On 20 February 2023, the Office of Legal Affairs welcomed participants from 23 countries to the 2023 edition of the United Nations Regional Course in International Law for Africa. The Regional Course for Africa, which is held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, is organized in cooperation with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Office of the Legal Counsel of the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
The 2023 Regional Course is the first held for the African region since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. For additional information on the Regional Courses in International Law and other training opportunities in international law offered by the Office of Legal Affairs, please visit the website of the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law.
