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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Committee of participants of the Global System of Trade Preferences
  among developing countries\, 34th session
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countri
 es (GSTP) is an inter-regional agreement for preferential South-South trad
 e liberalization\, legally covered under the 1979 Enabling Clause of the W
 TO. Signed in 1988 and entered into force in April 1989\, the GSTP current
 ly has 42 member countries. The UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) serves a
 s its Secretariat.  The Committee of Participants is the governing body o
 f the GSTP.The event will be hosted by the President of the GSTP\, H. E. O
 mar Zniber\, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Mor
 occo.Online registration is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the 
 meeting.  The morning session is open to the attendance of the press.Prog
 ramme10:00 a.mOpening10:15 a.mAdoption of the agenda10:20 a.mGSTP and 
 the current state of international trade11:00 a.mSpecial session 1: Int
 egrating export-oriented South-South value chains: the Potential to Enhanc
 e South-South Trade in Bioeconomy Products (organized by Brazil and the In
 teramerican Development Bank)12:00 a.mSpecial session 2: Finance\, invest
 ment and technology as levers of a sustainable GSTP implementation (organi
 zed by UNCTAD Secretariat)1:00–3:00 a.mLunch break3:00 a.mFollow-up on
  the third round of GSTP negotiations (“the São Paulo Round”)Status o
 f remaining ratifications: updates by SPR ParticipantsPreparatory work for
  entry into force of the SPR by Secretariat:SPR Handbook contentGSTP datab
 ase design\, preparation and preview4:00 a.mIdentification of possible ar
 eas for future cooperation under GSTPReview of previous GSTP technical not
 es on i) fisheries and aquaculture\, and on ii) agriculture.Preparation of
  analytical studies: GSTP Technical Note series (i.e.\, natural and altern
 ative fibers and circular economy).4:30 a.mThe work plan for 2026-2028 
 – UpdatePreparations for online GSTP SPR Protocol implementation trainin
 g (late 2026 or early 2027)4:45 p.mBriefing on the GSTP trust fund and ot
 her administrative matters5:00 a.mAny other business5:10 a.mClosing5:15
  p.mReception at the Palais des Nations’ Delegates&#039\; Restaurant: L
 ausanne Salon.NoteParticipation in this meeting is reserved for the delega
 tions of the parties to the GSTP Agreement.* The members of the Group of 7
 7 and China that are not party of the GSTP are welcome to attend as observ
 er.*Parties to the GSTP Agreement are the following:Algeria\, Argentina\, 
 Bangladesh\, Benin\, Bolivia\, Brazil\, Cameroon\, Chile\, Cuba\, the Demo
 cratic People’s Republic of Korea\, Ecuador\, Egypt\, Ghana\, Guinea\, G
 uyana\, India\, Indonesia\, the Islamic Republic of Iran\, Iraq\, Libya\, 
 Malaysia\, Mexico\, Morocco\, Mozambique\, Myanmar\, Nicaragua\, Nigeria\,
  Pakistan\, Paraguay\, Peru\, Philippines\, Republic of Korea\, Singapore\
 , Sri Lanka\, Sudan\, Thailand\, Trinidad and Tobago\, Tunisia\, the Unite
 d Republic of Tanzania\, Uruguay\, Venezuela\, Viet Nam\, Zimbabwe and Mer
 cosur. &lt\;p&gt\;The Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing
  Countries (GSTP) is an inter-regional agreement for preferential South-So
 uth trade liberalization\, legally covered under the 1979 Enabling Clause 
 of the WTO. Signed in 1988 and entered into force in April 1989\, the GSTP
  currently has 42 member countries. The UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 
 serves as its Secretariat. &amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The Committe
 e of Participants is the governing body of the GSTP.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\
 ;The event will be hosted by the President of the GSTP\, H. E. Omar Zniber
 \, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco.&lt\;
 /p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Online registration is mandatory for all those wishing t
 o attend the meeting. &amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The morning sessi
 on is open to the attendance of the press.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;Programm
 e&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;div class=&quot\;table-responsive\n\nView meeting on un
 ctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/51641
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