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2023年2月9日・広島 - 国連ユニタール広島事務所は、2023年3月20日午前9時～午後1時（ジュネーヴ時間）/午後5時~9時（日本時間）にバーチャル会議「フィンテックエコシステム経済と気候変動への活用」を開催します。
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日時：2023年3月20日（月）午前9時～午後1時（ジュネーヴ時...
REACH is a leading humanitarian initiative providing granular data, timely information and in-depth analysis from contexts of crisis, disaster and displacement. The work of REACH directly feeds into aid response and decision-making by providing accessible and precise information on the humanitarian situation of crisis-affected populations.
Created in 2010, REACH is a joint initiative of IMPACT Initiatives, ACTED and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). REACH activities are conducted in support and within the framework of inter-agency coordination me...
31 August 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - Over the summer, UNOSAT introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based method in its operational emergency mapping service. By reducing the process to a fraction of the time normally needed.
"This fully automated processing method is a game changer for humanitarian rapid mapping operations and a great tool for national disaster management authorities”, Einar Bjørgo, Director, UNOSAT.
Thanks to its extensive experience in rapid mapping, UNOSAT has collected a vast library of historical flood datasets, which ar...
Name: Nafissa Dia
Organization: Senegal Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Planning
Functional Title: Head of the Environmental Affairs Division
Country: Senegal
Course participated in: Private Sector Development course with PFTP
Nafissa Dia is Head of the Environmental Affairs Division at the Senegal Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Planning. She took a course on Private Sector Development organized by the Public Finance and Trade Programme (PFTP) at UNITAR.
Nafissa’s background is in International Commerce. She went to the International School o...
19 August 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR is pleased to announce that its Division for Prosperity and Japanese sporting goods company SSK Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the use of sports as a medium of peace and understanding. SSK created a soccer jersey donning the UNITAR logo, and the jerseys were worn by the soccer players during the “Peace Match” held in Hiroshima on 7 August 2021.
The Hiroshima Football Association 2021 Balcom BMW Peace Match is an annual event held in Hiroshima to commemorate the lives lost and the destruc...
UNITAR has joined the UN Country Team of Mauritius and Seychelles, marking a significant milestone in its partnership with the countries. The signing ceremonies for the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) were held on November 6 and October 24, 2023, for Mauritius and Seychelles, respectively.
Reaching the mid-point of the 2030 Agenda, the newly established Cooperation Framework outlines the collaborative response of the United Nations. This strategic initiative is designed to lend support to Seychelles and Mauritius, addressing thei...
As the global landscape shifts, the need for organizations to prove their continued relevance and effectiveness has become more pressing. At UNITAR, we remain steadfast in our commitment to delivering impactful, sustainable change, even in the face of challenging circumstances. This article explores how our Learning Solutions team is pioneering a new approach to capacity-building—Strategic Learning Design (SLD). By focusing on the underlying complexities of the problems at hand and integrating diverse perspectives, SLD ensures that our learning interventions lead to me...
In an effort to promote global progress toward a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous world, UNITAR has been working since its founding in 1963 to bridge the capacity gaps that exist for individuals and institutions. By developing tailored learning solutions that facilitate the creation of flexible and intellectually stimulating environments for learning and collaboration and encourage participation, dialogue, local ownership, and knowledge base expansion for sustainable impact, UNITAR’s Division for Peace helps to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development...
The Global Platform for Action (GPA) is a global initiative to promote actions that enable sustainable energy access in displacement settings, contributing to SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy. The GPA coordination unit is hosted by the Division for Peace of UNITAR. The GPA follows five thematic working areas: planning and coordination; policy, advocacy and host community resilience; innovative finance and funding; technical expertise and capacity building; and data, research and evidence. (1) As part of the technical expertise and capacity building area, the GPA has ...
In 2014, heavy rains flooded the Leitchour refugee camp, in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. In advance of the rainy season, UNHCR called upon the support of UNOSAT to access satellite imagery and support with flood analysis in order to assess the damages. Since then, satellite imagery-derived disaster risk analysis was systematically included in the site assessment process for all emerging crises. John Wain, Senior Emergency Shelter Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recalled the evolution of their work and how UNOSAT supported them ...