November 2011, Lomé, Togo – A National SAICM Planning and Inception Workshop was held from 9 to 10 November 2011 with the participation of UNITAR.

November 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. The workshop on “Multilateral Financial Negotiations: Key Challenges for Africa” (8 to 9 November 2011), which was directed by Dr. Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu (Associate Professor at University of Manchester) and Dr. Carlo Cattani (Senior international consultant on Finance and Development) had 17 participants from 12 Sub-Saharan African countries. Dr. Ngangjoh Hodu and Dr.

November 2011, Cotonou, Benin – Addressing the adverse effects of climate change in Benin, such as floods, droughts, heat-waves and sea-level rise, requires new competences and skills in various sectors, and at different levels of governance.

November 2011, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) completed a two-day workshop on Diplomatic Protocol from 3–4 November 2011.

10 November 2011, New York, United States of America. On 4 November 2011, the New York Office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations held the second workshop of the series on United Nations Reform.

9 November 2011, Geneva, Switzerland.

8 November 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

27 October 2011, Nairobi – Kenya held its National Forum on chemicals management on 27 October 2011 with the participation of UNITAR. The project “Strengthening Capacities in Kenya for National SAICM Implementation” is implemented at the national level by the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources (MEMR), with technical support provided by UNITAR and financial support from the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management’s (SAICM) Quick Start Programme Trust Fund.

This forum aims to give diplomats a comprehensive knowledge of the complexities of sustainable development issues and provide them with the necessary tools to participate in the negotiation process. This opening workshop addressed the main themes of the Rio+20 Conference: the institutional framework for sustainable development and a green economy.