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UNOSAT's latest LIVE maps can be seen below, these allow users to interact with UNOSAT's analysis in an intuitive and eye-catching manner, allowing easy visualisation of the affected areas, and allowing users to focus on what interests them most, giving a better local understanding of the situation. These maps are updated as new data is available over the course of an event.
This page hosts maps and analytical reports produced by UNOSAT in support of international humanitarian assistance operations to respond to crises caused by natural disasters, conflict and other...
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1 July 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a Call for Applications for their joint online course on Trade and Food Security which will take place from October 17 to November 11, 2021. The course will be facilitated by Experts and delivered fully in Arabic language in asynchronous manner.
The course seeks to strengthen capacities in Arabic-speaking countries, to develop and implement evidence-based trade polici...
Flood Prone Areas in the Greater Horn of Africa on the Map
20 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – The weeks between March and May usually constitute the rainfall season over the equatorial sector of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) region. During this rainfall season, floods are one of the most frequent hazards. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) provides regional updates on a regular basis to its member states. In order to further improve disaster preparedness efforts and overall disaster management…
23 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) launched a new initiative to support climate-resilient livelihood development in Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe during the bilateral meeting in Geneva between the BADEA Director General Mr. Sidi Ould Tah and UNITAR's Executive Director Mr. Nikhil Seth.
This new initiative will focus on women and youth from the three Sub-Saharan African countries, who currently share similar challenges in advancing sustainable and climat...
International Workshop on Framework Law on Waste Management
11 January 2016, Jeju, Republic of Korea – CIFAL Jeju, in collaboration with UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), convened officials from central, state and local governments from thirteen different countries in South America, Asia-Pacific and Africa for a three-day workshop on "Framework Law on Waste Management”. The workshop took place in Osaka, Japan from 16 to 18 December 2015.
Countries represented in the workshop included Bhutan, Cambodia, Ghana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mauritius,…
January 2014, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR is pleased to announce that a new Head of Hiroshima Office, Ms. Mihoko Kumamoto, took office from January 2014.
Ms. Mihoko Kumamoto has over 18 years of professional experience in the development cooperation field and has been with the United Nations for 12 years. Ms. Kumamoto started her career at Kyushu Electric Power Company in Japan where she coordinated training programmes and while there, she discovered that her passion was in helping people to help themselves, specifically through human development and development cooperation…
On 20 April 2022, New York, United States (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office, in partnership with AABGM Inc. - a Microsoft and EC Council certified leading company in the Cybersecurity field, kickstarted the event on Cybersecurity Awareness Training. This is a newly developed training programme which comprises of two sessions: (1) Cybersecurity Fundamentals, and (2) Advanced Cybersecurity.
The event began with Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Head of the UNITAR’s New York office. Mr. Suazo highlighted the importance of cybersecur...
15 February 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - As the attention of the international community turns once again to the importance of building resilience through capacity development, UNOSAT and IGAD have launched into a project to do just that, with a practical focus on the use of geospatial technologies to improve disaster reduction in East Africa.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is an eight-country regional development organization in East Africa with headquarters in Djibouti. It is a key player in the domains of drought, emergency response, and disaster…
To ensure that field agencies, such as MSF, and UN entities have access to the most up to date information for the Horn of Africa, UNOSAT has been involving a growing number of volunteers who are actively improving baseline geographic information (typically names of places, type of structure, street names, etc). This also facilitates the work done at UNOSAT to accurately analyse the dynamic IDP situation on the ground in Mogadishu.
“Although the direct interaction with volunteer mappers is relatively new to us, we already see the benefits of combining event-specific crowd ...
Aissata Koné, a Malian PhD student in pharmacology, joined the 2021 UNITAR Strategic Response to COVID-19 Crisis: Empowering the Sahel Region through Digital Reskilling and Upskilling to Enhance Productive Sources of Livelihood and Employment training programme.
She wishes to revolutionize the health industry in Africa with digital technologies.
Aissata believes that the skills she learned in this programme will help to bridge the digital gap.
Aissata is now launching an application to help Malians find the medications they need easier.
, November 2022, Hiroshima,...