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Ghanaians Celebrate Climate Change and Green Economy Week
24-28 October 2016, Accra, Ghana - As Ghana gears up to the national elections in December, over 1,500 people participated in a Green March through Accra and a symposium for youth at the National Theatre. Climate change and green development is indeed high on the agenda in Ghana, which is committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 15% relative to a business-as-usual scenario by 2030, and by 45% if external support is provided.
At a public event on Wednesday, political parties were questioned to what…
In collaboration with UNITAR and The Defeat-NCD Partnership, Dr. Kaung and his team in Myanmar’s NCD unit developed a cost-efficient operational plan covering 2021 and 2022 to address the country’s rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD). With technical assistance from a programme coordinator and health economist provided by the partnership, the team built a multi-sectoral approach and applied financial modelling to create the plan.Previously, Myanmar had a national NCD strategy, but it lacked a costed plan for service delivery. “Without a costed pla...
Francesco Pisano says: “We are continuing to equip the Programme with what it takes to do this job effectively and professionally. But this is done also to bring a distinct advantage to the entire UN family. After the partnership with Google to share crowd generated data with UNOSAT and the rest of the UN, this is a second main achievement by UNOSAT which will change the way we do things and the overall technology level of the UN. I hope this can be of help to the entire UN”. UNOSAT in fact has added to the purchase order the funds necessary to endow 3 other UN bodies with ...
After years of successful research and applications in the area of geospatial information for humanitarian aid and emergency response, UNOSAT has acquired considerable technological and inter-agency knowledge in this complex and often misunderstood activity field.
With a service active 24/7 and available to the entire humanitarian community since 2003, UNOSAT has supported humanitarian agencies and programmes in some 200 disaster response and complex emergency operations worldwide, deploying to the field each time it was requested and working in close cooperation with…
Antwerp, Belgium: June 22, 2010 – UNITAR and the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), an NGO accredited to the ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council), have agreed to organize joint events on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in September at the Shanghai Expo 2010.
As the World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation (WJCEF) inaugurated its first ever Executive Course in Corporate Social Responsibility in Antwerp on Sunday, June 20, emphasising the connection between CSR and the promotion of sustainable economic, social and environmental…
29 - 30 November 2012, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – A National Forum on Governance and Priority Setting for SAICM Implementation was held in the Dominican Republic from 29 to 30 November 2012. The workshop was held under the framework of a national project for the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), and consisted of a review of the progress made to date, establishing priorities for national chemicals management, and preparing action plans for selected priorities.
The workshop was attended by nearly 50…
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…
January 26, Geneva, Switzerland – UNOSAT took delivery today of its second UAV in a little over one month, this time a so-called quadrocopter. This latest model will be used to diversify UNOSAT’s mini-UAV fleet and to complement the Programme’s local mapping capacity. The quadrocopter is particularly suitable for close-up assessments and inspections and it is able to acquire aerial imagery and videos over the same location for a given period of time. The UAV, called md4-200, is produced by Microdrones GmbH of Germany.
UNOSAT is conducting internal testing on the UAV in…
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…
Mexican Airports and Authorities get Prepared for the 2017 Hurricane Season
24 April 2017, Miami, USA – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Merida (CIFAL Merida) in close collaboration with the International Airport of Merida hosted the international workshop on “Hurricane Preparedness” that took place in Miami, Florida on 24 April 2017.
The workshop brought together representatives from Mexican airports and authorities from the Civil Protection Secretary of the State of Yucatan. The first day of the workshop included practical exercises led…