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16 July 2019, New York, NY, USA – During the work visit of the Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research completed several meetings with UN officials on the 10th, the 15th and the 16th July. Mr. Seth met with the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, with the CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Mr. Carlos Brito and with the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov.
On Wednesday 10 at noon the Executive Director also visited the Permanent Mission of Switzerland with the Head of the New ...
The 2011 edition attracted participants from 10 different countries, essentially disaster managers working for national governments, UN organizations and NGOs. Some participants were also professionals engaged in the field of disaster risk reduction, an area in which UNOSAT has been investing substantial financial and development resources in view of a decisive increase of output in 2012-2013.
The feedback and evaluation from participants were very positive especially in reaction to the UNOSAT practice of delivering training using only real case scenarios related to majo...
6 October 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - To mark its 60th anniversary, UNITAR is organizing in Geneva, starting on the 2nd of October, a photo exhibition, displayed on the Rotonde du Quai du Mont-Blanc (across from the Brunswick Monument), will illustrate 60 years of history as well as stories of UNITAR alumni who made a positive change in their community. The alumni featured in the panel exhibition come from Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kenya, Maldives, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu. The opening c...
9-10 July, Antwerp, Belgium – With a third of the world’s population migrating from villages to cities in the 21st Century, local leaders must be at the forefront of incorporating diversity into all aspects of city planning. As part of its work in the area of human mobility, UNITAR is hosting its first Expert Meeting in the City of Antwerp to define the parameters of its novel “Learning Platform on Human Mobility: Capacity Development for Local Leaders”.
A global, face2face training platform for local leaders, UNITAR’s Learning Platform on Human Mobility will broach…
CIFAL Argentina Concludes Workshop on Social-Environmental Conflicts
30 - 31 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Argentina (CIFAL Argentina) hosted the Social-Environmental Conflicts workshop from a community transparency system perspective. The main objective of this event was to strengthen capacities and relationships between the government, private sector and community to facilitate dialogue on social and environmental issues.
This event is the first workshop ever carried out from a community…
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) featured UNOSAT map on Pakistan flood in its CERN Bulletin (number 40 – 41) and Mr. Einar Bjorgo, Humanitarian Task Manager at UNOSAT was interviewed, explaining UNOSAT involvement in supporting the humanitarian workers from collecting raw satellite images to mapping the damage caused by the floods. According to Mr. Bjorgo, UNOSAT was not only involved from the beginning, but will stay long after the emergency phase is fading.
For more information, please visit online CERN Bulletin or download the PDF version of the…
A number of substantive discussions were held with UNITAR's counterparts, including the Governor, the Mayor and President of Hiroshima University. The discussions covered, inter alia, the launch of a fund-mobilisation phase for two new initiatives -- on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and on architectural and urban reconstruction; the expansion of current environmental training initiatives of the office with additional themes, including training on the implementation of international environmental treaties as well as countermeasures for chemical substances and…
1 July 2016, Geneva, Switzerland. UNITAR will deliver 2 learning sessions at this year’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF2016), in New York, on 14 July from 10:00 to 12:00 and on 15 July from 15:00 to 17:00. The sessions will aim to promote an improved understanding of requirements related to harmonized policies and inclusive national review and M&E systems for the SDGs. They will feature renowned international and national experts and will be organized as part of the HLPF SDGs Learning, Training and Practice Center.
The High-Level Pol...
2 February 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Satellite Centre - UNOSAT released a comprehensive assessment of the damage and destruction inflicted on structures in the Gaza Strip. The analysis, based on very high-resolution satellite imagery collected on 6 and 7 January, paints a stark picture of the extent of devastation in the Gaza Strip.
The satellite imagery, acquired on 6 and 7 January 2024, was compared to images from 1 May 2023, 10 May 2023, 18 September 2023, 15 October 2023, 7 November 2023, and 26 November 2023.
22,131 structures have been identifie...
10 & 17 June 2022, New York, United States — The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) held another session of the weekly training workshops for the 2022 President of the General Assembly Fellowship for HOPE (Harnessing Opportunities for Promoting Empowerment of Youth) — UNITAR NYO’s flagship initiative. Fellowship workshops are held every Friday at the United Nations Headquarters and feature multiple distinguished high-level speakers from various branches of the United Nations.
On Friday, June 10th, the PGA fellows were joined in person by ...