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22 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - What is the UN Climate Change process and how does it work? How does it relate to the Paris Agreement? How is the Paris Agreement implemented at the country level?
These questions may seem complicated, but the latest e-courses developed by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) and affiliated on UN CC:e-Learn will help you unpack these and many other questions related to the UN Climate Change process and the Paris Agreement.
The three online courses are free-of-charge, self-paced, and open to everyone. Participants who are involved in...
22 March 2024, Newcastle, Australia - The University of Newcastle and CIFAL Newcastle in collaboration with Hunter New England LHD, and Menzies School of Health Research recently hosted the graduation ceremony for the newest graduating Fellows of the Field Epidemiology Training Programme of Papua New Guinea (FETPNG) at NUspace. The nine-month programme aims to strengthen health systems and improve health through field epidemiology.
James Flint, the programme lead of Hunter New England LHD and Conjoint Fellow of the School of Medicine and Public Health of the Universi...
27 April 2023, Hangzhou, China - UNITAR’s 2021 and 2023 survey among the National Statistical Offices and Systems (NSOs and NSSs) and international organizations, conducted as part of the EC-Funded Crowd4SDG project, showed that 31% of respondents were aware of citizen science data (CSD) projects run by their NSOs in 2023 compared to only 17% in 2021. The awareness of citizen science (CSD) or citizen-generated data (CGD) is growing, and so are the questions on how such data could be collected and used for the monitoring of progress on sustainable development. To shed s...
September 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of people, and countries’ economies in unprecedented ways. The governments’ efforts to achieve the global 2030 Agenda have halted or even rolled back as a result of the global health crisis. A number of short-term measures had to be taken to respond to this health emergency and then address the recovery through significant money injections. This short-term response has, however, at times failed to account for mid-term and long-term effects and objectives. The need for a sustainable recovery as part of a more inte...
12 October 2021, New York, USA - United Nations for Training and Research office in New York, in collaboration with Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, launched part 1 of Looking Towards COP 26: Sustainable Agriculture, Labor Rights and Just Transitions in Accelerating SDG Implementation. The course focuses on several SDGs like SDG 2 Zero Hunger, SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG 13 Climate Action and was attended by approximately 61 participants.
Mr. Marco A. Suazo, head of UNITAR office in New York, welcomed the panelist and participants...
1 April 2025, London, United Kingdom- In collaboration with GEDU Global Education Group and the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in London (CIFAL City of London), UNITAR hosted the Breastfeeding Education Conference and Training of Trainers Workshop in London, UK, on 27-28 March 2025. The Regional Conference on Breastfeeding Education brought together 72 experts, nurses and midwives, and students from Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to exchange knowledge and good practices that promote optimal breastfeeding practices. ...
28 February 2011. Geneva, Switzerland. Ambassador Patricia Espinosa, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico and the Chair of the conferences on climate change, COP16/CMP6, shared her vision of the future of the climate change response in an open dialogue with the Geneva-based diplomatic community, NGOs, and representatives of international organizations at the Palais des Nations. The event was jointly organized bythe Mexican Permanent Mission in Geneva and UNITAR, and co-chaired by Carlos Lopes, UNITAR Executive Director. While reflecting on the…
13 February 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland - The campus of the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) played host to the first meeting of the new AP-Swiss initiative launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the Swiss Space Office.
The mission of AP-Swiss is to help the Swiss industry be more competitive on the international market of satellite applications with a special focus on integrated solutions. Integrated solutions involve creating services for various user families by combining the functionalities of space applications areas…
UNITAR’s Board of Trustees met for its 48th session on 12-13 November in Geneva to review the Institute’s Strategic Plan for 2010 – 2012 and proposed programme budget.
On this occasion, the Institute received much praise for the bold strategic directions set in the new Strategic Plan for 2010 – 2012. The Plan was recognized to be more ambitious and visionary than the 2007 – 2009 Reform Plan which focused primarily on internal reforms. The new vision lays on a move towards more innovative training service delivery and improved resource efficiency by…
30 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) successfully hosted the third edition of World Negotiation Day at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Co-hosted by the ADN Group and generously sponsored by the State of Qatar, this year's event marked a significant milestone in the current global landscape, emphasizing the critical role of multilateral diplomacy and the skillful use of mediation in solving conflicts and fostering a culture of peace
We are currently living in very turbulent times with multiple and overlapp...