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Recommendations of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network for The Summit of the Future

The Summit of the Future (SOTF) is a unique and vital opportunity for the world community to update and upgrade the United Nations (UN) to meet the great challenges of the 21st Century.  We are midway between the founding of the UN in 1945 and the year 2100.  This is a key moment to take stock of the accomplishments and limitations of the UN to date, and to update and upgrade the UN institutions for the balance of the century.  The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is pleased to present its recommendations for United Nations 2.0 as a contribution to

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UoN Convenes Sino-Africa Relations and South-South Seminar.

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The Department of Diplomacy and International Studies in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy hosted the Chinese delegation led by Dr. Jin Xin -Secretary-General China Council for BRIC’s (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and United Arab Emirates) Think Tank cooperation and Director General of the Research Office of IDCPC (International Department of the Chinese Communist Party) for the China-Africa Relations and the South-South cooperation Seminar.

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DDIS Staff and Students Participation at the Horn of Africa Expo on Pastoralists in Ethiopia on 26th-29th January 2024.

From left to right Leanne Nyawira Kamau, Rabecca Kavithe Ndeto, Dr. Shazia Chaundry and Japheth Musau Kasimbu.

The University of Nairobi, Department of Diplomacy and International Studies is proud of its dedication to promoting student participation in both classroom and real-world awareness of world affairs. Our department's staff, Dr. Shazia Chaundry and three postgraduate students namely; Japheth Musau Kasimbu, Leanne Nyawira Kamau and Rabecca Kavithe Ndeto recently participated in the Horn of Africa Expo on Pastoralists, which took place in Ethiopia.

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The Dialogue on US-Kenya Security partnership

Major General Jami C. Shawley

The Department of Diplomacy and International Studies (DDIS) hosted Major General Jami C. Shawley, the Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) today. Major Shawley was accompanied by Major General Fatuma Ahmed (KDF), and they discussed the current status of the US-Kenya Security Partnership at the University of Nairobi. The discussion took place through the African Center for the Study of the US based at DDIS.

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DDIS SCHOLAR MR. BONIFACE MWALII PRESENTS IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

Cover photo of Mr. Mwalii and partner in Zambia

On the 22nd of November 2023, Mr. Boniface Mwalli M-PRSK an alumnus and current master's student at the Department of Diplomacy and International Studies made a presentation about the 'Borderless Africa Project' during the 2023 African Crossroads gathering which took place in Lusaka, Zambia between the 21st and 22nd November, 2023. Mr. Mwalli's project is a partnership with Mr.

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UNITED STATES CULTURAL ATTACHE PAYS A COURTESY CALL TO DDIS CHAIRMAN

Group photo of the US Cultural attache, he's team and DDIS Chairperson, Dr. Patrick Maluki

On October 12, 2023, the University of Nairobi, Department of Diplomacy and Internation Studies, Chairman Dr. Patrick Maluki, hosted Mr. Drew Giblin, the US cultural attaché.

Mr. Giblin paid a courtesy call to the Department of Diplomacy and International Studies as part of the Africa Center for the Study of the United States of America, which aims at: linking African and American scholars; convening Africa-US dialogues; providing data and information to US organizations; and hosting induction programs for African diplomats posted to the US.