Summary
Higashi Nippon International University,
Established in 2024, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Japan (CIFAL Japan) is hosted by Higashi Nippon International University, with its headquarters in Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan. CIFAL Japan serves as a hub for capacity-building and training programs aimed at empowering government officials, regional leaders, and stakeholders in Japan and the East Asian region. Its mission is to strengthen decision-making processes and encourage sustainable development while addressing local and global challenges.
Scope: Japan and neighboring countries in the East Asian region.
Thematic Areas:
- Environmental Sustainability
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Reconstruction
- Social Inclusion and Economic Resilience
- ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and Global Leadership
Topics: Leadership, sustainability, governance, disaster management, and inclusion.
CIFAL JAPAN DIRECTOR
Ms. Akiko Ito
Ms. Akiko Ito
Ms. Akiko Ito, Chief of the United Nations Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Chief of the UN programme on disability for more than 25 years, building on intellectual and political resources as well as expert and advocacy networks that enabled the adoption of an international convention on disability and the inclusion of the rights and the disability perspectives in the global agenda, most recently in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
With the legal background and three decades of experiences in international law, international human rights law, international organization, gender equality and empowerment of women and disability rights and inclusion of the disadvantaged groups in the global development agenda, she has built extensive networks of policy-makers, government officials, United Nations offices, civil society organizations, in particular organizations of disabled persons, academic institutions as well as the private sector.
Contact Information
CIFAL Japan
- Address: 1 Umemoto, Taira, Iwaki, Fukushima, 970-8686, Japan.
- Email: itoakiko@mac.com