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DTSTART:20181105T110000Z
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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Informal Consultation: South–South Cooperation for Implementation
  of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: A Trade and Development P
 erspective  - A pre-event to BAPA+40 Conference
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DESCRIPTION:This informal consultation is a pre-event to the Second High-le
 vel United Nations Conference on South South Cooperation (BAPA+40)\, which
  will take plae in Buenos aires\, Argentina from 20-22 march 2019.\n\nThe 
 overarching theme of the BAPA+40 Conference is the role of South–South c
 ooperation and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Devel
 opment: challenges and opportunities.\n\nObjective:\n\n\n\nDiscuss the mai
 n challenges and opportunities in South–South trade\, investment and fin
 ancing issues and identify relevant policies.\n\n\nDiscuss and identify op
 portunities for South–South cooperation for technology transfers and par
 tnerships for technological innovation.\n\n\nDiscuss and identify challeng
 es and opportunities and suitable policies for innovative South–South co
 operation and partnerships in key emerging areas such as Industry 4.0.\n\n
 \n\nThese three objectives are crucial to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Su
 stainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals.\n\nFormat:\n\
 nThe consultation will combine all stakeholders in South–South cooperati
 on through an interactive setting. Participants will discuss and share exp
 eriences in South–South cooperation in three thematic areas related to t
 he objectives mentioned above.\n\nA summary\, including non-binding recomm
 endations from the discussions\, will be prepared after the conclusion of 
 the consultation. It is the intention of UNCTAD that the summary and its n
 on-binding recommendations will inform and contribute to member States’ 
 negotiations towards producing a forward-looking outcome document\, to be 
 adopted by the BAPA+40 Conference in Buenos Aires.\n&lt\;p&gt\;This inform
 al consultation is a pre-event to the Second High-level United Nations Con
 ference on South South Cooperation (BAPA+40)\, which will take plae in Bue
 nos aires\, Argentina from 20-22 march 2019.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The
  overarching theme of the BAPA+40 Conference is the role of South–South 
 cooperation and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Deve
 lopment: challenges and opportunities.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;stro
 ng&gt\;Objective:&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ol type=&quot\;a\n\
 nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/informal-consultat
 ion-south-south-cooperation-implementation-2030-agenda-sustainable
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