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14 July 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - From 11 to 13 June 2025, UNITAR supported a workshop, “Harnessing Administrative Data Sources for Official Statistics Production: Migration and Environment/Climate Change statistics cases” in Grenada, implemented by Grenada’s Central Statistical Office (CSO). The workshop supports Grenada’s overarching objective of integrating administrative data into its national statistical framework, providing a space to formalize engagement between administrative data holders and the CSO for enhanced data quality. Key administrative data contribu...
2 August 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – 6 August 2022 marks 77 years since an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. To commemorate the day, youth from across Japan will have a heart-to-heart talk with António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, about their ideas and solutions for achieving a peaceful, more secure and sustainable world – one without nuclear weapons. The informal, in-person gathering will be held in Hiroshima in parallel with the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony. The session will be livestreamed in English and Japanese via YouTube.
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The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT), recognized by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution E/2021/L.221, provides satellite imagery-based analysis, training and capacity development to the United Nations system and Member States across their territories., Through its Emergency Mapping Service (EMS), UNOSAT provides United Nations agencies, Member States, and other international humanitarian organizations with cost-free satellite imagery analysis to support humanitarian assistance in response to major disasters and crises worldwide. With 24/7 year-round av...
This is the first issue of the UNITAR Division of Prosperity quarterly newsletter. The newsletter will update you on the progress of our various programmes and initiatives. It will be available through the UNITAR website and social media and shared via email. To subscribe or send us questions/comments, please email: prosperity_communications@unitar.org., Dai Tamesue, a two-time World Championship bronze medallist in the 400m hurdles, was appointed UNITAR Goodwill Ambassador in July 2021. A third-generation atomic-bomb survivor from Hiroshima City, Mr. Tamesue is the first J...
Welcome to the eleventh edition of the UNITAR Division for Prosperity Newsletter for February 2024!
This quarter, our initiatives achieved milestones around the world, from developing digital skills for African women and youth in Nairobi to training Ukrainian women evacuees in Warsaw. We also empowered entrepreneurs from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and South Sudan and fostered discussions on nuclear disarmament and sustainable peace in Hiroshima.
Additionally, women and youth from Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe were immersed in mentoring sessions with experts and gained insigh...
Orientation Course for new members of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Elections in the United Nations Organs: Workshop for Election Officers
SDGs Learning, Training and Practice 2023 - HLPF Special Event
The Structure, Drafting and Adoption of United Nations Resolutions
Guidelines for United Nations Resolutions
United Nations Budgetary Matters
Briefings New Delegates on the work of the 78th United Nations General Assembly and the Main Committees
Introduction for Elected Members and Non-Permanent Members on the Work of the Security ...
UNOSAT’s Emergency Mapping Service (EMS), provides satellite image analysis during humanitarian emergencies related to disasters, complex emergencies and conflict situations. With a 24/7 year-round availability to process requests, the team of experienced analysts ensure timely and tailored delivery of satellite imagery-derived maps (both web and static maps), reports and data ready for direct inclusion in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for evidence-based decision-making and operational planning., In October 2023, UNOSAT and the Food and Agriculture Organization ...
On 29 June 2025, twenty-four (24) youth in high schools from Hiroshima prefecture gathered at the UNITAR Hiroshima Office for the launch of the 2025 “UNITAR Hiroshima Youth Ambassador Programme: Leaders for a New Era”.Participants took part in lectures covering a broad range of topics, including the current global landscape surrounding peace, human rights, and international law, and the status of nuclear disarmament and global efforts toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.This training programme, running from 29 June to 24 August 2025, aims to strengthen youth leadership ...
Citizen science data (CSD) presents untapped opportunities to track progress towards the SDGs offering multiple advantages for Governments and National Statistical Offices (NSOs): help fill in data gaps for indicators where traditional data collection instruments, such as, household surveys or administrative registers may not be well suited or may not have the sufficient coverage, improve the granularity of data and sometimes timeliness, and offer an effective and cost-efficient means for NSOs to address data needs of policy-makers in the context of limited or falling resou...
Established in 2018, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Malaga (CIFAL Malaga) was created with the vision of becoming a training centre of reference for the entire Mediterranean, where local, regional and national leaders can acquire skills that allow them to advance sustainable development in their communities and, ultimately improve the quality of life of their citizens.CIFAL Malaga's mission is to offer training opportunities and exchange of best practices, tools and strategies between local and regional authorities, international organ...