A satellite view of the world for the Palais des Nations Interview with F. Pisano, UNITAR/UNOSAT

A large size image of the earth taken from space in 2004 has been donated to the UN Office at Geneva as a testimony of the state of our world today to be passed down to future generations. UNOSAT, the UNITAR operational programme for satellite applications, has brokered the donation through high level contacts with...

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Interview with Carlos Lopes Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

He is young and dynamic and you will probably be hearing more about him in the months to come. On 1 March this year, Mr Lopes was appointed Director of UNITAR by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Not only has he had a long and wide-ranging career within the UN, but he has also made excursions into...

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