TRTA: TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Outreach activities for parliamentarians, civil society and the media
Outreach activities aimed at parliamentarians, civil society and the media are part of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ's strategy to help legislators, civil society representatives and journalists better understand trade-related issues.
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ undertakes outreach activities to increase the transparency of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ's operations and to improve dialogue with various audiences. Through workshops held in various countries, the parliamentarians, civil society representatives and journalists are provided with the latest information on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ activities to increase their awareness of the international trade agenda.
The objectives of the workshops aim are to:
- foster greater understanding of, and interest in, the multilateral trading system
- explain the basic operations of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, key issues in the international trade agenda, and the status of the trade negotiations
- encourage dialogue among the participants on trade and development issues of relevance to their particular regions.
Details of forthcoming courses can be found here.