UNITAR Today
The Institute provides short-term executive training to national and local government officials of UN Member States and civil society representatives from around the world. UNITAR strives to respond to the growing demand from UN Member States, especially the least developed countries, for capacity development in the fields of Environment; Peace, Security and Diplomacy; and Governance. Through The Hague Fellowship, held annually at International Court of Justice, UNITAR provides government officials with training courses on international law and through its programme on operational satellite applications (UNOSAT) the institute provides satellite imagery and analysis.
UNITAR helps governments to understand climate change, chemicals and waste management, and biodiversity. The Institute also assists ministries of finance through its courses on public debt management, finance and trade. Since 2003 UNITAR provides courses to support municipal and regional leaders dealing with complex public policies.
Another task of the Institute is to organize meetings for the UN Secretary-General, including the annual retreat of the Secretary-General and UN top officials, the annual retreat of Special Representatives of the Secretary-General as well as strategic meetings for UN Departments. UNITAR also spearheads UN inter-agency initiatives such as the one UN Learning platform on Climate Change or the Global Migration Group.
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