From May 24 – 27, I was at the University of Pecs in Pecs, Hungary to attend the International Africa Conference whose theme was “Africa’s Changing International Relations and Realities”. The university invited me to deliver the keynote lecture for the conference on the topic “Creating and Enhancing Capacity in Africa for Efficient Economic and
May 08, 2018 to June 15, 2018 1. Background Education and training remain among the bedrocks for human empowerment, inclusive prosperity and progressive development. However, this powerful agency of education does not happen by chance but has to be planned and strategized through adoption of innovative practices in education. Current demographic trends in Africa have seen expansion
The last week of April 2018 witnessed the holding of the Pan African High-Level Conference on Education (PACE 2018) in Nairobi, Kenya. UNESCO and the Government of Kenya convened this Conference on Education, in collaboration with the African Union Commission. Ministers of Education in Africa, African Union entities, representatives of Regional Economic Communities, UN agencies,
March 21st, 2018 marked a historic day for Africa in its vision to build an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa with the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) by 44 African Countries in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. The message to the World was loud and clear to say that Africa can come
The first three-day regional consultation by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development for Africa kicked off on Tuesday 27th March 2018 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This consultation aimed at bringing together relevant experts and practitioners, as well as representatives of UN member states,
INTRODUCTION The African Union commemorated the 3rd African Day of School Feeding (ADSF) on 1st March 2018 at Glen View 2 Primary School in Harare, Zimbabwe, under the patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe; as established by the AU Assembly Decision 589 XXVI. School Feeding contributes to attainment of Agenda 2063 by
UNESCO-IICBA and the Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia officially launched the ‘Youth Empowerment for Peace and Resilience Building and Prevention of Violent Extremism in Sahel Countries through Teacher Development’ project on 6 March 2018 at a signing ceremony held at the UNESCO-IICBA office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The ceremony was attended by H.E. Mr. Shinichi
On 6 March 2018, H.E. Mr. Shinichi Saida, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to African Union and IGAD, together with Dr. Yumiko Yokozeki, Director of the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), signed a project agreement between the Government of Japan and UNESCO
Dear colleagues and partners, On Friday 23 February 2018, the African Union Commission’s Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology launched the 2018 Open Call for Proposals for the next edition of the African Union Research Grant Programme. This call will distinctly focus on a broader thematic area: Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA)
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