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After years of successful research and applications in the area of geospatial information for humanitarian aid and emergency response, UNOSAT has acquired considerable technological and inter-agency knowledge in this complex and often misunderstood activity field.
With a service active 24/7 and available to the entire humanitarian community since 2003, UNOSAT has supported humanitarian agencies and programmes in some 200 disaster response and complex emergency operations worldwide, deploying to the field each time it was requested and working in close cooperation with…
13 April 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) reached another milestone today as the second generation of its Satellite Mapping Coordination System (SMCS) was officially launched.
GDACS is a cooperation framework for natural disaster alerts operating under the umbrella of the United Nations. It includes disaster managers and disaster information systems worldwide and aims at coordination information and filling gaps in the first phases after a major disaster. To so this, GDACS provides real-time access to web-based disaster…
Sustainable Development Goals: A Creative Approach for a Sustainable City
20 November 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom – On 26 October Glasgow Green Year, CIFAL Scotland, UNITAR and Creative Carbon Scotland hosted a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) debate at Glasgow City Council Chambers. In a dynamic and highly interactive working session, participants from the public & private sectors and the creative community highlighted where Glasgow is making great strides in SDGs implementation, as well as areas where improvement would put the city in the vanguard.
The…
27 May 2024, Lisbon, Portugal - The Atlantic Centre and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) Division for Peace today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on training and capacity development initiatives focused on maritime security and port governance.
Under the terms of the MoU, the two organizations will work together to develop and deliver specialized training programmes, workshops, and knowledge exchange activities for government officials, port authorities, maritime security personnel, and other...
UNITAR Hiroshima Office - Capacity Building Going from Strength to Strength
Located in the City of Peace, the UNITAR Hiroshima Office had an extremely successful 2015, delivering more training to more beneficiaries in more countries, and increasing its engagement with the local community. Under the leadership of its Head, Ms. Mihoko Kumamoto, 2015 saw the Hiroshima Office (HO) engage with a broader range of donors and partners, diversify its training portfolio, and begin training in new countries. HO also continued developing its training and local engagement with a range…
Barcelona, Spain, 8-12 November 2010. The Police Platform for Urban Development hosted its second training from 8-12 November 2010 in Barcelona, Spain at the police training facilities of the Catalan Institute for Public Security (ISPC). The platform was launched in November 2009, and has now hosted its second training for African cities and national security officials for the development of more democratic and human rights based policing of public spaces and demonstrations in the region and the integration of community policing concepts into urban security policy.…
Geneva 21 March: Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters and UNITAR Executive Director Carlos Lopes signed an implementation agreement further to the decision taken by the Flemish Government last Friday to provide financial support over the period of 2011 to 2013 to the future UNITAR-affiliated International Training Center on Corporate Opportunities (ITCCO).
This agreement represents a milestone for the establishment of ITCCO, an Antwerp based center of excellence to engage global business communities in finding constructive, inclusive and innovative solutions to global…
CIFAL Atlanta and UNITAR Engaging Youth in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
3-6 April 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Atlanta (CIFAL Atlanta) and Kennesaw State University (KSU), with the support of UNITAR hosted a four-day workshop titled “Distinguished Global Ambassadors” for a delegation of 10 graduate students from KSU.
The workshop was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva and consisted of a series of lectures on topics related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as health and…
7-8 May 2009
UNITAR and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have opened today a joint briefing on human rights for the diplomatic community based in Addis Ababa. The two-day event is the third in a series of activities supported by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and will enhance understanding and awareness of the diplomatic community on the international human rights protection system.
The briefing will cover the United Nations human rights normative framework, the structure and functioning of the Human Rights Council, the…
On 9 January 2011, the people of southern Sudan will vote in an independence referendum that may see the southern states parting from Sudan and creating an independent state in line with the outcome of 2005 peace accords. The United Nations and the international humanitarian community are concerned over potential referendum-related violence in a region rich on natural resources in a country that has suffered for years from extensive conflict. The result of the referendum could lead to widespread violence and important humanitarian consequences.
The UNOSAT Programme is…