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UN Certified Training - Transforming Education through Artificial IntelligenceThe AI for Educators Training Programme is a two-day executive training in Geneva designed to equip education professionals with the skills and strategies required to integrate Artificial Intelligence responsibly and effectively into teaching, learning, and institutional practice.This initiative, jointly organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Ureka Education Group, offers a structured platform for advancing AI literacy, enhancing pedagogical practice, ...
The Climate Classroom @ COP22 Provides Innovative Learning Opportunities for Busy Delegates
2 December 2016, Marrakesh, Morocco - Keeping abreast of the newest developments in climate change is essential to make timely, effective and sustainable decisions. Yet, adequate time and space for learning are rarely accessible for busy decision-makers and full-time working professionals. The Climate Classroom – a mobile learning space coordinated by UN CC:Learn that ‘pops up’ at the center of major climate change conferences and related events – has been developed to bridge this…
The Master's in Climate, Energy and Humanitarian Action, jointly developed by Loughborough University and UNITAR, addresses the urgent and interconnected challenges of climate change, sustainable energy, and humanitarian response. The programme fosters innovation, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary collaboration, equipping professionals with the knowledge and skills to drive climate resilience, energy transitions, and sustainable development in complex global contexts. As climate-related disasters and energy crises intensify, humanitarian and development professi...
UNITAR SERIES ON SEA AND HUMAN SECURITY
2011 SESSION - TSUNAMI AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: LESSONS LEARNED FOR EFFECTIVE PLANNING
18 - 21 October 2011 | Tokyo, Japan
In collaboration with the University of Tokyo Ocean Alliance
With the devastating effects of the March 11 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Eastern Japan seared into memory, and with the humanitarian crisis being gradually eased, attention turns, necessarily, to the devastation as evidenced on the coastal areas of Eastern Japan. The natural environment however requires a concerted examination so as to…
November 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme has published the list of e-Learning courses available in 2013.
MDP’s new courses can be found on the e-Learning calendar for 2013. If you have not yet had the opportunity to take UNITAR's courses, such as "Introduction to the United Nation System" or "Multilateral Conferences and Diplomacy", you will have the chance at the beginning of 2013.
New on the list is a course on "Water Diplomacy" established in partnership with UNESCO and the University of East Anglia. The course has been…
CIFAL Quito Organizes a Forum on New Rurality
16 April 2015, Quito, Ecuador – CIFAL Quito, in collaboration with the Decentralized Government of the Province of Pichincha (GADP) and the Consortium of Autonomous Provincial Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE) hosted the forum on New Rurality: a reflection on rural development on 7-8 April 2015 at FLACSO University in the city of Quito.
The event convened 235 authorities, including provincial prefects and mayors, to debate on alternative solutions to the main rural development issues in Ecuador.
During two days, participants…
E-learning Course Strengthens Renewable Energy Expertise of Participants from Around the World
28 June 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom - An innovative e-learning course that aims to take renewable energy to developing countries across the world has just come to the end with delegates from 10 countries completing the course. Developed by the Strathclyde University, world-renowned experts in the renewable energy field, in partnership with CIFAL Scotland and UNITAR, the course is an official contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All…
CIFAL Argentina Launched in Buenos Aires to Provide Capacity Building on Road Safety, Transport and Urban Mobility
26 September 2016, Buenos Aires, Argentina - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) officially launched its 16th International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) Argentina. The official ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with special participation of the Secretary of External Relations Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Argentina Mr. Rene Mauricio Valdes…
UNITAR and MGIMO Successfully Completed Another Edition of the Regional Capacity Development Programme on International Environment Cooperation
20 - 24 November 2017, Moscow, Russian Federation – Every year since 2011, UNITAR and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) have been jointly organizing the Regional Capacity Development Programme for Government Officers from the Russian Federation and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. Each year, the Programme focuses on a different thematic based on the learning needs of the…
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 ...