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Geneva, 16 April 2020
Excellencies, Friends of UNITAR,
We, the Board of Trustees of UNITAR, are deeply concerned about the profound impacts and disruptions being caused by COVID-19. Our concern is first and foremost for the immediate human loss and suffering especially for those who face the most vulnerabilities in withstanding the shocks. But beyond this we know that the economic and social upheavals that the pandemic is generating will last for a long time. We endorse the UN Secretary-General’s urgent call for action and with this statement share the vision of UNITAR in...
The Leave No One Behind Fund (LNOB Fund) is a flexible, pooled funding instrument that helps UNITAR to deliver on its mandate and meet the learning and broader capacity development needs of individuals, organizations and institutions from the least developed countries, the landlocked developing countries, the small island developing States, countries in Africa and countries in and emerging from conflict (collectively referred as the countries in special situations). The LNOB Fund also targets the needs of groups made vulnerable, including women and children, persons with di...
Do you need to move your #training online? Has your face-to-face event been cancelled or postponed? Do you need to create an online learning event in a short time fame?
While we all #StayHome, moving events and training online is more important than ever. But how do we do it and what are important considerations to bare in mind?
How to Turn Face-to-Face into Online Events in English and French
COVID-19 is changing the way we learn as events, workshops and meetings move online. While participants may appear equal on screen, there are various factors, both individual and s...
The Advisory Board for the NCD, Digital Health, and Capacity Building Division brings together a distinguished group of experts committed to UNITAR’s vision, mission, and strategic objectives.The Advisory Board provides critical insights and technical guidance to ensure that the Division’s programmes and activities align with UNITAR’s mandate, UN guidelines, and the strategic framework objectives of promoting health for all. By championing UNITAR’s objective to promote health for all, particularly for the most vulnerable people and countries, the Advisory Board plays a pivo...
As the novel Coronavirus spreads globally, we would like to update you on what UNITAR is doing as a response to this unprecedented health crisis. We are committed to continuing to deliver our learning solutions as much as possible during this difficult time.
We are following recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO), the public authority of the host country (Switzerland) and the UN Headquarters, and have put in place measures to address the current situation and mitigate the potential spread of the virus.
All UNITAR personnel, except for critical staff,...
The idea of a UN training and research institute was mentioned for the first time in a 1962 resolution of the UN General Assembly (resolution 1827 (XVII) of 18 December 1962). The founding of UNITAR in 1963 followed the recommendation of the Economic and Social Council to the General Assembly, which commissioned the Secretary-General with the establishment of a United Nations Institute for Training and Research as an autonomous body within the UN system (Economic and Social Council - Thirty-sixth Session Annexes Document E/3780 United Nations Training and Research Inst...
Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director, UNITAROn 16 December 2024, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Michelle Gyles-McDonnough of Jamaica as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). With more than 30 years’ experience in sustainable development, policy advocacy, international trade and international relations, and change management in complex bureaucracies, Ms. Gyles-McDonnough has held multiple leadership roles withi...
Our structure is organized around four out of five thematic pillars of the 2030 Agenda - Divison for Peace, Division for People, Division for Planet and Division for Prosperity. In addition, the cross-cutting nature of our work on strengthening multilateral diplomacy, satellite analysis and applied research (UNOSAT) and Accelerating SDG Implementation are also organized in Division for Multilateral Diplomacy and Division for Satellite Analysis and Applied Research.
The Office of the Executive Director gives the strategic guidance and direction to the entire Institute. &nbs...
The CommonSensing project aims to strengthen the capacities of Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in reaching important sustainable development objectives and particularly Goals 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and 13 (Climate action) under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Beginning in 2018, the project has been implemented by a consortium of partners specialising in satellite applications, geospatial technologies and remote sensing, and was funded by the United Kingdom Space Agency through its International Partnership Programme.
In June 2021, a pro...
The project aims to support the implementation of the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Policing by adopting an integrated approach to the training of Individual Police Officers and Formed Police Units prior to the deployment to MINUSMA, MONUSCO and MINUSCA peace missions. Specifically, the project aims to contribute to improving the operational performance of UN peace operations in complex and high-risk environments, to strengthen the role of female officers and to improve policing functions at the national level.
The purpose of the evaluation is to assess t...