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3 December 2024, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - President of the Dominican Republic, H.E. Mr. Luis Abinader, signed Decree 656-24, formally declaring road safety a national priority and initiating the development of the National Road Safety Plan 2025–2030. This comprehensive plan, developed by INTRANT in collaboration with key stakeholders from all sectors, sets ambitious goals to reduce road traffic fatalities by 2030, in line with the target set in the Decade of Action for Road Safety. President Abinader remarked, “Through the signing of the National...
UNITAR Division for Prosperity will host a workshop and a panel discussion on AI-driven sustainable solutions for global challenges (4 September 2024, Geneva).In the morning workshop, participants will engage in hands-on exercises and group discussions to navigate ethical considerations of AI use and explore best practices from health care, education, agriculture, and climate action.In the afternoon, two panels will be led by the members of UNITAR Division for Prosperity Advisory Board and explore the role of AI in strengthening societal resilience and in the prevention of ...
6 Novembre 2024, Genève, Suisse - La Cité de la Solidarité Internationale (CSI) organise, en collaboration avec UNITAR, la Food Sovereignty Platform (FGC) et le Geneva Health Forum, la 7ème édition de son Atelier Doctoral. Cet événement, qui se tiendra le jeudi 7 novembre 2024, de 15h30 à 18h30, réaffirme l'engagement de la CSI à favoriser le dialogue entre la recherche et l'action. Lancé en 2018, cet atelier unique offre aux doctorants une plateforme pour présenter leurs travaux en cours devant un public composé d'experts et de professionnels de terrain, tout en expl...
Over 100 participants from several Member States attended this series designed to address the increasing recognition of Indigenous Peoples' contributions to global governance and multilateral processes and to mainstream Indigenous perspectives in UN discussions on key world issues. This training series occurred every Tuesday and Thursday over five modules in a hybrid format at the UNHQ in New York on 20, 22, 27, 29 February and 5 March 2024.
In light of the upcoming 23rd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on April 15-24, 2024, the Indigenous Issues...
UNITAR, together with Hiroshima Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture, will support the organizing of a side event to the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).The side event, “Advancing the Global Agenda of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World”, is led by the Government of Austria and will be a panel discussion.The event will take place in Conference Room XXII at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 24 July 2024 (1:15 pm CEST). The event seeks to bring together diplomats and expert...
27 February 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - In 2023, UNOSAT faced challenges and achieved milestones. Our mapping team was activated for complex emergencies over 107 times in 60 countries worldwide and provided 634 products and services. Across the globe, our emergency mapping service has provided life-saving information to devastated areas affected by conflicts and disasters triggered by natural hazards., In 2023, we went on leveraging our expertise to address multipolar crises and crosscutting issues in different thematic areas, from defending human rights to safeguarding end...
25 July 2023, New York, USA – 10 - 18 July 2023 UNITAR Executive Director went on an official visit to New York for UNITAR’s 60th Anniversary celebrations and the High-Level Political Forum. Throughout the one-week visit, Mr Seth attended various events and met with multiple high-level officials.
On Monday, 10 July, Mr Seth spoke at the opening session of the SDG Learning, Training, and Practice Center organized by the UNITAR New York Office for the High-Level Political Forum. The SDG Learning, Training, and Practice Center is a 5-day, 10-session event org...
27 September 2022, Plock, Poland – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Plock hosted the “City Coders Hackathon Plock” on 25-26 September, bringing together 81 participants, mostly high schoolers and university students to develop an application that would respond to the needs of the city residents.
Young innovators, under the supervision of experienced experts were tasked with designing solutions related to one of the three proposed topics: Social Inclusion, Renewable energy and City for the Youth.
Hackathon is not only about compet...
18 November 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNOSAT delivered a week-long training in Serrekunda, The Gambia, on the use of Earth Observation (EO) and Geospatial Information Technologies (GIT) applications to support operational planning and decision-making for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Resilience to government officials in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) and the UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries., The Gambia’s geographical location exposes the country to climate-related h...
INTRANT kicks-off Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink-Driving in the Dominican Republic
19 May 2021, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - The “Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink-Driving” kicks off today, resulting from a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between INTRANT, UNITAR and Pernod Ricard, with the common ambition to reduce alcohol-related road crashes in the Dominican Republic.
The Autosobriety Training Programme aims at equipping road safety stakeholders with educational tools in order to contribute to the prevention and reduction of alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries. The Autosobriety Training Programme will be deliver...