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28 February 2019, New York, United States – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted a workshop with the Maryland-based organization Trees for the Future on the topics of establishing forest gardens, building tree nurseries and designing perma-gardens. This was the first workshop of a three-part series on Using Agroforestry to Meet Sustainable Development Goals.
After UNITAR’s welcoming remarks from Mr. Marco Suazo, the session began with introductions from the Trees for the Future organization and the audience. Through t...
22 April 2019, UNITAR New York Office, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted a workshop with the Maryland-based organization Trees for the Future on the topic of diversifying nutrition and income sources. This was the final workshop of the three-part series on Using Agroforestry to Meet Sustainable Development Goals sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden’s programme “Leveling the Playing Field”.
Mr. Pelayo Alvarez delivered the welcoming remarks and opened the International Mother Earth Day Special Workshop...
2 July 2020 - A record 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020, released today.
The new report also predicts global e-waste - discarded products with a battery or plug - will reach 74 Mt by 2030, almost a doubling of e-waste in just 16 years. This makes e-waste the world’s fastest-growing domestic waste stream, fueled mainly by higher consumption rates of electric and electronic equipment, short life cycles, and few options for repair.
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4 June 2020, New York City, USA – During the past two months, the UNITAR office in New York has successfully maneuvered the complexity of the COVID-19 situation, and it has been continuing its delivery of high-quality online training programmes such as:
Global Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) programme
two interactive training programmes in collaboration with the Columbia Law School
first module of the training series in preparation for the General Assembly’s 2020 Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR)
‘Defining Transformation: A Global Food System’, co-hosted with...
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 calls to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts with strong emphasis on further implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While climate change is a global phenomenon, some countries are more vulnerable to a warming planet. Given this, the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) was created in 2009 as a South-South cooperation platform for collective action to address global climate change. In 2021, UNITAR partnered wit...
The meeting of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, holds July of each year; including a three-day ministerial meeting of the forum. Effective implementation of Agenda 2030 and the SDGs will require access to knowledge and information, not only for policy makers and leaders to design well-informed and effective policies and strategies, but also for committed and engaged individuals around the world to guarantee that no one is left behind.
Each year during the High Level Politica...
Learn more about UNITAR Division for Prosperity’s programmes and activities from March 2025 to May 2025.Past Issues日本語はこちらから, Anti-Money Laundering E-Learning Programme Resumes and Expands in ColombiaAfter a brief pause, our e-learning diploma programme on anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism in Colombia has resumed. The programme is financially supported by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the US Department of State. We’ve already received very positive feedback from thousands of participants, underscoring the pr...
Tokyo, Geneva, Bonn, 09 October 2019 ― The United Nations University (UNU) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to transition a UNU programme to UNITAR.
The Sustainable Cycles (SCYCLE) Programme has been hosted at the UNU Vice-Rectorate in Europe in Bonn, Germany since 2016. SCYCLE conducts and shares comprehensive and practical research to help societies reduce environmental damage caused by the production, use, and disposal of waste including of electrical and electronic equipment.
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17 January 2023, New York, USA – UNITAR office in New York kickstarts the 2023 PGA Fellowship Programme with a meeting between H.E. Mr Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, and this year’s fellows, who recently arrived in New York to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime experience with the United Nations.
The PGA Fellowship is a flagship initiative of the 76th UNGA President, H.E. Mr Abdulla Shahid — an initiative which H.E. Mr Csaba Kőrösi made sure to carry on during his office as the 77th UNGA President. The Fellowship brings...
04 December 2023, Dubai, UAE - While it has been clear for some time that climate change education is one of the most fundamental unmet needs of countries bearing the brunt of the crisis, it has proved difficult to unlock to necessary resources to meet that need at scale. For several years the UN CC:Learn programme (supported by Switzerland) has been working in West Africa to better understand the gap and to build a regional approach to strengthening climate literacy at all levels (formal, non-formal, and informal).
On 4th December 2023 at COP28 th...