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CIFAL Jeju holds a workshop on Sustainable Tourism Development
From 17 to 20 November 2015, CIFAL Jeju ran a three day workshop on “Sustainable Tourism Development: Policies for Delivering Social, Environmental and Economic Benefits in the Asia-Pacific Region”, in Jeju, Republic of Korea.
The workshop was organized in response to the need for a capacity building programme throughout the Asia-Pacific region,introducing tourism as a way of delivering not only economic benefits but also social and environmental benefits to the local people.
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UNITAR Participates in Gamification for Development MOOC
15 March 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR is proud to announce that it will participate in the development and facilitation of the Gamification for Development MOOC that will be held from 11 April to 27 May 2016.
Although exhaustive literature is available on gamification and user engagement, the Game4Dev MOOC intends to provide learning and development professionals with a knowledge sharing platform where resources on the use of gamification for development are compiled and to engage them through…
UNITAR Invited the International Court of Justice to Geneva
24 November 2014, Geneva, Switzerland – Located in the Peace Palace, The Hague, the Netherlands, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the primary juridical organ of the United Nations. The ICJ performs two very crucial functions: It settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory opinions on questions on international law submitted by authorized international agencies. The ICJ thereby plays an important role for the peaceful settlement of disputes as well as for the strengthening…
UNITAR Organizes Briefing on General Assembly and Main Committees
29-30 September 2016, New York, USA- The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, organized a two-day course entitled, “A Special Briefing on the Work of the General Assembly and the Main Committees”. The event was widely attended by 125 delegates. The briefing was opened by Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Head of Office, UNITAR New York. Mr. Suazo welcomed the delegates to the briefing and provided an overview of the topics…
Today, UNITAR resumes its core diplomatic training targeting the Nairobi-based diplomatic community with the organization of an intensive, two-day workshop on negotiation skills. More than twenty diplomats are taking part in the activity, which includes short presentations, role plays, simulation exercises and video analysis. For more information on the Institute's core diplomatic training, visit http://www.unitar.org/mdp
UNOSAT is continuing its efforts to support UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs as southern Sudan engages in its independence referendum. Acting in consultation with and in support of several agencies including OCHA, WFP, DPKO, UNDP, UNOSAT is delivering high-resolution satellite imagery and analysis over areas of concern to the humanitarian community. This work is carried out in the framework of applied research on monitoring for human security. After developing applied solutions for operational humanitarian relief since 2003, the UNOSAT programme has…
UNITAR's Operational Satellite Applications Programme is a UNITAR programme which benefits from infrastructure support provided by the European Organisation of Nuclear Research (CERN). By delivering integrated satellite-based solutions for human security, peace and socio-economic development, its goal is to make satellite solutions and geographic information easily accessible to the UN family and through training and capacity development projects. Since 2003, UNOSAT has established a rapid mapping service for the international humanitarian community and the UN Member…
The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. The theme of the 5th World Urban Forum in 2010 is “The Right to the City: Bridging the Urban Divide.” The event attracted some 13,700 participants from 150 countries around the world. In his opening speech, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the importance of tackling urban poverty and inequalities through access to basic…
The European Space Agency (ESA) will host an Earth observation conference during the ILA 2010 Berlin Air and Space Show to present how the space community and other major players, among which the United Nations, are responding to the increasing demand for remote-sensing applications. Modern challenges needs modern decision making support tool as decision-makers worldwide become often faced with environmental change, natural disasters and human security issues.
ESA and European agencies have responded to these needs by developing the Global Monitoring for Environment…
At the Shanghai World Expo 2010, the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Google[1] are organising an event entitled “Humanitarian Mapping Applications of Google Map Maker Data”. Several interactive, informational sessions will be held in the UN Pavilion at the World Expo on Friday, 24 & Saturday, 25 September 2010 from 10:00 to 13:00. These sessions will showcase the achievements of the cooperative initiative between UNITAR and Google that provides tangible benefits for the international humanitarian community.
Speakers from UNITAR and Google…