BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a51dcd18a153 DTSTART:20150929T060000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150929T090000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Trade in Sustainable Fisheries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD and Commonwealth Secretariat  Ad Hoc Expert meeting on Trade in Sustainable Fisheries aims to provide a platform for discussion o f possible approaches and options within the trade policy toolbox to mains tream sustainable fishing practices\, and trade fish and fish products in the multilateral trading system\, trade negotiations\, and relevant UN and Commonwealth processes\, while enabling the conservation of fisheries res ources\, marine ecosystems for the livelihoods of current and future gener ations.\n\nFish and other marine living organisms comprise fundamental par t of human diet\, livelihoods and development\, especially of coastal popu lations.\n\nFish accounted for 16.7 percent of the global population’s i ntake of animal protein. \n\nIn many LDCs and SIDS\, fish exceeds or cont ributes to more than 50 per cent of some local populations’ daily protei n intake. More than 3.2 billion people live close to coast lines relying o n the oceans and seas for their livelihoods and about 350 million jobs are linked to fisheries\, port management and other related activities.\n\nTo day\, exports of fish and fish products have arrived at a historical pea k of USD 136 billion worth of exports in 2013\, showing an increasing dem and of fish and fish products\, especially in developed and emerging econo mies. About 97 percent of the world’s fishermen live in developing count ries and over 90 percent are employed in small-scale activities.  The imp ortance of the fisheries sector for food\, poverty reduction and developme nt in developing countries is thus undeniable.\n\nFor centuries and until recently\, fish was an abundant and easily available resource. However\, h umanity has over utilized marine resources\, especially during recent deca des\, without a clear conscience of its long term impact on fish populatio ns.\n\nThe need for urgent global action has been well articulated by the international community\, including in the Rio+20 outcome document\, the S amoa Pathway outcome document\, and recent resolutions of the UN General A ssembly (GA resolution A/RES/68/71 of 2013)\, highlighting the challenges posed by conservation\, sustainable use and rebuilding of fish stocks and ecosystems services that\, at the same time\, ensure equitable access to t hose resources. To summarize\, healthy oceans and resilient marine ecosyst ems and living resources are essential in the quest for a more sustainable future for all and\, in particular\, for coastal states.\n\nThis year mar ks several milestones\, which could change the way we trade fish and manag e fisheries:\n- The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\, which may incl ude a standalone goal on oceans and seas\, will be adopted in September\;\ n- The First Global Oceans Assessment will be presented to the UN General Assembly\;\n- Both the UN Fish Stock Agreements and the FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries will celebrate their 20th anniversary\, and\n- The WTO Nairobi Ministerial Conference in December may prioritize the conclusion of the current negotiations on fish subsidies disciplines a nd a sectoral market access deal on fish.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;UNCTAD and Commonwealth Secretariat&a mp\;nbsp\; Ad Hoc Expert meeting on Trade in Sustainable Fisheries<\;/st rong>\; aims to provide a platform for discussion of possible approaches and options within the trade policy toolbox to mainstream sustainable fis hing practices\, and trade fish and fish products in the multilateral trad ing system\, trade negotiations\, and relevant UN and Commonwealth process es\, while enabling the conservation of fisheries resources\, marine ecosy stems for the livelihoods of current and future generations.<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;Fish and other marine living organisms comprise fundamental p art of human diet\, livelihoods and development\, especially of coastal po pulations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Fish accounted for 16.7 percent of th e global population’s intake of animal protein.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;In many LDCs and SIDS\, fish exceeds or contributes to more than 50 per cent of some local populations’ daily protein intake. More t han 3.2 billion people live close to coast lines relying on the oceans and seas for their livelihoods and about 350 million jobs are linked to fishe ries\, port management and other related activities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p >\;Today\, exports of fish and fish products have arrived at&\;nbsp\; a&\;nbsp\;historical peak&\;nbsp\;of USD 136 billion worth of export s in 2013\, showing an increasing demand of fish and fish products\, espec ially in developed and emerging economies. About 97 percent of the world ’s fishermen live in developing countries and over 90 percent are employ ed in small-scale activities.&\;nbsp\; The importance of the fisheries sector for food\, poverty reduction and development in developing countrie s is thus undeniable.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;For centuries and until re cently\, fish was an abundant and easily available resource. However\, hum anity has over utilized marine resources\, especially during recent decade s\, without a clear conscience of its long term impact on fish populations .