Training Programme 2010

Customized, Demand-Driven Training

The Institute develops customized training activities at the request of, and in partnership with, Member States and partner organizations within and outside of the United Nations. Tailored to the needs of the requesting entities and targeted beneficiaries, activities are implemented mostly at the country and regional levels. The length of these activities may range from several days to several weeks. Activities usually include a combination of core diplomacy skills with applications to contemporary policies and issues debated in multilateral arenas.

 
The cross-cutting nature of diplomay enables the Institute to reach out not only to requests from Ministries of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic academies, but also to requests from specialized ministries and agencies (e.g. environment, trade, science and technology) increasingly exposed to multilateral conferences, negotiations and diplomacy.  
 
Country (black) and regional (blue) activities since 2002
 

Country-level activities

The Programme has implemented customized training activities for the following countries: Azerbaijan, Eritrea, France, The Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Tajikistan, Thailand, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam and Zimbabwe. In a number of countries, collaboration is ongoing.  
 

Regional activities

Since 2006, the Institute has been collaborating with diplomatic academies in Africa, and in Asia and Oceania, in the organization of regional activities in view of strengthening capacities in multilateral conferences and diplomacy. In Africa, UNITAR has partnered with the Diplomatic Academy of South Africa and has held annual training courses in Pretoria for diplomats from the SADC region. In Asia and Oceania, UNITAR has been collaborating with the Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy of the Australian National University in the organization of professional development workshops. The 2007 workshop was organized in Bangkok with the Devawongse Varopakarn Institute of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, and the 2008 workshop in Kuala Lumpur in partnership with the Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Relations.