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United Nations

Listen to a special message from the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on the role of GIS professionals, the sustainable development goals and the need for your expertise and help.

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Animated Maps: Years of Schooling by Country

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are 17 global benchmarks, established in 2015, that the UN is challenging the world’s nations to meet by 2030. Number 4 on the list…

From  Charlie Lott 17 plays

UNSC 52 Side Event: Modernization of Statistical Systems with GIS

The importance of GIS and geospatial data is well known, accepted and being integrated in many ways within the statistical community. This session will explore some of the key issues on the…

From  Kelley Arroyo 21 plays

UNSC 53 Side Event: GIS and Official Statistics: Population

United Nations Statistical Commission 53rd Session Side event GIS and Official Statistics: Population Estimation Presenters:Dr. Rachel Snow - UNFPA Mr. Andy Tatem - WorldPop Mr. Charlie Frye - Esri…

From  Kelley Arroyo 39 plays

UNGGIM Americas Side Event CARIGEO: Strengthening Geospatial in the Caribbean

CARIGEO initiative is seeking to provide geospatial support to regional issues in the Caribbean, by addressing topics such as disaster risk management and response, resilience management, climate…

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From  Esri National Government 6 plays

UC 2014 Keynote - Global Polio Eradication Initiative / Dr. Bruce Aylward & Dr. Vince Seaman

In the 2014 Esri International User Conference, the keynote presentation from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative covers the history of the GPEI response to polio globally. Dr. Bruce Aylward of…

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Ending Ebola, presented by Bruce Aylward

Dr. Bruce Aylward from the World Health organization provides an overview of the various complexities of the 2014 global response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. He shares some of the ways that…

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Plant-for-the-Planet Initiative: The Trillion Tree Campaign

Felix Finkbeiner was just nine years old when he had an idea to plant 1 million trees in every country on earth. The German primary school student was inspired by the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate…

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From  Esri 21 plays

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: Gaining Insights with ArcGIS

Dr.Dozie Ezigbalike, Chief of Data Technology for the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa, discusses open data and the benefits of unrestricted access of information. When data is easily…

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From  Esri National Government 34 plays