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UNOSAT set to use live video from International Space Station

UNOSAT partner UrtheCast of Canada has successfully installed cameras on the International Space Station in an unprecedented initiative to use the orbital station as a base to acquire images and HD videos of our planet. UNOSAT researchers are looking into how images and videos relayed in near-real time as the ISS flies around the planet can be used to help prevent and respond to emergency situations and disasters.

“Enhancing a Victim-Centered Approach: Identification, Assistance, and Protection of Trafficking Victims in the Asia-Pacific Region”

16 April 2014. UNITAR’s training Centre for Asia-Pacific - CIFAL Jeju, convened 17 government officials and civil society representatives from 11 countries from Asia-Pacific and the U.S. Government for a 5-day workshop on “Enhancing a Victim-Centered Approach: Identification, Assistance, and Protection of Trafficking Victims in the Asia-Pacific Region”. CIFAL Jeju in partnership with the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process (RSO) hosted the event in Jeju from 17-24 March.

Third Workshop on Women Strengthening Their Negotiation Skills in Building Sustainable Peace

24-25 March 2014, New York – The UNITAR New York Office, organized a workshop examining the role of women in negotiating sustainable peace. An important foundation is Security Council Resolution 1325 as well as an affirmation that women could play a special role in contributing to the sustainability of peace and in ensuring an enduring peace.

UNITAR strengthens the knowledge of young Algerian diplomats in international environmental law

March 2014, Algiers, People’s and Democratic Republic of Algeria. Within the framework of the three-year partnership between UNITAR and IDRI,a specialization course on International Environmental Law was held at the of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Algiers in March 2014.

UNITAR Supports Myanmar’s Asean Chairmanship with Five Training Workshops in Nay Pyi Taw

March-April 2014, Nay Pyi Taw, Republic of the Union of Myanmar – For the first time since joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) seventeen years ago, Myanmar has taken the rotating chair of the regional organisation for the year 2014. With Myanmar positioning itself as an active player in regional integration and diplomacy, the ASEAN Chairmanship provides great opportunities for the country to strengthen its commitment to regional and international cooperation.

Post-2015 Development Agenda Orientation Briefing - Technical Briefings for Delegates to the United Nations

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With the process to develop the post-2015 development agenda approaching critical milestones, UNITAR is organizing a series of interactive technical briefings for members of delegations and other government officials at the United Nations in New York, and later in Geneva. The overall objective of the briefings is to strengthen knowledge for evidence-based decision making in the formulation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Upcoming session

S ession 6: The Post-2015 Development Agenda-Social Inclusion

Part 1
16 April 2014, 15:00-17:30 Venue: Conference Room B (CB), United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.

Part 2
17 April 2014, 10:00-12:30 Venue: Conference Room B (CB), United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.

Beneficiaries again top 50,000

For the second consecutive biennium, the Institute’s total number of beneficiaries has topped the 50,000 benchmark. The 847 events delivered by UNITAR over the 2012-2013 budget cycle (ranging from training and related briefings, courses, seminars and workshops to events reaching out to the public at large, such as conferences, public lectures and side events) produced nearly 44,000 of these beneficiaries, or some 86 per cent. The remaining 14 per cent represented indirect beneficiaries and were produced by events organized by other entities in which UNITAR provided inputs.

bneficiaries regional breakdown