Alain Kanyinda

Alain Kanyinda (born on 28 January 1966) is a diplomat and an official of the United Nations, currently coordinator of the decentralisation and local government programme at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
Education
With a solid academic background and a wealth of professional experience mainly at the international level, Alain Kanyinda is one of promising African elite, who can make a difference at the highest level of responsibilities in public affairs and diplomatic services. He holds two Master Degrees, one—in political sciences and a combination of philosophy, social sciences and communication, and the second—in advanced international studies (MAIS), with a focus on international law and international organisations. He is an alumnus of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna also known as ""Vienna School of International Studies", which has moulded various generations of Austrian diplomats. After taking temporary leave from his PhD Programme in 1994, he is currently preparing a thesis as a contribution to the debate on the role of local government in both the local and international development.
Major achievements
He has dedicated his diplomatic skills and knowledge of the international politics to facilitate crucial peace negotiations and advance the development agenda. While working at the Department of Development Cooperation of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria (1998-2000), he played a considerable role in the political mediation on Togo and the Arusha peace process on Burundi before joining the United Nations in October 2000.
He has been instrumental in coordinating the work of a recognised international group of experts on decentralisation (AGRED) established by UN-HABITAT, as well as in drafting and negotiating the adoption by the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT of the international Guidelines on decentralisation and strengthening of local authorities, a key instrument for promoting good governance and the rule of law at the local political level. He is also the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA), a unique body in its nature that has been the interface between the United Nations system and the world of local authorities since January 2000.

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