Short Course

The UNCTAD secretariat is pleased to announce another series of short courses in 2024 on key international economic issues for delegates from permanent missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and the World Trade Organization.

The aim of the courses is to give delegates from permanent missions an opportunity to become better acquainted with topical issues and developments in the international economic agenda as they are reflected in the work of UNCTAD. More detailed information on the content of individual courses may be found below.

In the second semester, three courses will be provided at Palais des Nations - on 12 September, 3 October and 21 November 2024 respectively. 

The second semester in 2024 includes:

• Thursday 12 September 2024, 10 a.m. (Room XXVI) - The Digital Economy Report 2024: Shaping an Environmentally Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Future
• Thursday 3 October 2024, 10 a.m. (Room XXVI) - Productive Capacities and the Productive Capacities Index (PCI): Reformulating the Paths of Structural Transformation and Sustainable Development
• Thursday 21 November 2024, 10 a.m. (Room XXIV) - The UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2023-2024: Challenges and Opportunities for fiscal space and economic diversification