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UNOSAT has striven for years to bring satellite applications to the attention of policy makers and senior leaders. These efforts were rewarded on 20 September when UNOSAT Manager Francesco Pisano addressed the UN High Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the MDGs during a side event organised by UNITAR, OECD and the Government of Egypt. UNOSAT offered to the audience a new perspective concerning achieving MDGs through partnerships that work because they are focused on technology and result. Pisano said “Knowledge and Action are two important stations on the way…
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…
17 December 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - As the situation worsens in the Central African Republic, humanitarian organizations are facing a new wave of 214,000 internally displaced persons that will bring the total IDP population to nearly 700,000 according to UN estimates dating this. In addition, over 230,000 refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries to avoid the violence.
The situation, provoked by a conflict that has peaked since the coup in March 2013, is at the centre of the attention of the UN Security Council and of several UN agencies that are mobilising…
10 September 2012, Geneva, Switzerland — The concept of a green economy is receiving increasing international attention, as countries explore new patterns of development that take into account economic, social and environmental sustainability considerations.
In response to the high need for training in this area, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will deliver a second edition of the e-learning course “Introduction to a Green Economy: Concepts and Applications”, from 8…
Paris Statement Calls for Up-Scaling Learning for an Inclusive Green Economy
29 January 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - What is green economy learning? Why do we need to invest in it? And what have we learned from existing initiatives? These questions and many others more were explored at the 1st Global Forum on Green Economy Learning which took place in December 2015 at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Headquarters in Paris. As a key outcome, UNITAR along with the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), OECD, the Green Growth…
Call for Registration – Collaborative Leadership and the 2030 Agenda
16 February 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Registration will soon close for the February 2016 workshop entitled, “Collaborative Leadership and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
With the recent adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is expected that all actors involved in sustainable development understand the importance of effective collaboration. Achieving the objectives of this new agenda will clearly require multi-partner engagement, as the actions necessary are beyond…
Geneva, 22 March 2014, in celebration of World Water Day, UNOSAT is thrilled to announce the release of its first hydrogeological map of Chad, produced in the context of the RésEAU project – Cartography of water resources in Chad
As highlighted by the Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon: “Water holds the key to sustainable development”. This is particularly true in Chad, which faces extreme weather conditions, varying between a very arid climate in the North and floodplains in the South. Better knowledge of groundwater resources and their interaction with rainwater is…
The 2014 edition of the master GIS training confirms the success of UNOSAT hands-on learning formula
22 April 2014, Geneva, Switzerland – The fourth edition of the UNOSAT master training on “Geo-Information in Disaster Situations” was delivered by UNOSAT experts from 26 March to 15 April. The course is part of the Master in Disaster Management of the University of Copenhagen and a celebrated opportunity for disaster management professionals and students to learn directly from operational experts the value of satellite technology and GIS solutions applied to disaster management and emergency response. The course was delivered at a ICRC training centre near Geneva and…
UNITAR Invited the International Court of Justice to Geneva
24 November 2014, Geneva, Switzerland – Located in the Peace Palace, The Hague, the Netherlands, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the primary juridical organ of the United Nations. The ICJ performs two very crucial functions: It settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory opinions on questions on international law submitted by authorized international agencies. The ICJ thereby plays an important role for the peaceful settlement of disputes as well as for the strengthening…
UNITAR Hosts Seminar on Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Policy
1 March 2018, New York City, USA – The United Nations Office of Information and Communication Technology (OICT) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a morning seminar that introduced attendees to cyberspace and cybersecurity policy, risks and strategies.
The first session was led by Mr. Thomas Braun from the Global Security and Architecture Section at OICT who discussed the importance of ICT in delivering basic public services such as education, healthcare, and commerce, and in…