Training

The course “Investing in the Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Diplomats” held on 18 September 2020, relaunched the 2020 series of short courses on key international economic issues for delegates from permanent missions to the United Nations Offices at Geneva and the World Trade Organization.

This webinar covered the response of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in the Caribbean to the Coronavirus pandemic and changes induced by the COVID-19 crisis to future IPA operations and strategies. It included presentations by UNCTAD and the private sector on the prospects of investment in the region.

This webinar covered the response of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to the Coronavirus pandemic and changes induced by the COVID-19 crisis to future IPA operations and strategies. It included presentations by UNCTAD, the EAC and SADC secretariats, IPAs from the region and private sector groups.

This high-level webinar held on 7 April 2020 was the first in a series organized by UNCTAD’s Division on Investment and Enterprise in efforts to support the investment promotion agency (IPA) community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From 26 to 28 November 2019, UNCTAD, in partnership with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies and the Caribbean Export Development Agency, organized a regional seminar on facilitating investment in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) projects.

From 10 to 12 April 2019, UNCTAD, in partnership with the East African Community, organized a regional seminar on facilitating investment in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) projects.