The Council of Indigenous Peoples wrapped up the 2024 international affairs competency development and training program Dec. 25 in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City, highlighting government work to cultivate youth personnel to participate in global affairs.
A total of 32 participants in the program received certificates during the ceremony, the CIP said, adding that they come from Taiwan and Australia, Belize, Palau, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, the Philippines and the U.S. Ambassadors and representatives from Taiwan’s allies and partners also attended the event, it added.
Speaking at the ceremony, CIP Deputy Minister Calivat Gadu said the council has cultivated Indigenous personnel in areas spanning culture, music, physical education and international affairs while presenting stories about the country’s tribal peoples to the international community since President Lai Ching-te took office earlier this year. It will continue to implement the training program in line with the president’s policies and to create an international exchange platform for interactive communications among Indigenous youths from around the world, he added.
According to the CIP, the program has nurtured 800 youths from home and abroad over the past 21 years, while the participants this year have offered diverse opinions according to their various backgrounds and occupations. The council is committed to expanding young people’s vision and professional capability, it said, adding that it will also work with partners to jointly contribute to the sustainable development of regional and global indigenous peoples. (YCH-E)
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