Economies in Transition / Eastern Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
Western Asia
General Courses
Short courses for Geneva-based diplomats
| UNCTAD flagship course on Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda |
UNCTAD's flagship course addresses the analytical and policy challenges that policy makers, Geneva-based delegates and other stakeholders from developing and transition economies face in promoting inclusive and sustainable growth and development. Managing these challenges helps their countries to integrate into the rapidly globalizing economy in ways that are beneficial for all countries. The course is based on UNCTAD's development perspective and focuses on the linkages between trade, finance, investment, technology, logistics and macroeconomic policies in the context of major economic trends and debates in multilateral fora. It emphasizes the various approaches that countries have taken to derive maximum development gains. The curriculum is complemented by the expertise of the various UN Regional Commissions. |
| "Paragraph 166" refers to paragraph 166 of the Bangkok Plan of Action adopted at the 10th UNCTAD Conference in Thailand, 2000. The mandate was renewed at the 11th and 12th Conferences in Sao Paolo, 2004, and Ghana, 2008 respectively. |
| Between 2001 and 2011 UNCTAD successfully delivered over 20 regional and 2 general courses. In 2012, courses will be offered in Africa, the economies in transition and Western Asia. |
| Upcoming Courses |
| 24th regional course for transition economies in Serbia (9 to 27 July 2012) | |
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The secretariat is pleased to announce that the 24th regional course for transition economies will take place at the University of Belgrade with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Regional Integration, Serbia from 9 to 27 July 2012. The notification for this regional course can be found here. |
| 25th regional course for Western Asia in Oman (20 October to 7 November 2012) | |
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The 25th regional course for Western Asia will take place at the Diplomatic Institute of the Sultanate of Oman from 20 October to 7 November 2012. The notification for this regional course can be found here: [English] [Arabic]. |