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10 May 2022, New York, United States (Virtual) – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office and Yale University third part of annual series, Looking Towards COP 27: Climate Extremes: The Housing Crisis, Food Shortages, and Energy Poverty, took place. The programme provided a unique discussion with experienced professionals on issues the climate is facing and actions to consider; to be able to reach and implement the set goals of the 2030 Agenda.
The session started by the welcoming remarks from Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Head of UNITAR New Yor...
March 18 2025, New York, United States – UNITAR office in New York, in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), launched the first inclusive, free-for-all, certified e-learning course on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the United Nations Secretariat. The Foundational Course on Counter-Terrorism in the UN System is a self-paced online course designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of individuals working, studying, or seeking in-depth expertise on counter-terrorism (CT) and the prevention of violent extremism (PVE). This training provides a ...
17 June 2025, Victoria, Canada - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Victoria, hosted by the University of Victoria, is dedicated to advancing knowledge and capacity in key thematic areas, including oceans, climate and sustainability; innovation and entrepreneurship; decolonisation and Indigenous knowledge; and global health and well-being. In line with its mandate, CIFAL Victoria works to facilitate the transfer of knowledge, experience and best practices; encourage cooperation and multi-stakeholder partnerships; provide networking...
First Phase of Shimanami Collective Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction Training Concludes
On 27 November 2024, UNITAR concluded the online phase of the “Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction” training programme, engaging over 130 participants from Asia and the Pacific Island region, in a series of “virtual classroom” webinars and online discussion forums.In Phase 1, participants learned about gender equality in disaster risk reduction, community-based disaster risk reduction, disability inclusion, and the empowerment of vulnerable groups within disaster risk reduction initiatives.The top performers will be invited to Phase 2, an in-person w...
21 July 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) held ceremonies in Tokyo and Hiroshima to celebrate its 60th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the UNITAR Hiroshima Office. The ceremony in Tokyo was held at the United Nations University on 29 June, while the ceremony in Hiroshima was held at Mielparque Hiroshima Hotel on 30 June.
The Tokyo ceremony was attended by approximately 100 guests including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yoshimasa HAYASHI and guests from the House of Representatives, House of Councill...
In 2014, heavy rains flooded the Leitchour refugee camp, in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. In advance of the rainy season, UNHCR called upon the support of UNOSAT to access satellite imagery and support with flood analysis in order to assess the damages. Since then, satellite imagery-derived disaster risk analysis was systematically included in the site assessment process for all emerging crises. John Wain, Senior Emergency Shelter Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recalled the evolution of their work and how UNOSAT supported them ...
12 July 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - Achieving SDGs is the responsibility of not only governments but of everyone else – every citizen. There are several ways to do so. Support with data collection and monitoring of progress on SDG implementation is one of them. National Statistical Offices (NSO) have been experimenting with different new sources of data to bridge the data gaps to be able to track progress on the SDGs. This side event, on 12 July 2021, on the sidelines of the 2021 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) aimed to demonstrate how exac...
3 June 2025, Atlanta, Georgia, USA – Senior airport officials and civil aviation authorities from 10 countries including Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Jamaica, Liberia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the US Virgin Islands took part in the “Future-Proofing Airport Development: Building Resilience Through Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management” workshop held in Atlanta on 28-29 May 2025. The intensive two-day workshop examined critical strategies for airport crisis response and operational continuity. In p...
UNOSAT has been setting standards in satellite analysis for humanitarian response since 2003. This accomplishment and the continuous research and development work done by UNOSAT Team to keep the humanitarian community at the edge of geographic information as a substantial decision support tool have been recognised on many occasions ranging from the Esri Award for excellence in GIS, to the UN Secretary-General’s UN21 Award for outstanding service.
UNOSAT is frequently invited by organisers of international gatherings to illustrate the work done by the Programme in support…
17 June 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. Recently MDP trained eleven Geneva based diplomats on Conference Diplomacy. The two day workshop “Introduction on Conference Diplomacy” is intended to familiarize junior diplomats with the world of conference diplomacy and help them overcome obstacles. And according to the participants that’s what it did: “I found all the answers I was looking for” one of the junior diplomats said after the training.
How to achieve a delegations objective
On the first day of their training the diplomats were introduced to the purpose and structure of…