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LOCATION:Doha\, Qatar
SUMMARY:LDC5 side event: Building capacity in investment promotion to advan
 ce the SDGs in LDCs
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The event will highlight challenges faced by LDCs in the promot
 ion of investment in SDG-related sectors and present strategies\, programm
 es and tools that governments can use to target and facilitate sustainable
  investment. It will draw from a recent UNCTAD needs-assessment report of 
 LDC IPAs.The results of the first phase of the new multi-agency Capacity D
 evelopment Programme for Investment Promotion Agencies of Least Developed 
 Countries\, will be presented\, including the creation of an “Executive 
 IPA College.”Issues to be addressed:What challenges are LDCs facing in t
 he promotion of investment in SDG-related sectors?How can LDC IPAs better 
 integrate the SDGs in their investment promotion strategies?In what way ca
 n IPAs facilitate partnerships to channel investment towards the SDGs?What
  digital tools can help LDC IPAs promote sustainable investment more effec
 tively?ProgrammeOpening:E. Mr. José Ramos-Horta\, President\, Timor-Leste
  (tbc)Rebeca Grynspan\, Secretary-General of UNCTADRabab Fatima\, Under-Se
 cretary-General\, High Representative for LDCs\, LLDCs and SIDSGilbert F. 
 Houngbo\, Director-General of ILO (by video message)Gerd Müller\, Directo
 r-General of UNIDO (by video message)Followed by:Presentation of a short v
 ideo on the Capacity Development Programme for Investment Promotion Agenci
 es of Least Developed CountriesPanel:Moderator: Ms. Terryanne Chebet\, Bus
 iness Journalist\, CNBC AfricaE. Ms. Rose Kayi Mivedor\, Minister of Inves
 tment Promotion\, TogoJames Zhan\, Director\, Investment and Enterprise Di
 vision\, UNCTADDeepak Bagla\, President\, World Association of Investment 
 Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)Fatimetou Bellamech\, Director of the Single Win
 dow for Enterprises\, Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania (APIM)Ratn
 akar Adhikari\, Executive Director\, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) 
 Photo&lt\;p&gt\;The event will highlight challenges faced by LDCs in the p
 romotion of investment in SDG-related sectors and present strategies\, pro
 grammes and tools that governments can use to target and facilitate sustai
 nable investment. It will draw from a recent UNCTAD needs-assessment repor
 t of LDC IPAs.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The results of the first phase of the
  new multi-agency &lt\;em&gt\;Capacity Development Programme for Investmen
 t Promotion Agencies of Least Developed Countries&lt\;/em&gt\;\, will be p
 resented\, including the creation of an “Executive IPA College.”&lt\;/
 p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Issues to be addressed:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt
 \;What challenges are LDCs facing in the promotion of investment in SDG-re
 lated sectors?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;How can LDC IPAs better integrate t
 he SDGs in their investment promotion strategies?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;
 In what way can IPAs facilitate partnerships to channel investment towards
  the SDGs?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;What digital tools can help LDC IPAs pr
 omote sustainable investment more effectively?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&l
 t\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Programme&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt
 \;Opening:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;E. Mr. José
  Ramos-Horta&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, President\, Timor-Leste (tbc)&lt\;/li&gt\;
 &lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Rebeca Grynspan&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Secretary-G
 eneral of UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Rabab Fatima&lt\;
 /strong&gt\;\, Under-Secretary-General\, High Representative for LDCs\, LL
 DCs and SIDS&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Gilbert F. Houngbo&lt
 \;/strong&gt\;\, Director-General of ILO (by video message)&lt\;/li&gt\;&l
 t\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Gerd Müller&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Director-General
  of UNIDO (by video message)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Followed 
 by:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Presentation of a short video on the Capacity De
 velopment Programme for Investment Promotion Agencies of Least Developed C
 ountries&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Panel:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Moderator: &lt
 \;strong&gt\;Ms. Terryanne Chebet&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Business Journalist\,
  CNBC Africa&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;E. Ms. Ros
 e Kayi Mivedor&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Minister of Investment Promotion\, Togo&
 lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;James Zhan&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Dire
 ctor\, Investment and Enterprise Division\, UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\
 ;&lt\;strong&gt\;Deepak Bagla&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, President\, World Associa
 tion of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\
 ;strong&gt\;Fatimetou Bellamech&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Director of the Single 
 Window for Enterprises\, Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania (APIM)&
 lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Ratnakar Adhikari&lt\;/strong&gt\;
 \, Executive Director\, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)&lt\;/li&gt\;&l
 t\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;Photo&lt\;/h4&gt
 \;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;img class=&quot\;img-responsive&quot\; src=&quot\;https:
 //sustainablefdi.org/images/Qatar_2023/Building-Capacity/WhatsApp_Image_20
 23-03-30_at_1734381.jpeg&quot\; alt=&quot\;images/Qatar_2023/Building-Capa
 city/WhatsApp_Image_2023-03-30_at_1734381.jpeg#joomlaImage://local-images/
 Qatar_2023/Building-Capacity/WhatsApp_Image_2023-03-30_at_1734381.jpeg?wid
 th=2000&amp\;amp\;height=1126\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://uncta
 d.org/node/39958
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