A team of technical experts from the Peace and Security Department of the African Union have visited KAIPTC on a two-fold mission: to hold preliminary discussions on methodology for research on Ghana’s structural vulnerability assessment, and a planned establishment of a National Early Warning Centre at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana.
This interaction is part of the AU’s efforts to prevent conflict at the continental and regional levels, through the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS).
The delegation was received by AVM Griffiths Evans, Commandant, KAIPTC, Brig Gen Emmanuel Kotia, Deputy Commandant, Col Robert Affram, Director of Training, and Dr. Kwesi Aning, Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research (FAAR).
Mr. Charles N. Mwaura, Expert, AU CEWS and Preventive Diplomacy, in a presentation, stressed that developments on the African continent over the past decades have led the AU to realize the need to engage member states on their structural vulnerabilities and resilience to conflicts.
He expressed delight over Ghana’s decision to be the first country to be subjected to the AU Country Structural Vulnerability Assessment (CSVA), scheduled to be conducted over a two-month period from August, 2017.
Mr. John Pokoo and Mr. Ernest Ansah Lartey, heads of the Conflict Management and the Peace and Security Studies Programmes respectively at KAIPTC, took turns to share their thoughts on the design and methodology for the research on the structural vulnerability assessment in Ghana.
The AU delegation, which comprised representatives from the Continental Early Warning System, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), and ECOWAS Early Warning Unit was accompanied by senior government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana.
The team was taken on a tour of KAIPTC’s facilities after scheduled meetings.
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KAIPTC COVID-19 Special Guidelines for International Course Facilitators and Course Participants travelling to KAIPTC:
1. Kindly read the Ghana Government, the KAIPTC COVID-19 General and Special Guidelines for International travellers carefully and be advised accordingly (click here to read);
2. It is mandatory to upgrade your health insurance to cover expenses for possible COVID-19 quarantine and treatment.
3. The cost of the three (3) COVID-19 PCR tests up to a total of USD 450 – will be reimbursed for participants of sponsored KAIPTC courses. The tests comprise one before embarkation to Ghana, one at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) and the final test prior to departing Ghana. All receipts are required for reimbursements to be made.
4. Course participants accommodated at KAIPTC are required to stay on-site during the entire duration of the course.
5. Neither the Ghana Government, the Ghana Ministry of Defence, KAIPTC, the Course Sponsor nor the organising country, can be held responsible in any way for further costs arising out of a positive COVID-19 test or a COVID-19 infection.
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KAIPTC COVID-19 Directives spéciales pour les animateurs et les participants aux cours internationaux qui se rendent au KAIPTC :
1. Veuillez lire attentivement les directives générales et spéciales du KAIPTC COVID-19 à l’intention des voyageurs internationaux et en tenir compte (cliquez ici pour lire – uniquement en anglais) ;
2. Il est obligatoire d’améliorer votre assurance santé pour couvrir les frais d’une éventuelle quarantaine et d’un traitement COVID-19.
3. Le coût des trois (3) tests PCR COVID-19 – jusqu’à un total de 450 USD – sera remboursé aux participants des cours parrainés par le KAIPTC. Les tests comprennent un test avant l’embarquement pour le Ghana, un test à l’aéroport international de Kotoka (KIA) et le test final avant le départ du Ghana. Tous les reçus sont nécessaires pour effectuer les remboursements.
4. Les participants aux cours hébergés au KAIPTC sont tenus de rester sur place pendant toute la durée du cours.
5. Ni le gouvernement du Ghana, ni le ministère de la défense du Ghana, ni le KAIPTC, ni le sponsor du cours, ni le pays organisateur ne peuvent être tenus responsables de quelque manière que ce soit des coûts supplémentaires résultant d’un test COVID-19 positif ou d’une infection COVID-19.
KAIPTC receives ear-marked and non-earmarked funding from its development partners. In some instances, it receives technical support on specific projects and programmes. The institution welcomes additional financial and technical support from development partners. Please contact the following persons/departments:
The Director,
Policy, Planning Monitoring and Evaluation.
Email: ooc.ppmed@kaiptc.org
Le KAIPTC reçoit des fonds affectés et non affectés de ses partenaires de développement. Tout soutien financier supplémentaire des partenaires de développement est la bienvenue. Veuillez contacter les personnes ou départements suivants:
La Directrice,
Département des politiques, de la planification, du suivi et de l’évaluation
Email: ooc.ppmed@kaiptc.org