BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a739ec1c2322 DTSTART:20260825T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260825T144000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Capacity-building training for Rwanda government authorities CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Online capacity-building training for Rwanda government authori ties under the project on “Strengthening Consumer Product Safety in Sub- Saharan African Countries”As part of its technical cooperation activitie s\, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will o rganize an online capacity-building session for government authorities in Rwanda under the project "\;Strengthening Consumer Product Safety in S ub-Saharan African Countries"\;\, funded by the Government of Japan.Th e project aims to support Rwanda in strengthening its consumer product saf ety framework in response to the country'\;s need to better protect co nsumers from unsafe goods. It seeks to assist the Government in developing effective and efficient regulatory systems\, strengthening institutional capacity and raising stakeholder awareness to reduce risks associated with hazardous products.The online training will provide relevant government a uthorities in Rwanda with an overview of the core elements of an effective consumer product safety system. It will introduce international principle s\, including the United Nations Principles for Consumer Product Safety\, as well as practical approaches to developing and implementing legal and i nstitutional frameworks that protect consumers from unsafe products.Throug h presentations\, discussions and practical case studies\, participants wi ll explore how these principles and approaches can be applied in the Rwand an context and how effective coordination among relevant authorities can s trengthen the prevention\, detection and management of product safety risk s.https://unctad.org/topic/competition-and-consumer-protection/united-nati ons-principles-consumer-product-safety\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttp s://unctad.org/meeting/capacity-building-training-rwanda-government-author ities DTSTAMP:20260805T203617Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR