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UNITAR was invited in June 2010 to illustrate the results of UNOSAT Piracy Monitoring at the New York plenary meeting the UN Contact Group on Piracy of the Coast of Somalia.
The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia was created on January 14, 2009 pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1851. This voluntary, ad hoc international forum brings together 45 countries, 7 international organizations, and some industry groups with an interest in combating piracy. The Contact Group meets quarterly at the United Nations. Its four Working Groups meet regularly around…
25-26 June 2010, Batam, Indonesia
UNITAR, United cities and Local governments (UCLG) and its regional Asia Pacific Section, United cities and Local Governments / Asia Pacific (UCLG/ ASPAC) jointly organized a workshop on Local Governments Finances on 25-26 June 2010 in Batam, Indonesia. This workshop is part of a series of workshops on local finances implemented by the Local Development Programme of UNITAR, thanks to the financial support of the French government.
The workshop focused on decentralization in Asia pacific region and the topic of…
UNITAR and UNDP have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on a number of areas including executive training on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to strengthen the capacity of decision-makers in Least Developed Countries.
On the occasion of Shanghai Expo and hosted in the UN Pavilion on 20th September, UNITAR organizes a Public Conference on the MDGs where about 400 people are expected, mostly a Chinese audience. The Conference takes place on the opening day of the UN Summit MDGs + 10 at the Headquarters in New York.
The Public Conference…
13 March 2013, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR is honoured to have recently joined the Hiroshima Research and Educational Institutes Network for Peace. The Network's objective is to share information and expertise with regard to Hiroshima and its role in peace building efforts. Member Institutes include:
Hiroshima University
Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Hiroshima City University
Hiroshima International University
Hiroshima Bunkyo Women’s University
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chugoku International Center
Hiroshima…
22 - 23 May 2012, Antananarivo, Madagascar – Madagascar held its National Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Planning and Inception Workshop from 22 to 23 May 2012 with the participation of UNITAR. The objectives of the workshop were to raise awareness about the SAICM and to launch and plan the activities of the national project for the implementation of SAICM, entitled “Strengthening Capacities in the Republic of Madagascar for National SAICM Implementation and Supporting Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of chemicals…
UNOSAT delivers training courses based on modules derived from high level standard training and its unique experience in producing excellence in satellite data analysis. Courses range from dedicated in-site and off-site classes of 7 to 20 participants and also a Master level course hosted in Geneva during three weeks....
Hemispherical Discussion about the Challenges of Education in the Americas
15 April 2015, Panama City, Panama - The Decentralized Cooperation Programme of UNITAR joined the discussion with over 500 presidents of the most prestigious universities from the 35 countries in the Americas to present public policies on education in the region, in order to reach educational equity.
The inaugural Forum of Rectors of the Americas took place in Panama City in the framework of the Seventh Summit of the Americas hosted by His Excellency Juan Carlos Varela, President of Panama, on 10…
Mr. D’Aza has extensive experience in municipal politics at both the national and international levels, giving him the knowledge and leadership skills to propose, introduce, and drive the changes needed by Dominican municipalities and their entities to lead development processes in the territory.Elected Mayor of the municipality of Villa González for the period 1998-2002, he implemented the country's first participatory municipal budget, before it was included in the legal framework and subsequently enshrined in the Constitution reformed in 2010.He was executive director…
15 June 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Division for Prosperity successfully completed a Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) -funded pilot programme on “Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship through Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Afghanistan and Iraq” which benefitted 32 women entrepreneurs from various sectors in the two countries.
Launched on 31 January 2020, the 3-month Programme offered the participants an exceptional learning experience where they were engaged and challenged to learn, in...
Everlyn Fiualakwa (Solomon Islands) took part in the 2019 UNITAR Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Programme. She is now back as a resource person.
Everlyn encourages communities to identify an evacuation site in which to store food supplies – an idea she got from the UNITAR course.
Women in the Solomon Islands are more vulnerable to disasters. Everlyn works to get more early warning signals out to women.
Everlyn also believes in planning. “Everyone can be prepared for disasters. They just need the tools.”
, Passion and prayers – that’s how Everlyn Fiualakwa of the...