BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c06afa9f19 DTSTART:20190613T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20190613T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse SUMMARY:The Inter Agency Joint Plan of Action for achieving the trade relat ed targets of SDG 14 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​Fish and seafood are some of the most traded food commoditie s. In 2017\, around 38 per cent of global fish and seafood production was traded internationally generating US$ 152 billion. Over 58 per cent of thi s trade in volume originates in developing countries where net trade incom e (exports minus imports) was valued at US$ 37 billion in 2016.Unfortunate ly\, the unsustainable overexploitation of living aquatic resources during recent decades has led to overfishing and the degradation of fish stocks\ , habitats\, ecosystems and biodiversity. Currently\, about one-third of g lobal fish stocks are fished at biologically unsustainable levels\, causin g an economic loss estimated at US$ 83 billion per year.New opportunities to address these and other oceans-related concerns have arisen with the ad option of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in particular SD G 14\, which seeks to: “conserve and sustainably use the oceans\, seas a nd marine resources for sustainable development”.At the UN Ocean Confere nce of June 2017\, UNCTAD\, FAO and UN Environment jointly deposited a set of voluntary commitments to support member countries with technical assis tance\, capacity building and information dissemination on the trade-relat ed issues associated with SDG 14.At the Second United Nations Oceans Forum on Trade-related aspects of SDG 14\, July 2018\, UNCTAD\, FAO and UN Envi ronment were requested by Member States and other stakeholders to prepare a draft joint Plan of Action to accelerate the implementation of SDG 14 th rough trade.ObjectiveTogether with the support and guidance from Member St ates\, the three agencies are now presenting a draft SDG 14 Trade-related Joint Plan of Action (JPoA) to “accelerate the achievement of trade-rela ted targets of SDG 14 (namely targets 4\, 6\, 7 and b) through improved tr ade and trade-related policies that safeguard food security and contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of oceans\, living marine resourc es and livelihoods”.Outcomes and activitiesThe objective of the JPoA wil l be achieved by intervening in three outcome areas:promoting multilateral oceans and trade-related reforms through dialogue\, cooperation and conse nsus building\;strengthening national and regional capacities on policy fr ameworks for sustainable seafood trade and the development of other oceans based sectors\; andenhancing awareness\, knowledge and capacity to implem ent effective governance &\; sustainable seafood trade and other oceans based sectors (see figure below).​Outcome​Activities1: Dialogue\, coo peration and consensus are enhanced towards multilateral reforms in suppor t of  SDG 14​Annual Oceans Forum\, policy briefs\, technical advice on fish subsidies notifications and seafood Non-Tariff-Measures (NTM) mapping 2: National and regional capacity are strengthened to design and implement supportive policy frameworks for sustainable seafood tradeTargetted Blue economy reviews\, capacity building to support national fisheries policy r eform\, fishery improvement programmes and mapping trade in fisheries serv ices3: Market leaders\, government officials\, scientists and civil societ y have enhanced awareness\, knowledge and capacity to implement practices and tools for effective governance &\; sustainable fish tradeDevelopmen t of best practices for sustainable seafood trade\, best practices trainin g for small scale fisheries\, regional capacity building workshops\, commu nication campaign &\; resources dissemination The time framework for t he JPoA will be 2020-2025 in the short and medium term\, and 2025-2030 for its final implementation. A pamphlet summarising key aspects of the JPoA can be found at (hyperlink).Inviting Member to support the JPoAThe three a gencies are seeking support for the JPoA\, being currently the only inter agency platform for implementation to harness sustainable use and sustaina ble trade in seafood and other oceans-based sectors\, as a critical endeav our for accelerating implementation of trade related SDG 14.To provide int erested parties with a better understanding on the proposed functioning\, activities\, and outcomes of the JPoA\, the three agencies are cordially i nviting Member States to join this first public presentation of the JPoA. The session will provide an opportunity for the three agencies to respond to questions on relevance\, scope\, content and proposed benefits of the J PoA\, and gather feedback.<\;p>\;​Fish and seafood are some of the m ost traded food commodities. In 2017\, around 38 per cent of global fish a nd seafood production was traded internationally generating US$ 152 billio n. Over 58 per cent of this trade in volume originates in developing count ries where net trade income (exports minus imports) was valued at US$ 37 b illion in 2016.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Unfortunately\, the unsustainable ov erexploitation of living aquatic resources during recent decades has led t o overfishing and the degradation of fish stocks\, habitats\, ecosystems a nd biodiversity. Currently\, about one-third of global fish stocks are fis hed at biologically unsustainable levels\, causing an economic loss estima ted at US$ 83 billion per year.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;New opportunities to address these and other oceans-related concerns have arisen with the adop tion of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in particular SDG 14\, which seeks to&\;#58\; “conserve and sustainably use the oceans\ , seas and marine resources for sustainable development”.<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;At the UN Ocean Conference of June 2017\, UNCTAD\, FAO and UN Envi ronment jointly deposited a set of voluntary commitments to support member countries with technical assistance\, capacity building and information d issemination on the trade-related issues associated with SDG 14.<\;/p> \;<\;p>\;At the Second United Nations Oceans Forum on Trade-related as pects of SDG 14\, July 2018\, UNCTAD\, FAO and UN Environment were request ed by Member States and other stakeholders to prepare a draft joint Plan o f Action to accelerate the implementation of SDG 14 through trade.<\;/p& gt\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Objective<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\; p>\;Together with the support and guidance from Member States\, the thre e agencies are now presenting a draft SDG 14 Trade-related Joint Plan of A ction (JPoA) to “accelerate the achievement of trade-related targets of SDG 14 (namely targets 4\, 6\, 7 and b) through improved trade and trade-r elated policies that safeguard food security and contribute to the conserv ation and sustainable use of oceans\, living marine resources and liveliho ods”.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Outcomes and activities<\; /strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The objective of the JPoA will be achie ved by intervening in three outcome areas&\;#58\;<\;/p>\;<\;ol> \;<\;li>\;promoting multilateral oceans and trade-related reforms thro ugh dialogue\, cooperation and consensus building\;<\;/li>\;<\;li> \;strengthening national and regional capacities on policy frameworks for sustainable seafood trade and the development of other oceans based sector s\; and<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;enhancing awareness\, knowledge and capaci ty to implement effective governance &\; sustainable seafood trade and other oceans based sectors (see figure below).<\;/li>\;<\;/ol>\;&l t\;p>\;<\;table width="\;100%"\; class="\;ms-rteTable-defa ult "\; cellspacing="\;0"\; style="\;font-size&\;#58\;1 em\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/inter-agenc y-joint-plan-action-achieving-trade-related-targets-sdg-14 DTSTAMP:20260706T194903Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR