The work done by UNOSAT at the height of the crisis in Kyrgyzstan has been used widely in human rights verifications. This confirms one of the early methodological innovations brought about by the UNOSAT team: prolonging the useful life of satellite derived information beyond the emergency phase.

UNOSAT has striven for years to bring satellite applications to the attention of policy makers and senior leaders.

On 8 September, 2010, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, UNITAR Peacekeeping Training Program (PTP) and Geneva Peacekeeping Platform (GPP) held a roundtable discussion on peacekeeping capacity and development in Africa during its 2nd annual Advisory Board Session.  Peacekeeping in Africa has grown dramatically over the last five years, with the continent hosting more peacekeepers than any other region.

UNITAR and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organized a three day training workshop on climate change for the Arab states that opened, Monday September 27th 2010, in the presence of the Jordanian Minister of Environment Hazem Malhas. The three-day workshop took place at the Royal Hotel in Jordan and was attended by around 70 representatives from different Arab and foreign countries.

The Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ), with the support of UNITAR, launched a new project to “Strengthen Capacities for Implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and support GHS capacity building” at a workshop in Lusaka on 24 September 2010.

How can institutions and the “rules of the game” be strengthened to effectively address climate change and advance a green economy?

The Local Development Programme of UNITAR, in partnership with GTZ, the German technical cooperation, is launching a new e-learning course on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries, to run over 18 weeks from 4 October 2010 to 18 March 2011.