In 2000, the United Nations adopted the Millennium Development Goals that challenged the global community to reduce poverty and increase the health and well-being of all peoples. Particularly, the global sanitation target was to half the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation by the year 2015.

The essence of international financial governance consists of providing support to the international monetary system that is predictable and stable and that facilitates payments for international economic transactions.

In today's economic and social environment, issues related to social responsibility and sustainability are gaining more importance, especially in the business sector. Business goals are inseparable from the societies and environments within which they operate.

Transparency in public finance is a constant preoccupation of modern administrations and citizenries, as the publicity of public expenditure and borrowing, the uniformisation of national accounts, citizen participation in government decisionmaking, and the introduction of various forms of control of government activity have become the rule rather than the exception in all geographies.

The Division for Multilateral Diplomacy of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce its upcoming Online Certificate on Essential Professional Skills taking place this fall. The online certificate will consist of a series of e-workshops targeted to working professionals and individuals seeking to improve their professional skills.

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is a principal training arm of the United Nations, working in every region of the world. We empower individuals, governments and organizations through knowledge and learning to effectively overcome contemporary global challenges. 

In mid-September, hundreds of diplomats attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Organization’s main deliberative body.

•The Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) and the longer-term positioning of the UN development system

•This module would discuss the challenges and opportunities of the Decade of Action and explain the opportunities that the QCPR process offers to Member States to guide, UN operational activities for development in the next 4 years of implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

•The Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) and the longer-term positioning of the UN development system

•This module would discuss the challenges and opportunities of the Decade of Action and explain the opportunities that the QCPR process offers to Member States to guide, UN operational activities for development in the next 4 years of implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

This course is currently being developed by UNITAR together with leading international experts, more information will be available soon.