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IGAD & UNOSAT Host a National Level Flood and Drought Management Workshop in Kigali
24 February 2016, Kigali, Rwanda – Within the framework of the 42nd Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum, UNOSAT and IGAD’s Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC) successfully hosted a one-day national level technical workshop on flood and drought management.
The workshop was delivered as part of the project “Capacity Development in Geospatial Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Horn of Africa”, which aims…
Confronting Extremism at a Civil Society Level - A Special Forum held by Permanent Mission of Iraq, UNITAR and Organization for Islamic Cooperation
8 November, New York, USA – The UNITAR New York Office co-sponsored with permanent Mission of Iraq to the UN and the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) a special forum on the topic Confronting Extremism: Faith-Based Community Initiatives towards Positive Diversity, Protecting Minorities and Enhancing Accountability and Good Governance. Held at the Al-Khoei Foundation in New York, the event brought together scholars,…
June 13, 2023, Shanghai, China – China’s rapid socio-economic development and the significant increase in resident income have led to surging demand for road travel. This growing need has emphasized the critical importance of safer roads and responsible road users, prompting more pressing efforts to enhance public awareness and provide relevant public education on the topic of road safety.
On June 13, the inaugural “Autosobriety Creative Challenge ”, hosted in collaboration with the China Communication Television Broadcasting Network, UNITAR’s affiliat...
23 November 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically shown the degree to which vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) characterize our world today. Higher levels of resilience and adaptability on the individual and organizational level are needed and can only be achieved through rapid development and implementation of new skills and innovative organizational strategies. In light of this, UNITAR and the Hertie School Executive Education signed a Letter of Agreement to empower growth-oriented professionals working in m...
28 July 2019, Geneva, Switzerland – The Global Plan of Action Coordination Unit, hosted by UNITAR, has embarked on its first field project, together with colleagues from UNHCR Djibouti, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the German Foreign Ministry. To kick off the project, the team has developed a set of common objectives with major humanitarian and host government partners in Djibouti. They also assessed the current state of energy provision in two of the three refugee camps in the country, as well as in other premises used for humanitarian operations that support displac...
15 March 2024, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Office in New York successfully organized an Expert-Level Workshop on Addressing the Threats Posed by Sea Level Rise. The event occurred from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations. , On behalf of the Co-Facilitators of the process for the GA decision 78/544 of 16 January 2024, the Permanent Representatives of Costa Rica and New Zealand, UNITAR partnered with the Global Center for Climate Mobility (GCCM) and the Republic of Kore...
25 February, Geneva Switzerland – The Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm developed by UNOSAT with the support of UN Global Pulse, the UN Secretary-General's innovation initiative, was used in the recent rapid mapping activation for seasonal floods in Mozambique.
UNOSAT’s Rapid Mapping Service first introduced AI-based methods (UNOSAT FloodAI) during the rainy season in the Asia-Pacific region with a targeted focus on countries affected by the southwest monsoon season from June to September 2020. It was in that context, in July 2020, that the AI algorithm became operati...
11 April 2019 New York USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) delivered its annual “Elections to UN Organs: Workshop for Election Officers”. With sponsorship of the Swedish contribution under the programme “Levelling the Playing Field”, the day-long workshop consisted of five seminars. It included UN staff and elections officers from Least Development Countries (LDCs), Middle Income Countries (MICs) as well as Developed Countries with the aim to help delegates understand the processes and procedures of various United Nations organs. The w...
July 1st 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - On 17 June 2021 the Division for Peace of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Al Sharq Forum (ASF) with the aim of strengthening targeted learning and capacity building offers in the areas of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, human rights promotion and gender equality. Al Sharq Forum's capacity-building platforms and its access to local grass-root networks, combined with UNITAR’s wide expertise and experiences of providing innovative learning solutions, will undoubte...
From 28 February to 25 March 2011, participants from all over the world are invited to attend this four week online course, to be delivered via UNITAR’s e-learning platform. Last year more than 100 participants coming from 54 different countries attended this e-learning course. During the evaluation 91 % of the respondents considered that the course was relevant for their job and that they would recommend it to their colleagues. As one participant exclaimed, “Everybody involved in an international conference should take this course!” (Testimonial from a participant of the…