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28 March 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR and the Hiroshima Prefectural Government signed the Eighth Special Purpose Grant Agreement, for fiscal years 2024 to 2026. Through the agreement, the two entities renewed the partnership that began in 2003 and the Hiroshima Prefectural Government committed to financially support UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s training programmes over the next three years. Mr Hidehiko Yuzaki, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, and Mr Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR signed the agreement at a ceremony h...
We invite you to learn about a management methodology that can help improve road safety and to explore examples of its application across cities.
The Toolkit highlights local demonstration projects implemented in different countries across continents including Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, India, Mexico and South Africa. It is based on the premise that achieving road safety targets requires, among others, improving existing road infrastructure for the benefit of all road users, especially the most vulnerable., For more information on the Manag...
26 March, 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR is delighted to announce the signing of the 7th Special Purpose Grant Agreement (SPG) with the Hiroshima Prefectural Government for FY 2021 to 2023.
Since the establishment of UNITAR Hiroshima Office in 2003, the Hiroshima Prefectural Government has continuously supported our implementation of trainings.
“I am much pleased to finalize the seventh renewal of the SPG agreement and look forward to UNITAR’s continue operations in Hiroshima,” said Mr. Hidehiko Yuzaki, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, at an online signing ceremony of t...
26-27 September 2019, Lagos, Nigeria - As countries around the world move to attain the United Nation’s goal of sustainable cities and communities, the Nigerian government has reinstated its determination to strategically collaborate with UNITAR and the private sector to conduct high visibility enforcement programmes to reduce deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes.
UNITAR in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the support of Diageo hosted a two-day training workshop that involved practical checkpoint exercises and use o...
4 June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The Nyiragongo volcano, situated northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) started erupting on 22nd May at night. The fast-running lava flows and intense seismic activity threatened millions of people in this border region with Rwanda and called for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands.
UNOSAT’s rapid mapping service was activated on 23 May 2021 morning by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Goma, DRC. The activation covered the area around Goma, DRC, and Gisenyi, Rwanda...
Established in 2024, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Japan (CIFAL Japan) is hosted by Higashi Nippon International University, with its headquarters in Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan. CIFAL Japan serves as a hub for capacity-building and training programs aimed at empowering government officials, regional leaders, and stakeholders in Japan and the East Asian region. Its mission is to strengthen decision-making processes and encourage sustainable development while addressing local and global challenges. Scope: Japan and neighboring countri...
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...
What are good and illustrative case studies of effective capacity development supported by UN agencies that deliver results on climate change in Member States? This question was at the heart of the discussions at the One-UN COP-16 side event on Capacity Building as a Driver of Low-Emission, Climate-Resilient Development, 1 December 2010, Cancun, Mexico. The event was co-organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the co-conveners for capacity development under the One UN Climate Change Action…
The real-time exercise recently performed in Vietnam by UNITAR/UNOSAT and their partners during the first week of May was successful.
The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate the support of TANGO solutions for telecom equipment and services (www.teladnetgo.eu) in a typical RESPOND scenario (GMES services supporting humanitarian relief, Disaster Reduction and reconstruction - www.respond-int.org) dealing with preparedness and crisis response in the case of floods disaster event. TANGO provided support to field team activities with portable Satcom equipments…
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UNITAR has adopted a pricing system designed to provide access to its activities to individuals with limited resources while ensuring the financial viability of the programme. In this regard, UNITAR offers three categories of prices:
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