Mr. Wright, of Royal Caribbean, said international regulations mandate safety training for crew members and that drills involving the entire crew are a weekly occurrence across the industry.

WSJ: Cruise Operators See Shares Fall, Defend Safety

To sensitize the local population about bioethical issues currently at stake in Gabon and explain the importance of the mandate of the new Gabonese Bioethics Committee, a press conference will be organized every evening until the closure of the training on 27 July.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training acts as part of the United Nations' mandate to promote peace, justice, equity, poverty alleviation and greater social cohesion.

UNESCO: Education

Under its mandate, UNESCO supports scientific research, teacher training, the preservation of memorial sites and archives and the promotion of cultural interaction, so that everyone may grasp the stakes of this history.

UNESCO: Message from the Director-General on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

In 2008, Connecticut became the first state to mandate that parents of 16- and 17-year-olds seeking a license take a two-hour training course.

WSJ: Driver's Ed, for Parents