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UNITAR and OHCHR Set the Stage for More Satellite Analysis and Applications to Protect Human Rights
20 August 2015, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UNITAR signed a milestone MoU that will allow greater use of UNOSAT imagery analysis and technical assistance in support to the Office’s human rights work. Through the agreement OHCHR will benefit from the latest geographic information technologies and the entire suite of geo-spatial solutions provided by UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme…
New UN Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Includes UNOSAT Analysis
17 September 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - A report issued by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 16 September concludes that patterns of grave violations in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2011 indicate that war crimes and crimes against humanity were most likely committed by both sides to the conflict. The report also recommends the establishment of a hybrid special court to bring justice. High Commissioner Zeid said: “Importantly, the report reveals violations that are among the most serious…
UN CC:Learn Becomes a Key Partner of the ESD Global Action Programme!
05 May, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn was nominated to become a key member of the Global Action Programme (GAP) Partner Networks on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) under the “Priority Action Area 1: Advancing Policy.”
To advance ESD, by 2017, UN CC:Learn commits to promote climate change education at the national and international level, such as supporting the development of national climate change learning strategies and actions plans in Africa and facilitating climate…
31 January, 2014, Geneva, Switzerland. Registration for UNITAR’s 2014 online courses related to Trade is now open. These courses will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed as a public official or professional in charge of trade-related issues. It is widely accepted that a well-functioning global trading system is a prerequisite for trade promotion and the development of developing countries. In the scope of one of the main objective of UNITAR, namely promoting knowledge and understanding of poverty reduction, we arededicated to delivering high-level e-Learning…
UNITAR Hosts Peace and Security Retreat for Algerian Diplomats in Montreux
28 November 2014, Montreux, Switzerland - As part of a three-year partnership between the Institute for Diplomacy and International Relations (IDRI) of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), a retreat focused on “Peacekeeping and Security within the United Nations System” was organized along the picturesque shores of Lac Léman in Montreux from 11 – 14 November 2014.
What is the role of the United Nations in international…
A Lucky Plan for Climate Change Education in Ethiopia?
01 March 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopia is lucky. Lucky because it is a young country. Young in the sense that it has an overwhelmingly youthful population, with more than 50% being 21 years of age or less. It stands to reason, therefore, that education is a major national priority. But it is only quite recently that policymakers have recognised that education must include climate change.
In Ethiopia’s regions, particularly in the South, in Oromia, and in Amhara (among others), the impacts of climate…
From 28 February to 25 March 2011, participants from all over the world are invited to attend this four week online course, to be delivered via UNITAR’s e-learning platform. Last year more than 100 participants coming from 54 different countries attended this e-learning course. During the evaluation 91 % of the respondents considered that the course was relevant for their job and that they would recommend it to their colleagues. As one participant exclaimed, “Everybody involved in an international conference should take this course!” (Testimonial from a participant of the…
Geneva 14 March 2011. The aftermath of the catastrophic quake and tsunami in Japan has mobilised unprecedented participation from social networks and crowd sourcing communities around the world. Satellite imagery released for free by major commercial satellite companies earlier this week revealed to the world the extent of the impact of the tsunami waves that hit the east coast of Japan on Friday 11 March. Japan is using various satellite sensors and is coping with the technical work necessary to turn this large amount of data into useful information for rescue and…
Spanish has become a priority language as regards the e-learning courses that UNITAR is offering to officials and professionals from developing countries and economies in transition. This year, the Public Finance and Trade programme will again offer a series of online courses in partnership with leading universities and training institutes in Latin America and Spain. These courses are designed to enhance the professional skills of public and private sector participants, and to promote the sharing of knowledge and experiences through UNITAR’s Virtual Learning Environment.…
8 August 2011, Geneva, Switzerland - Researchers at CERN have begun today public testing of a new version of the popular volunteer computing project LHC@home. This version allows volunteers to participate for the first time in simulating high-energy collisions of protons in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), thus actively help physicists in the search for new fundamental particles. This is one example of a series of projects and events organized by the Citizen Cyberscience Centre, a partnership between CERN, UNITAR/UNOSAT and the University of Geneva, to promote volunteer…