UNITAR Online Catalogue
Community of Practice on Financing for Development
Background
Invitation to join the Online Community of Practice on Financing for Development
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to invite you to join its new Online Community of Practice on Financing for Development. This online Community of Practice aims to support the informed discussion and reflection of key issues of financing for development, the collection and dissemination of good practices and the identification of institutions, opportunities and resources for building capacity in financing for development at the global level
Event Objectives
The overall objective of this Community is to create a network of UNITAR alumni and other officials and professionals interested in Financing for Development.
The Community will serve as a platform for members to continue networking and sharing good practices even after a training activity has taken place. It also provides an open forum for dialogue on new and emerging issues related to financing for development, as well as a platform for articulation and knowledge exchange between financing for development practitioners, experts, and other key stakeholders from all around the world.
Methodology
Activities include virtual discussions on current issues of financing for development, collective development of an extensive database of training institutions, courses, materials and experts; collection and discussion of good practices in capacity development for financing for development; and participatory development of related documents. The virtual discussions will guide the planning of forthcoming CoP virtual dialogues and other activities.
Targeted Audience
The Community of Practice is open to individuals with an interest in financing for development, such as:
- Government delegates
- Experts and practitioners in financing for development
- Academics and researchers
- Civil society representatives
Additional Information
Win a fellowship to participate in a UNITAR e-Learning on course on Public Finance of your choice
To facilitate access to its open enrolment e-Learning courses, UNITAR will award 6 full fellowships to nationals of developing economies (including LDCs) who participate actively in the Community of Practice on Financing for Development (Developing economies as per the UN country classification available at http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/wesp_current/2014wesp…)
Fellowship recipients will be able to participate in one course of their choice from the 2016 Public Finance and Trade Programme course calendar at no cost. Typically, UNITAR offers 30 to 40 different courses throughout the year which carry a participation fee of 800 USD. For a list of currently available courses please see http://www.unitar.org/pft/portfolio-projects/3190.
How to join the Community of Practice and become eligible to win a fellowship
Follow the four simple steps below to join the Community of Practice and to be eligible to win a fellowship:
1. Go to https://www.learnatunitar.org/login/index.php?lang=en, and create a user account as per the instructions on the page.
2. Once the account created and validated, go to https://www.learnatunitar.org/enrol/index.php?id=664 to enrol in the course
3. When you are prompted for an "enrolment key", enter the following key: welcome2015.
4. Access the Community of Practice, and participate actively in at least one of thematic online discussion.