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The need for urgent global action has been wel l articulated by the international community\, including in the Rio+20 out come document\, the Samoa Pathway outcome document\, and recent resolution s of the UN General Assembly (GA resolution A/RES/68/71 of 2013)\, highlig hting the challenges posed by conservation\, sustainable use and rebuildin g of fish stocks and ecosystems services that\, at the same time\, ensure equitable access to those resources. To summarize\, healthy oceans and res ilient marine ecosystems and living resources are essential in the quest f or a more sustainable future for all and\, in particular\, for coastal sta tes.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This year marks several milestones\, which could change the way we trade fish and manage fisheries:<\;br />\;\n-& amp\;nbsp\;The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\, which may include a standalone goal on oceans and seas\, will be adopted in September\;<\;br />\;\n-&\;nbsp\;The First Global Oceans Assessment will be presented to the UN General Assembly\;<\;br />\;\n-&\;nbsp\;Both the UN Fish Stock Agreements and the FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisherie s will celebrate their&\;nbsp\;20th anniversary\, and<\;br />\;\n- The WTO Nairobi Ministerial Conference in December may prioritize the conc lusion of the current negotiations on fish subsidies disciplines and a sec toral market access deal on fish.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p class="\;text- align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ad- hoc-expert-meeting-trade-sustainable-fisheries DTSTAMP:20260711T060401Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a51dcd18a1bb DTSTART:20150930T060000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150930T090000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Trade in Sustainable Fisheries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD and Commonwealth Secretariat  Ad Hoc Expert meeting on Trade in Sustainable Fisheries aims to provide a platform for discussion o f possible approaches and options within the trade policy toolbox to mains tream sustainable fishing practices\, and trade fish and fish products in the multilateral trading system\, trade negotiations\, and relevant UN and Commonwealth processes\, while enabling the conservation of fisheries res ources\, marine ecosystems for the livelihoods of current and future gener ations.\n\nFish and other marine living organisms comprise fundamental par t of human diet\, livelihoods and development\, especially of coastal popu lations.\n\nFish accounted for 16.7 percent of the global population’s i ntake of animal protein. \n\nIn many LDCs and SIDS\, fish exceeds or cont ributes to more than 50 per cent of some local populations’ daily protei n intake. More than 3.2 billion people live close to coast lines relying o n the oceans and seas for their livelihoods and about 350 million jobs are linked to fisheries\, port management and other related activities.\n\nTo day\, exports of fish and fish products have arrived at a historical pea k of USD 136 billion worth of exports in 2013\, showing an increasing dem and of fish and fish products\, especially in developed and emerging econo mies. About 97 percent of the world’s fishermen live in developing count ries and over 90 percent are employed in small-scale activities.  The imp ortance of the fisheries sector for food\, poverty reduction and developme nt in developing countries is thus undeniable.\n\nFor centuries and until recently\, fish was an abundant and easily available resource. However\, h umanity has over utilized marine resources\, especially during recent deca des\, without a clear conscience of its long term impact on fish populatio ns.\n\nThe need for urgent global action has been well articulated by the international community\, including in the Rio+20 outcome document\, the S amoa Pathway outcome document\, and recent resolutions of the UN General A ssembly (GA resolution A/RES/68/71 of 2013)\, highlighting the challenges posed by conservation\, sustainable use and rebuilding of fish stocks and ecosystems services that\, at the same time\, ensure equitable access to t hose resources. To summarize\, healthy oceans and resilient marine ecosyst ems and living resources are essential in the quest for a more sustainable future for all and\, in particular\, for coastal states.\n\nThis year mar ks several milestones\, which could change the way we trade fish and manag e fisheries:\n- The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\, which may incl ude a standalone goal on oceans and seas\, will be adopted in September\;\ n- The First Global Oceans Assessment will be presented to the UN General Assembly\;\n- Both the UN Fish Stock Agreements and the FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries will celebrate their 20th anniversary\, and\n- The WTO Nairobi Ministerial Conference in December may prioritize the conclusion of the current negotiations on fish subsidies disciplines a nd a sectoral market access deal on fish.