UNSSC joins the Decade of Action to Deliver the Global Goals
UNSSC joins the Decade of Action to deliver the Global Goals by making its online courses on sustainable development free of charge beginning of 2020.
UN Development Actors Urged to “Walk the Talk” on Reform
UN leaders and national partners need to take a number of critical steps to effectively support countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, participants in a recent course found.
Highlights from the UN Summer Academy 2019
During the last week of August, the United Nations Summer Academy took place for the fourth time in Bonn. Organised by the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), the Academy offered five intense days of learning and knowledge-building around the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s theme, ‘The 2030 Agenda: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead’, focused on reviewing the current progress in implementing the 2030 Agenda, discussing opportunities to accelerate it, as well as proposing ways to tackle persisting challenges.
Start of the UN Summer Academy 2019
Today, the eighth UN Summer Academy launched in the historic Haus Carstanjen on the UN Campus Bonn premise. This topic of this year’s edition is “The 2030 Agenda: Taking stock and looking ahead” with more than 100 selected participants and speakers from more than 40 nations. In his keynote address, Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), stated that “it comes down to holistic thinking and rolling up our sleeves.
Start of the UN Summer Academy 2019
Today, the eighth UN Summer Academy launched in the historic Haus Carstanjen on the UN Campus Bonn premise. This topic of this year’s edition is “The 2030 Agenda: Taking stock and looking ahead” with more than 100 selected participants and speakers from more than 40 nations. In his keynote address, Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), stated that “it comes down to holistic thinking and rolling up our sleeves.
8th UN Summer Academy to take place in Bonn next week
The 8th UN Summer Academy, organised by the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development, will be held in Bonn, Germany from 26 to 30 August 2019.
A new group of French-speaking “Emerging Leaders” successfully trained!
A group of 25 United Nations officials, representing 10 different United Nations entities joined our UNSSC training team in Dakar (Senegal) at the beginning of July. They arrived from 20 different duty stations to attend the very first French edition of the highly successful UN Emerging Leaders Experience (UNELE) course.
Sustainable Development Leaders Scholarship
The United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) and IE School of Global and Public Affairs (IEGPA) have jointly launched a Master in International Development, a world-class training program for professionals who want to address the complex challenges highlighted by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
UNSSC and IE University will Launch a New Master's program with a Focus on Sustainable Development This Friday
The United Nations System Staff College and the Instituto de Empresa University have partnered with each other to launch an innovative Master's program focusing on sustainable development. The one-year program will provide key skills and competencies for the next generation of leaders and policy makers to address the complex challenges highlighted by the 2030 Agenda.
UN DESA and UNSSC host the Second Global Workshop in Bonn for national delegates from countries preparing their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to be presented at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)
Around 70 delegates from 37 countries are in Bonn to attend the Second Global Workshop for countries conducting a Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the July 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) taking place at the UN Bonn’s Langer Eugen building from 19th-20th February.