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Shaping a Global Network of Institutes for Statistical Training
13 - 15 September 2017, Beijing, China – UNITAR was one of the entities invited to contribute during the Seminar on Statistical Training “Towards building sustainable statistical capacity for the implementation and review of the Agenda 2030 and the SDGs” organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China in Beijing from 13 to 15 September 2017. The main objective of the event was to discuss the establishment of a Global Network of Institutes for…
Network of Diplomatic Academies and Institutes of Francophone Africa Established
31 May – 1 June, Algiers, Algeria –In collaboration with l’Institut Diplomatique et des Relation Internationales (IDRI) and with the support of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, a meeting of the directors of diplomatic academies and institutes of francophone Africa was held in Algiers, Algeria. In attendance were representatives from Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tchad, Gabon, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Ivory Coast as well as their Algerian…
Air Service Development Seminar Held By CIFAL Atlanta
21-22 April 2016, Gold Coast, Australia – CIFAL Atlanta, a UNITAR-affiliated training centre, in partnership with Airports Council International and Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, held a two-day seminar on air service development with 19 senior level airport officials from countries including Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Micronesia and Mongolia. The seminar focused on providing participants with an understanding of how to effectively approach and support airline decisions that…
ECA and UNITAR Offer Free e-Learning Course on Economic Report on Africa 2015: Industrialization through Trade
10 August 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - Africa’s social development indicators reveal a paradox: high unemployment and poverty coexisting with robust growth. Industrialization and trade are two key instruments playing a major role in economic growth performance having the potential to structurally transform Africa economies. The goal of trade-induced industrialization must also guide the conduct, negotiations and implementation of trade and investment…
CIFAL Atlanta Helps Host Participants of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative
21 March 2016, Georgia, United States - From 1 February to 4 March 2016, CIFAL Atlanta, in partnership with Kennesaw State University (KSU), welcomed 21 young leaders from Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam as part of the U.S. State Department’s Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). Their four-week academic residency was spent on the KSU campus, where the participants developed a deeper understanding of human and…
Franklin University Switzerland and UNITAR organized a joint event during the Open Geneva Hackathon Festival. The online Hackathon "Food as a nexus for synchronic urban and rural development" offered a platform to generate innovative ideas to rethink and improve food as a linkage for development in rural and urban areas. The hackathon lasted three days and was delivered entirely online, allowing participants worldwide to join the event.
The event included the participation of UN-Habitat, FAO and UNITAR experts to facilitate workshops and group work activities. Four w...
31 October 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - “The pen is mightier than the sword.” This age-old saying has been repeated time and time again throughout history for a good reason. Even though our way of communication has been changed fundamentally by the advent of digital media and communications, the power of that speeches exert have not changed.
For the first time, the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy is offering a e-learning course on The Art of Speechwriting. The next edition of the course will take place from 14 October 2024 - 3 November 2024.
For reg...
29 September 2020, New York, USA (Virtual) - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research’s (UNITAR) New York Office delivered the first of a series of training programmes for the delegations of incoming elected members of the Security Council. The virtual series launched with 75 participants on Monday 21 September with a training for delegates of the Permanent Mission of Norway based in New York, Oslo, and at other Norwegian diplomatic posts around the globe.
In June, Norway was elected, along with India, Ireland, Kenya, and Mexico, by the members of the General...
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13 June 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR NYO) hosted the event “Music for Disadvantaged Demographics”. This event was conducted in the format of workshop in collaboration with the Time Ranger Inc. – a multinational firm dedicated to incubating and supporting programmes related to arts and music. This workshop complimented the progress achieved during the twelfth session of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). UNITAR believes in the value of music, and its ability to unify the lives of people fr...