The UNCTAD secretariat is pleased to announce that the next regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda, which is designed for the Asia-Pacific economies, will be hosted by the Singapore Cooperation Programme, from 9 to 27 November 2015.
The course will focus on the links between trade, investment, finance and development, including in the context of international trade negotiations. Its aims are as follows:
To enhance understanding of the relationship between these areas and their link to country development strategies.
To provide participants with knowledge and skills for the design and implementation of trade and development policies, as well as for trade negotiations corresponding to the needs and interests of their countries.
The course syllabus will draw on the perspective of UNCTAD, its analytical work and lessons learned from its technical cooperation activities, and will be enriched by the competence and expertise of representatives of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Singapore experts will also share Singapore's experience in promoting and managing trade, investment, finance and development.
The course is aimed primarily at mid-level government officers in ministries and institutions dealing with trade, investment, finance and development issues and who are involved in the formulation and implementation of national trade and development policies. As appropriate, and depending on the availability of places, other applicants, such as university academics, could be considered.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development member States of the Asia-Pacific region are invited to present the names and e-mail addresses of qualified candidates to the secretariat by 21 August 2015 through their permanent missions in Geneva.
These candidates will then be contacted to complete an application online; this process must also be completed by 21 August 2015.
It is therefore advisable that the names and e-mail addresses of candidates be submitted as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for them to submit their applications through the online process. Member States of successful candidates will be notified of the decision of the UNCTAD selection committee by 7 September 2015.
Member States are encouraged to nominate more than one candidate per country, in which case they may wish to rank the candidates. The selection committee will take this ranking into consideration, provided that the preferred candidate meets the eligibility criteria.
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Division on Technology and Logistics
UNCTAD
