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Do you need to move your #training online? Has your face-to-face event been cancelled or postponed? Do you need to create an online learning event in a short time fame?
While we all #StayHome, moving events and training online is more important than ever. But how do we do it and what are important considerations to bare in mind?
How to Turn Face-to-Face into Online Events in English and French
COVID-19 is changing the way we learn as events, workshops and meetings move online. While participants may appear equal on screen, there are various factors, both individual and s...
UNOSAT supports the international humanitarian community since 2003, when it launched a Rapid Mapping Service, available 24/7 to UN and non-UN humanitarian entities responding to natural disasters and complex emergencies. The service provides maps and geospatial analysis on demand in the context of rapid response and it is funded by donor countries anxious to extend t the humanitarians the benefit of satellite technology.
Strengthening the service with a series of ad-hoc protocols with individual agencies has been a priority for UNOSAT over the past few years, to maximise…
March 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - UNOSAT is constantly partnering with public and private ventures to research new applications of geospatial technology that have the potential to make the work of the UN more effective or less expensive. Some of this effort over the past three years went into a successful project named iRESCUE.
iRESCUE means “images for Rapid mapping, Enhanced Security and Communication for Universal Emergency services,” and it was fully implemented under Eurostars funding by UNOSAT, AnsuR Technologies (project coordinator) and Locus…
11-13 September 2013 Geneva, Switzerland – UNOSAT and the European Commission Joint Research Centre partnered to co-organize a workshop on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Rapid Mapping. The event successfully brought together members of industry, academia and humanitarian actors to explore the technology´s readiness for rapid mapping and other civilian applications. The workshop spanned three days: the first day unfolded in Dardagny, Geneva, where the UASs were demonstrated and data collected; the second and third days took place at the International Environment House…
UNEP Executive Directors warn about Global Warming. Reported by NTV Kenya.
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From 28 June – 2 July 2009, UNITAR teamed up with the Global Environmental Governance Project, a joint initiative of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the College of William and Mary, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Center to organize the Global Environmental Governance Forum: Reflecting on the Past, Moving into the Future, Montreux, Switzerland. The event immediately followed the first meeting of…
UNITAR Organizes Leadership Building Workshop with Columbia Law School Professors
9 March 2017, New York, USA- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a workshop titled “Building Capacity for Effective Leadership” taught by two Columbia Law School Professors. The workshop began with a few opening remarks by Mr. Marco Suazo who thanked Professor Alex Carter and Shawn Watts for all their hard work in preparation for the workshop. He gave participants a brief summary of what to expect from the workshop and informed them about UNITAR’s new mobile…
UNITAR Executive Director participates at first G-STIC Conference and Celebrates UN Day in Brussels
25 October 2017, Brussels, Belgium – This week, UNITAR Executive Director, Nikhil Seth, participated at G-STIC, the Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference Series in Brussels. The first in a series, the conference aimed to accelerate the development, dissemination and deployment of technological innovations to enable the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Focused on integrated technological solutions that are good for the planet, people…
Government of Switzerland Supports INDC Development Process in Tajikistan
17-18 June 2015, Dushanbe, Tajikistan – UNITAR, ZOI Environment Network and the Government of Tajikistan, with support from the Government of Switzerland, organized a two day Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) Kick-off Meeting on 17-18 June 2015, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. INDCs are contributions that countries make towards the stabilization of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration in the atmosphere as part of the preparation for COP21 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (…
Empowered through GIT
How capacity is developed in Bangladesh for using innovative GIT tools and satellite applications for improved disaster risk reduction
09 June, 2016 Dhaka, Bangladesh – UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) has completed the advanced training of 16 disaster management professionals from 10 line ministries of the Bangladesh government. The training was focused on advanced operational applications of Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The course was delivered in collaboration with…
What knowledge and skills does it take to green the economy?
Roundtable kick-starts PAGE Green Economy Learning Assessment in South Africa
02 June 2016, Pretoria, South Africa - This was the question discussed at a roundtable held on 2 June 2016 at the National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA). The event provided thoughtful inputs for an assessment of green economy learning priorities that will be implemented over the next two months. The roundtable brought together 20 participants from national training and research institutions, as…