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On the 28th of June 2010 seven participants from Egi Land in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria attended a five-day intensive training course to develop regional Master Trainers on Micro-Enterprise Acceleration (MAP). The training seeks to provide the trainees with key technical and facilitation skills, as well as the knowledge necessary to implement the MAP curriculum.
The project is part of an ongoing profile of projects that UNITAR coordinates for capacity building in the Niger Delta region linked to resources, conflict mitigation, and economic development via the…
16 August 2013, Khartoum, Sudan - After initial flooding that killed more than 50 people in the first week of August, Sudan’s weather authorities have announced that heavy rain falling in Ethiopia is likely to cause additional flooding in Sudan. So far the floods affected 200,000 Sudanese, according to the Minister of Interior, and have prompted aid from Qatar, Egypt and Ethiopia.
UNOSAT has been working in rapid mapping mode since the first flood episodes on 1 August. The result as in all these types of situations, are individual maps and analytical reports. One of these…
Innovative capacity development approach combines technology, mapping and academic knowledge in Chad
Since earlier in 2012 UNITAR/UNOSAT and the Swiss Development Cooperation are engaged in implementing a water management and capacity development project in Chad. This project, also known with its francophone name of “ResEAU”, has the ambitious aim of strengthening national capacity in the area of water resources by using mapping combined with capacity development techniques tailored to the local requirements and designed together with Swiss and Chadian partners.
In Switzerland, UNOSAT experts work together with the Centre for Hydrogeology and Geothermics at…
Over 100 of the Institute’s staff gathered in Geneva, Switzerland on 7-8 July for the biannual retreat to take stock of the achievements of the past two years and devise an outward-looking strategy for the years to come. The event, which was introduced by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, H.E. Ambassador Tõnis Nirk, was the result of a two-month preparatory process taking the form of online and face-to-face group discussions or “Knowledge Cafés” as building blocks for the retreat. Four themes were identified as strategic priorities; related actions and indicators were…
Oi, tudo bem? The UN CC:Learn e-Course Soon to be Available in Portuguese!
06 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:Learn Secretariat is happy to announce a new partnership with UNESCO Brazil and the Ministry of Environment of Brazil, which aims to work together for translation and dissemination of the UN CC:Learn introductory e-course on climate change.
This collaboration's goal is to facilitate access to basic climate change related information in Brazil, Portugal and lusophone countries all over the world in order to ensure as many people understand the…
Register now! PAGE e-Learning Course on Green Economy and Trade
17 January 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - Significant opportunities exist for developing and developed countries to achieve long-term and sustainable economic development by diversifying their economies and benefitting from the growing global demand for green goods and services. In this context, sustainable trade can serve as an effective means to advance an inclusive green economy.
To meet the learning needs and build capacities of national stakeholders, UNITAR and UNEP are collaborating within the…
Cultural Treasures in Ancient City of Palmyra Destroyed
20 January 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - UNOSAT has obtained new satellite imagery that confirms destruction in Palmyra, an ancient city in Syria that was once a thriving cultural hub and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
“Following request from UNESCO we analyzed the cultural heritage site of Palmyra, Syria, using satellite imagery and we can confirm destruction of the Roman Tetrapylon and damage to the Amphitheatre” says Einar Bjorgo, UNOSAT Manager.
Using DigitalGlobe satellite imagery dated 26 December…
CIFAL Jeju hosts Policy Workshop on Green Energy, Transportation and Green Cities
31 March 2017, Jeju, Republic of Korea – CIFAL Jeju convened seventeen government officials from seven different countries in the Asia-Pacific region for a three-day Policy Workshop on ‘Green Energy, Transportation and Green Cities.’ CIFAL Jeju, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and APEC Climate Center (APCC). The event was held from 21 to 23 March 2017 at the International Convention Center of Jeju (ICC Jeju).
The event served as a platform to build…
CIFAL Jeju Co-Organizes International Workshop on "Technologies for Holistic Waste Management"
13 April 2015, Jeju, Republic of Korea – CIFAL Jeju convened sixteen central, state and local government officials and NGO workers from eleven different countries from Asia-Pacific for a three-day workshop on "Technologies for Holistic Waste Management." CIFAL Jeju co-organized the event from 17-19 March 2015 at Hotel New Otani, Osaka, Japan. Other organizers include UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), Osaka City Government and Global Environment Centre (…
25 June 2015, New York, USA –The UNITAR New York Office organized a workshop on Multilateral Negotiations: Social Cohesion and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies. It welcomed over 40 delegates from United Nations Member States, as well as representatives of non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations. The workshop, which spanned over two days, took an interactive and practice-oriented approach, aimed at promoting awareness of the components of social inclusion, the nexus of social inclusion and peaceful and inclusive societies, understanding the factors for…