Asia-Pacific Capacity
Development on Gender and Macroeconomic Issues
1st Regional Intensive Training Course: 14 - 25 June 2010
at
Asia Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand
CO-ORGANIZED BY
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) AND AIT
WITH SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP ON GENDER, MACROECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMICS (GEM-IWG)
Announcement
In January 2010, UNDP Asia-Pacific
Regional Centre, with support from the Government of Japan through the
UNDP-Japan Partnership Fund, has initiated a new capacity development
project on gender and macroeconomic issues. The objective of the course
is to enhance Asia-Pacific countries' capacity in gender-responsive policy
making, especially on macroeconomic issues such as trade, fiscal and monetary
policies, finance, and economic crisis. The interventions will target
strengthening capacities of key stakeholders, including government officials,
development practitioners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), research
institutes, and academia to analyze, design, implement, and advocate for
gender-responsive macroeconomic policies that are consistent with achievement
of MDGs.
Two key activities of this project are: 1) regional intensive training
course; 2) and provision of support to capacity development projects at
national level. The training course is expected to have 30-40 'fellows'
each year. After completion of the training course, the fellows would
have an opportunity to apply the knowledge for project formulation or
implementation at national or community levels. Technical and financial
support from the programme will be provided for this. Thus, practitioners
involved closely with gender and macroeconomic projects in their countries
in Asia and the Pacific region and without formal exposure to gender economics
are encouraged to apply.
Last date of application is 30th April, 2010.
For more details, click
here.