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UNOSAT Rapid Mapping Confirms Heavy Damage in Vanuatu
Geneva, Switzerland, 16 March 2015 - Amid discussions of disaster prevention going on at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, UNOSAT was scrambled by OCHA on 15 March in the immediate aftermath of colossal cyclone Pam, which hit the Vanuatu islands in the early hours of 14 March 2015. Within the same day of activation, UNOSAT requested the triggering of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters thanks to which the first imagery was received within hours during the same day.
The…
Sally Fegan-Wyles, UNITAR Executive Director Meets with H.E. Fumio Kishida, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs
14 March 2015, Sendai, Japan - Sally Fegan-Wyles, Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) met with the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Fumio Kishida, in Sendai, Japan. Ms. Fegan-Wyles is on official mission to Japan, attending the third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, taking place in Sendai, between 14 - 18 March 2015. During the meeting, Ms. Fegan-Wyles commended the Japanese initiative to…
Green Legacy Hiroshima Registered as a Future Heritage Project (Mirai-Isan) by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan
In December 2014, Green Legacy Hiroshima was registered as a Future Heritage Project (Mirai-Isan) by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan. The award is given each year to selected projects, that meet the Future Heritage requirements. The 2015 UNITAR Public Session for Green Legacy Hiroshima was therefore dedicated to a special ceremony marking this nomination. The Secretary-General of the Japan…
New Report - Four Years of Human Suffering – the Syria Conflict as Observed through Satellite Imagery
18 March 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) has produced a report illustrating the immense human suffering endured by the Syrian people over the last four years as observed through satellite imagery. The report illustrates the hardship faced by the civilian population, including
• Impact on local economies through shut-down of markets;
• Destruction of power supplies;
• Destruction of schools and hospitals…
New Cooperation Agreement with African Union to Further Promote Sustainable Peace and Security in Africa
22 March 2015, Mont Pelèrin, Switzerland - The African Union Peace and Security Commission (AU Commission) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize their long and outstanding cooperation to promote peace and security on the continent. These two Institutions have indeed a lot in common as regards to their respective missions and goals. The MoU was signed by the Commissioner for…
The Special Role of Technology in the New DRR Framework
23 March 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - For the third time in some 20 years, UN member states gathered to discuss and approve a global strategy to reduce the risk of natural disasters and increase the resilience of communities in the face of natural hazards. On 18 March 2015, at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan, delegations adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which follows 11 years after the Hyogo Framework for DRR, adopted by the second WCDRR in early 2005…
Full Room for the Launch of the Development of the National Climate Change Learning Strategy of Burkina Faso
11 March 2015, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso has started the process of systematically strengthening learning and skills development related to climate change: close to 50 people from the government sector, as well as civil society, training institutions and development partners took part in the National Planning Workshop for the Development of Burkina Faso’s National Climate Change Learning Strategy. The event, which took place at the Palm Beach Hotel in…
UN CC:Learn Ambassador Mr. Ramirez Tejada Promotes Regional Integration on Climate Change Education in Central America
9 March 2015, Antigua, Guatemala. Omar Ramirez has a way with words, and he has a passion for climate change education. In his home country of the Dominican Republic, he has been helping to transform the education sector by building political alliances and by working on curriculum reform with all national agencies. But, it is the whole Central American region that is becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change, not only the…
Promoting Climate Resilience for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Communities
23 March 2015, Glasgow, Scotland - CIFAL Scotland, in partnership with Amina, the Muslim Women’s Resource Centre, held a one-day learning event on climate resilience on 16 March in Glasgow.
The event was addressed to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community members facing high levels of fuel poverty. It convened women from 14 countries as far as Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Cameroon and Sudan to learn about climate resilience strategies based on four integrated themes: transport, food…