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In a constant effort to update information derived from high resolution satellite imagery regarding the impact of the Haiti quake, UNOSAT has released last night two new maps illustrating the situation of IDPs and the density of bridge and road obstacles in the capital city Port-au-Prince.
Since the inception of this emergency, UNOSAT has concentrated on specific high value mapping over Haiti due to the fact that general mapping has been offered by a number of other partner entities especially from Europe, some of which supported by the International Charter Space and…
Partner: Regional Municipality of York, Canada
Focal Point: Lisa Gonsalves
Title: Director, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, Regional Municipality of York, Canada (on Social Inclusion)
More than ever, immigration and ethnic diversity are at the top of the global political agenda and have been subjects of heated debates. Nativism is driving populism and some people are reluctant to welcome foreigners, thinking that immigration will negatively change their communities, their countries and the economy at large. Studies show that when migrants move from one c...
7 August 2025, Abuja, Nigeria - In the framework of the Fleet Safety Global Training Programme regional workshop held on 30-31 July 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria, the first regional meeting of CIFAL Centres based in Africa took place. The meeting brought together directors of CIFAL Durban, CIFAL Dakar, CIFAL Banjul, and CIFAL Nigeria to strengthen collaboration and expand capacity-building initiatives across the region. The meeting focused on the theme of road safety, bringing together experts from across the region to exchange good practices and identify prior...
Bangkok, Thailand, 7 March 2012 – The National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) of Thailand and UNITAR signed in late 2011 a joint agreement to promote training and capacity building for the development of a nano-safety pilot project in Thailand, financially supported by the Government of Switzerland. The 18-month project will include the following activities:
Establishment of a Nano Safety Project Committee to support coordination efforts
Project inception and nano awareness raising workshop
Developing a national nano safety assessment
Developing elements…
10 April 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay – The Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay (LATU) and the Basel Convention Coordinating Center-Stockholm Convention Regional Center for the Latin America and Caribbean in early 2012, signed a joint agreement to promote training and capacity building for the development of a nano-safety pilot project in Uruguay, financially supported by the Government of Switzerland. The 12-month project will include the following activities:
• Establishment of a Nano Safety Project Committee to support coordination efforts
• Project inception and nano…
12 July 2019, New York, NY, USA- United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office (UNITAR NYO) launched UNITAR’s E-Learning Course entitled Achieving Peace, Preventive Diplomacy, Multilateral Negotiation and Mediation. “A Road to a Call for Peace” with the participation of the African Union to the United Nations (UN), the European Union Delegation to the UN, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN, and the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN. UNITAR introduced the new e-learning tool to members states and diplomats on preventive diplomacy, Multilateral Ne...
May 2011, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The Port Harcourt project office (PHPO) has completed move to its new office facility located on 146 C/146 B Lord Ogboma Drive Off Abacha Road, GRA Phase 3 Port Harcourt. This facility was donated by Rivers State Government and will host over 12 UN Agencies. Presently, 5 agencies will occupy the premise: UNITAR, UNEP, UNDP, WHO, UNDSS, UNOPS.
New address: 146 C/146 B Lord Ogboma Drive Off Abacha Road, GRA Phase 3 Port Harcourt, River State, Nigeria
Telephone: Tel:+234 465880
27 May 2011 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - With the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) has successfully implemented a five day training course for African diplomats and officials on Climate Change Diplomacy. The training took place from 25 – 27 May, in Addis Ababa and focused on the road map of climate change negotiations. “This workshop will help me make meaningful contributions to the complex negotiations on climate change”, said one of the participants at the end of the course and another stated…
15-16 March 2019, Atlanta, United States - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco; Université Hassan II de Casablanca; High Atlas Foundation; Casablanca Travel & Tours; Friends of Morocco; Imperial Fez; Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs hosted the 35th Annual Country Study Program’s International Conference on Gender, Identity and Youth Empowerment.
Annually, this program plays a vital role engaging local and global communities, resulting in...
10 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - On Saturday 15th January 2022, the ongoing volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai triggered a tsunami across the Pacific. The scale of the explosion was so large, undersea communications lines were damaged, leaving the population of the Kingdom of Tonga out of reach. The dense ash clouds, added to the poor meteorological conditions, limited the flying capabilities and visual confirmation of the situation on the ground. Satellite imagery, therefore, became a key source of information to assess the extent and severity of the damages...