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7-11 December 2020, New York, USA (Virtual) - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office delivered five separate training sessions on Security Council related issues for the Irish delegates. Ireland was elected as a member of the Security Council in June 2020 by the members of the General Assembly along with Mexico, Norway, India, and Kenya. Ireland will serve a two-year term in the Security Council, starting 1 January 2021. UNITAR has thus far completed its security council training series for all the delegates from all the newly electe...
18 December 2020, Geneva, Switzerland and Georgetown, Guyana – The Flood Forecasting System, under the project “Strengthening Women’s Disaster Management Capacities in Guyana and Dominica” funded by the Government of Japan and led by UNDP Guyana, was implemented by UNOSAT in close collaboration with CIMA Research Foundation. This is the first of two components of the “Development of Guyana National Flood Early Warning System (NFEWS)“ initiative supported by the Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana (Hydromet)., Despite Dominica and G...
3-4 April 2019, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – UNITAR and the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid (CIFAL Madrid) in collaboration with the Traffic and Emergency Response Association (Asociación de Rescate en Tráfico y Emergencias – ARTE), the Dominican Automobile Club (Automóvil Club Dominicano – ACD), and with the support of Fundación Smart Baby – JOIE conducted the training titled “Child Road Safety and Post-Crash Response”.
In 2018, UN Member States reached consensus on 12 global road safety performance targets. On Children’s road sa...
24 - 26 October 2018, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) concluded its training course on “Strengthening Skills and Knowledge in Multilateral Diplomacy: Practical Preparation for Security Council membership” for Dominican Republic diplomats with a three-day-session on the meeting formats, decisions-making process, voting procedures, documents and insights into the Security Council Presidency. The training was from 24-26 October 2018 in the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The entire training dedicated to the Securi...
15 July 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The digital world has become an everyday part of our lives: at the office, at home, in government, in entertainment and the news. Almost anyone on the planet can now learn about, and do things, that were impossible but a few years ago: we can buy and sell groceries, houses, businesses, cars, electronics… anything the wide world has to offer; migrant workers can send remittances; loans can be cleared with a click; investors can choose investments; and jobs can be searched online. All usually much simpler than before.
This new world t...
UNOSAT supports the international humanitarian community since 2003, when it launched a Rapid Mapping Service, available 24/7 to UN and non-UN humanitarian entities responding to natural disasters and complex emergencies. The service provides maps and geospatial analysis on demand in the context of rapid response and it is funded by donor countries anxious to extend t the humanitarians the benefit of satellite technology.
Strengthening the service with a series of ad-hoc protocols with individual agencies has been a priority for UNOSAT over the past few years, to maximise…
March 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - UNOSAT is constantly partnering with public and private ventures to research new applications of geospatial technology that have the potential to make the work of the UN more effective or less expensive. Some of this effort over the past three years went into a successful project named iRESCUE.
iRESCUE means “images for Rapid mapping, Enhanced Security and Communication for Universal Emergency services,” and it was fully implemented under Eurostars funding by UNOSAT, AnsuR Technologies (project coordinator) and Locus…
11-13 September 2013 Geneva, Switzerland – UNOSAT and the European Commission Joint Research Centre partnered to co-organize a workshop on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Rapid Mapping. The event successfully brought together members of industry, academia and humanitarian actors to explore the technology´s readiness for rapid mapping and other civilian applications. The workshop spanned three days: the first day unfolded in Dardagny, Geneva, where the UASs were demonstrated and data collected; the second and third days took place at the International Environment House…
Empowered through GIT
How capacity is developed in Bangladesh for using innovative GIT tools and satellite applications for improved disaster risk reduction
09 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 Launches the Second Mayoral Forum on Mobility, Migration and Development
12 November 2015, Quito, Ecuador - With close to 100 local governments, civil society and international community representatives present, UNITAR launched the Second Mayoral Forum on Mobility, Migration and Development in Quito Ecuador on 12 November 2015. Officiated by the Mayor of Quito, Mayor Mauricio Rodas described his City as particularly apt to host the Mayoral Forum following the First Mayoral Forum that took place in Barcelona in June 2014. “It is clear to me that…