BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a72814f1db98 DTSTART:20160421T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20160421T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development\, eighth s ession CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\n\nRecent developments and new challenges in commodity markets \, and policy options for commodity-based inclusive growth and sustainable development\n\n\nReview of UNCTAD efforts to strengthen commodity product ion in commodity-dependent developing countries and improve food security and export competitiveness in light of the post-2015 Sustainable Developme nt Goals\n\n\n\n \n\nThe Accra Accord (para. 208) mandated the Trade and Development Board to establish a multi-year expert meeting on commodities. \n\nAs set out by the Doha Mandate (paras. 4 and 5)\, the purpose of the m eeting is to enable commodity-dependent developing countries to identify m easures in order to secure\, as a priority\, adequate access to food and e nergy\, to use commodity revenues for economic growth and poverty reductio n and to cope with the challenges of commodity price volatility.\n\nThe me eting is expected to provide a forum for sharing country experiences in te rms of:\n\n\n\nIdentifying and implementing appropriate policies at the na tional\, regional and international levels.\n\n\nAddressing the impacts of declining commodity prices on vulnerable groups.\n\n\nHelping commodity-d ependent developing countries formulate sustainable and inclusive developm ent strategies\, including those that promote value addition and economic diversification.\n\n\n\nThe meeting will identify the ways and means for t hese countries\, particularly the least developed countries\, to maximize development benefits from commodity production and trade\, including the p romotion of diversification and the integration of natural resources polic ies into national development strategies (Doha Mandate\, para. 31(i)).\n\n In accordance with paragraph 56 (g) of the Doha Mandate\, the meeting will offer developing countries an opportunity to share their experiences in o rder to achieve more sustainable and strengthened agricultural production and food security and increase investment in agriculture and export capaci ty\, taking into account the special needs of African countries\, least de veloped countries and net food-importing developing countries\, as well as the needs of small-scale farmers.\n\nThe meeting will generate lessons le arned from experiences and identify practical options and actionable outco mes for harnessing opportunities and addressing the challenges of long-sta nding commodity trade and development issues at the national\, regional an d international levels.\n\nThe meeting will also review the contribution o f UNCTAD in assisting developing countries in the area of commodities.\n\n Contributions from Experts:\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare and submi t brief papers (approximately five pages) related to one or more of the is sues contained in the provisional agenda for the meeting and on issues rel ating to their country'\;s experience.\n\nThese papers will be made av ailable at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received .\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Recent developme nts and new challenges in commodity markets\, and policy options for commo dity-based inclusive growth and sustainable development<\;/strong>\;&l t\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Review of UNCTAD efforts to strengthen commodity production in commodity-depende nt developing countries and improve food security and export competitivene ss in light of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals<\;/strong>\ ;<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\ ;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The <\;strong>\;Accra Accord<\;/strong>\; ( para. 208) mandated the Trade and Development Board to establish a multi-y ear expert meeting on commodities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As set out by the <\;strong>\;Doha Mandate<\;/strong>\; (paras. 4 and 5)\, the purpose of the meeting is to enable commodity-dependent developing countri es to identify measures in order to secure\, as a priority\, adequate acce ss to food and energy\, to use commodity revenues for economic growth and poverty reduction and to cope with the challenges of commodity price volat ility.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting is expected to provide a foru m for sharing country experiences in terms of:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\; \n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Identifying and implementing appropriate polici es at the national\, regional and international levels.<\;/p>\;\n<\; /li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Addressing the impacts of declining com modity prices on vulnerable groups.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li> \;\n<\;p>\;Helping commodity-dependent developing countries formulate sustainable and inclusive development strategies\, including those that pr omote value addition and economic diversification.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li&g t\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will identify the ways and me ans for these countries\, particularly the least developed countries\, to maximize development benefits from commodity production and trade\, includ ing the promotion of diversification and the integration of natural resour ces policies into national development strategies (Doha Mandate\, para. 31 (i)).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In accordance with paragraph 56 (g) of the Doha Mandate\, the meeting will offer developing countries an opportunity to share their experiences in order to achieve more sustainable and stren gthened agricultural production and food security and increase investment in agriculture and export capacity\, taking into account the special needs of African countries\, least developed countries and net food-importing d eveloping countries\, as well as the needs of small-scale farmers.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will generate lessons learned from experien ces and identify practical options and actionable outcomes for harnessing opportunities and addressing the challenges of long-standing commodity tra de and development issues at the national\, regional and international lev els.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will also review the contributi on of UNCTAD in assisting developing countries in the area of commodities. <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Contributions from Experts:<\ ;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts are encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (approximately five pages) related to one or more of the issues contained in the provisional agenda for the meeting and on i ssues relating to their country'\;s experience.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p& gt\;These papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and lan guage in which they are received.