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The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is a research institute of the United Nations focused on disarmament and international security.It was established in 1980 by the United Nations General Assembly with the stated purpose of informing states and the global community on questions of international security, and to assist with disarmament efforts so as to facilitate ...
The idea of a United Nations training and research institute was mentioned for the first time in a 1962 resolution of the UN General Assembly. [1] UNITAR was founded in 1963, following the recommendation of the UN Economic and Social Council to the General Assembly, which commissioned the UN Secretary-General with the establishment of a United Nations Institute for Training and Research as an ...
As an institute of the United Nations University, UNU-ISP was bound by the UNU Charter, [3] and the guidelines set out by the UNU Council. [4] UNU-ISP worked in collaboration with other UNU institutes and programs, as well as through collaborative relationships with the global academic and policy-making communities.
CIFAL Centres Around the World. The CIFAL Global Network is part of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The Network comprises 25 International Training Centres (CIFALs) and aims to serve as a platform for capacity-building of government authorities and civil society leaders on topics related to sustainable development, as well as on global mandates and goals of the ...
Recognizing that peace is a prerequisite for the achievement of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, the peacekeeping training programme [2] supports the development of capacities in the areas of peacekeeping, peacebuilding and crisis management. Through innovative and results-oriented approaches, the Programme strengthens the knowledge ...
Andrey Baklitskiy, senior researcher at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, said the planned deployments created "more scenarios for direct military confrontation between Russia ...
It is composed of 17 members, ten of which are appointed by the Secretary-General of the UN and the Director-General of UNESCO, two nominated by the government of Costa Rica, and others being high-level staff of the University for Peace, the United Nations University, and the United Nations. [12]
The United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) is a UN organization that serves the personnel of the United Nations and its affiliates via inter-agency learning and training. The organization aims to contribute to a more effective, results-oriented and agile United Nations through learning, training and knowledge dissemination.