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15	  January	  2019	  (Tue)	  10:40-­‐12:40	  (Registration	  10:30-­‐10:40)	  	  Venue:	  Library/Multi-­‐Purpose	  Space,	  2F	  United	  Nations	  University	  	  	  

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Overview	  of	   UNU	  and	  UNU-­‐IAS	  Introduction	   of	   UNU-­‐IAS	  Postgraduate	   Degree	  Programmes	  Introduction	   of	   UNU-­‐IAS	  Research	   Activities,	   	  Philip	  Vaughter,	  Research	  Fellow,	  UNU-­‐IAS	  Special	  Lecture,	  Tetsuo	  K ondo,	  UNDP	  Students	  will	  be	  available	  for	  informal	  discussion	  after	  the	  event.	  	  Registration	  &	  Contact:	  icsec@unu.edu	  For	  registration,	   please	  send	  your	  name,	  affiliation	  and	  phone	   number	  by	  10	  January	  2019.	  	  This	  event	  will	  be	  in	  English	  ONLY.	  	  	  United	  Nations	  University	  Institute	  for	  the	  Advanced	  Study	  of	  Sustainability	  	  	  	  Special	  Lecture	  	   “Introduction	  to	  United	  Nations	  Development	  Programme	  (UNDP)	  and	  Career	  Development”	  	  By	  Mr.	  Tetsuo	  Kondo,	  Director,	  UNDP	  Representation	  Office	  in	  Tokyo	  Summary	  of	  the	  Special	  Lecture	  	  UNDP is part of the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting
countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. This
lecture will focus on the role and approaches of UNDP for achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and introducing career opportunities in the organization.

About	  the	  Lecturer	  Mr. Tetsuo Kondo assumed his current position as Director,UNDP Representation Office in Tokyo, in January 2014. Priorto this, he was serving as Country Director, UNDP Chad(2010-2013). He also served as Deputy Resident
Representative Programme/Operations, UNDP Kosovo (20072010); Senior Humanitarian Coordination Advisor, UNMITTimor Leste (2006); Senior Advisor, UNDP Regional Centrein Bangkok (2005-2006); Special Advisor to the SRSG, UN
Mission for Assistance to Iraq (UNAMI), Amman and Bagdad(2004); and Special Advisor/Senior Programme Advisor,
Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships (BRSP),
UNDP New York (2001-2004).
Before joining UNDP, he held various positions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan(MoFA) including Vice-President of UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board (Representative of Western
Europe and Others Group) (2000).
He currently also serves as an Adjunct Professor (Global Health Policy) at the University of Tokyo(2011-) and as a Visiting Professor at Nagasaki University (2017-).

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