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Thu, 08 Oct 2009
European Space Agency and EU Commission Invite UNITAR/UNOSAT to Discuss Space Applications Synergy

More than 120 delegates representing European institutional stakeholders and industry across the civilian, security and defence domain attended the workshop on ‘Space for Security and Defence’, jointly organised by the European Defence Agency, the European Commission and the European Space Agency in Brussels on 16 September. The Manager of UNOSAT was invited to speak on the UN experience in applying satellite solutions in the context of UN decision making and field support.

Given that effective civil security and defence capabilities are linked to the ability of decision makers to rely on timely, accurate and comprehensive information, the workshop set out to explore common needs in the area of situation awareness with a particular bearing on space.
 
Key note speakers highlighted the need to deepen the already existing dialogue on space and security among the European Defence Agency, the European Commission, the European Space Agency and the Council Secretariat.
 
 
The first Panel, which included UNOSAT, provided decision-makers and operational end-users from the civilian security and defence remit with an opportunity to present their view on the role and use of space in crisis management, civil protection and other complex emergencies. Based on their personal experience, panellists from the EU and the UN underlined their respective needs during military operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief for timely, secure and highly accurate data delivery based on a guaranteed access to relevant Earth Observation and satellite communications assets. Particular emphasis was laid on the aspect of ‘responsiveness’ and the need to deliver relevant information to operational actors on the ground within hours.
 
For more information on the European Defense Agency, click here

 

 

February 2010 unavailable

January 2010

Thu, 28 Jan 2010
UNOSAT engages in damage assessment over Haiti

Fri, 15 Jan 2010
Haiti Earthquake

Fri, 1 Jan 2010
UNITAR Cited as an Example of Climate Friendly Action

December 2009

Wed, 23 Dec 2009
UNITAR Sends its Seasons Greetings and Gears Up for 2010

Wed, 16 Dec 2009
UNOSAT Featured in UN Foundation & Vodafone Foundation Report on New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflics

Fri, 4 Dec 2009
UNOSAT Assists the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Following Floods in Uruguay

November 2009

Wed, 25 Nov 2009
UNOSAT announces results of research on Volcanic Risk

Thu, 12 Nov 2009
UNOSAT tasked with impact assessment from space over Nicaragua and Salvador

Thu, 05 Nov 2009
Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen - Satellite Imagery Analysis Help Monitor Internally Displaced People (IDP) Camps

Tue, 03 Nov 2009
UNOSAT Participates to the First International Conference on Crisis Mapping (Video Inside)

October 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009
UNOSAT and Spot Image Strengthen Partnership

Thu, 15 Oct 2009
UNOSAT Disseminates Analysis of Damage Caused by Tsunami in Samoa

Mon, 12 Oct 2009
UNOSAT Rapid Mapping Activations Continue to Increase

Thu, 08 Oct 2009
European Space Agency and EU Commission Invite UNITAR/UNOSAT to Discuss Space Applications Synergy

Fri, 02 Oct 2009
UNOSAT is tasked by humanitarians over Vietnam floods

Thu, 01 Oct 2009
UNOSAT aids UNOCHA and Humanitarian Community Following Tropical Storm Ketsana in the Philippines

September 2009

Thu, 24 Sep 2009
Developing knowledge in partnership - UNOSAT and ITC

Mon, 14 Sep 2009
UNOSAT Supports Floods Relief Efforts in West Africa

August 2009

Thu, 13 Aug 2009
Government of Namibia Thanks UNOSAT for Support During Flood Season

Fri, 07 Aug 2009
UNOSAT Volcano Mapping Work Cited by NASA

Thu, 06 Aug 2009
UNITAR Successful at ECOSOC, as Resolution Passes

Tue, 04 Aug 2009
UNITAR, UNIGE and CERN Collaborate on a Citizen Cyberscience Centre

July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009
UNITAR Staff Celebrate Achievements to date and Plan for the next Biennium

Fri, 10 Jul 2009
International Charter Space and Major Disasters confirms primary role and status of UNOSAT

June 2009

Mon, 22 Jun 2009
UNITAR hosts Duke University' course on Humanitarian Assistance: Policy, Law and Practice

Fri, 19 Jun 2009
TANGO Humanitarian Aid Demonstration in Vietnam

Fri, 19 Jun 2009
UNITAR in Disaster Risk Reduction: a long standing commitment

May 2009

Fri, 29 May 2009
UN Secretary-General 2009 Report to ECOSOC on UNITAR Now Available

Wed, 27 May 2009
Jonathan Richard Ellis (CERN) Visits UNITAR Over Lunch On May 29th

Mon, 11 May 2009
Partnership with European Commission for Satellite Applications

April 2009

Mon, 27 Apr 2009
UNOSAT joins hands with UNICRI in applied research for security

Wed, 22 Apr 2009
The New York Times publishes UNOSAT maps again

Thu, 16 Apr 2009
TANGO Humanitarian Aid Demonstration in Vietnam - 1-9 May 2009, HUE, Vietnam

Tue, 14 Apr 2009
UNOSAT work makes cover story of CERN Newsletter

March 2009

Tue, 24 Mar 2009
Flooded Namibia relies on UNOSAT emergency flood mapping

Thu, 12 Mar 2009
Media Attention Still High on UNOSAT Mapping of Piracy Activities

Mon, 09 Mar 2009
Satellite imagery used as evidence in research on human rights

February 2009

Fri, 27 Feb 2009
UNOSAT and US State Department strengthen their collaboration

January 2009

Fri, 23 Jan 2009
UNOSAT on the BBC

Mon, 05 Jan 2009
UNOSAT and the Gaza Crisis


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