About UNITAR
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) provides innovative learning solutions to individuals, organizations and institutions to enhance global decision-making and support country-level action for shaping a better future.Activities by UNITAR
AI Forum “Three Horizons: Governance, Education and the Future of Work”
Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States SpainThe Division for Multilateral Diplomacy (DMD) and IE University jointly hosted a Forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Madrid. The Forum focused on various aspects of AI, including governance, ethics, education, and the corporate world. It brought together around 100 participants from a variety of sectors to discuss the impact of AI across various domains.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeAI Essentials for Decision Makers
Global Not ApplicableAI Essentials for Decision-Makers is a fully online, self-paced course designed to equip diplomats, public officials, and professionals with a clear understanding of artificial intelligence and its implications for policy and governance. Through five structured modules, the programme introduces the fundamentals of AI, explores generative AI, examines how AI systems operate, and demonstrates how data-driven insights and foresight methods can support effective decision-making. Combining practical exercises, and knowledge checks, the course enables participants to build essential AI literacy and apply these concepts responsibly within institutional and multilateral contexts.
Activity Type Trainings/WorkshopsUNOSAT S-1 FloodAI
Global NepalThe UNITAR-UNOSAT designed, developed, and deployed UNOSAT S-1 FloodAI: an end-to-end pipeline where Copernicus Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery of flood-prone areas are automatically downloaded and processed by a deep learning model to output flood vector data and update operational dashboards.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsML4Floods
Global BangladeshDjiboutiGuyanaLao People’s Democratic RepublicMozambiqueMyanmarNepalSouth SudanSudanUNITAR-UNOSAT partner with Trillium Technologies and FDL Europe to test and use ML4Floods: an ecosystem of data, models and code pipelines to tackle flooding with machine learning ML. After a successful testing phase of the methodology, UNOSAT is implementing ML4Floods into its operations and deploying the tool into the UNOSAT AI pipeline at CERN.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/Assessments