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Empowered through GIT
How capacity is developed in Bangladesh for using innovative GIT tools and satellite applications for improved disaster risk reduction
10 June, 2016 Dhaka, Bangladesh – UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) has completed the advanced training of 16 disaster management professionals from 10 line ministries of the Bangladesh government. The training was focused on advanced operational applications of Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The course was delivered in collaboration with…
UNITAR Contributes to Habitat III Discussions on Urban Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction
July 27, 2016, Quito, Ecuador - UNITAR’s Decentralized Cooperation Programme in collaboration with the Government of Ecuador hosted the third series of webinars aimed to raise awareness of key topics related to the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III). The webinar titled “Urban Planning and Disaster Risk Management” took place Wednesday, July 27 with three experts from UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia, the University of…
The University of Copenhagen's Master in Disaster Management Confirms the Success of UNOSAT's GIS Course
October 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - The GIS course: “Geo-Information in Disaster Situations” delivered by UNOSAT is an elective of the Master of Disaster Management Programme of the University of Copenhagen. The course is designed to enable students to effectively utilize GIS tools and methodologies in support of emergency response operations. The partnership between the University of Copenhagen and UNOSAT which started in 2011 has delivered six successful…
Close to 100 Participants from the South Trained on Social Media Tools for Development in 2015
13 November 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - Today the “Innovative Collaboration for Development” Fall 2015 session ended, closing this year's sessions of the e-Learning course. In 2015, close to 100 participants coming from 44 countries, of which 36 are developing and Least Developed Countries were trained on the use of social media in a development context.
Throughout the year, three nine-week long online sessions were carried out in English, and one in French.
The course “…
UNITAR Organizes Workshop on Realizing Post-2015 Aspirations for Migrants and Migration
16 - 17 October 2014, New York, U.S.A. - At the United Nations Headquarters in New York, UNITAR and the Global Migration Group (GMG) of which UNITAR is a member, organized a technical meeting on “realizing post-2015 aspirations for migrants and migration”. With the Final Report of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its first reference for possible migration targets and indicators within the new development agenda after 2015 (replacing the…
Climate Delegates Meet to Upscale Education, Training and Public Awareness at the Bonn Climate Change Meetings
01 May 2018, Bonn, Germany - Capacity building and awareness raising are at the core of the discussions currently underway at the climate change meetings in Bonn this month on Action for Climate Empowerment. “ACE” is the new term coined for climate change education, training and public awareness which are covered under Article 6 of the Climate Change Convention and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement.
At stake, as we progress steadily towards 2020 and entry into…
Twenty Young Iraqi Professionals Complete Workshop on Results Framework and Business Model Canvas in Hiroshima, Japan
13 February 2018 – Workshop III of the UNITAR Hiroshima Office Iraq Fellowship Programme came to a successful conclusion in Hiroshima. Twenty-four Fellows and Coaches, including 12 women, participated in the workshop. Over the week, the Fellows engaged in interactive training sessions, designed to improve their skills and knowledge to develop effective project proposals. By the end of the workshops, Fellows had incorporated the findings of their needs…
18 October 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and EU Business School Switzerland (EUBS) are pleased to announce the successful commencement of the Master in Digital International Relations and Diplomacy. The first edition of this new and innovative programme kicked off with an introductory workshop led by Dr Elodie Tranchez at the UNITAR Headquarters in Geneva, providing participants with a comprehensive overview of key concepts within the UN System. Students gained real-world insights and explored how these fram...
6 December 2022, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation of the Dominican Republic (INTRANT), hosted the Road Safety National Week taking place from 19 to 26 November 2022. To amplify the outreach of the Autosobriety Training Programme to prevent drink-driving in the country, training and public awareness activities were rolled out throughout the week with a total of 340 beneficiaries.
Between 19 and 20 of November, various activities to present the programme took place in two of Santo Domingo’s main shopping centres (G...
11 March 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - The Fischer Family Scholarship is an award of €5,000 granted to one student who has been admitted in the selection procedure pertaining to the Master in Electoral Policy and Administration (MEPA) program at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. This scholarship is attributed to covering half of the tuition costs of the Master for the 2022 April Intake.
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