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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6a59e947e110e
DTSTART:20171106T080000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20171106T160000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Expert Meeting on the Ways and Means of Improving the Implementatio
 n of Priority Areas Agreed in the Istanbul Programme of Action
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION: \n\nProductive capacities and doubling the share of the least
  developed countries in world exports\n\n \n\nThe objective of the meetin
 g is to seek ways and means of improving the implementation of the Istanbu
 l Programme of Action\, with a view to fostering productive capacities\, s
 tructural transformation and the diversification of exports in the least d
 eveloped countries.\n\nThe meeting will also examine the respective roles 
 of Governments and the private sector in building productive capacities an
 d accelerating transformative development in the least developed countries
 \, through discussions and exchanges of views on the role of the developme
 nt and trade partners of the least developed countries\, as well as on int
 ernational trade in building productive capacities.\n\nUNCTAD provides sub
 stantive analysis on the need to build productive capacities in the least 
 developed countries\, which has led to growing recognition that doing so i
 s a key requirement for these countries to achieve sustainable economic gr
 owth and development under the Sustainable Development Goals.\n\nThe chall
 enge is how to operationalize the analytical framework developed by UNCTAD
  in specific national circumstances. In this regard\, the meeting will bui
 ld on earlier work of the secretariat and will contribute to efforts to bu
 ild consensus on ways and means of accelerating the building of productive
  capacities in the least developed countries.\n\nPanel discussions and pre
 sentations at the meeting will be structured in four sessions involving di
 scussions and exchanges of views on the following:\n\n\n\nProgress in the 
 implementation and achievement of the goals of the Istanbul Programme of A
 ction\n\n\nHow to strengthen productive capacities in the least developed 
 countries\n\n\nMobilizing financial resources for productive capacity deve
 lopment in the least developed countries\n\n\nWays and means to double the
  share of the least developed countries in global exports while enhancing 
 their benefits from global trade\n\n\n\nContributions from Experts\n\nExpe
 rts are requested to advise of their intention to submit papers and contri
 butions to the UNCTAD secretariat by 15 September 2017.\n\nWritten papers 
 and contributions must be submitted to the secretariat by Friday\, 29 Sept
 ember.\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;
 Productive capacities and doubling the share of the least developed countr
 ies in world exports&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp
 \;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The objective of the meeting is to seek ways 
 and means of improving the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Act
 ion\, with a view to fostering productive capacities\, structural transfor
 mation and the diversification of exports in the least developed countries
 .&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The meeting will also examine the respective r
 oles of Governments and the private sector in building productive capaciti
 es and accelerating transformative development in the least developed coun
 tries\, through discussions and exchanges of views on the role of the deve
 lopment and trade partners of the least developed countries\, as well as o
 n international trade in building productive capacities.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&l
 t\;p&gt\;UNCTAD provides substantive analysis on the need to build product
 ive capacities in the least developed countries\, which has led to growing
  recognition that doing so is a key requirement for these countries to ach
 ieve sustainable economic growth and development under the Sustainable Dev
 elopment Goals.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The challenge is how to operatio
 nalize the analytical framework developed by UNCTAD in specific national c
 ircumstances. In this regard\, the meeting will build on earlier work of t
 he secretariat and will contribute to efforts to build consensus on ways a
 nd means of accelerating the building of productive capacities in the leas
 t developed countries.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Panel discussions and pre
 sentations at the meeting will be structured in four sessions involving di
 scussions and exchanges of views on the following:&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&
 gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Progress in the implementation and achievem
 ent of the goals of the Istanbul Programme of Action&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li
 &gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;How to strengthen productive capacities in
  the least developed countries&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&
 lt\;p&gt\;Mobilizing financial resources for productive capacity developme
 nt in the least developed countries&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt
 \;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Ways and means to double the share of the least developed c
 ountries in global exports while enhancing their benefits from global trad
 e&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;
 Contributions from Experts&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Expe
 rts are requested to advise of their intention to submit papers and contri
 butions to the UNCTAD secretariat by 15 September 2017.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt
 \;p&gt\;Written papers and contributions must be submitted to the secretar
 iat by Friday\, 29 September.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\
 nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/expert-meeting-ways-and-means-improving-implem
 entation-priority-areas-agreed-istanbul
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DTSTART:20171107T080000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20171107T160000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Expert Meeting on the Ways and Means of Improving the Implementatio
 n of Priority Areas Agreed in the Istanbul Programme of Action
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION: \n\nProductive capacities and doubling the share of the least
  developed countries in world exports\n\n \n\nThe objective of the meetin
 g is to seek ways and means of improving the implementation of the Istanbu
 l Programme of Action\, with a view to fostering productive capacities\, s
 tructural transformation and the diversification of exports in the least d
 eveloped countries.\n\nThe meeting will also examine the respective roles 
 of Governments and the private sector in building productive capacities an
 d accelerating transformative development in the least developed countries
 \, through discussions and exchanges of views on the role of the developme
 nt and trade partners of the least developed countries\, as well as on int
 ernational trade in building productive capacities.\n\nUNCTAD provides sub
 stantive analysis on the need to build productive capacities in the least 
 developed countries\, which has led to growing recognition that doing so i
 s a key requirement for these countries to achieve sustainable economic gr
 owth and development under the Sustainable Development Goals.\n\nThe chall
 enge is how to operationalize the analytical framework developed by UNCTAD
  in specific national circumstances. In this regard\, the meeting will bui
 ld on earlier work of the secretariat and will contribute to efforts to bu
 ild consensus on ways and means of accelerating the building of productive
  capacities in the least developed countries.\n\nPanel discussions and pre
 sentations at the meeting will be structured in four sessions involving di
 scussions and exchanges of views on the following:\n\n\n\nProgress in the 
 implementation and achievement of the goals of the Istanbul Programme of A
 ction\n\n\nHow to strengthen productive capacities in the least developed 
 countries\n\n\nMobilizing financial resources for productive capacity deve
 lopment in the least developed countries\n\n\nWays and means to double the
  share of the least developed countries in global exports while enhancing 
 their benefits from global trade\n\n\n\nContributions from Experts\n\nExpe
 rts are requested to advise of their intention to submit papers and contri
 butions to the UNCTAD secretariat by 15 September 2017.\n\nWritten papers 
 and contributions must be submitted to the secretariat by Friday\, 29 Sept
 ember.\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;
 Productive capacities and doubling the share of the least developed countr
 ies in world exports&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp
 \;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The objective of the meeting is to seek ways 
 and means of improving the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Act
 ion\, with a view to fostering productive capacities\, structural transfor
 mation and the diversification of exports in the least developed countries
 .&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The meeting will also examine the respective r
 oles of Governments and the private sector in building productive capaciti
 es and accelerating transformative development in the least developed coun
 tries\, through discussions and exchanges of views on the role of the deve
 lopment and trade partners of the least developed countries\, as well as o
 n international trade in building productive capacities.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&l
 t\;p&gt\;UNCTAD provides substantive analysis on the need to build product
 ive capacities in the least developed countries\, which has led to growing
  recognition that doing so is a key requirement for these countries to ach
 ieve sustainable economic growth and development under the Sustainable Dev
 elopment Goals.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The challenge is how to operatio
 nalize the analytical framework developed by UNCTAD in specific national c
 ircumstances. In this regard\, the meeting will build on earlier work of t
 he secretariat and will contribute to efforts to build consensus on ways a
 nd means of accelerating the building of productive capacities in the leas
 t developed countries.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Panel discussions and pre
 sentations at the meeting will be structured in four sessions involving di
 scussions and exchanges of views on the following:&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&
 gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Progress in the implementation and achievem
 ent of the goals of the Istanbul Programme of Action&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li
 &gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;How to strengthen productive capacities in
  the least developed countries&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&
 lt\;p&gt\;Mobilizing financial resources for productive capacity developme
 nt in the least developed countries&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt
 \;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Ways and means to double the share of the least developed c
 ountries in global exports while enhancing their benefits from global trad
 e&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;
 Contributions from Experts&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Expe
 rts are requested to advise of their intention to submit papers and contri
 butions to the UNCTAD secretariat by 15 September 2017.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt
 \;p&gt\;Written papers and contributions must be submitted to the secretar
 iat by Friday\, 29 September.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\
 nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/expert-meeting-ways-and-means-improving-implem
 entation-priority-areas-agreed-istanbul
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