BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a51dc203abc6 DTSTART:20170606T063000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20170606T074500Z LOCATION:New York\, États-Unis d'\;Amérique SUMMARY:- Fisheries subsidies – The path toward a sustainable global agre ement CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​With the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda\, Heads of Stat e have signed on to the goal of prohibiting subsidies that contribute to o verfishing\, and to illegal and unregulated fishing by 2020. Such fisherie s subsidy forecasts amount between US$ 10 to US$ 20 billion contributing t o natural resource declines\, as well as to ecosystem deterioration\, unem ployment\, poverty and food insecurity. In addition\, they create distorti ons in international markets and may contribute to greenhouse gas emission s. 91 countries\, 4 Intergovernmental Organizations and more than 15 Civil Society Organizations backed the joint UNCTAD\, FAO and UN Environment in itiative (at the UNCTAD 14 Conference in Nairobi\, July 2016)  effectivel y signing onto a roadmap to end such harmful and distortive fisheries subs idies and move toward a sustainable trading path.This session aims to gath er actors to discuss next steps for accelerating the removal of harmful fi sheries subsidies and for converging on a global agreement. It will also s eek to encourage the deposit of voluntary commitments by Member States to reform and ultimately phase-out harmful fishery subsidies.The objective is to build on the momentum created by the joint declaration and focus on sc aling the delivery of the four-point action plan toward a call for a bindi ng global agreement on fisheries subsidies at 17th WTO Ministerial Confere nce.Moderator: Guillermo Valles\, Former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister\, Uruguay and DITC Director\, UNCTAD Speakers:UN Joint Agency HeadsJosé Gr aziano da Silva\, Director-General\, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsMukhisa Kituyi\, Secretary-General\, United Nations Conf erence on Trade and DevelopmentErik Solheim\, Executive Director\, United Nations Environment Commentary by the WTORoberto Azevedo\, Director-Genera l World Trade OrganisationSIGNATORY GOVERNMENTS:Suggested speakers from co untries that backed 2016 pledge) (3-5 out of the following):Small Island D eveloping StateHon. Minister Marie Joseph Noël Etienne Ghislain Sinatambo u\, Minister of Environment\, Sustainable Development\, Republic of Maurit ius Hon. Minister Seetanah Lutchmeenaraidoo\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs\ , Regional Integration and International Trade\, Republic of Mauritius The Honourable Donville O. Inniss\, Minister of Industry\, International Busi ness\, Commerce and Small Business Development\, Barbados Dr. Hon. Dr. Den is Lowe M.P.\, Minister of the Environment and Drainage\, BarbadosTop Fish Exporting Country MinistersPablo Badenier\, Minister of the Environment\, Republic of Chile Heraldo Muñoz Valenzuela\, Minister of Foreign Affairs \, Republic of ChileMurray McCully\, Minister of Foreign Affairs &\; Tr ade\, New ZealandNick Smith\, Minister of Environment\, New ZealandBjört Ólafsdóttir\, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources\, Icela ndGudlaugur Thór Thórdarson\, Minister for Foreign Affairs (covers trade portfolio)\, IcelandPer Sandberg\, Minister of Fisheries\, Norway<\;p&g t\;​With the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda\, Heads of State have s igned on to the goal of prohibiting subsidies that contribute to overfishi ng\, and to illegal and unregulated fishing by 2020. <\;br>\;<\;br&g t\;Such fisheries subsidy forecasts amount between US$ 10 to US$ 20 billio n contributing to natural resource declines\, as well as to ecosystem dete rioration\, unemployment\, poverty and food insecurity. In addition\, they create distortions in international markets and may contribute to greenho use gas emissions. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;91 countries\, 4 Intergovernmen tal Organizations and more than 15 Civil Society Organizations backed the joint UNCTAD\, FAO and UN Environment initiative (at the UNCTAD 14 Confere nce in Nairobi\, July 2016)&\;#160\; effectively signing onto a roadmap to end such harmful and distortive fisheries subsidies and move toward a sustainable trading path.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;This session aims to gath er actors to discuss next steps for accelerating the removal of harmful fi sheries subsidies and for converging on a global agreement. It will also s eek to encourage the deposit of voluntary commitments by Member States to reform and ultimately phase-out harmful fishery subsidies.<\;br>\;<\ ;br>\;The objective is to build on the momentum created by the joint dec laration and focus on scaling the delivery of the four-point action plan t oward a call for a binding global agreement on fisheries subsidies at 17th WTO Ministerial Conference.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;<\;strong>\;Modera tor<\;/strong>\;&\;#58\; Guillermo Valles\, Former Deputy Foreign A ffairs Minister\, Uruguay and DITC Director\, UNCTAD <\;br>\;<\;br&g t\;<\;strong>\;Speakers<\;/strong>\;&\;#58\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul >\;<\;li>\;UN Joint Agency Heads<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;José Grazi ano da Silva\, Director-General\, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Mukhisa Kituyi\, Secretary-General \, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development<\;/li>\;<\;li& gt\;Erik Solheim\, Executive Director\, United Nations Environment <\;/l i>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Commentary by the WTO<\;/s trong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;strong>\;<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li >\;Roberto Azevedo\, Director-General World Trade Organisation<\;/li&g t\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;SIGNATORY GOVERNMENTS&\;#58\ ;<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;strong>\;<\;/strong>\;<\;p>\; Suggested speakers from countries that backed 2016 pledge) (3-5 out of the following)&\;#58\;<\;br>\;<\;br>\;<\;strong>\;Small Island Developing State<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;strong>\;<\;/strong >\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Hon. Minister Marie Joseph Noël Etienne Ghis lain Sinatambou\, Minister of Environment\, Sustainable Development\, Repu blic of Mauritius <\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Hon. Minister Seetanah Lutchmee naraidoo\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, Regional Integration and Internat ional Trade\, Republic of Mauritius <\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The Honourabl e Donville O. Inniss\, Minister of Industry\, International Business\, Com merce and Small Business Development\, Barbados <\;/li>\;<\;li>\;D r. Hon. Dr. Denis Lowe M.P.\, Minister of the Environment and Drainage\, B arbados<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Top Fish Expor ting Country Ministers<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;strong >\;<\;/strong>\;<\;li>\;Pablo Badenier\, Minister of the Environ ment\, Republic of Chile <\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Heraldo Muñoz Valenzuel a\, Minister of Foreign Affairs\, Republic of Chile<\;/li>\;<\;li> \;Murray McCully\, Minister of Foreign Affairs &\; Trade\, New Zealand& lt\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Nick Smith\, Minister of Environment\, New Zealand <\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Björt Ólafsdóttir\, Minister for the Environme nt and Natural Resources\, Iceland<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson\, Minister for Foreign Affairs (covers trade portfolio)\, Ice land<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Per Sandberg\, Minister of Fisheries\, Norway <\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.o rg/meeting/fisheries-subsidies-path-toward-sustainable-global-agreement DTSTAMP:20260711T060104Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR