UNITAR Hiroshima Office will double number of Afghan trainees
Apr. 6, 2010
by Yoko Nitta, Staff Writer
The Hiroshima Office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will double the number of trainees they host from Afghanistan, starting this year, to help with rebuilding efforts in the country. Ahmad Moshaheid, chairman of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Osman Osmani, director general of the Civil Service Commission Institute, visited the UNITAR office to sign and exchange memorandums of understanding with Alexander Mejia, head of the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, on April 2.
The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has been offering the "UNITAR Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan" program since 2003, in which they invite Afghan civil servants and others to the A-bombed city of Hiroshima to take part in training sessions. IARCSC has recently decided that a portion of the monetary support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an affiliated organization of the U.S. government, should be allocated to the fellowship program. Accordingly, the number of trainees annually hosted in Hiroshima will be doubled from 25 to 50 participants.
Mr. Moshaheid emphasized that those who received training in Hiroshima are now serving in important positions in various areas including finance and personnel at administrative organizations in Afghanistan. He described the significance of the UNITAR program, saying, "We have lost opportunities for education and human development to conflicts, which lasted over 30 years. Our young leaders, after witnessing the recovery of Hiroshima from the tragedy, have renewed their hope and determination to work for the reconstruction of our country."
(Originally published on April 3, 2010)
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The Hiroshima Office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will double the number of trainees they host from Afghanistan, starting this year, to help with rebuilding efforts in the country. Ahmad Moshaheid, chairman of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Osman Osmani, director general of the Civil Service Commission Institute, visited the UNITAR office to sign and exchange memorandums of understanding with Alexander Mejia, head of the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, on April 2.
The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has been offering the "UNITAR Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan" program since 2003, in which they invite Afghan civil servants and others to the A-bombed city of Hiroshima to take part in training sessions. IARCSC has recently decided that a portion of the monetary support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an affiliated organization of the U.S. government, should be allocated to the fellowship program. Accordingly, the number of trainees annually hosted in Hiroshima will be doubled from 25 to 50 participants.
Mr. Moshaheid emphasized that those who received training in Hiroshima are now serving in important positions in various areas including finance and personnel at administrative organizations in Afghanistan. He described the significance of the UNITAR program, saying, "We have lost opportunities for education and human development to conflicts, which lasted over 30 years. Our young leaders, after witnessing the recovery of Hiroshima from the tragedy, have renewed their hope and determination to work for the reconstruction of our country."
(Originally published on April 3, 2010)
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Afghan officials learn from Hiroshima's revival (Nov. 6, 2009)
UNITAR Hiroshima Office organizes web conference for reconstruction in Afghanistan (Aug. 27, 2009)
