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UNITAR to organise orientation courses on Post 2015 DRR Framework
17 January 2014
17 January 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - 2014 is a crucial year for the disaster reduction community.
South Sudan: UNOSAT analysis links town’s destruction to increase of IDPs in UN base
17 January 2014
17 January 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - UNOSAT released fresh analysis illustrating how people are fleeing violence in urban areas in South Sudan to seek refuge at UN bases nearby. In one of the analyses, UNOSAT experts have documented the growth of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Rubkona base of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
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16 January 2014
UNOSAT: Imagery analysis shows less displaced people in Mogadishu
10 January 2014
8 January 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - UNOSAT continues its monitoring of the large population of internally displaced persons roaming in and around Mogadishu, Somalia. In its new analytical report released on 2 January, UNOSAT says less IDPs are living in Mogadishu city than previously.
Gabon completes SAICM Project with UNITAR support
8 January 2014
13 December 2013, Libreville, Gabon – UNITAR attended the Final Review Workshop held in Libreville on 13 December 2013. The main objectives of the workshop were to review the final outcomes of the national project for the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and to discuss next steps to continue promoting chemicals safety in the country. The workshop was attended by some 75 representatives of government, industry, non-governmental organisations, as well as a UNITAR resource person.
Colombia begins planning for sound chemicals labelling
8 January 2014
5-6 December 2013, Bogotá, Colombia – A National Planning and Inception Workshop to launch a project for the national implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was held in Bogotá from 5 to 6 December 2013.
UNOSAT helps keep track of IDPs amid South Sudan clashes
26 December 2013
25 December 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - As the security and humanitarian crisis in South Sudan deteriorates, UNOSAT is analysing satellite imagery yielding complementary information on the situation of thousands of people displaced by the mounting violence, reinforcing the admonition by the UN Secretary-General to those responsible for the violence:  “
When snow is not a blessing: UNOSAT analysis illustrates snow affecting Syrian refugees sites
23 December 2013
21 December 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - As Humanitarian Coordinator in Jordan, Andrew Harper travels frequently to camps sheltering Syrian refugees. The situation in many of these camps is often harrowing, but nothing like the past few days, when cold weather and snow blizzards hit parts of Jordan and the West Bank, brought by storm "Alexa", which moved through the Middle East region from about 12 to 14 December.
Ghana PCB Capacity Building Project enters key final phase
23 December 2013
12 December 2013, Accra, Ghana - During the week of 9 December 2013, the “GEF/UNITAR/UNDP/EPA-Ghana Project on Capacity Building for the Elimination of PCBs in Ghana” entered its final key phase.  In particular, the 10th session of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) convened on 12 December 2013 and adopted a number of key decisions:
UNOSAT analysis shows evidence of deteriorating situation in Central African Republic
20 December 2013
17 December 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - As the situation worsens in the Central African Republic, humanitarian organizations are facing a new wave of 214,000 internally displaced persons that will bring the total IDP population to nearly 700,000 according to UN estimates dating this. In addition, over 230,000 refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries to avoid the violence.