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16 August 2013, Khartoum, Sudan - After initial flooding that killed more than 50 people in the first week of August, Sudan’s weather authorities have announced that heavy rain falling in Ethiopia is likely to cause additional flooding in Sudan. So far the floods affected 200,000 Sudanese, according to the Minister of Interior, and have prompted aid from Qatar, Egypt and Ethiopia.
UNOSAT has been working in rapid mapping mode since the first flood episodes on 1 August. The result as in all these types of situations, are individual maps and analytical reports. One of these…
July 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - The project ‘Map Your School’, a joint initiative between UNOSAT, UNICEF and the Panamanian Government has moved to the next stage in its development, as it begins a pilot test phase in the Escuela Puerto Rico, in Panama City, Panama. Initial feedback has been very good “The children understood very well how to use the platform, with no previous guidance on how to use it!“ exclaimed Heidi Peugeot, a Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist and the UNICEF focal point for the Map Your School project.
Map Your School is an online…
This forum aims to give diplomats a comprehensive knowledge of the complexities of sustainable development issues and provide them with the necessary tools to participate in the negotiation process. This opening workshop addressed the main themes of the Rio+20 Conference: the institutional framework for sustainable development and a green economy.
Ambassador Maria Teresa Mesquita Pessôa, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations, opened the workshop and shared the host country’s vision for sustainable development and green economy.…
CIFAL Curitiba Launched the III Cycle of Studies on the SDGs for Municipalities in Brazil
18 April 2017, Curitiba, Brazil – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Curitiba, Brazil, in partnership with the Social Service for Industry (SESI) in Parana, the Information Company of Parana (Celepar) and the Brazilian Business School ISAE launched its III Cycle of Studies on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The inaugural workshop took place on 19 April in the City of Curitiba, bringing together 80 participants from the public and…
CIFAL Jeju Conducts Workshop on Cultural Tourism for Sustainable Development
12- 15 September 2017, Jeju, Republic of Korea – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) in collaboration with United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC), the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Jeju Tourism Organization convened the international workshop “Cultural Tourism for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific region”, in Jeju Island on 12 - 15 September. This workshop brought together 26 officials from…
UNITAR and UNECE Sign Cooperation Agreement
28 January 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe signed a cooperation agreement to formalize their joint efforts to providing training in several issue areas, including road safety, public-private partnerships, and the environment.
The UNECE Executive Secretary Christian Friis Bach commented on the benefits of the cooperation to Member States, noting that, “Through this partnership, we are acting as one UN, bringing our…
CIFAL Philippines Concluded Forum on the Role of the Philippines in the Association of South East Asian Nations
8 February 2018, Quezon City, Philippines - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) and the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Asian Center jointly organized the forum “The Role and Position of the Philippines in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)”, taking place on 8 February 2018 at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines.
The forum was conducted in partnership…
Developing Capacities on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific
31 July - 3 August 2018, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR’s affiliated International Training Centre for Authorities in Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) in collaboration with the UNISDR's Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education Training Institute (UNISDR ONEA-GETI), and with UNDESA / United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) held a training workshop on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region.
The workshop brought…
Sustainability is a key element that needs to be implemented in every aspect of the environment we leave in.
For this purpose, UNITAR partnered with MLA College to launch the Master in Global Sustainable Development. The collaboration between the MLA College and UNITAR takes place within the framework of CIFAL City of London, the 25th CIFAL Center established, to promote the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and integrate them into higher education programmes.
The Programme starts with a period of gaining a shared vocabulary and set of ideas around sustainability...
24 September 2024, New York, USA – On the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, UNITAR hosted its Partnership for Action on Road Safety meeting with the objective of reviewing progress, sharing new initiatives, highlighting successes and priorities, and foster connections among road safety leaders to enhance collaboration and multiply effective interventions.The Partnership for Action on Road Safety is a collaboration between UNITAR and AB InBev to build capacity of government authorities to implement holistic and evidence-based approaches that improve r...