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;UNCTAD and Commonwealth Secretariat&a mp\;nbsp\; Ad Hoc Expert meeting on Trade in Sustainable Fisheries<\;/st rong>\; aims to provide a platform for discussion of possible approaches and options within the trade policy toolbox to mainstream sustainable fis hing practices\, and trade fish and fish products in the multilateral trad ing system\, trade negotiations\, and relevant UN and Commonwealth process es\, while enabling the conservation of fisheries resources\, marine ecosy stems for the livelihoods of current and future generations.<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;Fish and other marine living organisms comprise fundamental p art of human diet\, livelihoods and development\, especially of coastal po pulations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Fish accounted for 16.7 percent of th e global population’s intake of animal protein.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;In many LDCs and SIDS\, fish exceeds or contributes to more than 50 per cent of some local populations’ daily protein intake. More t han 3.2 billion people live close to coast lines relying on the oceans and seas for their livelihoods and about 350 million jobs are linked to fishe ries\, port management and other related activities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p >\;Today\, exports of fish and fish products have arrived at&\;nbsp\; a&\;nbsp\;historical peak&\;nbsp\;of USD 136 billion worth of export s in 2013\, showing an increasing demand of fish and fish products\, espec ially in developed and emerging economies. About 97 percent of the world ’s fishermen live in developing countries and over 90 percent are employ ed in small-scale activities.&\;nbsp\; The importance of the fisheries sector for food\, poverty reduction and development in developing countrie s is thus undeniable.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;For centuries and until re cently\, fish was an abundant and easily available resource. However\, hum anity has over utilized marine resources\, especially during recent decade s\, without a clear conscience of its long term impact on fish populations .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The need for urgent global action has been wel l articulated by the international community\, including in the Rio+20 out come document\, the Samoa Pathway outcome document\, and recent resolution s of the UN General Assembly (GA resolution A/RES/68/71 of 2013)\, highlig hting the challenges posed by conservation\, sustainable use and rebuildin g of fish stocks and ecosystems services that\, at the same time\, ensure equitable access to those resources. To summarize\, healthy oceans and res ilient marine ecosystems and living resources are essential in the quest f or a more sustainable future for all and\, in particular\, for coastal sta tes.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This year marks several milestones\, which could change the way we trade fish and manage fisheries:<\;br />\;\n-& amp\;nbsp\;The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\, which may include a standalone goal on oceans and seas\, will be adopted in September\;<\;br />\;\n-&\;nbsp\;The First Global Oceans Assessment will be presented to the UN General Assembly\;<\;br />\;\n-&\;nbsp\;Both the UN Fish Stock Agreements and the FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisherie s will celebrate their&\;nbsp\;20th anniversary\, and<\;br />\;\n- The WTO Nairobi Ministerial Conference in December may prioritize the conc lusion of the current negotiations on fish subsidies disciplines and a sec toral market access deal on fish.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p class="\;text- align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ad- hoc-expert-meeting-trade-sustainable-fisheries DTSTAMP:20260711T060401Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a51dcd18a1c6 DTSTART:20151001T060000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20151001T090000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Trade in Sustainable Fisheries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD and Commonwealth Secretariat  Ad Hoc Expert meeting on Trade in Sustainable Fisheries aims to provide a platform for discussion o f possible approaches and options within the trade policy toolbox to mains tream sustainable fishing practices\, and trade fish and fish products in the multilateral trading system\, trade negotiations\, and relevant UN and Commonwealth processes\, while enabling the conservation of fisheries res ources\, marine ecosystems for the livelihoods of current and future gener ations.\n\nFish and other marine living organisms comprise fundamental par t of human diet\, livelihoods and development\, especially of coastal popu lations.\n\nFish accounted for 16.7 percent of the global population’s i ntake of animal protein. \n\nIn many LDCs and SIDS\, fish exceeds or cont ributes to more than 50 per cent of some local populations’ daily protei n intake. More than 3.2 billion people live close to coast lines relying o n the oceans and seas for their livelihoods and about 350 million jobs are linked to fisheries\, port management and other related activities.\n\nTo day\, exports of fish and fish products have arrived at a historical pea k of USD 136 billion worth of exports in 2013\, showing an increasing dem and of fish and fish products\, especially in developed and emerging econo mies. About 97 percent of the world’s fishermen live in developing count ries and over 90 percent are employed in small-scale activities.  The imp ortance of the fisheries sector for food\, poverty reduction and developme nt in developing countries is thus undeniable.