Organisations

United Nations University (UNU)

Japan

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53-70 Jingumae, 5-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-8925

The UNU is an autonomous, academic institution of the UN system, which aims to contribute, through research and capacity building,, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the UN, its People and Members States. The UNU strives to fulfill this mission by performing four key roles based on the mandate given by its Charter: an internatinal community of scholars; a bridge between the UN and the international academic community; a think-tank for the UN system; and a builder of capacities, particularly in developing countries

Asian Health Institute (AHI)

Japan

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987-30 Minamiyama
Komenokicho, Nisshinshi
Aichi 470-0111

AHI conducts training courses for middle level health and development workers in Asian countries. In twenty years of activities, it has now more than 600 ex-participants. It aims for holistic health of marginalised people in Asia - it believes that participatory processes of the training itself empower the participants and also local people with whom the participants work