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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…
7-9 June 2011, Plock, Poland. Between 7 and 9 June 2011, Plock’s International Training Centre for Local Actors (CIFAL Plock) held a 1-day conference and 2-day workshop on Sustainable Management of Solid Waste. Hosted within the Municipality of Plock (Poland), the conference provided the opportunity to waste management practitioners from Poland and abroad to present case studies and discuss challenges that many municipalities from Central and Eastern Europe are confronted with nowadays. During the event gathering close to 120 participants, experts explored current…
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…
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…
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…