The UNWTO Regional Executive Training Course in the Republic of Sudan on Crisis Communications  in Tourism, organized by the World Tourism Organization, its UNWTO.Themis Foundation and the Government of the Republic of Sudan and its Ministry of Tourism, Antiquities and Wildlife was inaugurated on 14th November by H.E. Mr. Adil Hamid Dagalo, State Minister from the Ministry of Tourism, Antiquities and Wildlife, Dr. Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary General, H.E. Mr. Mohammed Mustafa AbuZaid, Minister of Tourism, Antiquities and Wildlife of Sudan, H.E. Mr. Babiker Hassan Saleh, Vice President of the Republic of Sudan and the facilitators of the course, Rut Gomez Sobrino and Tom Buncle.

This Executive Training aims to equip participants with the confidence and skills to take a leadership role in preparing and managing crisis communications. By the end of the training, participants should have a sound understanding of how to develop and implement a crisis communication plan, how to handle crisis communications, and how to set up a recovery plan. They should also have developed the confidence to apply these skills, to help train and build capacity in ones, and to adopt leadership role in crisis communications management.