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10 August 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - Vanuatu faces many threats because of climate change – the most visible of which is sea-level rise. While coastal inundation poses great risks to infrastructure, damage can be mitigated through evidence-based planning geospatial information technologies (GIT). Leveraging GIT with new and innovative technologies like drones can assist decision-makers in targeting their country’s most vulnerable sectors and communities, thereby ensuring future resilience.
One key entry point in boosting Vanuatu’s climate resilience has been in supporting ...
Beneficiary: Atissim Assih
Title: Ministry of Public Service, Labor, Administrative Reform and Social Protection of the Togolese Republic
Learning toolkit: Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs for African Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and other African countries
Pilot Workshop: Renforcement Des Competences Des Hauts Fonctionnaires Pour La Mise En Œuvre Des Odd Dans Les Ministeres Sectoriels
Togo is one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of 7.6 million people and a breathtaking 56-kilometer coastline that runs along the Gul...
Branson Pitakia, Information Technology Officer at the Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office, illustrates the potential of knowledge and innovation in disaster management. His story shows how geospatial technology can help in disaster preparedness and response, and ultimately protect communities.
Branson Pitakia's quest for knowledge led him to enrol in UNOSAT's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) training courses, which are part of the project “Strengthening Capacities in the Use of Geospatial Information for Improved Resilience in Asia-Pacific and Africa (...
Do you need to move your #training online? Has your face-to-face event been cancelled or postponed? Do you need to create an online learning event in a short time fame?
While we all #StayHome, moving events and training online is more important than ever. But how do we do it and what are important considerations to bare in mind?
Over the next weeks, UNITAR’s Learning Solutions team will share tips and tools on the different aspects to consider when moving learning events online: methodology, facilitation, technology, interactive activities and more. We will share informat...
UNITAR signs memorandum of understanding with Hiroshima Dragonflies, a Japanese professional basketball team.
UNITAR and Hiroshima Dragonflies agreed to work together towards the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Hiroshima Dragonflies contributes to the SDGs through sports through its “Landscape Connected by Basketball Project,” to reach the grassroots level.
, 7 April 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – Japanese professional basketball team Hiroshima Dragonflies and UNITAR have agreed to work together towards the realization of the Sustainable Dev...
Paulo José Porta Bedón, Director, Dirección de Control de la Contaminación y Sustancias Químicas Lima, Peru Paulo Porta, Director of the Pollution and Chemical Substances Control Directorate at the Ministry of Environment, Peru, and his team have played a key role in the formulation of the Ley de Gestión Integral de Sustancias Químicas in Peru, as well as its regulation. His unit deals with two main branches: pollution control and chemicals management. It is in relation to this second area that Paulo has participated in UNITAR training courses and has worked...
On 6 August 2023, UNITAR held a public youth pitch event “‘Peace & XX’ Ideation – Nuclear Disarmament and Sustainable Futures” in Hiroshima.
39 youth living in Japan held discussions on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and a sustainable future and select teams presented their ideas to expert panellists for their feedback.
Expert panelists congratulated all participants for the fruitful discussions and presentations and for taking the first step to realizing a sustainable future and stressed the importance of youth to continue to act and to dissemi...
At the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS), Rovil Kumar, a scientific officer specializing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), coordinates the development of maps and geospatial portals that contribute to Fiji's resilience to extreme weather events. As part of his role, he compiles various maps for climate monitoring, flood mapping, and forecasting of heavy rainfall and tropical cyclones. By doing so, Rovil and his team contribute significantly to Fiji's preparedness and response strategies. To harness the skills to develop these products, Rovil Kumar participated ...
A public youth pitch event "'Peace & xx Ideation' – Nuclear Disarmament and Sustainable Futures" will be hosted by UNITAR, Hiroshima Prefectural Government/Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe), the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) on 6 August 2023 at 16:30–18:00 (JST, UTC +9).
Around 60 youths from Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Tokyo will work in teams during the workshop and present their ideas for their ideal future. Experts in discussions on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and sustainable fu...
Building for Peace
Launch of the International Architectural Prize in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Hiroshima, 24 April 2009
An initiative by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will launch on 24 April, in Hiroshima, the International Architectural and Urban Planning Prize in Post-Conflict Reconstruction, to be awarded on a biannual basis by an international jury....