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Published on November 3, 2025 - 20:56 GMT

Join UNITAR’s Solutions Sessions at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha

A second Solutions Session, “Empowering Social Development through Higher Education Efforts: Scalable Leadership Solutions from LEAP-FAST, held in partnership with UNESCO and Majmaah University, draws on the case of LEAP-FAST (Leaders in Higher Education …

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Published on November 3, 2025 - 20:56 GMT

CIFAL Global Network’s Training Programme Successfully Concludes at UNITAR Headquarters

The programme also featured a special session delivered by Minister-Counsellor Ms Li Weiwei of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva, who shared valuable insights on China’s multilateral diplomacy and cooperation within the …

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Published on November 1, 2025 - 23:23 GMT

CIFAL York on Localising Canada’s Supply Chain & Resiliency Strategy Guide

Seven sessions were held between 10 April and 3 July 2025, each lasting one hour on a bi-weekly basis. The sessions included: Eye of the Storm: U.S. Tariffs on Automotive and Manufacturing Harvesting Resilience: Navigating U.S. Tariffs in Agriculture and …

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Published on October 30, 2025 - 14:48 GMT

UNITAR 2025 Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme Launched

29 October 2025, Hiroshima, Japan – On 11 October 2025, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), with ITS Education (ITS), launched the 8-week online “UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme 2025 – Future Skills for …

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Published on October 29, 2025 - 20:07 GMT

UNITAR and Harbour Education Host High-Level School Leadership United Nations Visit and Exchange

27 October 2025, New York, USA – On 23–24 October 2025, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) office in New York, in partnership with Harbour Education, convened the High-level School Leadership United Nations Visit and Exchange …

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Published on October 29, 2025 - 20:07 GMT

UNITAR signs MoU with Dubai Police

The signing took place shortly before the first joint workshop on human rights, which was held from 21 to 23 October 2025 at the Dubai Police Officers Club. This inaugural training marked the start of a series of capacity-building activities between UNITAR …

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Published on October 29, 2025 - 10:54 GMT

UNITAR Global Water Academy at Convene 4 Climate 2025

Ms. Ebru Canan-Sokullu, Director of the UNITAR Global Water Academy and Associate Head of the CIFAL Global Network, led a discussion on the “Pulse Check: Regulation and Commitment—Where Are We Now?” Her keynote highlighted an increasingly urgent gap …

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Published on October 28, 2025 - 16:21 GMT

Words into Action: Supporting Disaster Risk Assessments at National and Local Levels

Throughout all the sessions, UNDRR Risk Specialist Mr. Adam Fysh provided an overview of the NDRA Guide as a comprehensive framework for conducting disaster risk assessments at national and local levels, serving as a tool to support practitioners in …

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Published on October 28, 2025 - 09:36 GMT

Emergency Preparedness Workshop for Caribbean and Southeastern U.S. Airport Professionals

Maricarmen Estrada, Director of CIFAL Miami, highlighted the workshop's role in strengthening regional preparedness networks: "Through our Community and Ports Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency Program, we've now trained over 1,500 …

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Published on October 27, 2025 - 22:56 GMT

Strengthening Capacities of Airport Leaders for Technology-Focused Airport Development

Singapore, 24 October 2025 – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) successfully concluded its fourth regional workshop of 2025 on "Future-Proofing Airport Development: Leveraging Technological Innovations for Enhanced …

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Published on October 24, 2025 - 22:47 GMT

CIFAL Bangkok Launches Training on Sustainable Leadership in Crisis

22 October 2025, Bangkok, Thailand - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Bangkok (CIFAL Bangkok), an affiliated training centre of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), has announced the launch of a …

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Published on October 24, 2025 - 22:47 GMT

2025 Joint New Zealand-Sweden-UNITAR High-Level Fifth Committee Briefing

H.E. Ms. Carolyn Schwalger, Permanent Representative of New Zealand, opened the programme with welcoming remarks, setting the stage for a High-Level Segment on the UN Regular Budget 2026. The panel, moderated by Mr. Marco Suazo, Head of the UNITAR office …

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Published on October 24, 2025 - 15:24 GMT

UNITAR and FIA Promote Road Safety in Asia-Pacific

In an effort to tackle the global crisis of road traffic collisions, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) have officially launched the second phase of their worldwide …

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Published on October 24, 2025 - 15:24 GMT

UN Day: Advancing policy and transformative action through UN research and training

As the UN marks its 80th anniversary, the world faces widening inequalities, persistent conflicts and a rise in overall violence, and human rights violations. Yet, it is also a time of rapid and transformative change, and unprecedented opportunity. …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 19:39 GMT

Call for Applications: Dual Doctorate and Master’s Programmes in Business Administration and AI Engineering

Both programmes align with UNITAR’s mission of advancing education, training, and capacity-building to promote sustainable development. By integrating SDGs principles into business education, the programmes aim to cultivate leaders who drive positive …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 19:39 GMT

LEAP-FAST side event at Second World Summit for Social Development

LEAP-FAST’s future-oriented leadership development initiatives will be featured, demonstrating how early-career academics can gain the skills, values, and agency to navigate complex social realities and help build education systems responsive to regional …

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Published on October 21, 2025 - 17:28 GMT

Core Diplomatic Training

The Core Diplomatic Training is a set of practice-oriented workshops provided to diplomats and other beneficiaries at major United Nations locations so that they can perform more effectively in a multilateral environment. Participants who attend 8 Core …

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Published on October 21, 2025 - 17:28 GMT

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Published on October 21, 2025 - 17:28 GMT

Our Courses and Events

Over the past years, we have diversified the mode of delivery of training, with e-Learning courses now accounting for one-third of all events and with over 5,000 learners from all corners of the world benefitting from our virtual learning environment. We …

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Published on October 20, 2025 - 14:47 GMT

Pursuing Nuclear Disarmament 70 Years After Castle Bravo Catastrophe: Teri Elbon, Marshall Islands

On 1 March 1954, the US test detonated the hydrogen bomb Castle Bravo in the Marshall Islands. The blast had 1,000 times the explosive power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima and created the worst radiological disaster in the US’s testing history. It caused …

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