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UN Secretary-General Engages in Dialogue with his Special Representatives
11 – 13 May, 2012 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed heads of UN peace missions and peacekeeping operations around the world at the Eighth Seminar for Special and Personal Representatives of the Secretary-General held 11 - 13 May, 2012. In a dialogue session to discuss priorities and strategies, the Secretary-General recognized the crucial and challenging work being carried out by his senior United Nations peacemakers and stressed the critical importance of preventive diplomacy. Read More

UNITAR signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Open University of Catalunya
The Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr Carlos Lopes, and the President of the Open University of Catalunya, Dr Imma Tubella i Casedevall, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions. The Memorandum of Understanding is the formal agreement between the two institutions following discussions that started sometime ago. Read More

UNITAR conducted Workshop on UN Budget Documents
14-15 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland – In cooperation with the Swiss Confederation, UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme carried out a high-level workshop on the budgeting process of big UN Organizations. Members from over 20 different Permanent Missions shared their experience in UN Budgeting matters. Presentations included top personnel from the Resource Planning Section of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as well as by the former Swiss Ambassador to the United Nations, H.E. Jean-Marc Boulgaris. Read More

Workshop on Diplomatic Protocol
9-10 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) has successfully implemented a workshop on Diplomatic Protocol for members of Permanent Missions accredited to the United Nations Office at Geneva, delegates of Ministries of Foreign Affairs and other government officials on the topic of the UN Protocol. Main Goal of this activity was to provide the participants with additional expertise on the background, mechanisms and challenges of diplomatic formal proceedings, particularly at the UN in Geneva. Read More

UNOSAT delivers GIS training in disaster risk management to experts in Asia
May 2012, Bangkok, Thailand – UNOSAT delivered for the third time in the past three years its renowned training on post-disaster impact and damage analysis as part of the international training course on Geographic Information System for Disaster Risk Management (GIS4DRM). The 8th edition of the GIS4DRM course was held from 7 to 18 May 2012 in Bangkok. Read More

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