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4 August 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – Detonating nuclear weapons will have disastrous consequences, affecting all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from health to environmental degradation. Given its devastating effects, it is high time communities of practitioners from various sectors start collaborating to minimize and eliminate the risks of nuclear war.
This was the central message from Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, at the UN High-Level Political Forum Special Event on “Nuclear Disarmament and Our Sustainab...
The University of Copenhagen’s Master Course on Disaster Management has the aim to provide national and international aid workers, government officials and other professionals interested in any or all parts of Disaster Management with a solid and holistic interdisciplinary background so that they can respect and understand the complex context of acting and working before, during and after a disaster. This course enjoys considerable success only two years after its creatiion by the Universities of Copenhagen and Lund (Sweden).
The Master of Disaster Management and UNOSAT…
13 March 2013, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR is honoured to have recently joined the Hiroshima Research and Educational Institutes Network for Peace. The Network's objective is to share information and expertise with regard to Hiroshima and its role in peace building efforts. Member Institutes include:
Hiroshima University
Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Hiroshima City University
Hiroshima International University
Hiroshima Bunkyo Women’s University
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chugoku International Center
Hiroshima…
05 January 2021, Maputo, Mozambique – UNOSAT delivered a technical training on the Applications of Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) for Operational Planning and Decision Making in Disaster Situations. Participants were from different line ministries and national institutions, including the National Disasters Management Institute (INGC). This training was organized in collaboration with the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries and the Ministry of Science, Technology & Higher Education (MCTES) of Mozambique.
Mozambique is a parti...
3-4 April 2019, Lagos, Nigeria - The Norwegian Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) jointly held a two-day follow-up Regional Conference on Marine Safety and Fisheries Protection for participants from West, Central and Southern Africa regions.
Over 100 participants representing diverse constituencies: oil and gas companies: maritime agency; regulatory bodies; marine institutes; oil spills prevention organizations, international agencies, and private sector were in attendance. In addition to direct participants, it is...
19 June 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently signed a new agreement to launch a joint online course on Trade, Food Security and Nutrition to be delivered in English language for Sub-Saharan African countries.
This course is designed to assist representatives from government and related authorities, who are directly involved in the formulation and implementation of agricultural policies and programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa. These includes officials from Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock, Fi...
15 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - On March 15, 2021, UNITAR and UN Statistics Division conducted a side event – “Adjusting statistical activities with StaTact to monitor the SDGs for a COVID-19 recovery and acceleration of the 2030 Agenda” – as part of the UNECE Regional Forum 2021. Attended by over 50 participants, the side event consisted of three segments – first, an introduction of the platform and its principles: second, a demonstration of StaTact, and third, sharing of a practical country experience where StaTact has been utilized.
The webinar began with Ms. Elena...
21 February 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted and led a high-level delegation from the Dominican Republic for the International Workshop on Governance and Public Policy in Geneva from 12 to 17 February 2025. This significant event was organized in collaboration with the recently established CIFAL Dominican Republic and with the support of the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations in Geneva, reinforcing a joint commitment to capacity-building and sustainable governance.The programme ...
Innovative capacity development approach combines technology, mapping and academic knowledge in Chad
Since earlier in 2012 UNITAR/UNOSAT and the Swiss Development Cooperation are engaged in implementing a water management and capacity development project in Chad. This project, also known with its francophone name of “ResEAU”, has the ambitious aim of strengthening national capacity in the area of water resources by using mapping combined with capacity development techniques tailored to the local requirements and designed together with Swiss and Chadian partners.
In Switzerland, UNOSAT experts work together with the Centre for Hydrogeology and Geothermics at…
Disussions of Creating New CIFAL Centre in Newcastle, Australia
16 July 2015, Newcastle, Australia – On the occasion of the 5th Newcastle International Conference on Building Resilience, local authorities from Asia-Pacific countries and local authorities from Australia attended a session about the work of UNITAR on urban resilience. The session also provided an opportunity to introduce UNITAR and the CIFAL Global Network. In particular, the speakers explained the role of local authorities in building resiliency in cities and municipalities and outlined how…