BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8fb59e263b5 DTSTART:20171012T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20171012T110000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development\, ninth se ssion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The ninth session of the Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Commoditi es and Development will be held at the Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, from 12 to 13 October 2017.\n\nThe meeting will discuss the developments\, chal lenges and opportunities in commodity markets\, giving due attention to th ose commodity sectors that are relevant to commodity dependent developing countries (CDDCs).\n\nThe meeting will also review and evaluate the contri bution of the commodities sector to the attainment of the Sustainable Deve lopment Goals (SDGs).\n\nIn this context\, the expert meeting will critica lly look at the following issues:\n\n\n\nPolicy options that increase acce ss to food and energy (goals 2a\, 2b\, 2c\, 7.1\, 7b)\n\n\nValue addition to commodities (goal 9.b)\n\n\nImproving the management of natural resourc es through\, inter alia\, efficiency in resource use\, while preserving th e natural resource capital used to produce renewable resources (goals 12\, 14\, 15)\n\n\n\nThe provisional agenda and background papers are under pr eparation and will be published on soon.\n\n \n\n \n<\;p>\;The ninth session of the Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development w ill be held at the Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, from 12 to 13 October 201 7.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will discuss the developments\, c hallenges and opportunities in commodity markets\, giving due attention to those commodity sectors that are relevant to commodity dependent developi ng countries (CDDCs).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will also revi ew and evaluate the contribution of the commodities sector to the attainme nt of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\; In this context\, the expert meeting will critically look at the following issues:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Policy opti ons that increase access to food and energy (goals 2a\, 2b\, 2c\, 7.1\, 7b )<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Value addition to c ommodities (goal 9.b)<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\ ;Improving the management of natural resources through\, inter alia\, effi ciency in resource use\, while preserving the natural resource capital use d to produce renewable resources (goals 12\, 14\, 15)<\;/p>\;\n<\;/l i>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The provisional agenda and background papers are under preparation and will be published on soon.<\;/p>\;\n\ n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\ ;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-e xpert-meeting-commodities-and-development-ninth-session DTSTAMP:20260827T035718Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8fb59e263ef DTSTART:20171013T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20171013T110000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development\, ninth se ssion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The ninth session of the Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Commoditi es and Development will be held at the Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, from 12 to 13 October 2017.\n\nThe meeting will discuss the developments\, chal lenges and opportunities in commodity markets\, giving due attention to th ose commodity sectors that are relevant to commodity dependent developing countries (CDDCs).\n\nThe meeting will also review and evaluate the contri bution of the commodities sector to the attainment of the Sustainable Deve lopment Goals (SDGs).\n\nIn this context\, the expert meeting will critica lly look at the following issues:\n\n\n\nPolicy options that increase acce ss to food and energy (goals 2a\, 2b\, 2c\, 7.1\, 7b)\n\n\nValue addition to commodities (goal 9.b)\n\n\nImproving the management of natural resourc es through\, inter alia\, efficiency in resource use\, while preserving th e natural resource capital used to produce renewable resources (goals 12\, 14\, 15)\n\n\n\nThe provisional agenda and background papers are under pr eparation and will be published on soon.\n\n \n\n \n<\;p>\;The ninth session of the Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development w ill be held at the Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, from 12 to 13 October 201 7.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will discuss the developments\, c hallenges and opportunities in commodity markets\, giving due attention to those commodity sectors that are relevant to commodity dependent developi ng countries (CDDCs).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meeting will also revi ew and evaluate the contribution of the commodities sector to the attainme nt of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\; In this context\, the expert meeting will critically look at the following issues:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Policy opti ons that increase access to food and energy (goals 2a\, 2b\, 2c\, 7.1\, 7b )<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Value addition to c ommodities (goal 9.b)<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\ ;Improving the management of natural resources through\, inter alia\, effi ciency in resource use\, while preserving the natural resource capital use d to produce renewable resources (goals 12\, 14\, 15)<\;/p>\;\n<\;/l i>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The provisional agenda and background papers are under preparation and will be published on soon.<\;/p>\;\n\ n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\ ;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-e xpert-meeting-commodities-and-development-ninth-session DTSTAMP:20260827T035718Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR