BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73662c03276 DTSTART:20231210T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231210T120000Z LOCATION:Dubai\, United Arab Emirates SUMMARY:Trade House event at COP28: Remaking the global trade system for a sustainable future: From COP28 to MC13 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This session uses the findings of the Villars Framework for a S ustainable Trade System - the culmination of a two-year\, multistakeholder project involving conversations between trade and sustainability experts - to promote a comprehensive\, people-centered\, inclusive and climate-ali gned trade reform agenda at the World Trade Organization and beyond.  Giv en the Framework’s aim\, the subjects covered in this session relate dir ectly to the theme “making trade policy work for people and the planet ”.\n\nThe session will highlight the main reform ideas emerging from the Villars Framework including: a net-zero trade system by 2050\; a new fram ework for subsidies that considers sustainability alongside trade impacts\ ; an inclusive and harmonized standard setting process\; aligning the trad e system with the imperative of a just transition.  Perspectives and conc erns of less industrialized countries will be reflected heavily in the ses sion.\n\nThe session will propose next steps in promoting the sustainable trade reform agenda.  Since their first “socialization” at the WTO Pu blic Forum and then at the Villars Summit in September 2023\, the Villars Framework proposals have been appraised\, discussed\, debated in a wide va riety of fora including among trade negotiators\, personnel in internation al organizations civil society\, NGOs and business.\n\nAfter COP28\, the n ext major multilateral convening of trade negotiators will be at the WTO ’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi in 2024\, which serve s as an opportunity to crystallize and take forward many of the reform ide as emerging from the Villars Framework.  \n\nThis panel will consider whi ch of the proposals can and should credibly be taken forward at MC13 and r ecommend the best path for their success at MC13 and beyond.\n \n\nThis e vent will be live streamed\n\nJoin us online\n\nProgramme\n\nModerator:\n\ n\nMs. Jan Yves Remy\, University of the West Indies\, Director\, Shridath Ramphal Centre\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\nHoe Lim\, Director\, Trade and Environ ment Division\, WTO\nMs. Chantal Line Carpentier\, Head\, Trade\, Environm ent\, Climate Change\, and Sustainable Development Branch\, UNCTAD\nMs Fio na Shera\, Green and Inclusive Value Chains\, ITC\n\n<\;p>\;This sessi on uses the findings of the Villars Framework for a Sustainable Trade Syst em - the culmination of a two-year\, multistakeholder project involving co nversations between trade and sustainability experts - to promote a compre hensive\, people-centered\, inclusive and climate-aligned trade reform age nda at the World Trade Organization and beyond. &\;nbsp\;Given the Fram ework’s aim\, the subjects covered in this session relate directly to th e theme “making trade policy work for people and the planet”.<\;/p&g t\;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will highlight the main reform ideas emergin g from the Villars Framework including: a net-zero trade system by 2050\; a new framework for subsidies that considers sustainability alongside trad e impacts\; an inclusive and harmonized standard setting process\; alignin g the trade system with the imperative of a just transition. &\;nbsp\;P erspectives and concerns of less industrialized countries will be reflecte d heavily in the session.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will propo se next steps in promoting the sustainable trade reform agenda. &\;nbsp \;Since their first “socialization” at the WTO Public Forum and then a t the Villars Summit in September 2023\, the Villars Framework proposals h ave been appraised\, discussed\, debated in a wide variety of fora includi ng among trade negotiators\, personnel in international organizations civi l society\, NGOs and business.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;After COP28\, the next major multilateral convening of trade negotiators will be at the WTO ’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi in 2024\, which serve s as an opportunity to crystallize and take forward many of the reform ide as emerging from the Villars Framework. &\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p >\;This panel will consider which of the proposals can and should credib ly be taken forward at MC13 and recommend the best path for their success at MC13 and beyond.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4 cla ss="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad. org/node/43387 DTSTAMP:20260805T163452Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR