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The UNOSAT Emergency Mapping Service (UNOSAT-EMS) is a 24/7 service that provides satellite imagery analysis support following rapid on-set disasters, complex emergencies, and crises. The Service is free of charge for the emergency phase of the response. The UNOSAT-EMS was established in 2003 funded in the last three project cycles by Norway through Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current phase of the project receives funding from the latter.
The interface of UNOSAT with the UN emergency response syst...
国連ユニタールは「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成：海洋と人間の安全保障研修」の最終フェーズに当たる12日間のワークショップを開始しました。このワークショップは、淡路島、広島、東京、千葉で実施され、アジア太平洋18か国から50名が参加しています。本事業は日本政府によって資金提供されています。このワークショップは、研修の主要パートナーである株式会社パソナグループの代表者も出席する中、兵庫県淡路島で正式に開会しました。参加者は、専門家による講義や視察を通じて、海洋資源管理、持続可能な漁業と農業、海洋の環境保護、地域コミュニティのエンパワーメント、災害リスク管理、政策立案に関する実践的な知識を習得します。2025年2月21日、国連ユニタールは東京で公開イベントを開催し、同イベントはライブ配信されます。このイベントでは、選抜の参加者グループが海洋と人間の安全保障に関する課題に対する政策提言と実践的な解決策を発表します。, 2025年2月10日、兵庫 - 2月10日、アジア太平洋地域の18か国から実務者50名が、海洋と人間の安全保障に関するワークショップに参加するために兵庫県淡路島に集結しました。国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）主催の同ワークショップは、2025年2月10日から21日までの12日間、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダ...
(Article updated on 4 October 2024- Deadline of application extended to 11 October 2024)UNITAR and ITS Education Asia invite Asia Pacific youth to apply for the “2024 Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme”.The programme theme will be centred around creating local solutions for global challenges, empowering youth across the Asia Pacific region by developing their ability to address international issues and enhancing their knowledge of the SDGs. The training sessions will take place online over 8 Saturdays and culminate in a virtual graduation event.The dead...
The UNITAR resource person Ms. Molly Faamanatu Nielsen is Assistant Chief Executive Officer at the Disaster Management Office, Samoa National Emergency Management Office (NDMO), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
In March 2023, UNITAR held its in-person workshops in Samoa as part of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Women’s Leadership Training Programme.
Around 20 learners were equipped with practical skills to help them lead gender-inclusive and community-based disaster risk reduction management.
Molly believes that training is key to disaster risk reduction...
In the wake of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which claimed over 230,000 lives and left millions displaced, the urgent need for a coordinated disaster response system among international agencies, governments, and humanitarian organizations became glaringly evident. In response, the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) was established to bridge the gap between real-time disaster data and response capabilities. Integral to this effort was UNOSAT’s development of the Satellite Mapping Coordination System (SMCS) in 2010, following the Haiti earthqu...
At a time when natural disasters are becoming more numerous and frequent, UNOSAT aims to equip all countries with geographical information systems (GIS) to make informed decisions and reduce the risks associated with these natural disasters. To this end, UNOSAT has set up the project ‘Strengthening Capacities in the Use of Geospatial Information for Improved Resilience in Asia-Pacific and Africa’. The project focuses on developing the capacity to use GIS in government agencies across eight partner countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Lao PDR, Nigeria, Solomon Islands, Ugand...
27 February 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - In 2023, UNOSAT faced challenges and achieved milestones. Our mapping team was activated for complex emergencies over 107 times in 60 countries worldwide and provided 634 products and services. Across the globe, our emergency mapping service has provided life-saving information to devastated areas affected by conflicts and disasters triggered by natural hazards., In 2023, we went on leveraging our expertise to address multipolar crises and crosscutting issues in different thematic areas, from defending human rights to safeguarding end...
30 March 2023, Dakar, Senegal – UNITAR, the Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders (CIFAL) Dakar, and the Municipality of Dakar hosted forty-two nurses and midwives from Senegal, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, and Mali for a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop titled “Improving Breastfeeding Education in Sub-Saharan Africa” on 15 and 16 March 2023 in Dakar, Senegal. The workshop contributed to the goal of promoting breastfeeding education and optimal breastfeeding practices. Primarily aligned with Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3, promoting breastfee...
A key goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the prevention of premature mortality associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs, including cancer, are a growing burden on health systems in many parts of the world. According to the World Health Organization, 10 million deaths in 2020 were attributed to cancer, with breast cancer being the most common cancer diagnosis. Surgical care is the foundation of the treatment options for most NCDs, and yet five billion people do not have access to emergency and essential surgical care. Investing in ...
Name: Cesar Vidal Molina Gadea
Title: Renewable Natural Resources Engineer
Country: Nicaragua
Course: Minamata Initial Assessment (MIAs)
When it comes to environmental diversity, Nicaragua has it all! Beaches on both the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, volcanoes and lakes, tropical pine forests, wetlands and savannas. Nevertheless, like in so many other places, its rich biodiversity is endangered due to human activities.
This Central American nation is aware of that and is committed to implementing more assertive strategies to protect its natural resources. One of the s...