\n\nFor centuries and until recently\, fish was an abundant and easily available resource. However\, h umanity has over utilized marine resources\, especially during recent deca des\, without a clear conscience of its long term impact on fish populatio ns.\n\nThe need for urgent global action has been well articulated by the international community\, including in the Rio+20 outcome document\, the S amoa Pathway outcome document\, and recent resolutions of the UN General A ssembly (GA resolution A/RES/68/71 of 2013)\, highlighting the challenges posed by conservation\, sustainable use and rebuilding of fish stocks and ecosystems services that\, at the same time\, ensure equitable access to t hose resources. To summarize\, healthy oceans and resilient marine ecosyst ems and living resources are essential in the quest for a more sustainable future for all and\, in particular\, for coastal states.\n\nThis year mar ks several milestones\, which could change the way we trade fish and manag e fisheries:\n- The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\, which may incl ude a standalone goal on oceans and seas\, will be adopted in September\;\ n- The First Global Oceans Assessment will be presented to the UN General Assembly\;\n- Both the UN Fish Stock Agreements and the FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries will celebrate their 20th anniversary\, and\n- The WTO Nairobi Ministerial Conference in December may prioritize the conclusion of the current negotiations on fish subsidies disciplines a nd a sectoral market access deal on fish.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;UNCTAD and Commonwealth Secretariat&a mp\;nbsp\; Ad Hoc Expert meeting on Trade in Sustainable Fisheries<\;/st rong>\; aims to provide a platform for discussion of possible approaches and options within the trade policy toolbox to mainstream sustainable fis hing practices\, and trade fish and fish products in the multilateral trad ing system\, trade negotiations\, and relevant UN and Commonwealth process es\, while enabling the conservation of fisheries resources\, marine ecosy stems for the livelihoods of current and future generations.<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;Fish and other marine living organisms comprise fundamental p art of human diet\, livelihoods and development\, especially of coastal po pulations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Fish accounted for 16.7 percent of th e global population’s intake of animal protein.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;In many LDCs and SIDS\, fish exceeds or contributes to more than 50 per cent of some local populations’ daily protein intake. More t han 3.2 billion people live close to coast lines relying on the oceans and seas for their livelihoods and about 350 million jobs are linked to fishe ries\, port management and other related activities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p >\;Today\, exports of fish and fish products have arrived at&\;nbsp\; a&\;nbsp\;historical peak&\;nbsp\;of USD 136 billion worth of export s in 2013\, showing an increasing demand of fish and fish products\, espec ially in developed and emerging economies. About 97 percent of the world ’s fishermen live in developing countries and over 90 percent are employ ed in small-scale activities.&\;nbsp\; The importance of the fisheries sector for food\, poverty reduction and development in developing countrie s is thus undeniable.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;For centuries and until re cently\, fish was an abundant and easily available resource. However\, hum anity has over utilized marine resources\, especially during recent decade s\, without a clear conscience of its long term impact on fish populations .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The need for urgent global action has been wel l articulated by the international community\, including in the Rio+20 out come document\, the Samoa Pathway outcome document\, and recent resolution s of the UN General Assembly (GA resolution A/RES/68/71 of 2013)\, highlig hting the challenges posed by conservation\, sustainable use and rebuildin g of fish stocks and ecosystems services that\, at the same time\, ensure equitable access to those resources. To summarize\, healthy oceans and res ilient marine ecosystems and living resources are essential in the quest f or a more sustainable future for all and\, in particular\, for coastal sta tes.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This year marks several milestones\, which could change the way we trade fish and manage fisheries:<\;br />\;\n-& amp\;nbsp\;The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\, which may include a standalone goal on oceans and seas\, will be adopted in September\;<\;br />\;\n-&\;nbsp\;The First Global Oceans Assessment will be presented to the UN General Assembly\;<\;br />\;\n-&\;nbsp\;Both the UN Fish Stock Agreements and the FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisherie s will celebrate their&\;nbsp\;20th anniversary\, and<\;br />\;\n- The WTO Nairobi Ministerial Conference in December may prioritize the conc lusion of the current negotiations on fish subsidies disciplines and a sec toral market access deal on fish.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p class="\;text- align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ad- hoc-expert-meeting-trade-sustainable-fisheries DTSTAMP:20260711T060401Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR