The Annual Geneva Interfaith Dialogue convenes a diverse panel of Ambassadors and other high-level representatives of the world’s major faiths, as well as the International Geneva community at large, to engage on the links between faith, politics, and society. The Dialogue is held on the premises of the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG) each year during the World Interfaith Harmony Week.
En los últimos 20 años los desastres han afectado a 4.400 millones de personas, han causado 2 billones de dólares de daños y han matado a 1,3 millones de personas. Los desastres han afectado a las personas que viven en los países en desarrollo y, en particular, a las comunidades más vulnerables de esos países.
Conducting risk analysis during strategic planning exercises a) expands humanitarian focus from acute and urgent needs to chronic vulnerabilities and exposure to future risks, stress, and shocks, and b) helps integrate reduction of extreme vulnerability into planning to facilitate recovery, and therefore aims at preventing new and reducing existing risk, all of which contributes decrease future
Over the past 20 years, disasters have affected billions of people, caused USD$ trillions of damage, and killed millions of people. Disasters have affected people living in developing countries and, in particular, the most vulnerable communities within these countries.
All communities are at risk of emergencies and disasters, including those associated with natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, technological and other hazards. Particularly in the context of increased urbanization and climate change, frequency, severity and impact of those events are crucial.
Todas las comunidades están expuestas a emergencias y desastres relacionados con cualquier tipo de amenazas naturales, brotes epidémicos y aquellas producidas por el hombre, biológicas, químicas, radiológicas, tecnológicas, conflictos y otros. En un contexto de urbanización creciente y cambio climático, la frecuencia, severidad e impacto de los desastres se ha exacerbado.
For the first time, UNITAR introduced the Management Practices for Safer Roads Toolkit in Panama. This is an interactive online learning tool that incorporates a management methodology and a plan designed to enhance road safety by collecting data on the number and location of deaths caused by traffic collisions.
The characteristics and severity of an earthquake-induced tsunami depend on various factors, including the magnitude and depth of the earthquake, the vertical movement of the seafloor, the distance from the source to the coastline, and the shape and underwater topography of the coastal area.
The seminars convened students from Shanghai, aiming to empower them as active participants in the UN SDGs. Each session provided valuable insights into UNITAR's mission and the UN's role in fostering global cooperation for the SDGs. Participants had the opportunity to acquire knowledge, interact with experts, and draw inspiration for their contributions to the SDGs.
កម្មវិធីសុជីវធម៌ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន(Autosobriety) គឺជាលទ្ធផលនៃភាពជាដៃគូរវាង UNITAR និងPernod Ricard ជាមួយនឹងមហិច្ឆតាដាក់ឱ្យដំណើរការកម្មវិធីនេះជាសកលតាមរាល់បណ្តាប្រទេស កំណត់អទិភាពកាត់បន្ថយគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍ដែលបង្កដោយបើកបរក្រោមឥទ្ធិពលនៃគ្រឿងស្រវឹង។