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Building for Peace
Launch of the International Architectural Prize in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Hiroshima, 24 April 2009
An initiative by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will launch on 24 April, in Hiroshima, the International Architectural and Urban Planning Prize in Post-Conflict Reconstruction, to be awarded on a biannual basis by an international jury....
Nanosafety Regional Workshop for the Latin American and Caribbean Region, Panama
UNITAR’s Chemicals and Waste Management Programme in partnership with OECD, and funded by the Government of Switzerland, organised a series of regional workshops in 2018. These workshops were aimed towards professionals working nationally or at the regional level in the nano field or broader chemicals management. Perspectives and experiences from governments, regional experts, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations were included. Thanks to the SAICM secretariat ...
Perspectivas de Paz (Perspectives of Peace, in English) is the third component of the project based on the goal of supporting the reconciliation process in Colombia through storytelling and historical memory building.
The building of historical memory is a key element in the symbolic reparation of victims. Increased visibility of conflict narratives, from an inclusive perspective, allows participants in this project to have a dialogue on individual and collective experiences during previous and current conflict.
We invite you to watch the video (at the bottom) of th...
24 July 2025, Paris, France - On 12 July 2025, the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) took part in the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. In collaboration with the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST), UNOSAT co-hosted a thematic session titled: Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development of World Heritage Sites. This collaboration was part of a broader effort to promote the use of digital tools and geospatial technologies in support of UNESCO’s mission to safeguard World He...
Are Human Rights Universal?
SHIRIN EBADI
2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Biography
Text of Shirin Ebadi's speech
Watch video archive from TSR
WOLE SOYINKA
1986 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature
Biography
Text of Wole Soyinka's speech
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 | 4:30 p.m.
Palais des Nations; Assembly Hall
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Closing remarks delivered by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco on the occasion of the second edition of the Geneva Lecture Series ca...
UNOSAT has released on the internet the Atlas of Tsunami Damages on Saval´i & Upolu Islands, Samoa. UNOSAT Humanitarian Rapid Mapping service was activated at the request of UN humanitarian agencies involved in the response to the disaster.
This atlas map product illustrates satellite-detected areas of likely building and vegetation damages caused by the magnitude 8.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami on 29 September 2009. A total of 9 separate focus maps are included, highlighting damage sites identified from post-disaster satellite imagery collected from 30 September...
First Steering Committee Meeting and Inception Workshop
Madrid, 26-28 November 2015
List of Documents
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/1
Agenda
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/2
Project overview
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/3
Budget and Financial Matters
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/4
Project Monitoring and reporting requierements
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/5
Summary of results of PRTR Project Phase I...
30 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland, New York, United States - Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) play a vital role in programme management, principally in ensuring projects are achieving intended goals. Recent advancements in technology have made satellite imagery analysis a cost-effective solution for improved project monitoring and evaluation. As insights into potential impact are largely driven by data, objective measurements obtained through Earth observation (EO) can provide useful information that can complement traditional data collection methods.
The UNITA...
11 July, New York, USA - UNITAR and UNDESA held a joint session on learning and data for the SDGs on 11 July on the sidelines of the HLPF, a dedicated annual mechanism for reviewing progress on the SDGs. The session composed of a panel of experts and a showcasing segment provided space for addressing challenges and opportunities related to the use of data for policy-making purposes beyond regular national and global reporting. As a result of the session, a number of capacity gaps had been identified and a series of new tools presented. Feedback received from ...
In order to benefit the local and international community, as well as to enhance exchanges between UNITAR and the people of Hiroshima, the UNITAR Hiroshima Office regularly invites leaders and experts--academics, diplomats, politicians, international and national civil servants, nongovernmental organisation representatives--to give informal talks. These exchanges take place through the "UNITAR Hiroshima Public Sessions" and "UNITAR Hiroshima Lecture Series".
Since 2003 to July 2015:
Number of UNITAR Hiroshima Public Sessions and UNITAR Hiroshima...