KAIPTC three-day women in maritime seminar opens in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Accra, 5th September 2023: The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre (KAIPTC) has begun three-day women in maritime consultative meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The high-level consultative meeting, a collaborative initiative between the KAIPTC and the Interregional Coordination Centre (ICC) aims to address the challenges in the maritime domain and unlock the full potential of women’s leadership in […]
High-Level Consultative Meeting to Advance Women in Maritime
Yaoundé, Cameroon, 5 September 2023 – The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra, Ghana, in collaboration with the Inter-regional Coordination Centre (ICC) for Managing Safety and Security in the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Domain in Yaoundé, Cameroon, is assembling senior level women in maritime security to deliberate on the role and contribution of […]
Five Years On: KAIPTC remembers Kofi Annan’s unique legacy of leadership, diplomacy and commitment to improving lives
“To live is to choose, but to choose well, you must know who you are, what you stand for, where you want to go, and why you want to get there.” That was Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General in his commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on June 06, 1997. Kofi Annan always followed […]
Developing Maritime Security Culture Course – Testimonial
Un participant à la Formation Sur Le Développement d’une Culture De La Sécurité Maritime Dans Le Golfe De Guinée-Lomé partage son point de vue Les cours reçus et les expériences acquises à travers la formation sur « le développement d’une culture de la sécurité maritime dans le Golfe de Guinée » organisée du 08 au 12 mai […]
KAIPTC Strengthens engagement with civil society organizations in Abuja and Ethiopia
As part of the KAIPTC’s working visit to Abuja and Addis Ababa, the team engaged Civil Society Organizations with interests aligned to the Centre’s to explore possible partnerships in the next strategic phase. Institutions visited in Abuja include UN Women and Mercy Corps where the focus of the discussions were on Climate change and its […]
Government of Sweden pledges support to KAIPTC for another three (3) years.
The Swedish Government, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has pledged its support to the Centre and extended its cooperation to the KAIPTC for another three (3) years. Receiving the KAIPTC delegation in Addis Ababa, Madam Ulla Andrèn, Head of Regional Development Cooperation in Africa, Embassy of Sweden said […]
ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) and KAIPTC streamline modalities for engagement and collaboration
A delegation from the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre held a two – day session with the KAIPTC on 18th – 19th May 2023 to work out modalities for partnership between both institutions. The parties identified areas of collaboration to promote gender mainstreaming, increase leadership capacities for women, and ways of sustaining the women, peace and […]
KAIPTC hosts the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria on his first visit to Ghana
KAIPTC hosted the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, HE Karl Nehammer during a historic visit to Ghana and to the Centre on 26th April 2023. As the first Austrian Chancellor to visit Ghana, his visit to the KAIPTC consolidates the near-decade fruitful relations between Austria and KAIPTC, which began in 2014. He shared […]
KAIPTC successfully pilots Maritime Security Reporting Course for journalists and maritime security professionals
KAIPTC, with support from the Danish Government recently concluded a groundbreaking course aimed at enhancing the capacity of journalists and maritime security professionals. The pilot course, titled “Maritime Security Reporting Course ,” was successfully conducted from June 5 to June 10, 2023 in Takoradi. Recognizing the vital role of the media in moulding public opinion […]
KAIPTC hosts high-level delegation from Portugal
The KAIPTC on 4th July 2023 hosted a high level delegation led by Portugal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Cravinho, and Minister of National Defense, Helena Carreiras. The working visit was to learn about the activities of the Centre and explore possible areas of cooperation. The visit touched on Portugal’s experiences in peacekeeping and efforts […]
