▁member ▁states ▁and ▁civil ▁society ▁represent atives ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁UN IT AR ▁st riv es ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁demand ▁from ▁UN ▁member ▁States , ▁especially ▁the ▁Le ast ▁Develop ed ▁Count ries , ▁for ▁capacity ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁them atic ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 3 0 ▁Ag enda ▁for ▁S ust ain able ▁Development . ▁ ▁UN IT AR ▁helps ▁govern ments ▁to ▁understand ▁climate ▁change , ▁chemical s ▁and ▁waste ▁management , ▁and ▁green ▁economy . ▁The ▁Institute ▁also ▁ass ists ▁minist ries ▁of ▁fin ance ▁through ▁its ▁courses ▁on ▁public ▁deb t ▁management , ▁fin ance ▁and ▁trade , ▁and ▁it ▁provides ▁government ▁officials ▁with ▁training ▁in ▁Peace keep ing ▁and ▁conflict ▁prevent ion . ▁Through ▁its ▁programme ▁on ▁oper ational ▁satellite ▁applications ▁( UN OS AT ), ▁the ▁Institute ▁provides ▁satellite ▁imag ery ▁and ▁analysis . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁UN IT AR ▁provides ▁courses ▁to ▁support ▁municipal ▁and ▁regional ▁leaders ▁dealing ▁with ▁complex ▁public ▁policies . ▁ ▁Another ▁task ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁is ▁to ▁organ ize ▁knowledge ▁sharing ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁UN ▁Secretary - General , ▁including ▁the ▁annual ▁sem inar ▁for ▁Special ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁strateg ic ▁meet ings ▁for ▁UN ▁Depart ments . ▁UN IT AR ▁also ▁spe ar head s ▁UN ▁inter - ag ency ▁initi atives ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁UN ▁Learning ▁Platform ▁on ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁or ▁the ▁Global ▁M igration ▁Group . ▁ ▁UN IT AR