9 May 2014 Geospatial World Forum Collaborative Approach Fostering Global Peace and Prosperity Collaborative Approach Fostering Global Peace and Prosperity Local developm ent fostering global peace and prosperity, the Sym bioCity Approach Alex Mejia Manager, Decentralized Cooperation Program m e United Nations I nstitute for Training and Research ( UNI TAR)
UNI TAR at a Glance W hat is UNI TAR? The United Nations I nstitute for Training and Research is the training arm of the UN. It aims at enhancing the effectiveness of the UN through appropriate training and research through appropriate training and research UNITAR’s mission is to deliver innovative training and conduct research on knowledge systems to develop the capacity of beneficiaries t t d l th it f b fi i i UNITAR works in all the fields cover by the UN: peace and security, development, human rights, humanitarian affairs, international law UNITAR was established in 1963, as an autonomous body within the UN system y y
UNI TAR’s Beneficiary and Event Statistics Global outreach Over 2 5 ,0 0 0 beneficiaries/ year Over 4 5 0 events / year Over 7 5 % of events are training-related e-learning equals to 5 0 % of learning events Beneficiaries by affiliation Beneficiaries by affiliation Top 1 0 nationality rankings of beneficiaries ( 2 0 1 3 ) Top 1 0 nationality rankings of beneficiaries ( 2 0 1 3 ) 7 % Afghanistan 697 1 5 % Nigeria 691 Governm ent ( national, United States United States 574 574 sub-national, local) Uganda 327 5 7 % Non-state actors ( NGOs, 2 1 % India 268 academ ia, private sector) United Kingdom 205 UN and other I Os South Africa South Africa 179 179 Switzerland 165 Others Cameroon 161 Kenya 160
UNI TAR’s areas of expertise Training Departm ent Research Departm ent Peace, UNOSAT Security and Environm ent Governance Operational Satellite Applications Diplom acy Environmental Knowledge Systems Multilateral Public Finance Governance Innovation Diplomacy Diplomacy and Trade and Trade and Law d L Climate Decentralized Peacekeeping p g Ch Change C Cooperation ti Port Harcourt Project Office CIFAL Atlanta Peacemaking Waste and CIFAL Curitiba and Conflict and Conflict Chemical Chemical CIFAL Jeju CIFAL Jeju CIFAL Kuala Lumpur Prevention Management CIFAL Maghreb CIFAL Merida CIFAL Ouagadougou CIFAL Plock International International CIFAL Quito CIFAL Quito CIFAL Scotland Law CIFAL Shanghai ITCCO Antwerp (CSR)
Peace, Security and Diplom acy Unit Peace, Security and Diplom acy Unit Sam ple of activities Multilateral Peacekeeping Peacem aking and I nternational Law Diplom acy Training Conflict Prevention Project for Special and UN System International Master's Portfolio of online courses: Personal Protocol, conference Degree in Conflictology rules drafting and rules, drafting and Representatives and Representatives and Introduction to Introduction to adoption of UN Envoys of the International Enhancing the Capacity of Secretary-General resolutions, etc. Environmental Law African Peacekeeping UNITAR-IPI Fellowship Skills Developm ent Training Institutions Techniques and Programme in Chairing International Procedures in Conferences, Public Peacemaking and Portfolio of online International speaking in a ki i Preventive Diplomacy P e enti e Diplomac courses: Environmental Law multilateral context, Conflict Prevention mediation skills, etc. International Introduction to peace and Peacemaking in Environmental operations Africa Environm ental Governance Diplom acy Protection of civilians Conflict Prevention C limate change g International International in peace operations in peace operations and Peacemaking and Peacemaking diplomacy) Environmental Capacities of Natural resources Negotiations Indigenous Peoples' Hum an Rights management in post- Representatives Diplom acy The Law of International conflict countries (Human rights Organizations orientation programme Introduction to Internat. Water Law Internat. Water Law for diplomats) for diplomats) security sector reform security sector reform The Law of Treaties Transitional justice and peacebuilding
