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The work done by UNOSAT at the height of the crisis in Kyrgyzstan has been used widely in human rights verifications. This confirms one of the early methodological innovations brought about by the UNOSAT team: prolonging the useful life of satellite derived information beyond the emergency phase.
In the case of Kyrgyzstan , Human Rights Watch has been benefitting from the high resolution imagery used by UNOSAT over cities affected by urban violence to discuss directly with survivors the details of events occurred during the violence outbreak. This underscores the power of…
5 April 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - Investment arbitration is possibly the fastest-developing area of international law. Due to the widespread geographical participation of States in investment treaties and the increased use of arbitration to settle disputes involving significant amounts of money, understanding the particularities and dynamics of investment law and arbitration is becoming increasingly important. With this four week course LALIVE and UNITAR aim at giving public and private sector executives an overview of the specific issues relating to arbitration…
One UN Collaboration on Access to and Awareness-Raising of Earth Observation for Sustainable Development Goals
UNOOSA and UNITAR Joint Press Release
4 September 2017, Vienna, Austria and Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have agreed to collaborate to further their common goals, particularly the use of space-based technology for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
To achieve their shared…
Forum of Small States Interactive Session Held in New York
16 June 2016, New York, USA - The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Sweden, organized an Interactive Session between the Forum of Small States (FOSS), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Office of Information and Communication Technology (OICT). The session aimed to determine the countries' needs and collect feedback from FOSS countries in order for UNITAR to provide the best level of training possible.
Singapore’s…
CIFAL Jeju holds a workshop on Sustainable Tourism Development
From 17 to 20 November 2015, CIFAL Jeju ran a three day workshop on “Sustainable Tourism Development: Policies for Delivering Social, Environmental and Economic Benefits in the Asia-Pacific Region”, in Jeju, Republic of Korea.
The workshop was organized in response to the need for a capacity building programme throughout the Asia-Pacific region,introducing tourism as a way of delivering not only economic benefits but also social and environmental benefits to the local people.
Fifteen…
UNITAR Participates in Gamification for Development MOOC
15 March 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR is proud to announce that it will participate in the development and facilitation of the Gamification for Development MOOC that will be held from 11 April to 27 May 2016.
Although exhaustive literature is available on gamification and user engagement, the Game4Dev MOOC intends to provide learning and development professionals with a knowledge sharing platform where resources on the use of gamification for development are compiled and to engage them through…
Maximizing Our Impact Through Data Sharing: UNOSAT Flood Portal
11 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Today UNOSAT announces the official launch of its flood portal, a dedicated, free-to-use repository where anyone can easily find and download satellite-derived flood data in GIS vector format.
Data was extracted from satellite imagery by UNITAR-UNOSAT during more than 50 flood events occurring since 2006, with new data still being added as new floods occur. Satellite imagery used for these analyses comes from many different sources, including RadarSat-1, RadarSat-2,…
Board of Trustees Concludes its Fifty-fifth Session
24 November 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - The Institute’s Board of Trustees concluded its Fifty-fifth Session, which convened in Geneva from 20-21 November. In his closing remarks, the Chairman of the Board, Ambassador Henri Lopes, described the present period as a UNITAR moment, with 2014 marking 50 years of UNITAR service to United Nations Member States. He emphasized the results of UNITAR programme provide evidence that the Institute is making an important contribution to the lives of countless individuals from all…
*Countries for which UNITAR/UNOSAT will have access to Google Map Maker data:Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei,Burkina Faso, Burundi,Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde,Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cu...
1 October 2021, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office launched the Global Diplomacy Initiative (GDI). This programme provides students with practical knowledge and experience of global diplomacy and all things United Nations.
Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Head of UNITAR Office in New York, welcomed the participants and introduced the professors and panelists who shared their experience and expertise at the United Nations. He introduced H.E. Ambassador Dr. Yuriy Sergeyev (Former Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Unite...