Deadline: June 7, 2024
Applications are invited for the UNITAR Leaders for Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security Training Programme 2024. “Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security” aims to provide participants with the necessary skills, knowledge and capacity to enhance climate, social, economic, food and maritime security and establish a coordination mechanism across the Pacific. By the end of the programme, participants will develop and refine policy briefs and individual action plans that address challenges and needs in the Indo-Pacific and enhance regional resilience.
The programme’s primary objectives are to:
- enhance basic knowledge of the sea and human security
- promote economic security through trade and access to markets, fisheries and tourism and enhance public and private partnerships
- enhance food and climate security by supporting stable and climate-resilient marine and land food production, effective trading and transportation across the region
- nurture environmental security and maritime cooperation, including regional monitoring and surveillance, disaster response and emergency rescue operations.
Programme Phases
- Phase I (June to August 2024): Approximately 400 leaders and government officials from the public and private sectors will enrol in a self-paced online course to study general topics relating to sea and human security. Participants will also join webinars and have access to supplemental resources.
- Phase II (September and October 2024): 160 selected participants will be invited to a regional in-person workshop in Fiji (Pacific cohort) and Indonesia (Asian cohort). Participants will receive mentoring and coaching to refine their projects while enhancing their leadership and teamwork skills.
- Phase III (February 2025): 50 top performers from Phase II will be invited to an in-person workshop in Japan, consisting of study tours, lectures and discussions with Japanese institutions, private companies, and entrepreneurs. The top six teams will be selected as “UNITAR Shimanami Masterminds 2024” and invited to make final pitches at the conference.
Benefits
- The training programme is free of charge and financially supported by the Government and People of Japan.
- You will receive a UNITAR certificate of completion if you complete the course and meet minimum criteria.
Eligibility
Open to motivated government officials and others from the private sector and civil society organizations, who are:
- eager to learn and apply new knowledge to enhance sea and human security;
- keen to succeed and make a positive impact on their countries and communities;
- proficient in English;
- computer literate, with access to the internet and an electronic device (e.g. computer, tablet or smartphone);
- committed to completing the programme.
Eligible Countries
The countries included in this programme are:
- Indo-Pacific Islands Countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
- Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste.
Application
Applications will be accepted until 7 June 2024. They strongly encourage you to apply early as the selection process will take place on a rolling basis. UNITAR will inform you if you are selected to participate in the programme.
For more information, visit UNITAR.
