Workshop on Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination
Diplomats and professionals operating in multilateral and international arenas are required to promote dialogue and coordination at early stages in order to deliver effective projects and generate mutual benefits. Diplomacy efforts need to be coordinated and different organisations, governments, and other key stakeholders can be significantly engaged in such efforts.
As foreign and domestic policy goals are more global and interdependent and technological changes allow us to engage more rapidly and directly than ever before, diplomats must work with a wider range of constituencies beyond government. Diplomats, government officials, and other professionals, in general, need to know how to listen and engage with a diversity of groups.
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Explain the complexity involved in coordination, communication and stakeholder engagement in different social, political and cultural contexts;
- Identify potential stakeholders, domestic as well as foreign, at different levels – local, subnational, national and international;
- Assess stakeholders’ specific needs and interests;
- Identify good practices and challenges related to coordination and stakeholder engagement in diplomacy;
- Initiate, encourage and sustain suitable channels of stakeholder engagement and coordination with the different potential stakeholders in an early stage.
This workshop will focus on approaches to coordination and stakeholder engagement at different levels or spheres – personal and professional -, with different stakeholder groups – journalists, international organisations, etc. – and in different situations – peaceful times, crisis situations. Practical exercises and case studies will be used to expose participants to different situations that they could face in their professional careers.
The course is designed to be interactive and participatory, including various pedagogical tools to enable the participants to function effectively and efficiently in a multilateral environment. The course will be built on four pedagogical pillars: concept learning (lectures and presentations), role-playing (group exercises), experience sharing (roundtable discussions), and exposure to real-world problems and policy choices delegates are confronted with.
This course is primarily open to:
- Members of Permanent Missions accredited to the United Nations Office in Geneva;
- Delegates of Ministries of Foreign Affairs and other government officials;
- Representatives of international, intergovernmental, and non-governmental organizations and Diplomatic academies;
- Professionals from the private sector.
Insurance Waiver:
By applying to the Workshop on Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination, all participants confirm that they are aware that the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) does not insure participants for this course. All participants are advised to arrange at their own expense insurance against sickness, accident, permanent or temporary disability, death and third party risk for the period of the meeting including travel time.
Discount for Eastwest European Institute Alumni:
Alumni from the Eastwest European Institute can benefit from a 10% discount for this training. After you complete your application, kindly send your Eastwest Certificate of Participation to diplomacy [at] unitar.org (diplomacy[at]unitar[dot]org). UNITAR will verify your alumni status and, upon confirmation of the latter, apply the discount.
Certificate:
Participants who have attended all the sessions will receive a certificate of participation.
Registration:
To complete your registration, please write an email to diplomacy [at] unitar.org (diplomacy[at]unitar[dot]org) with your CV and a copy of your passport.
Note: The dates are provisional and are subject to change. Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration will be closed once we have reached the maximum number of participants.