Global reality check survey – your needs and priorities for future training

In the framework of UNITAR's 60th anniversary, we are launching a global reality check survey to understand your needs and priorities for our future training activities. At UNITAR we are committed to providing quality training, and your opinion is very important for us.

We would appreciate if you could take a few minutes to respond to this online survey.

18 January 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - On Saturday 15th January, the ongoing volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai triggered a tsunami across the Pacific.

The UNOCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific swiftly contacted the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) to request the activation of its Emergency Mapping service over Tonga. UNOSAT analysts started right away collecting relevant data and triggered the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters to collect satellite images over the area.

The first analyses published show initial assessment of damage to roads and buildings on nearby inhabited islands, and before-after images of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, with its caldera collapsed and most of the island now submerged.

All the analysis results can be found at this link, including the dedicated live map. The latest updates are also shared on Twitter.

Satellite images of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai - 11 December 2021 / 6 January 2022 / 18 January 2022
UNOSAT
Links
Hunga Tonga - hunga Ha'apai Volcanic eruption, Tonga
Preliminary Satellite-Derived Damage Assessment – 17 January 2022
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