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To ensure that field agencies, such as MSF, and UN entities have access to the most up to date information for the Horn of Africa, UNOSAT has been involving a growing number of volunteers who are actively improving baseline geographic information (typically names of places, type of structure, street names, etc). This also facilitates the work done at UNOSAT to accurately analyse the dynamic IDP situation on the ground in Mogadishu.
“Although the direct interaction with volunteer mappers is relatively new to us, we already see the benefits of combining event-specific crowd ...
UNITAR Organizers Workshop on Empowering Women in the Peace Processes
16 of May 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized the workshop “Empowering Women in the Peace Processes”, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The day began with a few opening remarks by Mr. Pelayo Alvarez, on the importance of gender equality and the promotion of Sustainable Development Goal 5, introducing Columbia Law School professors Alexandra Carter and Shawn Watts. The event closed the 2017 series on “Conflict Resolution, Mediation…
3 March 2020, New York, USA – During the first two days of the working visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, completed several meetings with United Nations high-level officials and Ambassadors. The visit is taking place from the 2nd to the 6th of March 2020. After a coordination meeting at UNITAR Office in New York, with a brainstorming on the future of training and an introduction by the new office members, Mr. Seth met with the Under Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Ms. Rosemary Di...
7 April 2019, New York, United States - Following the Report of the Secretary-General (E.2019/81), the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) Headquarters and the New York office started preparations for delivering the report to the United Nations Member States, and consultations in order to produce the legislative response from the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations Member States.
After consultations, the Permanent Mission of Ecuador took the lead in facilitating the draft resolution, covering three informal consultations among ...
02 June 2023, New York, United States - The Global Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) Closing Ceremony was held at the United Nations Headquarters by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office to celebrate the achievements of the GDI Graduates from the Spring 2023 Cohort. The GDI Programme offers a unique learning experience for students and professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of the United Nations and its functioning, providing them with the opportunity to gain knowledge and insights from experts and diplomats in the field., UNI...
3 March 2019, Hiroshima, Japan -
“We are trying our best to fulfill our responsibility as an actor in the field of disarmament,” said Mosammat Shahahara Monica, Director (United Nations and Human Rights), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh. “We will continue this effort and our leading role in the future, for the total elimination of nuclear weapons.”
Ms. Monica is a participant in the 2019 Cycle of the UNITAR Hiroshima Training Programme on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, which took place in Hiroshima, Japan, from 26 February to 3 March. Over th...
Established in 2014, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Belgium (CIFAL Flanders) is hosted by the City of Antwerp. CIFAL Flanders is a centre of expertise on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offering trainings, project development and coaching. CIFAL Flanders promotes peace, human rights and sustainable development and the declarations, principles and guidelines of the United Nations, with focus on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. CIFAL Flanders is devoted to strengthen a just transition towards a sustainable society and eco...
DIHAD is the largest event in the Arab region focusing on humanitarian efforts. The conference eight edition held in Dubai at the end of March 2011 focused on new technology for humanitarian aid and development. Its Scientific Board called on UNOSAT to chair the session on satellite technology, which featured speakers from Google, the European Commission Joint Research Centre and European Space Imaging a leading company based in Germany providing satellite imagery.
The event gathered all principal UN agencies and NGOs active in humanitarian relief as well as a number of…
20 September 2012 - Building on a decade of success in making satellite data available to users for disaster response, the International Charter Space and Major Disasters is now opening its doors even wider. To do this, the Charter has adopted the principle of Universal Access: any national disaster management authority will be able to submit requests to the Charter for emergency disaster response. Proper procedures will have to be followed, but the affected country will not have to be a Charter member.
The Charter has arrangements with UNOSAT and with the UN…
More than 1,000 participants from both the private and public sector from Africa and other parts of the world participated in the second Africa Carbon Forum that took place in Nairobi, Kenya in 2010, pointing to the immense interest for Clean Development Mechanism projects and the potential for carbon markets and trading in Africa.
UNITAR and the Nairobi Framework Partners are once again delighted to announce preparations for the Third Africa Carbon Forum that will take place 5 to 6 July 2011, in Marrakesh, Morocco, and expected to attend will be; CDM designated…