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The Institute of Diplomatic Studies of Saudi Arabia requested that UNITAR develop a seminar on International Crisis Management for officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia.
In the seminar, which started last week in Geneva, Switzerland, UNITAR is partnering with staff from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs(OCHA), UN Development Programme (UNDP), UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), World…
The Austrian Development Agency has contributed EUR 300,000 to UNITAR’s Climate Change Programme, in support of the activities of a project that contributes to improve the ability of developing countries to address climate change, through developing adaptation measures and planning mitigation strategies.
The project entitled “Capacity Development for Adaptation to climate Change and GHG Mitigation” (C3D+) is an 8 million Euro project, that brings together Regional Centers of excellence located in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean, to form a network that…
Maps and analysis produced by UNOSAT on the situation in Haiti are being posted and used in the media, web-based networks and information sites.
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Last week Tropical Storm Ida caused weather instability and heavy rains throughout Central America. Nicaragua and El Salvador were the most affected countries with 130 deaths, unconfirmed number of missing people, and thousands homeless in Salvador and some 23,000 people affected and thousands evacuations in Nicaragua.
The United Nations dispatched an emergency coordination and assessment team to the region (UNDAC) and OCHA requested UNOSAT to activate its Rapid Mapping service to help evaluate the damage inflicted by the storm and coordinate relief on the ground. To…
The current seasonal floods in West Africa are affecting over 350,000 people. With floods reported in Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Mali, Liberia and Guinea, the UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) supports sister agencies UNICEF and UNOCHA with satellite image derived analyses of the situation. Using satellite imagery from multiple dates, the evolution of flood conditions is monitored and the latest changes on the ground observed.
Satellite image derived flood map showing situation in Niger - flooded areas…
28-30 September 2011, Vienna, Austria. One of the three international UN headquarters, Vienna provides an exciting, yet sometimes confusing working environment for diplomats. With the view to provide practitioners with clarity on key issues and to ensure a good start to newcomers to the multilateral work setting, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organised two briefings on the mandate and governance of Vienna-based UN agencies and international organisations. The first briefing was organised jointly with the United Nations Commission on…
UNITAR Hosts Town Hall Meeting with Ogoni Stakeholders in Nigeria
4 February 2017, River State, Nigeria - On the 4th of February 2017, UNITAR hosted a town hall meeting with Ogoni stakeholders lunching the start of the Agribusiness Skill Training and Empowerment Programme for Ogoni Women as part of the Ogoni land clean-up and remediation programme. The town hall meeting held at the MOSOP Peace and Freedom Centre, Bori, Ogoni land, Rivers state, Nigeria.
In recognition that the rehabilitation of Ogoni land doesn’t end with an environmental clean-up plan but also includes…
1,400 participants Joined CIFAL Philippines’ Webinar on Migration and Development Challenges Faced in Asia
21 April 2017, Quezon City, Philippines – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Philippines, in partnership with Metropolis Asia succesfully hosted a webinar on the critical issues on migration and development faced by the region. Over 1,400 participated in the webinar to learn about the many issues that make up the migration research agenda in Asia.
During the webinar, panelists from four Metropolis Asia member countries…
Building Capacity for Fijian Disaster Resilience: Developing Women Community Leaders
29 - 30 June 2017, Nadi, Fiji – The international Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Newcastle (CIFAL Newcastle) and the University of Newcastle (UoN) in partnership with the Ministry for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation (MFWCPA), the Fiji Police Force (FPF) and the Grace Trifam Ministry (GTM) hosted the “Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop on Women and Disaster Resilience” held 29-30 June at the Hexagon Hotel in Nadi, Fiji.
The Commonwealth of Australia through…
CIFAL Atlanta Assists Airports from Developing Nations to Enhance their Air Service Development Strategies
13 - 14 July 2017, Kennesaw, USA – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) in partnership with Airports Council International (ACI) and Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport held a two-day training seminar on “Airport Air Service Development”, bringing together senior level airport officials from Lesotho, Ecuador, Mongolia, India, Nigeria, Barbados and Tonga. The seminar took place in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA…