“Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security (FOIP)” training programme, implemented by UNITAR and funded by the Government and People of Japan, runs from June 2024 to February 2025. The primary aim of the FOIP programme is to provide participants with the skills, knowledge and capacity to enhance climate, social, economic, food and maritime security and to establish a coordination mechanism across the Indo-Pacific. The FOIP programme is part of the broader “Shimanami Collective” initiative, a Japan-supported series of training programs which aims to build resilience against disasters and enhance sea and human security, with a particular focus on empowering youth and women in the Asia-Pacific region.