Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will talk on global health and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Dr Osotimehin is a global leader with expertise in public health, women’s empowerment and young people. He has a particular focus on promoting human rights, including sexual and reproductive health and…

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This six-week  Mineral and Energy Economics course represents a collaborative initiative between the University of Pretoria South Africa, and The Australian National University, and is funded by DFAT under the Australia Africa Awards scheme. The first two weeks will be held in Pretoria and the subsequent four weeks at the Crawford School of Public Policy,…

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Australia’s African Engagement A presentation by Matthew Neuhaus Assistant Secretary, Africa Branch, DFAT Wednesday 22 February, 6:00pm Refreshments served from 5:30pm AIIA Conference Centre – Stephen House 32 Thesiger Court Deakin ACT 2600 Australia’s Africa engagement – encompassing 54 bilateral relationships on one continent of over 1 billion people at the frontline of some of…

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From: https://dfat.gov.au/whitepaper/index.html “This will be Australia’s first foreign policy White Paper since 2003.  The international environment has changed profoundly over the past 13 years. At the same time, Australia’s engagement with the world has continued to expand. We need to ensure our international engagement continues to deliver prosperity and security for all Australians. The White…

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From Dr Nathan Steggel in Canberra: “Windlab is recruiting for a Project Manager to be based in Nairobi – if you think of interest please send to any African networks. https://www.windlab.com/sites/default/files/20170124_WindlabAfrica.KenyaPMJobDescription_KP.pdf https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/readjob/31092/jobs/project-manager-job-at-windlab Dr Nathan Steggel GM Operations | Windlab Level 4, 60 Marcus Clarke Street | Canberra 2601 | Australia Office: +61-2-6175-4608 | Mobile: +61-433-108-392…

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  Crawford School of Public Policy | Development Policy Centre Event details Forum On St Valentine’s Day,  Devpolicy  at the Crawford School will launch the The World Development Report 2017, including a presentation of the report and a panel discussion. Date & time Tuesday 14 February 2017 5.00pm–6.30pm Venue Barton Theatre, Level 1, JG Crawford…

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THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT See:   https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dfat-inaugural-aid-supplier-conference-2017-tickets-29564591489 ‘DFAT’s Aid Supplier Conference 2017 will be an opportunity for those involved in the delivery of the Australian Aid Program to find out about opportunities, policies and priorities. The conference will focus on practical aspects around procuring and implementing effective aid activities, and will include opportunities to discuss…

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Inaugural Anthony Low Commonwealth Lecture by Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA FAIIA, Chancellor of The Australian National University, Canberra, 17 November 2016. The text of this lecture can be found by accessing https://www.gevans.org/speeches/Speech621Cth_Diplomacy_Apartheid.html and by clicking on the link for this speech

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President Adegboyega Adeniran Vice President Chernor Bangura Secretary Emily Wakesho Assistant Secretary Thabani Zondo Treasurer Wellington Barchue Public Relations Officer Storm Viall

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  Chodziwadziwa (‘Cho’) Kabudula from University of the Witwatersrand has been awarded the 2017 JC Caldwell Fellowship and will be visiting the ANU’s School of Demography sometime next year. Cho is a Population Health Data Scientist and Researcher affiliated with the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health & Health Transitions Research Unit (the MRC/Wits-Agincourt Research Unit) at…

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