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Tariq Rauf is an expert trainer for the UNITAR’s Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Training Programme.
He is the former Head of Nuclear Verification and Security Policy Coordination at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with years of experience in nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and arms control.
The UNITAR nuclear disarmament training brings diplomats to Hiroshima, where they can stand at ground zero and see the bare memorial dome.
Tariq believes the UNITAR programme fills a critical gap for developing countries in Asia, building their capa...
UN CC:Learn Endorses 5 Newly Appointed Ambassadors for Climate Change Learning at its 5th Steering Group Meeting
1 - 2 October 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - Participants from 16 UN organizations and 8 UN CC:Learn countries took part in the 5th Steering Group Meeting of UN CC:Learn Partners, 1-2 October 2014, Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting allowed to wrap up the first phase of the UN CC:Learn project and discuss activities for the second phase. Achievements of the pilot countries (Benin, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Malawi and Uganda) were discussed, and three new…
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 ...
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and ADN Group proudly hosted the fourth edition of World Negotiation Day on December 9th 2024. Co-hosted by UNITAR and ADN group, Doha World Negotiation Day 2024 took place in collaboration with and generously supported by the Doha Forum, in Doha (Qatar).Uniting some of the world’s most renowned contributors to peaceful negotiations and conflict resolution, Doha World Negotiation Day provided a high-level forum to discuss the role of negotiation in today’s challenging world, offering valuable perspectives on em...
UNITAR Hosts Strategic Negotiation Skills Training for Small States’ UN Representatives
27-28 June 2018, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) organized a two-day event, “Strategic Negotiation Skills Training for Small States’ UN Representatives” on 27 - 28 June 2018 at the Joint Office of Commonwealth Permanent Missions to the United Nationsin partnership with the Commonwealth Small States Centre of Excellence. Approximately 25 representatives attended the workshop. Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Head of UNITAR’s New York Office, welcomed…
A Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) is a national or regional environmental database of potentially hazardous emissions of chemicals to air, water and soil and transfers off-site of chemical waste to treatment and final disposal locations. A PRTR can provide important information on what pollutants are being released in a territory, as well as where exactly and how much is being released. One of the main objectives of PRTRs is to enhance the communities’ right-to-know by making environmental information public and allowing civil society to become better…
09 August 2011, Geneva, Switzerland – UNOSAT 3-week intensive training on geospatial information for disaster response will be offered also in 2012. The course is part of the Master Course on Disaster Management of the Universities of Copenhagen and Lund, worth 6 ECTS credits. UNOSAT and the University of Copenhagen have agreed to make the course available again in March 2012 after the success of the 2011 edition.
Professor Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen, in charge of the Master of Disaster Management at the University of Copenhagen, says:
“UNOSAT provide the students of…
19 August 2011, New York, USA — The New York Office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the United Nations Democracy Fund are pleased to announce the launch of a panel on “Democracy and Development”, on Thursday, 1 September, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
This panel, intended for members of Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York, will explore the links between democracy and development and ask whether democracy is a necessary element for economic development. This is a vast and complex…
From the 29th to 31th of March, Carlos Lopes, Executive Director of UNITAR, visited the Republic of Korea for a series of meetings to enhance cooperation with Korean institutions.
He started with a meeting with KIGEPE (Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education) to discuss planned future collaborations. The gathering was co-hosted by Ms. Sookyoung Moon, KIGEPE President and Ms. Hyunjoo Song, KIGEPE Director. As a result of the meeting, the two institutions agreed to co-organize a biannual KIGEPE Symposium, beginning in September 2010, which will help…
UNITAR is preparing to launch its highly anticipated e-learning course on Climate Change Diplomacy which is due to start on the October 4th and will run for a duration of eight weeks. The course is set to provide high-level, diplomatic training for diplomats, negotiators and other high level officials prior to the climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, later this year.
Climate Change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Understanding the climate change problem is a work in progress for the scientific community, however the risks that it…