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22-23 June 2011, Reims, France. Through a partnership with the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UNITAR is supporting the creation of a Focal Point on Sustainability Studies which is to be established following The First “Rencontres internationales de Reims” conference on Sustainability Studies. Linking economy, society and environment around a paradigm that favours all these aspects equally and sustainably will be the centre point of discussions bringing eminent professors, thinkers and practitioners from different continents and from the North and South.
To combine…
In a precedent-setting move, UNITAR and OECD, under the auspices of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (which UNITAR presently chairs), are holding Awareness-Raising Workshops on Nanotechnology/ Manufactured Nanomaterials for Developing and Transition Countries. These workshops are being organised in conjunction with UN regional meetings on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) during 2009-2010 following a request for action regarding nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. The workshops will…
The United Nations system is a complex constellation of interrelated organizations assisted by an impressive number of principal and subsidiary organs. The system has considerably evolved over the years in order to adjust to changing situations. The relationship between some of its elements may at times be puzzling. With the purpose of analyzing in depth the respective roles and functions of the principal organs of the UN and their subsidiary bodies, UNITAR offers to the diplomatic communities in UN locations a number of courses focusing in particular on…
19 August 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - Each year on 19 August the international community celebrates the World Humanitarian Day in commemoration of the day in 2003 when 22 aid workers were killed in a bombing at the UN headquarters in Baghdad. This is also a day to commemorate all those who have lost their lives in humanitarian service and to underline and spread the example of people helping people.
UNITAR joins the celebrations with a message of renewed commitment to supporting humanitarian assistance through the work of its Operational Satellite Applications Programme…
6 September 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - The 2013 Open Knowledge Conference will take place in Geneva on 16-18 September with a programme rich in discussions on open data, open information and of course open knowledge. The annual conference is rapidly becoming an important appointment for people and organizations who believe that data and information should be freer to be used, circulated and redistributed in a unrestricted way.
This year the conference is convened by the Swiss chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation, who define themselves as a “global movement to open up…
28 January 2012, New York, USA - The New York Times has once again used UNOSAT satellite derived analysis to illustrate an international humanitarian crisis, this time the surge of Syrian refugees crossing the border with Jordan to seek shelter at the Al Zaatari camp.
Several refugee camps have developed in neighbouring countries since the inception of the Syrian crisis in 2011. UNOSAT has been following the evolution of the Al Zaatari and several other camps from space since their creation to support the planning of relief operations by UN humanitarian agencies…
The UNITAR training centre for local governments in Asia, CIFAL Jeju, is launching its new training series on food and nutrition security to build local government knowledge, skills and capacities in the region.
Under a One UN Approach, UNITAR and CIFAL Jeju, joined the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization's (FAO) Food for the Cities Network to ensure the training series is developed in line with the community of practice's expertise. For over ten years, the FAO Food for the Cities initiative has been contributing to increased dialogue and partnerships with…
15 December 2011, Bangkok, Thailand - A think-tank conference organised by Wilton Park and ADPC with support from Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gathered thinkers and practitioners in Thailand to discuss the future of disaster reduction as the country emerges from its worst floods in decades. Against this sobering backdrop, the conference was also a landmark event in the celebrations of ADPC's 25th anniversary.
With United Nations climate talks in Durban focusing on the huge impact of disasters and the urgent need to take action to reduce risks, the invited…
Strengthening Road Safety in Latin America
14 December 2016, Mexico City, Mexico – Road traffic injuries claim more than 1.2 million lives each year with a disproportionate impact on health and development. They are the ninth leading cause of death across all age groups globally and the leading cause among young people aged between 15 and 29 years.
With the objective of contributing to halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2020 (SDG 3.6), UNITAR launched its Road Safety Initiative for Cities. The Initiative places priority in…
CIFAL Bengaluru Hosted the Workshop “Healthy Women = Healthy Communities”
7 April 2017, Bengaluru, India - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Bengaluru hosted the Healthy Women = Healthy Communities workshop on 5 April 2017 in the Village of Irala Mandal in the Chittoor district of the Andhra Pradesh State of India.
The workshop brought together 60 women and 20 men from the “Scheduled Tribes” in India. These tribes are the various officially designated groups of historically disadvantaged indigenous people in India. People in…