BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adf2c0624556 DTSTART:20130318T040000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20130318T020000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Suiza SUMMARY:Global Commodities Forum 2013 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n \n\nQuick link:\n\nFurther information on the GCF 2 013\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Global Commodities Forum\, organized by UNCTAD with the support of its partners\, is a major multi-stakeholder meeting to discuss and find better solutions to perennial problems of the commodity economy. \n\nThe theme of this fourth Global Commodities Forum is "\;Recommitti ng to commodity sector development as an engine of economic growth and pov erty reduction."\;\n\nThe Global Commodities Forum will address key is sues relating to risk management and resilience\, such as methods and mech anisms for developing countries and small-scale producers to prosper in sp ite of the ongoing volatility in commodity markets.\n\nDue attention will be given to the agricultural sector\, with a session on overcoming disadva ntages in the sector by developing capabilities\, investing in neglected i nfrastructure and other public goods\, and filling the void left by the el imination of parastatal institutions.\n\nTwo breakout sessions will be hel d. One session will be for stakeholders to discuss the challenges and solu tions involved in collecting\, analysing and disseminating market informat ion and other commodities data\, and the other on how to improve transpare ncy in commodity markets and value chains.\n\nParticipation\n\nThe Global Commodities Forum will bring together ministers and other high-level repre sentatives of governments\, corporate executives of banking and finance in stitutions\, leading academics and experts\, and non-governmental organiza tions.\n\nMember States of UNCTAD are requested to help to disseminate the information on the Global Commodities Forum to the main stakeholders in t heir countries\, thus facilitating their active participation in the Forum .\n\nParticipants in this informal high-level multi-stakeholder meeting wi ll attend in their personal capacities\, and will include leading policyma kers\, businesspeople and experts of the commodity economy.\n\nSpecialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies wishing to participate in the meeti ng\, as well as non-governmental organizations in the general category and those in the special category wishing to participate as observers\, are r equested to inform the UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representa tives by 8 March 2013.\n/en/Pages/Meetings/GCF2013.aspx\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/global-commodities-forum-2013 DTSTAMP:20261026T103134Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adf2c062458e DTSTART:20130319T040000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20130319T020000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Suiza SUMMARY:Global Commodities Forum 2013 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n \n\nQuick link:\n\nFurther information on the GCF 2 013\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Global Commodities Forum\, organized by UNCTAD with the support of its partners\, is a major multi-stakeholder meeting to discuss and find better solutions to perennial problems of the commodity economy. \n\nThe theme of this fourth Global Commodities Forum is "\;Recommitti ng to commodity sector development as an engine of economic growth and pov erty reduction."\;\n\nThe Global Commodities Forum will address key is sues relating to risk management and resilience\, such as methods and mech anisms for developing countries and small-scale producers to prosper in sp ite of the ongoing volatility in commodity markets.\n\nDue attention will be given to the agricultural sector\, with a session on overcoming disadva ntages in the sector by developing capabilities\, investing in neglected i nfrastructure and other public goods\, and filling the void left by the el imination of parastatal institutions.\n\nTwo breakout sessions will be hel d. One session will be for stakeholders to discuss the challenges and solu tions involved in collecting\, analysing and disseminating market informat ion and other commodities data\, and the other on how to improve transpare ncy in commodity markets and value chains.\n\nParticipation\n\nThe Global Commodities Forum will bring together ministers and other high-level repre sentatives of governments\, corporate executives of banking and finance in stitutions\, leading academics and experts\, and non-governmental organiza tions.\n\nMember States of UNCTAD are requested to help to disseminate the information on the Global Commodities Forum to the main stakeholders in t heir countries\, thus facilitating their active participation in the Forum .\n\nParticipants in this informal high-level multi-stakeholder meeting wi ll attend in their personal capacities\, and will include leading policyma kers\, businesspeople and experts of the commodity economy.\n\nSpecialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies wishing to participate in the meeti ng\, as well as non-governmental organizations in the general category and those in the special category wishing to participate as observers\, are r equested to inform the UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representa tives by 8 March 2013.\n/en/Pages/Meetings/GCF2013.aspx\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/global-commodities-forum-2013 DTSTAMP:20261026T103134Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR