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Induction course for new Geneva-based Delegates 2016


19 September 2016
10:00 - 13:00 hrs. Room XXVI, Palais des Nations
Geneva
, Switzerland

The course is primarily intended for delegates who have recently taken on the UNCTAD portfolio. Other delegates are also welcome.

Objectives:

To familiarize new delegates covering UNCTAD with the organization's structure and relationship with the United Nations system as well as its activities and programmes.

To provide an opportunity for newly arrived delegates in UNCTAD to meet each other and key officials of the secretariat.

Focus:

UNCTAD's mandate, principal activities and structure; the three pillars and their synergy:

  • What is the history of UNCTAD?
  • What have been its principal accomplishments?
  • What are the key elements of the UNCTAD XIII outcomes?

The secretariat and its main substantive areas of work:

  • How is the secretariat organized?
  • How can delegations best interact with the secretariat?
  • How can delegates better prepare for meetings?
  • What does the secretariat produce and how can the benefits be maximized?
  • What are the services available to delegations before and after meetings?

UNCTAD's intergovernmental machinery

  • What is the structure and logic behind the intergovernmental machinery?
  • What are the outcomes of meetings?
  • How do they relate with the broader work of the United Nations?
  • What do the various officers of a meeting (Chair, Vice-Chair, Rapporteur) do?

Organization:

The course will last 3 hours. Each topic will include a period for discussion and questions on points of specific interest to the participants.

Interpretation in all six official languages of the United Nations will be provided.

Delegates interested in participating should complete their registration online by Wednesday, 14 September 2016.

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Contact

Communications concerning representation:
 
UNCTAD secretariat
Intergovernmental Support Service
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
 
Fax: 41 22 917 0214
E-mail: meetings@unctad.org