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad. org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-commodities-and- development-eighth-session DTSTAMP:20260805T001823Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a72814f1dbeb DTSTART:20160422T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20160422T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development\, eighth s ession CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\n\nRecent developments and new challenges in commodity markets \, and policy options for commodity-based inclusive growth and sustainable development\n\n\nReview of UNCTAD efforts to strengthen commodity product ion in commodity-dependent developing countries and improve food security and export competitiveness in light of the post-2015 Sustainable Developme nt Goals\n\n\n\n \n\nThe Accra Accord (para. 208) mandated the Trade and Development Board to establish a multi-year expert meeting on commodities. \n\nAs set out by the Doha Mandate (paras. 4 and 5)\, the purpose of the m eeting is to enable commodity-dependent developing countries to identify m easures in order to secure\, as a priority\, adequate access to food and e nergy\, to use commodity revenues for economic growth and poverty reductio n and to cope with the challenges of commodity price volatility.\n\nThe me eting is expected to provide a forum for sharing country experiences in te rms of:\n\n\n\nIdentifying and implementing appropriate policies at the na tional\, regional and international levels.\n\n\nAddressing the impacts of declining commodity prices on vulnerable groups.\n\n\nHelping commodity-d ependent developing countries formulate sustainable and inclusive developm ent strategies\, including those that promote value addition and economic diversification.\n\n\n\nThe meeting will identify the ways and means for t hese countries\, particularly the least developed countries\, to maximize development benefits from commodity production and trade\, including the p romotion of diversification and the integration of natural resources polic ies into national development strategies (Doha Mandate\, para. 31(i)).\n\n In accordance with paragraph 56 (g) of the Doha Mandate\, the meeting will offer developing countries an opportunity to share their experiences in o rder to achieve more sustainable and strengthened agricultural production and food security and increase investment in agriculture and export capaci ty\, taking into account the special needs of African countries\, least de veloped countries and net food-importing developing countries\, as well as the needs of small-scale farmers.\n\nThe meeting will generate lessons le arned from experiences and identify practical options and actionable outco mes for harnessing opportunities and addressing the challenges of long-sta nding commodity trade and development issues at the national\, regional an d international levels.\n\nThe meeting will also review the contribution o f UNCTAD in assisting developing countries in the area of commodities.\n\n Contributions from Experts:\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare and submi t brief papers (approximately five pages) related to one or more of the is sues contained in the provisional agenda for the meeting and on issues rel ating to their country'\;s experience.\n\nThese papers will be made av ailable at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received .\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Recent developme nts and new challenges in commodity markets\, and policy options for commo dity-based inclusive growth and sustainable development<\;/strong>\;&l t\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Review of UNCTAD efforts to strengthen commodity production in commodity-depende nt developing countries and improve food security and export competitivene ss in light of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals<\;/strong>\ ;<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\ ;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The <\;strong>\;Accra Accord<\;/strong>\; ( para. 208) mandated the Trade and Development Board to establish a multi-y ear expert meeting on commodities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As set out by the <\;strong>\;Doha Mandate<\;/strong>\; (paras. 4 and 5)\, the purpose of the meeting is to enable commodity-dependent developing countri es to identify measures in order to secure\, as a priority\, adequate acce ss to food and energy\, to use commodity revenues for economic growth and poverty reduction and to cope with the challenges of commodity price volat ility.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting is expected to provide a foru m for sharing country experiences in terms of:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\; \n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Identifying and implementing appropriate polici es at the national\, regional and international levels.<\;/p>\;\n<\; /li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Addressing the impacts of declining com modity prices on vulnerable groups.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li> \;\n<\;p>\;Helping commodity-dependent developing countries formulate sustainable and inclusive development strategies\, including those that pr omote value addition and economic diversification.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li&g t\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will identify the ways and me ans for these countries\, particularly the least developed countries\, to maximize development benefits from commodity production and trade\, includ ing the promotion of diversification and the integration of natural resour ces policies into national development strategies (Doha Mandate\, para. 31 (i)).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In accordance with paragraph 56 (g) of the Doha Mandate\, the meeting will offer developing countries an opportunity to share their experiences in order to achieve more sustainable and stren gthened agricultural production and food security and increase investment in agriculture and export capacity\, taking into account the special needs of African countries\, least developed countries and net food-importing d eveloping countries\, as well as the needs of small-scale farmers.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will generate lessons learned from experien ces and identify practical options and actionable outcomes for harnessing opportunities and addressing the challenges of long-standing commodity tra de and development issues at the national\, regional and international lev els.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will also review the contributi on of UNCTAD in assisting developing countries in the area of commodities. <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Contributions from Experts:<\ ;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts are encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (approximately five pages) related to one or more of the issues contained in the provisional agenda for the meeting and on i ssues relating to their country'\;s experience.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p& gt\;These papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and lan guage in which they are received.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad. org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-commodities-and- development-eighth-session DTSTAMP:20260805T001823Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR