BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a75992778608 DTSTART:20170321T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20170321T060000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:1st Oceans Forum on trade-related aspects of Sustainable Developmen t Goal 14 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The fisheries sector represents one of the oldest economic acti vities carried out by the human race and remains one of the most relevant for many developing countries. Indeed\, fisheries often account for betwee n 5 and 10 per cent of GDP and exports for many LDCs and SIDS. Globally\, fish is the most traded animal protein commodity and is a particularly imp ortant source of nutrition and protein for coastal populations\, as well a s being fundamental to their livelihoods. Despite this\, we see today that around 31.4% of fish stocks are estimated as fished at biologically unsus tainable levels\, a proportion that has been steadily increasing over rece nt decades. Recognized drivers of this trend are overfishing\, illegal\, u nreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities\, the existence of harm ful incentives including certain types of fisheries subsidies\, and the im pacts of climate change.Under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14\, thre e targets explicitly focus on the trade-related aspects of fisheries:Targe t 14.4: By 2020\, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing\, il legal\, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practic es and implement science-based management plans\, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible\, at least to levels that can produc e maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characterist ics\;Target 14.6: By 2020\, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing\, eliminate subsidies tha t contribute to illegal\, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain f rom introducing new such subsidies\, recognizing that appropriate and effe ctive special and differential treatment for developing and least develope d countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fis heries subsidies negotiation\;Target 14.b: Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets.In 2017\, there will be two landmark conferences that could have significant bearing in helping th e international community advance these targets\, namely:High Level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Developme nt Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans\, seas and marine reso urces for sustainable development (New York\, June 2017)\, co-hosted by th e Governments of Fiji and Sweden\; and11th WTO Ministerial Conference (Bue nos Aires\, December 2017).Outline of the eventWith the purpose of fosteri ng debate and developing specific policy options and novel ideas that woul d feed into both processes in the realm of fisheries\, UNCTAD will be orga nising two parallel oceans events.The first will be a Briefing on "\;T he fisheries regulatory framework at multilateral level and preparations t o the U.N. High Level Oceans Conference 2017"\; in order to provide cl arity on the main obligations and functioning of the multilateral legal fr amework applicable to fisheries and the development of the process leading to the 2017 UN Oceans Conference. This event is the result of a request m ade by participants during a previous briefing on the 2017 UN Oceans Confe rence.The second event will be the Oceans Forum on trade-related aspects o f SDG 14\, which will seek discuss policy and regulatory options for advan cing the implementation of trade in fish related targets under SDG 14 by d rawing on global\, regional and cross-country experiences\, sharing lesson s\, sensitising development partnerships and designing more effective supp ort measures.These events will also seek to advance and implement the mand ate given under paragraph 100 (t) of Nairobi Maafikiano (Consensus):  &qu ot\;in cooperation with other relevant international organizations and oth er stakeholders should support developing countries UNCTAD\, in particular SIDS\, in the advancement of Sustainable Development Goal 14 in the desig n and implementation of regional and/or national economic development stra tegies for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resour ces seeking to promote sustainable trade in ocean-based sectors including through analysis of fisheries subsidies that lead to overcapacity and over fishing and subsidies that contribute to illegal\, unreported and unregula ted fishing and the challenges they pose to developing countries\, particu larly in connection with the conservation of marine resources and food sec urity. "\;Finally\, the forum will also explore options to implement t he UNCTAD-FAO-UNEP Statement on Fisheries Subsidies\, which is supported b y 91 countries\, 4 IGOs and more than 15 Global Civil Society Organisation s. UNCTAD\, FAO and UNEP will be working with its traditional partners on Oceans Economy and fisheries\, especially the Commonwealth Secretariat\, the ACP Group and International Oceans Institute (IOI). The results and re commendations of the Forum will be directly channelled by United Nations a nd its partners to both the United Nations and WTO processes. All presenta tions during these two events will be followed by discussions. On the UNCT AD side this will be a DITC and ALDC event.   /meeting/oceans-forum-tra de-related-aspects-sustainable-development-goal-14\n\nView meeting on unct ad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/1st-oceans-forum-trade-related-aspects- sustainable-development-goal-14 DTSTAMP:20260807T083655Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7599277865b DTSTART:20170322T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20170322T060000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:1st Oceans Forum on trade-related aspects of Sustainable Developmen t Goal 14 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The fisheries sector represents one of the oldest economic acti vities carried out by the human race and remains one of the most relevant for many developing countries. Indeed\, fisheries often account for betwee n 5 and 10 per cent of GDP and exports for many LDCs and SIDS. Globally\, fish is the most traded animal protein commodity and is a particularly imp ortant source of nutrition and protein for coastal populations\, as well a s being fundamental to their livelihoods. Despite this\, we see today that around 31.4% of fish stocks are estimated as fished at biologically unsus tainable levels\, a proportion that has been steadily increasing over rece nt decades. Recognized drivers of this trend are overfishing\, illegal\, u nreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities\, the existence of harm ful incentives including certain types of fisheries subsidies\, and the im pacts of climate change.Under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14\, thre e targets explicitly focus on the trade-related aspects of fisheries:Targe t 14.4: By 2020\, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing\, il legal\, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practic es and implement science-based management plans\, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible\, at least to levels that can produc e maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characterist ics\;Target 14.6: By 2020\, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing\, eliminate subsidies tha t contribute to illegal\, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain f rom introducing new such subsidies\, recognizing that appropriate and effe ctive special and differential treatment for developing and least develope d countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fis heries subsidies negotiation\;Target 14.b: Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets.In 2017\, there will be two landmark conferences that could have significant bearing in helping th e international community advance these targets\, namely:High Level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Developme nt Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans\, seas and marine reso urces for sustainable development (New York\, June 2017)\, co-hosted by th e Governments of Fiji and Sweden\; and11th WTO Ministerial Conference (Bue nos Aires\, December 2017).Outline of the eventWith the purpose of fosteri ng debate and developing specific policy options and novel ideas that woul d feed into both processes in the realm of fisheries\, UNCTAD will be orga nising two parallel oceans events.The first will be a Briefing on "\;T he fisheries regulatory framework at multilateral level and preparations t o the U.N. High Level Oceans Conference 2017"\; in order to provide cl arity on the main obligations and functioning of the multilateral legal fr amework applicable to fisheries and the development of the process leading to the 2017 UN Oceans Conference. This event is the result of a request m ade by participants during a previous briefing on the 2017 UN Oceans Confe rence.The second event will be the Oceans Forum on trade-related aspects o f SDG 14\, which will seek discuss policy and regulatory options for advan cing the implementation of trade in fish related targets under SDG 14 by d rawing on global\, regional and cross-country experiences\, sharing lesson s\, sensitising development partnerships and designing more effective supp ort measures.These events will also seek to advance and implement the mand ate given under paragraph 100 (t) of Nairobi Maafikiano (Consensus):  &qu ot\;in cooperation with other relevant international organizations and oth er stakeholders should support developing countries UNCTAD\, in particular SIDS\, in the advancement of Sustainable Development Goal 14 in the desig n and implementation of regional and/or national economic development stra tegies for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resour ces seeking to promote sustainable trade in ocean-based sectors including through analysis of fisheries subsidies that lead to overcapacity and over fishing and subsidies that contribute to illegal\, unreported and unregula ted fishing and the challenges they pose to developing countries\, particu larly in connection with the conservation of marine resources and food sec urity. "\;Finally\, the forum will also explore options to implement t he UNCTAD-FAO-UNEP Statement on Fisheries Subsidies\, which is supported b y 91 countries\, 4 IGOs and more than 15 Global Civil Society Organisation s. UNCTAD\, FAO and UNEP will be working with its traditional partners on Oceans Economy and fisheries\, especially the Commonwealth Secretariat\, the ACP Group and International Oceans Institute (IOI). The results and re commendations of the Forum will be directly channelled by United Nations a nd its partners to both the United Nations and WTO processes. All presenta tions during these two events will be followed by discussions. On the UNCT AD side this will be a DITC and ALDC event.   /meeting/oceans-forum-tra de-related-aspects-sustainable-development-goal-14\n\nView meeting on unct ad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/1st-oceans-forum-trade-related-aspects- sustainable-development-goal-14 DTSTAMP:20260807T083655Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR