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Sustainable capacity development in Africa: UNU workshop successfully concluded

Within the framework of this year´s Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, UNU hosted and moderated a session on Sustainable Capacity Development in Africa: Selected case studies from the United Nations. About 100 participants attended the workshop on 26 June 2012.

Being organized in close collaboration with the UN Volunteers (UNV) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the workshop offered insights in different United Nations initiatives and projects, such as the UNU Priority Africa initiative, the UNV online volunteers or the Teaching Resource Kit for Drylands Countries.

Listen to the session on soundcloud.

Speakers

	Dr. Jörg Szarzynski, Head of Section, UNU-EHS [Moderation]
	Dr. Erick Gankam Tambo, Associate Academic Officer, UNU-EHS
	Robert Toe, Portfolio Manager, UN Volunteers
	Yukie Hori, Coordinator, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
	Dr. Elias T. Ayuk, Director, UNU-INRA [Connected via Skype]

Impressions

For more pictures, please visit the

Deutsche Welle Flickr account.