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Debate on Value Chains: How to share benefits more equitably
… of fair trade considerations and how benefits of global value chains are shared. This lunch event will provide … participants the opportunity to network and to debate value chains management and how to make them more equitable, … remarks and how UNCTAD supports more equitable value chain management Ms. Isabelle Durant, Deputy …
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Gambia's Tourism Sector: Measuring Its Value Chains and Exploiting Its Potential
… to measure the contribution of services to regional value chains (RVCs) and to explore the value added by domestic and foreign firms. Objective In … tools and roles of stakeholders in measuring target value chains, and how this supports Gambia’s capacity to …
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Train-the-Trainers Seminar on Measuring the Contribution of Services to Regional Value Chains
… Background Integration into higher value-added activities of global and regional value chains is crucial for development outcomes and … to stimulate trade and to provide comparatively high value addition. Connecting and integrating into value chains …
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2nd Oceans Forum on trade-related aspects of Sustainable Development Goal 14
… in the world. In recent years, exports reached a value of 153 US$ billion in 2017, up about 8 percent compared … than all other agricultural commodities combined. However, value added contributions - although challenging to proxy - … employment opportunities occurring along the value chain from harvesting to distribution. As a consequence, the …
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UNCTAD-ICO Workshop on Fostering Sustainable Development in Coffee-Exporting Countries
… edition of the Coffee Development Report on ‘sustainable value chains and sourcing’. • to discuss current and … discuss the challenges and opportunities of bolstering value addition in the downstream value chains of coffee-producing countries. … commodities … …
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Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Implementing The Paris Agreement: Response Measures and Trade
… Up to 80 percent of trade flows take place within global value chains. And it is within value chains that countries will be looking for and finding … routes for economic diversification and social upgrading. Value chains will also serve as transmitters of resource and …
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WTO A4T Side Event: Harnessing trade facilitation for deeper regional integration: Experience from Asia and Africa
… bottlenecks continue to dampen the viability of regional value chains. As tariffs are gradually reduced, non-tariff … agreements and contributing to determine their commercial value and rate of utilization. Against this background, the … deepen regional integration. Concrete examples of regional value chains in both commodity-related and manufacturing …
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2nd International Convention on Sustainable Trade: Sustainable Value Chains and Standards
… between trading partners towards sustainable global value chains and achieving the UN SDGs. The Convention will … key topics namely, • the challenges of standards in global value chains • increasing the transparency of VSS • the role … good practices project the epitome of sustainable global value chains. The United Nations Forum on Sustainability …
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Improving coordination on 'BioTrade and Access and Benefit Sharing' technical assistance for South-East Asia
… have reached approximately USD 100 million and various value chains are currently being developed in Laos, and … of new naturally based compounds and products. For this, value chains need to comply with international, regional and … including the potential development of BioTrade Value chains. This workshop will be organized jointly by …
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Regional Mekong Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing and BioTrade
… have reached approximately USD 100 million and various value chains are currently being developed in Laos, and … of new naturally based compounds and products. For this, value chains need to comply with international, regional and … including the potential development of BioTrade Value chains. The Regional BioTrade Project in Southeast Asia …