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SUMMARY:Dinner Hosts Needed (Volunteer) with Foreign Policy Delegation
DESCRIPTION:Become a volunteer with the Council! \nWe have a 20-person international delegation coming for the Labor Day holiday on September 4th from a multitude of countries\, including Argentina\, Bangladesh\, Djibouti\, Estonia\, Fiji\, Finland\, France\, Japan\, Kyrgyz Republic\, Lebanon\, Republic of Korea\, Republic of Turkey\, South Africa\, Taiwan\, Thailand\, and Tunisia. They are traveling on the U.S. Department’s of State’s premier exchange program\, International Visitor Leadership Program\, to discover and learn about US Foreign Policy Decision Making. \n**We are seeking up to 6 host families who would be willing to host at minimum 3 visitors for Labor Day.  \nLearn more about hosting below!
URL:https://globalcincinnati.org/event/dinner-hosts-needed-volunteer-with-foreign-policy-delegation/
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SUMMARY:Foreign Policy Delegation Reception and Information Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 5\, 2023 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST\n\n\nNorthern Kentucky Chamber Of Commerce\n300 Buttermilk Pike Suite 330\nFt. Mitchell\, KY 41017\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for this reception and information exchange as the NKY Chamber of Commerce\, in partnership with the World Affairs Council – Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky\, hosts a 20-member delegation from the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for a discussion on US Foreign Policy Decision Making. \n\nThe program will look at foreign policy from a local level perspective\, immigration in the Midwest\, and tariffs in the Midwest. Program objectives include: \n\n•    Examine the process and key players in formulating\, articulating and implementing foreign policy in the U.S. federal system. \n•    Review U.S. foreign policy priorities and trends in U.S. international relations. \n•    Explore the domestic political and economic forces that influence U.S. foreign policy decisions \n•    Discuss how social media is transforming the practice and formation of foreign policy. \n\nMembers of the 20-member delegation are traveling from a multitude of countries\, including Argentina\, Bangladesh\, Djibouti\, Estonia\, Fiji\, Finland\, France\, Japan\, Kyrgyz Republic\, Lebanon\, Republic of Korea\, Republic of Turkiye\, South Africa\, Taiwan\, Thailand\, and Tunisia. \n\nThe International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Through short-term visits to the United States\, current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields experience this country firsthand and cultivate lasting relationships with their American counterparts. Professional meetings reflect the participants’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States. Each year nearly 5\,000 International Visitors come to the U.S. on the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). \n\nDELEGATE PARTICIPANT LIST \n  \nMs. Martina GUARNASCHELLI  (Argentina) \nSecretary of Embassy and Third Class Consul\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs \nMr. Tanzim ANWAR (Bangladesh)\nDiplomatic Correspondent\, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha\, National News Agency of Bangladesh \nMr. Mahdi OBSIEH BOUH (Djibouti)\nDirector of Bilateral Affairs\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation \nMs. Helen NEIDER VEERME (Estonia)\nAdvisor on Strategic Border Management Cooperation\, Estonian Police and Border Guard Board \nMs. Telupe TEPAUKIE (Fiji)\nUN Desk Officer/Acting Senior Adviser-UN Division\, Government of Tuvalu \nMr. Tero Heikki Artturi SUONIEMI (Finland)\nForeign and Security Policy Advisor to Green Party\, Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to Green Party \nMs. Christina Rebecca OKELLO (France)\nBilingual reporter\, Radio France Internationale \nProf. Tomohiko SATAKE (Japan)\nAssociate Professor\, Department of International Politics\, Economics and Communication\, Aoyama Gakuin University \nMs. Tolkunai ERKINBEK KYZY (Kyrgyz Republic)\nAttaché/Desk Officer for U.S.A.\, Third Political Department\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic \nMs. Albina SUINALIEVA (Kyrgyz Republic) \nThird Secretary of Economic Diplomacy Department\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic \nMr. George EL JALLAD (Lebanon)\nHead of the Americas/UN Desk\, Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants\, Beirut Lebanon \nMr. Gi Bum KIM (Republic of Korea)\nAssociate Research Fellow\, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses \nMs. Suheyla DEMIR (Republic of Turkiye)\nChief Editor\, World News Desk\, Haber Global TV \nMr. Hakki UYGUR (Republic of Turkiye)\nPresident\, Center for Iranian Studies \nMs. Tsioane MOTSAI (South Africa)\nInternational Relations Coordinator\, African National Congress(ANC) \nMr. Tebogo THOTHELA (South Africa)\nDirector: Parliamentary Counsellor to Gauteng Premier\, Gauteng Office of the Premier \nMr. Fei Fan LIN (Taiwan)\nBoard Member\, New Frontier Foundation \nMr. Yeh Chung LU (Taiwan)\nProfessor and Chair\, Department of Diplomacy\, National Chengchi University \nMr. Pheeradej KUMSAMOOT (Thailand) \nMember\, Bhumjaitai Party \nMr. Taha BOULAARES (Tunisia)\nHead of Department of Multilateral Cooperation at the Directorate General of the International Cooperation\, Ministry of Interior \n  \nLocation \nNorthern Kentucky Chamber Of Commerce \n300 Buttermilk Pike Suite 330 \nFt. Mitchell\, KY 41017 \nSt. Elizabeth Board Room \nEvent Schedule\n8:30am – 9am: Registration/Networking/Breakfast\n9am – 11:00am: Program \n\nPre-registration is required.
URL:https://globalcincinnati.org/event/foreign-policy-delegation-reception-and-information-exchange/
LOCATION:Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce\, 300 Buttermilk Pike #330\, Fort Mitchell\, KY\, 41099
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Diversity,Local
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SUMMARY:Afghanistan: The Women Left Behind
DESCRIPTION:Centennial Series Strategic Issues Forum\nThe World Affairs Council is thrilled to launch its Centennial Series under the theme 100 Years of Global Issues – Looking Back and Look Forward – History Repeating Itself with this important strategic issues forum. \n\nEvent co-sponsored by World Affairs Council\, U.S. Institute of Peace\, and Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights \nEvent Details: \n\n**Please click here for general registration. \n**Teachers and students are FREE to attend. Please register by clicking here. \nYou are invited to a candid conversation with Belquis Ahmadi\, Senior Program Officer with the U.S. Institute of Peace and a head nurse and administrator in Kabul during the Soviet withdrawal and through the rise of the Taliban. Since 2001\, she has spent years on the ground in Afghanistan leading efforts by USAID\, the Red Cross and other organizations to strengthen women’s rights\, civil society\, the rule of law and democracy\, all to fill the information gap. \nThe 22nd Anniversary of 9/11 has passed. The US withdrawal of combat forces from Afghanistan in 2021\, our nation’s longest war\, took a massive toll in human lives and resources. Those events continue to have a lasting impact for the world and on foreign policy. \nCome with us as we take a look at some of the struggles and successes of nations as they try to rebuild after devastating wars. Belquis will discuss the effects on people’s everyday lives\, women and human rights issues\, and what needs to be done inside Afghanistan to build a case against the Taliban. What is the outlook for Afghanistan\, as the Taliban leadership makes decisions? What will happen to the gains made in education\, women’s rights\, healthcare and infrastructure? How do future foreign policy and relationships in the Middle East look? How does the struggle for democracy play out? In 1923 our predecessor organization had a debate about the Middle East and human rights between Palestine and Turkey. History will repeat itself as we discuss this topic again one hundred years later. \n**Space is limited. Register early.** \n\nBelquis Ahmadi\, U.S. Institute of Peace Biography: \nBelquis Ahmadi has over 20 years of experience working in Afghanistan on issues related to gender\, human rights\, civil society development\, rule of law\, governance and democracy. Ahmadi’s extensive experience includes senior management positions under large USAID programs in Afghanistan\, evaluation of USAID gender and democracy and governance programming\, and analysis and design of gender and human rights programming\, and training and mentoring Afghan civil society and government candidates. She has also published extensively on democracy\, governance and women’s rights in Afghanistan. \nFrom November 2010 to March 2014\, Ahmadi worked on the USAID-funded Regional Afghan Municipalities Program for Urban Populations Regional Command East (RAMP UP)\, implemented in 14 provinces. In this role\, Ahmadi managed the technical work of the program to ensure high quality results and deliverables. In addition\, she developed core skills training modules to integrate and mainstream gender in all aspects of governance\, service delivery\, and leadership to over 200 municipal officials in fourteen provinces. \nFrom 2006 to 2009\, Ahmadi served as senior human rights advisor in Afghanistan. In this role\, she provided leadership and management oversight of resources\, including budget\, planning\, and program monitoring; designed and implemented activities promoting women’s rights through the use of religious arguments\, providing analysis of the Shiite Personal Status Law\, as well as providing advice and guidance in drafting of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women; and oversaw the preparation of training materials for programs. \nFrom 2000 to 2004\, Ahmadi served as program coordinator for Global Rights Partners for Justice in Washington D.C.\, managing their Afghanistan program. From 1987 to 1999\, Ahmadi worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross\, CARE International\, and the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR) in Afghanistan. Ahmadi earned her LLM in International Human Rights Law from Georgetown University Law Center and her LLB of Law from Kabul University. \nPhoto featured above: \nWhen Afghan women step out of their homes\, everywhere they look they see a range of Taliban restrictions affecting all aspects of society and their lives — from education and employment to public services and access to justice. This interactive graphic depicts what they see through their burqas — the breadth of the Taliban’s gender apartheid — and serves as a portal to learning more about Taliban restrictions on women’s social and political life. Along with a description of the types of restrictions the Taliban have imposed\, clicking on an “X” links to USIP’s documentation of the relevant decrees\, orders and edicts issued by the Taliban since they took power in August 2021. \nOriginal artwork by Ahmad Fahim Hakim \nPlease click here for an interactive graphic illustrating how the Taliban are attempting to erase Afghan women from public life.
URL:https://globalcincinnati.org/event/afghanistan-the-women-left-behind/
LOCATION:University of Cincinnati College of Law\, 2925 Campus Green Dr\, Cincinnati\, OH\, 45219
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Local,Networking
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SUMMARY:Educator Professional Development Webinar: Inclusion and Peace Building
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, we will discuss the relationship between conflict and displacement\, and the unique experiences and challenges faced by women\, youth\, and people with disabilities who are displaced. The workshop will conclude with a small group activity and a plenary discussion on how to incorporate lived experiences into curriculum.\n\nSponsored by: World Affairs Council – Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky\, U.S. Institute of Peace\, Cleveland Council on World Affairs\, and World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana\n\nRegister for FREE here.\n\nAbout Elizabeth Murray:\n\nElizabeth Murray is a senior advisor on peacebuilding and inclusion at the U.S. Institute of Peace. She leads the Institute’s efforts on disability-inclusive peacebuilding and advises on programming and research in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.\n\nMurray first joined USIP in 2008 to work on the Institute’s grantmaking in Colombia. She has led USIP’s grantmaking in several countries and has managed programs and research in Sudan and Central African Republic. In addition to the inclusion of people with disabilities in peacebuilding\, her thematic interests include national dialogues\, political transitions and migration.\n\nPrior to joining USIP\, Murray managed educational programs at the Kennedy Center and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international politics and Latin American studies from Georgetown University\, a master’s degree in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University\, and a graduate certificate in international migration studies from Georgetown University.
URL:https://globalcincinnati.org/event/educator-professional-development-webinar-inclusion-and-peace-building/
CATEGORIES:Global Education,Local,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T110000
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SUMMARY:Cincinnati International Children's Day
DESCRIPTION:2023 ICD poster – PDF (1)
URL:https://globalcincinnati.org/event/cincinnati-international-childrens-day/
LOCATION:Burnet Woods
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