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5-6 June 2019, UN CC:Learn participated in Nestle’s annual awareness raising event with a focus on Safety, Health, Environment & Food Safety. The so-called SHE & Quality Days took place at Nestle’s R&D center in Singen, Germany. The Product Technology Center is responsible for developing new products in the field of "food", such as soups, sauces, pizza, seasoning, bouillons, for countries all around the world.
UN CC:Learn hosted a booth and delivered its flagship Climate Classroom – an ‘espresso shot’ of climate learning, to Nestle’s employees.
Over 200 emplo...
30 January 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosperity will hold the “Digital Champions” forum on 20-21 February 2024 in Warsaw as the final session of the digital reskilling training programme for Ukrainian women evacuees in Poland. More than 40 top-performing programme participants will be invited to join the forum, where they will discuss and present data analytics, cybersecurity, geographic information systems, or digital graphics and web design.
The forum will also provide several businesses the opportunity to introduce their companies to t...
Historically, the role of women in diplomacy has remained marginal, at best, evidenced by the low- though increasing- rates of women’s participation in senior level positions in the UN system. Among diplomats to the UN, currently, women account for 23 of the 192 permanent representatives and observers to United Nations headquarters in New York. Women’s participation at senior level positions in the UN system also remains dismal. As of 2009, women represent only 27 of the 120 UN officials at the ASG level and above, at the UN Secretariat; and 15 of 43 senior level officials…
UNITAR Supports the Promotion of Creative Industries for Sustainable Development
Crea4Dev Open Online Course
13 December 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The Creativity for Development (Crea4Dev) Open Online Course has entered its 10th week on 5 December, with more than 700 participants coming from 118 countries having registered until now. The course, an initiative of UNITAR and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was developed to raise awareness on the value of creativity and culture as the pillars of sustainable development. It is designed for…
UNITAR Executive Director participates at first G-STIC Conference and Celebrates UN Day in Brussels
25 October 2017, Brussels, Belgium – This week, UNITAR Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, participated at G-STIC, the Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference Series in Brussels. The first in a series, the conference aimed to accelerate the development, dissemination and deployment of technological innovations to enable the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Focused on integrated technological solutions that are good for the planet, people…
CIFAL Jeju Hosts International Workshop on Cultural Development for Sustainable Island Tourism
5 June 2018, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR’s Affiliated International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) convened a workshop, titled Cultural Development for Sustainable Island Tourism in the Asia-Pacific region, in Jeju from 29 May to 1 June. The workshop was organized in collaboration with United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC), the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and the Jeju Tourism Organization.…
UNITAR Team Visits Islamabad to Kick-off the Third-Party Monitoring (TPM)
24 -27 October 2017, Islamabad, Pakistan - After three full days of meetings in Islamabad, Pakistan, the Pakistan Evidence and Learning Platform (PELP) moves forward despite some containers in the middle of Islamabad's streets that made some short routes feel a bit longer.
The PELP team met with UK Department for International Development (DFID) and various project stakeholders and partners: UNDP, UNICEF, UNDSS and UNRCO, the Multi-Year Humanitarian Programme (MYHP) Consortia Leads…
Afghanistan Fellowship Programme 2018 Cycle Concludes with Workshop III in Hiroshima
The 2018 Cycle of the UNITAR Afghanistan Fellowship Programme – Inspiring Transformation came to a successful conclusion on 4 July 2018. This year marks the UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s 15-year anniversary, and the Fellowship has run continuously since the office’s inception, training more than 500 Afghans. The Hiroshima Office is proud to have worked with so many dedicated partners and participants from Afghanistan over the years.
As always, this year’s cycle concluded with Workshop III…
26 July 2019, New York, USA - United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office (UNITAR NYO) prepared a briefing program for the summer camp students enrolled with College Daily Inc. in China. The summer camp converges on diplomacy since College Daily Inc. is a company that directs on promoting studying overseas and global citizenship. The students were welcomed to the office of UNITAR in New York. Mr. Marco Suazo greeted the students and introduced the work of the United Nations and the responsibilities of UNITAR. The students expressed their gratitud...
25-27 April 2021, Shanghai, China - The first Seminar on Digital Transformation for Executive Managers jointly organized by UNITAR's CIFAL Shanghai International Training Center and Information & Data Security Solutions Co., Ltd. was held in Shanghai, China between 25-27 April. The 17 senior managers who attended the seminar represented the following companies: China Merchants Bank, SAIC MOTOR, Digital Guangxi Group, Armed Police Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd, Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange, Shanghai A...