UNITAR

"The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is making concrete contributions to developing the capacities of tens of thousands of people around the world. Since its inception in 1965, UNITAR has built sustainable partnerships acquiring unique expertise and accumulating experience and knowledge to fulfil its mandate. These accomplishments have enabled UNITAR to respond to the growing demand from UN Member States for training for capacity development in the fields of Environment; Peace, Security and Diplomacy; and Governance."

• Carlos Lopes, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNITAR Executive Director

Former Executive Directors

• Marcel Andre Boisard (Switzerland) - 1992 - 2007
• Michel Doo-Kingue (Cameroon) - 1983 - 1992
• Davidson Nicol (Sierra Leone) - 1972 - 1982
• S. O. Adebo (Nigeria) - 1969 - 1972
• Gabriel d'Arboussier (Senegal) - 1965 - 1967

Trustees

Accessed December 2011:

• Lakhdar Brahimi
• Simon Compaore
• Shirin Ebadi
• Shirley Franklin
• Geraldine Joslyn Fraser-Moleketi
• Chen Jian
• Radha Kumar
• Henri Lopes - chair
• Valery Loshchinin
• Jean-Baptiste Mattei
• Nicolas Michel
• U. Joy Ogwu
• Alfonso Quinonez
• Portia Simpson Miller
• Anne Kristin Sydnes
• Alfredo G. A. Valladao

Contact

URL: http://www.unitar.org

Resources and articles

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