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UNOSAT Analysis Reveals Nepal Earthquake Damage
27 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland - The 7.8-magnitude quake that hit Nepal on 25 April has quickly taken the proportions of a major disaster with many destroyed buildings in Kathmandu and large rural areas severely affected. Official figures indicate over 4,000 deaths, a toll probably due to increase.
The damage in Kathmandu is important and clearly visible in the first satellite images released by UNOSAT on 27 April 2015. According to initial estimates from the UN in the country, eight million people in 39 districts have…
Disussions of Creating New CIFAL Centre in Newcastle, Australia
16 July 2015, Newcastle, Australia – On the occasion of the 5th Newcastle International Conference on Building Resilience, local authorities from Asia-Pacific countries and local authorities from Australia attended a session about the work of UNITAR on urban resilience. The session also provided an opportunity to introduce UNITAR and the CIFAL Global Network. In particular, the speakers explained the role of local authorities in building resiliency in cities and municipalities and outlined how…
Promoting Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development
6 September 2016, Quito, Ecuador - UNITAR’s Decentralized Cooperation Programme in collaboration with the Government of Ecuador hosted the webinar on “Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Sustainable Development” aimed at providing a space for discussion on how PPPs can be leveraged for sustainable development and help achieve the SDGs and implement the New Urban Agenda. More than 100 participants attended the webinar, representing local governments, private sector, civil society and academia from…
24 March 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - Malakal is the capital of Upper Nile State, in South Sudan’s north-eastern corner. The town lies approximately 650 km directly north of Juba, the capital of South Sudan. It hosts one of the bases of the UN Mission in South Soudan (UNMISS). According to UNOSAT latest findings, over 20% of Malakal has been destroyed by warfare with a great part of it occurring in a short time period between end February and mid-March 2014.
In a recent map derived from imagery captured by DigitalGlobe satellite WorldView-1 on 15 March, UNOSAT identified a…
UNITAR Hosts Workshop with Columbia Law School on Conflict Resolution as the Cornerstone for Quality Education
1 November 2017 New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research hosted the first in its three-part workshop series on mediation, conflict resolution, and negotiation with Columbia Law School and with the generous support of the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations (UN) under the programme “Leveling the Playing Field”. This first workshop on conflict resolution as the cornerstone for quality education focused on various…
CIFAL Philippines Concluded Forum on the Role of the Philippines in the Association of South East Asian Nations
8 February 2018, Quezon City, Philippines - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) and the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Asian Center jointly organized the forum “The Role and Position of the Philippines in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)”, taking place on 8 February 2018 at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines.
The forum was conducted in partnership…
Latest Event at Osaka, Japan Expo 2025Promoting Sport for Development and Peace: Co-creating Culture through Sport and DiplomacyTo mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the Japan Sport Council (JSC), proudly hosted a special event on 4 May 2025 at the Osaka, Japan Expo 2025 , entitled “Promoting Sport for Development and Peace: Co-creating Culture through Sport and Diplomacy.” Through interactive community walls and sport-technology activities, the event offered p...
14 April 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR has concluded a four-day training on key leadership skills for Geneva's diplomatic community at the Palais des Nations, bringing together 31 participants from over 25 member states. This Collaborative Leadership Workshop consisted of 7 sessions, led by world-class experts, including Ambassadors, all working to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead engagingly and collaboratively.
The workshop began with opening remarks by Mr Nikhil Seth, UN ASG and UNITAR Executive Director, who stated, “We need each o...
29 August, 2023, New York, United States – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) welcomed Dr. Lori Foster, professor of Organizational Psychology at North Carolina State University, Visiting Scholar at Duke University’s Center for Advanced Hindsight, Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and President of the International Association of Applied Psychology, who gave a training to UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) staff on Unconscious Bias., Over 40 DSS staff members attended the training across two four-hour ses...