Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Secretary-General H.E. Mr Salman Al Farisi formally launched the IORA Indian Ocean University Network (UNIOR) at Curtin University’s campus in Mauritius on Friday 15 November 2024.
On 17th of September at 1:30 P.M, a team of lecturers and students from the University of Nairobi's Department of Diplomacy and International Studies paid a visit to the embassy of the State of Palestine on the invitation of the ambassador H.E Hazim Shabbat.
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
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.
The Department of Diplomacy & International Studies today (20th feb 2024) hosted an international conference on The Role of Women In Diplomacy'. The conference explored the impact of women-led efforts in enabling the realization of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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.
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.
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.
