March Edition: Field Visit: 17 March – 21 March 2025

During the upcoming year, UNITAR is delighted to deliver the first edition of our 5-day field visit to Nairobi – the seat of the UN offices at Nairobi (UNON), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN-Habitat. We will offer participants the chance to fully immerse themselves into the host city of these key UN agencies and thereby gain first-hand experience of the United Nations.

UNITAR will host most of the activities on the premises of the UN Offices at Nairobi (UNON), which has the largest land cover of all main UN offices (i.e. 140 acres). They will consist of a nuanced balance between the following elements:

• Expert lectures
• Training workshops
• Multilateral conferences
• Private guided tours
• Career development sessions

The purpose is to equip participants with knowledge and skills in diplomacy, empowering them to work more effectively and efficiently in any international environment. It further aspires to offer access to the UN’s institutions and staff to build up networks and gain insights into future career steps.

Registrations for this programme will open mid October. Please contact multilateralism@unitar.org in the mean time. 

The UN Immersion Programme in Nairobi serves to provide an overview of the United Nations. It will help participants build solid knowledge of topics in international affairs, delivering training in core diplomatic skills, and offer activities with the following Nairobi-based agencies:

• The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
• The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC)
• The World Food Programme (WFP)

UNITAR's UN Nairobi Immersion Programme will also provide a focus on career development in the United Nations. Training workshops on leadership for a UN career, competency-based interviewing skills and other career-related sessions will constitute a considerable part of the activity.

The Immersion Programme is open to everyone with a deep interest in the United Nations. Participants can come from the public or private sector, NGOs, think tanks and academia. University students and participants from an entirely different background are equally welcome to apply.

In order to ensure the highest quality standards, a maximum of 30 participants per field visit will be allowed. Slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. At the end of the programme, participants will receive a UNITAR certificate of completion.

In order to register, kindly click here and follow the below steps:

1. On the event page, click on "registration". The programme will the be added to your shopping cart.

2. Click on the "check out" button

3. Create your own profile on the UNITAR event page and fill out the required sections

4. Review the correctness of all information and choose payment method: (i) credit card or (ii) bank transfer

5. If you choose credit card, your payment is definite and is completed immediately on the spot

6. If you choose to pay by bank transfer, your payment is not definite yet and could be delayed to a later point in time

7. In either of both choices, click on complete payment. UNITAR will follow up with you via email thereafter

March Edition: Field Visit: 17 March – 21 March 2025