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Operational since 2003, UNOSAT Rapid Mapping provides satellite image analysis during humanitarian emergencies, both natural disasters and conflict-situations. With a 24/7 year round availability to process requests, a team of experience analysts ensure timely delivery of satellite imagery derived maps, reports and data ready for direct inclusion in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) according to needs.
Typical situations for which UNOSAT Rapid Mapping is activated include floods, earthquakes, storms, landslides, volcanoes, oil spills, chemical waste, refugee and Interna...
24 May 2018, New York, USA - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a workshop titled “Climate Change and the Paris Agreement: Challenges and Expectations” conducted by Professor Narinder Kakar, the Permanent Observer for the United Nations mandated University for Peace, and Mr. Santiago Villalpando, the Chief of the Treaty Section of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs. Professor Kakar also serves as Director and Adjunct Professor on UN Environmental Diplomacy Programme at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law of Pace University. The worksh...
23 April 2019, Geneva, Switzerland – 24 technical experts from the government and academic institutions in Uganda successfully completed a one-week course in the use of Earth observations (EO) and geographic information system (GIS) for hazard assessment, delivered by UNOSAT from 25 to 29 March 2019 in Kampala, Uganda. When it comes to GIS technical training, the trend towards a more balanced gender ratio has been remarkably harder to achieve; however, this learning event had over 50 percentages of female participants.
The training was provided in collaboration with Inter-...
UNOSAT is UNITAR's Unit focused on applying remote sensing, satellite imagery analysis, and broader geospatial technologies to challenges across the UN system and in support to Governments. Founded more than 18 years ago UNOSAT has grown to encompass activities on disaster response, supporting human rights, humanitarian relief, climate resilience, water management and other issues integral to the SDGs and the pillars of the UN. UNOSAT focuses its efforts on collaborations with thematically mandated UN partners which allows robust and significant production of analyses and d...
09 November 2021, New York, USA – UNITAR New York Office joined efforts with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) to develop a hybrid event, “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Climate Change: Learning and Practice Opportunities”. The session was attended by approximately 93 participants virtually, and the discussion focused on how climate change intersects with the Sustainable Development Goals., Ms. Naiara Costa, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG), UN DESA, welcomed the participants ...
10 July 2025, Quezon City, Philippines - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines of UNITAR - CIFAL Philippines, hosted by the University of the Philippines, has launched the 2025 edition of the Professional Course on Global Migration (PCGM). Launched in 2019, the Professional Course on Global Migration (PCGM) is now entering its seventh batch in 2025, reflecting its continued relevance and growing impact among migration practitioners globally. Delivered entirely online, the course consists of 22 short sessions over 14 ...
16 July 2025 Geneva, Switzerland — The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) had the distinct honour of welcoming Her Highness Princess Abeer S. bin Farhan Al Saud to its headquarters in Geneva on 18 June 2025. Visiting in her capacity as an academic, multilateral advisor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Her Highness engaged with UNITAR leadership in an exchange of ideas focused on innovation, inclusive development, and regional collaboration.The visit included meetings with the Executive Director of UNITAR, Ms. Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, and w...
Youth Climate Dialogues Awarded on Occasion of International Mother Earth Day
28 April, Geneva, Switzerland - This Earth Day (22 April 2016), one of the largest and most beautiful conference rooms at the United Nations Office at Geneva, the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations room, was filled with more than 700 students from primary and secondary schools (10 to 19 years old). They came from all parts of Switzerland to hear their names announced at the 5th edition of Swiss-wide student competition entitled "Sustainable Development Goals: Imagine the…
Climate Change Adaptation MOOC Reached Thousands of Learners
02 February 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - On January 31st, 2018, UN CC:e-Learn’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Resilience into Agriculture came to an end. The MOOC raised awareness and built the capacities of a wide range of interested stakeholders in climate change adaptation planning, specifically for the agriculture sectors.
Adapting the agriculture sectors to climate change is a vital challenge for most of the worlds’ developing economies. To cover…
18 October 2024, Geneva, Switzerland. The world is facing radical economic transformations driven, on the one hand, by opportunities offered by green and digital technologies and, on the other, by significant demographic changes, decreasing natural resource availabilities, increasing pressures from societies turning towards more responsible consumption patterns, and regulations to promote ESG compliance or encourage SDG reporting, and to pro-actively manage digital transformations. As such, one of the key needs becomes the upskilling and reskilling of government agencies, a...