Environm ent Unit Environm ent Unit Sam ple of activities W aste and Chem ical Environm ental Governance Clim ate Change Managem ent and Law Agreement reached Identify climate among government National Legislation change adaptation g p sectors and stakeholder sectors and stakeholder on Chemical on Chemical options for the to strengthen access to Labelling Indonesia) traditional pastoral environment system (Mongolia) information policies in Costa Rica and Dominican Republic p Raise the awareness of National Inventory of Toxic Emissions farmers and watershed Public participation section of 2007 (Mexico) managers to the National Air Quality Management vulnerability of crops and Framework in South Africa developed water yield to climate ate ield to climate through consensus process (with UCT) change (Philippines) Strategic planning International network of to phase-out public participation mercury mining Assess degree to which Assess degree to which researchers catalyzed (Kyrgyzstan) climate change has through 2008 UNITAR-Yale caused an increase in Environmental Governance waterborne diseases Conference (Ghana)
Governance Unit Governance Unit Sam ple of activities Decentralized Cooperation Public Finance and Trade Public Finance, Trade and Intellectual Property issues CIFAL Global Network events (incl. CIFAL Maghreb) Portfolio of online courses on: Portfolio of online courses on: DPP Master Programme for Afghan MOF f f h officials Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Long-term training for Nigerian oil & gas Capital Market Development and Regulation engineering qualification Debt Management and Poverty Reduction Annemasse Agglo PPP Platform for Sustainable Financial Governance l G Development Financial Negotiation SymbioCity International Migration Microfinance and Procurement Portfolio of online courses on local sustainable Financial Risk Management development development Public Financial Management P bli Fi i l M Trade and Intellectual Property Face to face events such as: S Seminar on High Performance Leadership i Hi h P f L d hi Seminar on International Negotiation for Government and Business Executives
The Decentralized Cooperation Program m e ( DCP) and its CI FAL Global Netw ork ( CGN) Objective The objecti e of both DCP and the CGN is to st engthen the capacit of The objective of both DCP and the CGN is to strengthen the capacity of government authorities and civil society leaders, thus empowering them to Sam ple of DCP advance sustainable development. partners Origins g MOF Afghanistan DCP & the CGN were created as a result of the WSSD (Johannesburg, MICL & MHUV Algeria 2002) Graduate Institute Geneva WSSD acknowledged the key role of partnerships between the UN, civil French Government French Government society and academia local authorities and the private sector in the society and academia, local authorities and the private sector in the advancement and successful realization of the sustainable development Flemish Government agenda PTDF Nigeria CAF Target audience Target audience Annemasse Agglo Annemasse Agglo ASUR Public officials from national, sub-national and local governments Veolia Environnement Academics UN-Habitat NGOs and CBOs UNESCAP UNESCAP Private sector representatives UN Water International organizations Municipality of Plock Municipalities around the world …
The Global CI FAL Netw ork A m ulti stakeholder hub for local capacity developm ent and experience sharing A m ulti-stakeholder hub for local capacity developm ent and experience sharing “ Experience is knowledge, all the rest is information” Albert Einstein Albert Einstein “The CIFAL concept is an excellent means to promote city-to-city cooperation. It Assists municipalities in making the MDGs at the city level” ! Hiroshi Nakada, M Mayor of Yokohama, f Y k h Japan
DCP and the CI FAL Global Netw ork Them atic Areas Decentralized Cooperation Programme &
The Diversity of DCP/ CI FAL Training Events National Governments Urban Economic Environmental Governance & Social Inclusion Development Sustainability Provincial Provincial Planning Planning Authorities Municipalities Municipalities Short events Long ‐ term events Civil Society y ( Workshops, conferences, ( Workshops conferences (Master degree (Master degree, Seminars, etc.) fellowship programme) Academia Media e ‐ Learning Blended Learning Private Sector International Organizations
Strategic territorial planning & m anagem ent Where are things located ? Where are things located ? Where should they be ? Where should they be ? How to move them? How to move them? implementation and good awareness phase analytical phase governance phase PREPAREDNESS DIAGNOSTIC PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW UP identification knowledge of and assessment definition of a local development the territory of the current implementation and evaluation strategy according to the diagnostic (information situation and and monitoring plan plan gathering) trends (SWOT analysis) Geographic Geographic I nform ation System I nform ation System
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