The Port Harcourt Project Office (PHPO)
Address: 146 C/146 B Lord Ogboma Drive
Off Abacha Road,
GRA Phase 3 Port Harcourt,
River State, Nigeria
This facility was donated by Rivers State Government and hosts over 12 UN Agencies.
Telephone: +234 844 658 80
Mission
The PHPO, part of the Local Development Programme, was opened on 23rd March 2006 as a field office in Nigeria. Working in collaboration with federal, state and local authorities, the Office has been implementing various training and capacity building activities. Initial conceptualisation of the PHPO was based on two main pillars of UNITAR's LDP; close cooperation with regional governments, local authorities and elected municipalities on the one hand, and strong and transparent public-private partnerships on the other.
Activities
Since the inauguration of the PHPO, its capacity building activities are focused on;
Conflict Resolution and Management
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Emerging issues in the Gulf of Guinea countries
- Conflict prevention and peace-building in the Gulf of Guinea
- Practical approach to disarmament and demobilization in post-conflict situations
Environmental Protection
- Environmental profiles
- Health, safety and environment, and quality maintenance management capacity building
- Climate change capacity building for the Gulf of Guinea countries
Local Economic Development
- Training on microfinance and practical approach to programme implementation
- Business skills and management training
- Specific capacity development in oil and gas sectors to broaden scope of local participation in the sectors
- UNOSAT satellite solutions to decision making
Local Governance and Development
- Governance and leadership for local government officers
- Public administration and management for local authorities
Capacity Building for Community Development Associations
New Milestone in Increasing Youth Employability in the Niger Delta
In collaboration with federal, state, local authorities and private sector organizations, the Port-Harcourt Project Office (PHPO) has established a Training and Capacity Building Programme for Sustainable Development. Based on an analysis of the skills gap in the Niger Delta, a youth vocational technical training programme has been launched to fulfill identified needs. The training ensures a specialized and skilled young workforce needed for the oil and gas industry in the Niger Delta region and beyond, in the West African sub-region.
