. UNITAR Executive Director, Mr. Carlos Lopes held a high-level meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, whose visit was marked by efforts to reinvigorate activities of the Conference on Disarmament (SG’s address) and the launch of the new Global Compact initiative, “LEAD”, a platform for corporate sustainability leadership, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s 2011 annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
You can also read a related article on "LEAD" in the UN News Centre
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research mourns the tragic loss of life caused by the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last week. The Institute pays tribute to the dedicated United Nations personnel who gave their lives in the pursuit of peace and development.
Among those who made the ultimate sacrifice is Hédi Annabi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. Since 2001, Mr. Annabi has contributed regularly to the Seminar for Special Representatives of the Secretary-General…
On the occasion of his recent visit to China, UNITAR Executive Director and UN Assistant Secretary-General Carlos Lopes gave the keynote speech opening a model UN conference in Tianjin, China. Tianjin, an exciting, fast-developing Chinese city that lies on the coast some 100km from Beijing, welcomed hundreds of students from all over China for the occasion of the Conference.
Mr. Lopes’ speech served two purposes: it addressed the issue of climate change – the major theme of the conference – and also gave the students insight into how the UN works and what a career in the…
31 July 2013, Geneva, Switzerland – As different parts of the world experience an increased impact of natural disasters, there is a need for stronger disaster management. UNITAR’s Local Development Programme is organizing the International Forum “Enhancing resilience to disasters in Latin America”, in collaboration with CAF –Development Bank for Latin America– and Chile’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning.
The Forum, to be held in Santiago, Chile on 27-29 August of 2013, aims to build an international platform to exchange knowledge and best practices on…
29 - 30 November 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - The UNITAR Local Development Programme’s global network of training centres, CIFAL Network, met in Geneva on 29 and 30 November 2012 on the occasion of the 9th annual session of the CIFAL Steering Committee Meeting. The international gathering was attended by representatives from ten different countries and during its first day reviewed the training network’s 2012 achievements –including the positive feedback from the more than 7000 beneficiaries trained last year. The agenda for the second day included the planning and…
As part of a joint ongoing UNITAR/IDI/UNCTAD Global Project to train Public Debt Audit Officials in ‘Auditing Public Debt Management’, a survey was conducted (February 2009) to assess the feasibility of using distance learning and e-Learning as part of the training process. The survey questionnaire was sent to Sovereign Audit Institutions (SAIs) of 28 developing and emerging economies with a view to study the e-Learning readiness of these institutions. A huge majority of SAIs (89.3%) responded that they will provide the required hardware and software to the participants…
UNITAR Board meets as budget reaches historical landmark
Paris, 30 January 2009 - UNITAR held the 47th session of its Board of Trustees in Paris on 29 - 30 January. The session, hosted by the French government, took place in the prestigious Musée du Quai Branly. Board Members praised the excellent progress achieved by the Executive Director, Mr. Carlos Lopes, and his staff as the approved mid-term budget showed a 50.5% growth compared to the previous 2006 - 2007 biennium. The Institute's training activities in the area of Environment and the efforts to consolidate a…