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4 June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The Nyiragongo volcano, situated northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) started erupting on 22nd May at night. The fast-running lava flows and intense seismic activity threatened millions of people in this border region with Rwanda and called for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands.
UNOSAT’s rapid mapping service was activated on 23 May 2021 morning by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Goma, DRC. The activation covered the area around Goma, DRC, and Gisenyi, Rwanda...
28 February 2025, Lviv, Ukraine – UNOSAT and UNESCO successfully conducted an advanced face-to-face training on cultural and natural heritage monitoring in Lviv, Ukraine, from 25-28 February 2025. This training, part of an ongoing collaboration to support cultural heritage professionals in Ukraine, is built upon previous sessions held in November 2023 and January 2025, with a special focus on archaeology and natural heritage.Bringing together Ukrainian heritage professionals, archaeologists, and experts in geospatial technologies, the training aimed to strengthen participan...
October 2010, Prague, Czech Republic. The Manager of UNOSAT addressed a meeting of International Parliamentarians organised by the International Astronautical Federation in connection with the 61st International Astronautical Congress . The Congress is a major annual event for the astrophysical community. This year more than 1500 attendees gathered in Prague, Czech Republic, over one week. UNOSAT was invited along with other prestigious entities active in satellite technology and applications.
UNOSAT demonstrated the practical use of an increasing range of satellite…
Nairobi, Keynia. Following the successful “mapathon” that took place in Washington in April 2011, The World Bank, UNOSAT, and Google.org are confirming their engagement in pursuing the collaborative effort to map important locations in South Sudan with the support of the Sudanese people themselves by organising a second event in Nairobi, Kenya on June 30, 2011.
Like the first, this second happening aims at unleashing the power of collaborative mapping to support the building of the world’s soon-to-be-newest independent nation. Without basic geospatial…
9 September 2013 Nairobi, Kenya - UNOSAT experts have begun delivering the third and final training of the UNOSAT-IGAD Capacity Development Project. The main objective of the professional training, which runs in Nairobi from 9 to 20 September, is to provide participants with advanced GIS and remote sensing work methodologies relevant to the various missions they perform at IGAD, the Inter-Governamental Authority on Development.
Through lectures, GIS lab exercises using real scenarios, and group discussion, participants are guided to develop specific skills, including the…
1 June 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR's Public Finance and Trade Programme is pleased to announce its series of online courses starting in June 2012 covering a wide-range of topics in the areas of public financial management, international trade, and intellectual property.
All courses take into account the different learning styles, and the instructional design follows adult learning principles. In particular, modular contents, non-linear paths and asynchronous formats allow a high level of flexibility to learners. Each course presents a variety of learning resources.…
29 September 2011, Geneva, Switzerland – UNOSAT has released a 2010 human security report elaborated by its satellite imagery analysts and GIS experts to monitor the evolution of piracy off the coast of Somali during the period 2005-2009. The report had been in circulation to selected UN and non-UN partners and agencies and is now publicly available on the web.The report focuses on Somali pirate attacks based on a detailed geospatial study of available data between 2005 and 2009. Originally, the report was conducted in support of on-going humanitarian operations in the…
CIFAL Durban Organizes the Seminar “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in South Africa”
29 July 2017, Durban, South Africa – The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by 193 countries as a new global agenda on 25 September 2015 and came into force officially on 01 January 2016. The SDGs are a set of goals towards ending poverty, ensuring prosperity and protecting the planet. The 17 goals and 169 targets matter to local governments. In particular, they are applicable across all clusters, units and departments of the eThekwini Municipality in South…
Mapping Damage and Preparing for Reconstruction after the Marawi Conflict in the Philippines
18 August 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - On 23 May 2017 an armed conflict broke out in Marawi, Lanao del Sur in the Philippines between non-state armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Philippine government security forces. The conflict has displaced nearly 360,000 people from Marawi City and surrounding municipalities. According to local news sources, nearly 700 combatants and 119 civilians have died as a result of the fighting.
On 21…
Contemporary Challenges and New Developments in International Humanitarian Law
The registration is now open for a new edition of the online course
3 March 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - The registration is now open for a new edition of the course “International Humanitarian Law: Contemporary Challenges and New Developments” that will take place from 16 March to 10 April 2015.
This four-module course provides participants with an advanced knowledge of International Humanitarian Law and offers an innovative analysis of the legal uncertainties surrounding new-age military…