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10 November 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - International experts agree that Cyclone Haiyan that hit the Philippines on 9 November was "probably the most intense and strongest storm of this type to make landfall". While cyclones of this intensity have occurred before, they usually lose part of their strength by the time they reach shore. Not Haiyan, which swept through six central Philippine islands packing winds of up to 270 Km/h and causing immense damage and probably unprecedented loss of life.
Official estimates by the Philippines government speak of over 600,000 people…
N’Djamena, Chad, June 2012 - The largest UNOSAT capacity development project so far has formally begun operations in Chad in June after months of preparations involving the Swiss Development Cooperation and local partners in the country. The project, named "ResEAU: water resources mapping of Chad", is part of a visionary initiative by the Swiss government for which UNOSAT was selected as the expert team for implementing activities on the ground, along with other centres of excellence from Switzerland.
During the inaugural phase the first meeting of the Steering Committee…
UN CC:Learn Becomes a Key Partner of the ESD Global Action Programme!
05 May, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn was nominated to become a key member of the Global Action Programme (GAP) Partner Networks on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) under the “Priority Action Area 1: Advancing Policy.”
To advance ESD, by 2017, UN CC:Learn commits to promote climate change education at the national and international level, such as supporting the development of national climate change learning strategies and actions plans in Africa and facilitating climate…
13 December 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - The “Introduction to Sustainable Finance Taxonomies” affiliated e-course is available in French and Spanish.
The course has been developed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN), and it helps policymakers set up and develop sustainable finance taxonomies
By answering important questions, such as “What qualifies as...
18 June 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Strong demand for the online course on Trade and Food Security has prompted UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to relaunch the course in French for Sub-Saharan African countries. It was initially offered for Sub-Saharan African countries in French in 2018 and in English in 2019.
During the past 2 years, requests for the course has continued to grow. The increasing need for trade experts to support trade related development agenda in the region has posed a major challenge. In most cases, nat...
On 13-15 November 2018, the Togolese Public Administration School (ENA), UNITAR and UNDP held a national workshop aimed at strengthening the capacities of senior civil servants to lead the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs. This was the first national-level pilot of UNITAR’s toolkit “Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs” targeted towards African Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
The three-day workshop commenced with opening speeches by Mr. Djifa K. Adjeoda, Director-General of ENA, Ms. Elena Proden, UNITAR, M. Damien Mama, UN Resident Coordinator in Togo, ...
24 September 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - During an information session for government delegates to the United Nations organised by OCHA at the Palais des Nations, UNOSAT was unanimously commended for its work in providing the humanitarian community at large with satellite imagery analysis and near-real time rapid mapping.
The meeting was called by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs specifically to inform UN member states about the UNOSAT Humanitarian Rapid Mapping Service, which has turned 10 years old this year. In opening the meeting, Rashid…
The Role of Municipalities in the Post 2015 Hyogo Framework for Action on Disaster Risk Reduction
13 January 2015, San Salvador, El Salvador – During the past 10 years disasters have continued to impact communities. Over 700 thousand people lost their lives, over 1.4 million were injured, and around 23 million were made homeless as a result of disasters. Overall, more than 1.5 billion people were affected by disasters in various ways. It is urgent and critical to anticipate, plan for and reduce disaster risk to protect communities. Local governments are essential…
UNITAR, the JMDI and the World Bank Convene Local Leaders and International Partners on Migration and Development
10 March 2015, New York, United States - Today, city representatives and global experts gathered in New York City to focus on the role of city leadership in managing greater diversity and urbanization. "Cities have an important role to play because it all happens in cities, and greater global visibility and knowledge of this fact is required," stated Ambassador Luis Gallegos, Special Senior Fellow at UNITAR.
The meeting stems from…
UNITAR Workshop on Leveling the Playing Field-Multilateral Negotiations: Protection of Civilians
30 - 31 July 2015, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office organized a workshop on Multilateral Negotiations with a specific orientation towards Protection of Civilians (POC). Around 30 delegates from various United Nations Member States participated in an intense and engaging two-day training event.
Yvonne Lodico, Head of the UNITAR New York Office, opened the workshop by affirming that POC has become a…