BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af9d0373f015 DTSTART:20130318T040000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20130318T020000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse SUMMARY:Forum mondial sur les produits de base CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Global Commodities Forum\, organized by UNCTAD with the sup port of its partners\, is a major multi-stakeholder meeting to discuss and find better solutions to perennial problems of the commodity economy.The theme of this fourth Global Commodities Forum is "\;Recommitting to co mmodity sector development as an engine of economic growth and poverty red uction."\;The Global Commodities Forum will address key issues relatin g to risk management and resilience\, such as methods and mechanisms for d eveloping countries and small-scale producers to prosper in spite of the o ngoing volatility in commodity markets.Due attention will be given to the agricultural sector\, with a session on overcoming disadvantages in the se ctor by developing capabilities\, investing in neglected infrastructure an d other public goods\, and filling the void left by the elimination of par astatal institutions.Two breakout sessions will be held. One session will be for stakeholders to discuss the challenges and solutions involved in co llecting\, analysing and disseminating market information and other commod ities data\, and the other on how to improve transparency in commodity mar kets and value chains.ParticipationThe Global Commodities Forum will bring together ministers and other high-level representatives of governments\, corporate executives of banking and finance institutions\, leading academi cs and experts\, and non-governmental organizations.Member States of UNCTA D are requested to help to disseminate the information on the Global Commo dities Forum to the main stakeholders in their countries\, thus facilitati ng their active participation in the Forum.Participants in this informal h igh-level multi-stakeholder meeting will attend in their personal capaciti es\, and will include leading policymakers\, businesspeople and experts of the commodity economy.Specialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies w ishing to participate in the meeting\, as well as non-governmental organiz ations in the general category and those in the special category wishing t o participate as observers\, are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretaria t of the names of their representatives by 8 March 2013.<\;div class=&qu ot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me eting/forum-mondial-sur-les-produits-de-base-0 DTSTAMP:20261115T153103Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af9d0373f0a1 DTSTART:20130319T040000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20130319T020000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse SUMMARY:Forum mondial sur les produits de base CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Global Commodities Forum\, organized by UNCTAD with the sup port of its partners\, is a major multi-stakeholder meeting to discuss and find better solutions to perennial problems of the commodity economy.The theme of this fourth Global Commodities Forum is "\;Recommitting to co mmodity sector development as an engine of economic growth and poverty red uction."\;The Global Commodities Forum will address key issues relatin g to risk management and resilience\, such as methods and mechanisms for d eveloping countries and small-scale producers to prosper in spite of the o ngoing volatility in commodity markets.Due attention will be given to the agricultural sector\, with a session on overcoming disadvantages in the se ctor by developing capabilities\, investing in neglected infrastructure an d other public goods\, and filling the void left by the elimination of par astatal institutions.Two breakout sessions will be held. One session will be for stakeholders to discuss the challenges and solutions involved in co llecting\, analysing and disseminating market information and other commod ities data\, and the other on how to improve transparency in commodity mar kets and value chains.ParticipationThe Global Commodities Forum will bring together ministers and other high-level representatives of governments\, corporate executives of banking and finance institutions\, leading academi cs and experts\, and non-governmental organizations.Member States of UNCTA D are requested to help to disseminate the information on the Global Commo dities Forum to the main stakeholders in their countries\, thus facilitati ng their active participation in the Forum.Participants in this informal h igh-level multi-stakeholder meeting will attend in their personal capaciti es\, and will include leading policymakers\, businesspeople and experts of the commodity economy.Specialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies w ishing to participate in the meeting\, as well as non-governmental organiz ations in the general category and those in the special category wishing t o participate as observers\, are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretaria t of the names of their representatives by 8 March 2013.<\;div class=&qu ot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me eting/forum-mondial-sur-les-produits-de-base-0 DTSTAMP:20261115T153103Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR