January 2012, Geneva, Switzerland – After over one year of positive research and experimental tests, the UNOSAT team has acquired its first Mini-UAV in late 2011 and placed orders for a second unit in 2012, while a third unit is planned for 2013.

December 2011, Rome, Italy – UNOSAT and the Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch of the World Food Programme  have decided to increase their cooperation in the area of geospatial information for crisis preparedness and response. WFP, the largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger and bringing relief to millions of people during crisis and emergencies, makes use of geographic information systems and solutions to optimise its work and efficiency.

December 2011, Seoul, Republic of Korea - The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS) organised its first international conference in Seoul in December 2011 around the theme of "Protecting the World's Cultural Heritage in Times of Change: Emergency, Preparedness and Response".

December 2011, Hiroshima, Japan.  Green Legacy Hiroshima is an initiative started in 2011 by UNITAR and ANT-Hiroshima, to spread worldwide the seeds - and the peace message - of trees that survived the atomic bombing.  Recently, Nassrine Azimi, one of the co-founders of "Green Legacy Hiroshima&

15 December 2011, Bangkok, Thailand - A think-tank conference organised by Wilton Park and ADPC with support from Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gathered thinkers and practitioners in Thailand to discuss the future of disaster reduction as the country emerges from its worst floods in decades. Against this sobering backdrop, the conference was also a landmark event in the celebrations of ADPC's 25th anniversary.

19 December 2011, New York, USA – In a message addressed today to the humanitarian community worldwide, Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, wrote: “Twenty years ago on 19 December the United Nations General Assembly resolution 46/182 created a system to ensure the humanitarian community work together more effectively to save lives during emergencies.

Innovative Collaboration for Development (ICfD), an e-Learning course on social media tools for development, jointly implemented by UNITAR and the Food and Agricu

December 2011, Geneva, Switzerland – Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response,  addressed a large conference in Brussels on the subject of “Space: a tool for Crisis Prevention and Management”. In her speech she explained that the European Commission has used over the years the analysis and maps made by UNOSAT.

16 November 2011, Bangkok, Thailand
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was concerned over the impact of the recent floods in Thailand after flying by helicopter over Bangkok. “I am deeply saddened and humbled by what I have seen by helicopter while travelling over these affected areas,” he told reporters in the Thai capital, according to the UN News Centre.

07–11 November 2011, PR China – UNITAR/ILO, in collaboration with the Orange House Partnership (OHP) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) conducted two training sessions on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in Beijing.