The international conference was conducted in KazNU
Seminar and Interactive Dialogue with UNIC JakartaOn International Day of Democracy, UNO Almaty in cooperation with UN Development Programme (UNDP), organized a seminar for 32 experts from 15 African countries. Participants discussed issues related to health, agriculture, oil and gas. The “Central Asian Food Security” project was introduced and representatives of UN agencies/programmes and the al-Farabi Kazakh National University (UN Academic Impact Initiative - Global Hub on Sustainability), shared their experiences related to agriculture and its vulnerability to climate change. Part of the event included an interactive dialogue with UNIC Jakarta via Skype, 15 September.
Video Conference on Cooperation between Two Universities in Kazakhstan and South AfricaTo highlight the new and ambitious UN global agenda – the Sustaniable Development Goals (SDGs) , the al-Farabi Kazakh National University – in cooperation with the UNO Almaty and the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Kazakhstan, organized a video conference to discuss future enhancement of cooperation between the al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakhstan) and Durban University of Technology (Republic of South Africa). The partnership cooperation will be primarily focused on and will reflect the agenda of the SDGs in the years to come, 17 September.
Series of Events on International Day of PeaceUNO Almaty organized a public debate and roundtable, in cooperation with local universities on the occasion of the International Day of Peace. The roundtable held with the New Economic University under the theme "Migration Processes in Contemporary International Relations” was attended by students of the Department of World Economy and International Relations, who introduced their presentations and discussed the topic, 21 September.
Public Debate Devoted to "International Day of Peace"The Central Asia Regional Resource Centre of Information about the United Nations that was established at the Faculty of International Relations of the al-Farabi Kazakh in cooperation with the UNO Almaty organized a public debate devoted to "International Day of Peace". Students from the al-Farabi KazNU as well as other Almaty based universities (KIMEP, TURAN, SDU, ALMAU) participated in the event. The guest speaker was the Chairman of the Public Foundation "Polygon 29 August" – an NGO with consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),, 21 September.
