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UNITAR programmes working towards Advancing Environmental Sustainability and Green Development

As countries gear up for the Paris Climate Change Conference  (COP 21), which will take place from 30 November to 11 December 2015, in Paris, France, UNITAR offers unique solutions based on its experience assessing learning needs, designing tailored learning approaches, and using the latest in instructional design techniques to build capacities to overcome environmental challenges and to promote low carbon growth .

In order to advance the objective of Advancing Environmental Sustainability and Green Development, UNITAR works with countries, organizations and UN partners to develop systematic and results-oriented learning strategies and plans. Read about what we've been up to and what we've planned for the near future.

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Contributing to a Chemical-Safe Future

Contributing to a Chemical-Safe Future

The fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) will take place in Geneva from 28 September to 2 October 2015. UNITAR will participate and drive discussions and panels around the 2020 goal that “chemicals are used and produced in ways that minimize adverse effects on human health and the environment.”

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Supporting the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)

Supporting the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)

UNITAR is celebrating progress for the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) with the upcoming launch of an e-tutorial available for free to all audiences willing to learn more about the Global Framework and the benefits of climate services. This has been made possible thanks to a partnership with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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Climate Change Negotiations for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Delegates

Climate Change Negotiations for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Delegates

Ongoing intergovernmental negotiations are expected to deliver a global agreement on climate change when world leaders meet in France later this year for COP21, the UN Conference on Climate Change. UNITAR's intention is not only to build individual capacities of senior, young, and female negotiators, but also to strengthen the coordination and cooperation among the LDCs, to ensure that their voices have greater collective impact on global negotiations. 

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Climate Change Readers for Primary School in Uganda

Climate Change Readers for Primary School in Uganda

"The Forest Dancers" and "Padem Village" are the new readers that will be used by teachers and students in primary school nationally in Uganda. They have been developped with support from UN:CCLearn and provide an introduction to Climate Change through storytelling.

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Can We Reconcile International Trade with Environment?

Can We Reconcile International Trade with Environment?

The answer is yes! UNITAR has developped and is now launching a new course titled "The International Economic Legal System and Sustainable Development”. It aims at introducing effective ways of integrating sustainable development into international economic agreements and the World Trade Organization framework in general.

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Transforming Eco-Cities with Waste Management

Transforming Eco-Cities with Waste Management

One of UNITAR's affiliated training center (CIFAL) in the Republic of Korea together with UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (ITEC) organized a workshop for Asia-Pacific region on "Transforming Eco-Cities to Environmental Hubs through Holistic Waste Management".

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Greening the Blue Helmets: Free Online Course

Greening the Blue Helmets: Free Online Course

This training programme targetted at military, police and civilian personnel aims to improve natural resource and environmental management in all the domains of peacekeeping activities. The training is made of 4 different modules that can be taken separately and cover the field of environment and natural resource in UN Peacekeeping operations.

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On the #RoadtoParis!

On the #RoadtoParis!

Concerned about Climate Change? Join the #RoadtoParis movement! August 22 marked 100 days until the Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21). A strong Paris agreement will kickstart global efforts to protect people & planet. You can help: show the world that you care about the future of our world. 

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Announcements

Nikhil Seth

New incoming Executive Director meets UNITAR Staff

Incoming Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, visited UNITAR offices in Geneva on August 12 to meet the staff for the first time. Mr. Seth is currently the Director of the Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs in the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and was appointed to become the next Executive Director of UNITAR as of 1 October 2015. In a brief stand-up meeting, he greeted all staff and shared his vision of UNITAR. We all look forward to welcoming him soon!

Green Economy Course Now Available in French

Green Economy Course Now Available in French

Open to a large public, the course aims at improving participants' knowledge in the different concepts and facets of the Green Economy as well as highlighting specific challenges in key sectors at a national level. It is now available in French and you can register until 1 September 2015.

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Post-2015 National Briefing Package

Together with the UN Development Group (UNDG) and the UN System Staff College, Unitar produced a national package that reflects the universal nature of the Post-2015 agenda and can be used by all UN Member States in their efforts to inform the key stakeholders about the content and the implications of the Post-2015 agenda.

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Climate Change Course

Renewed UNCC:Learn Website Launched

The One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership (UN CC:Learn), whose Secretariat is provided by UNITAR, launches a new version of its online knowledge sharing platform, now available in English, French and Spanish. The up-graded website includes a revised layout and new features that facilitate navigation and link with the social media. A new section providing access to climate change resources under five thematic areas – science, education, health, adaptation, and REDD+ – has also been created.

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Social Media for Development online course

Is your organization using social media to reach out to more people, strengthen its image, enhance its performance? Sign up now to “Innovative Collaboration for Development”. You will have the opportunity to use social media in simulated work contexts, and be able to choose the social media channels that are best suited to your objectives and needs. Successful participants will receive a joint UNITAR-FAO certificate.

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15'000 Registrations on Climate Change Course

15'000 Registrations on Climate Change Course

The UN CC:Learn Introductory e-Learning Course on Climate Change, launched in February 2014, reached 15,000 registrations in August 2015. The course is available for free in English, French and Spanish.

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Partnerships

Protecting Cultural Heritage with the Latest Geo-Spatial Technologies

Protecting Cultural Heritage with the Latest Geo-Spatial Technologies

On 30 June 2015, at the World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany, UNESCO and UNITAR signed an agreement to protect cultural and natural heritage sites with the latest geo-spatial technologies, which will be delivered through UNITAR's Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT).

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More Satellite Analysis and Applications to Protect Human Rights

More Satellite Analysis and Applications to Protect Human Rights

On 20 August 2015, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UNITAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow greater use of UNOSAT imagery analysis and technical assistance in support to the Office's Human Rights work.

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Nuclear Disarmament Training in Hiroshima

Nuclear Disarmament Training in Hiroshima

UNITAR Hiroshima office developed a training programme focused on South-East Asia. It has been delivered in collaboration with United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Thanks to these partnerships and success of this year's programme, it will be continued on an annual basis.

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