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26 November 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, UNITAR and the International Ocean Institute (IOI) launched the Online Diploma on Ocean Governance for Sustainable Marine Ecosystems Whilst the current pandemic has understandably attracted society’s focus and energy, the consequences of the climate crisis remain as urgent to address as ever before. The MoU between UNITAR and IOI aim to focus on current and future policy leaders, by equipping: “A global network of trained and empowered leaders…with the knowledge, skills...
31 August 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Over the summer, UNOSAT introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based method in its operational emergency mapping service. By reducing the process to a fraction of the time normally needed.
"This fully automated processing method is a game changer for humanitarian rapid mapping operations and a great tool for national disaster management authorities”, Einar Bjørgo, Director, UNOSAT.
Thanks to its extensive experience in rapid mapping, UNOSAT has collected a vast library of historical flood datasets, which ar...
10 -13 September 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, concluded their training of Qatari diplomats for the 74thSession of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) at the UN Secretariat Headquarters. On the second and third days of training the Qatar diplomats attended briefings for new delegates of the 74thsession of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) at conference Room 12, while the last two days included presentations by Ms. Jelena Pia-Comello, Ambassador Ion Botnaru, Dr. Guido Bertucci and ...
25 July 2023, New York, USA – 10 - 18 July 2023 UNITAR Executive Director went on an official visit to New York for UNITAR’s 60th Anniversary celebrations and the High-Level Political Forum. Throughout the one-week visit, Mr Seth attended various events and met with multiple high-level officials.
On Monday, 10 July, Mr Seth spoke at the opening session of the SDG Learning, Training, and Practice Center organized by the UNITAR New York Office for the High-Level Political Forum. The SDG Learning, Training, and Practice Center is a 5-day, 10-session event org...
9- 10 September, New York USA, virtual seminar – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Office in New York successfully launched the Joint Swiss-UNITAR Briefing on United Nations Budgetary Matters training series on Tuesday, 7th September 2021. The four-day virtual training programme caters to the needs of the incoming delegates of the United Nations General Assembly’s Fifth Committee. The last two sessions have directly benefited more than 100 delegates each session from numerous Member States.
The third day of the training kicked off at 10:00 am ...
6 October 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - To mark its 60th anniversary, UNITAR is organizing in Geneva, starting on the 2nd of October, a photo exhibition, displayed on the Rotonde du Quai du Mont-Blanc (across from the Brunswick Monument), will illustrate 60 years of history as well as stories of UNITAR alumni who made a positive change in their community. The alumni featured in the panel exhibition come from Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kenya, Maldives, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu. The opening c...
10 September 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Teaching and Research, in partnership with the Permanent Mission to Singapore to the United Nations, began the Briefing for Delegates on the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in Conference Room 12 of the UN Headquarters Secretariat. , The first session of briefings commenced with opening remarks by Mr. Marco Suazo, Head of Office for UNITAR New York and H.E. Mr. Burhan Gafoor, the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN. In his speech, H.E. Mr. Gafoor thanked UNITAR for facilitatin...
14 October 2022, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office held a closed Security Council Training session for the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, in preparation for the country’s participation as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The training was held at the United Nations Headquarters -- and was a private, closed session with the programme tailor-made by UNITAR specifically for Switzerland.
The training opened with Mr. Marco A. Suazo, UNITAR Head of New York Office,...
10 March 2016, New York, USA - Mr. Nikhil Seth, UNITAR Executive Director, met today with the United Nations Secretary-General , Mr. Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Mr. Seth introduced to the Secretary-General UNITAR’s initiative called "Green Legacy Hiroshima" in which UNITAR is working with Hiroshima institutions and United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Director-General to coordinate and arrange the planting of a Ginkgo Atomic bombed tree sapling from Hiroshima, in the Ariana Park of the Palais des Nations, the UN headquarters in ...
5-6 September 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted the third and final sessions of its Orientation Course for New Delegates on the Fifth Committee at Conference Room 12, United Nations Headquarters. The third session focused on United Nations Reform Practices; Scale of Assessment and Human Resource Management. The final session on September 6th explored the resolution procedures for the Fifth Committee, as well as the UN Budget Process., The third session of the orientation course began with a formal in...