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Capacity for Agenda 2030
Empower National Governments and Their Partners to Mainstream, Implement and Review Agenda 2030
UNITAR is stepping up its training initiative to help national governments and other stakeholders build capacity for the mainstreaming, implementation and review of the Agenda 2030 adopted by UN Member States in September 2015.
The new Goals and targets that will come into effect on 1 January 2016 and will guide the decisions of UN Member States over the next 15 years require all concerned to work together to realise the Agenda within countries and at the regional and global levels, all with different national realities and levels of capacity. Read about what we've been up to and what we've planned for the near future.
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Interview with UNITAR Executive Director Nikhil Seth
UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNITAR's new Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, shares his impressions of UNITAR after 6 weeks in office. Learn about his views on the key to success, his moments of inspiration and how UNITAR's work in training will help make the vision for development of Agenda 2030 become reality.
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International Forum on Public-Private Partnerships
On 29-30 October 2015 the first International Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development was successfully held in Annemasse, France. This Forum was the result of a long-lasting partnership between UNITAR, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the agglomeration of Annemasse.
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Climate Change: Theoretical Concept or Reality?
Youth Climate Dialogue between schools in Lilongwe (Malawi) and St. Gallen (Switzerland) facilitates an intimate exchange of views on what climate change means for young people from different backgrounds.
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"Collaborative Leadership" Course Helps Develop Skills in Collaboration
Collaboration between entities is an essential component for achieving the SDGs. Over 20 participants completed a UNITAR pilot course entitled “Collaborative Leadership” to further understand and develop skills related to collaboration.
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Ghana Bids Farewell to PCBs
In October 2015, a partnership between the Government of Ghana, UNDP and UNITAR delivered on its commitment to help Ghana eliminate its national PCB stocks. Considered as Persistent Organic Pollutants under the Stockholm Convention, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been used in many different products.
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Youth Entrepreneurship and the 2030 Agenda
The Algerian government, in collaboration with UNITAR, has developed a training programme for entrepreneurship aimed at young graduates. Since its inception, the programme has experienced a great evolution, all the while adhering to its key objective: to contribute to the economic and social development of Algeria.
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Human Rights and Environmental Protection in light of the SDGs
The adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represents an unprecedented moment in human history for global governance and the protection of human rights (individuals) and our planet (the environment).
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UNITAR Launches a CIFAL Centre in Newcastle, Australia
UNITAR and the University of Newcastle (UoN) with the support of the City Government of Newcastle in Australia signed a partnership agreement to establish an “International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL)” in the city of Newcastle.
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UNITAR Executive Director joins International Geneva Gender Champions Network
On 23 November 2015 UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNITAR's Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, was proud to announce his support for the Geneva Gender Champions initiative of Michael Møller, United Nations Office at Geneva Director-General, and H.E.Ambassador of the United States of America, Pamela Hamamoto.
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Registration is Open for the International Master's Degree in Conflictology
Registration is open for the 2016 Spring Semester of the International Master's Degree in Conflictology, jointly organized by UNITAR and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).
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First Global Forum on Green Economy Learning
The 1st Global Forum on Green Economy Learning will bring together policy-makers, development partners, as well as representatives from education and training institutions, NGOs and business associations to identify opportunities for scaling-up green economy learning.
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How Can Creative Economy Contribute to Development?
Sustainable and inclusive growth is at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals. Through creativity and innovation, the Creative Economy Initiative aims to generate a growth of micro and Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing and Least Developed Countries, boosting job creation, especially for women and youth.
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Confronting Trauma: a Primer for Global Action
Registrations are open for two pilot sessions of the training course “Confronting Trauma: A Primer for Global Action”. The sessions are jointly organized by UNITAR and the University of Worcester, in collaboration with the NGO Forum for Health and EMDR Europe.
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Chemicals and Waste Management for SDGs
UNITAR's Chemicals and Waste Management Programme, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and the Interim Secretariat of the Minamata Convention, will be organising a workshop on chemicals and waste management in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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