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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:1st Illicit Trade Forum
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Due to the overwhelmingly positive response by member States an
 d stakeholders to the Dialogue on Illicit Trade and the Sustainable Develo
 pment Goals\, UNCTAD will host the Illicit Trade Forum in February 2020.\n
 \nThis event will be organised in collaboration with the Transnational All
 iance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT).\n\nSessions of the two-day event w
 ill address:\n\nThe impacts of illicit trade on achieving the SDGs \n\nIll
 icit trade significantly endangers all aspects of the SDGs. It creates a t
 riple threat to the financing of development: crowding out legitimate econ
 omic activity\, depriving governments of revenues for investment in vital 
 public services and increasing the costs of achieving the SDGs by eroding 
 the progress already made.\n\nThis session sets out the main reasons why g
 overnments should prioritize actions to combat illicit trade and conveys t
 he importance of intergovernmental leadership to coordinate resources\, sh
 are expertise\, establish guidelines and promote international enforcement
  cooperation among United Nations Member States.\n\nUnderstanding the size
  and shape of illicit trade\n\nBy its very nature\, illicit trade is diffi
 cult to both identify and quantify. However without this information it is
  difficult for appropriate policies to be designed and implemented to tack
 le this scourge. Further\, gathering and sharing data under appropriate fr
 ameworks requires the investment of significant resources by member States
  and stakeholders\n\nThis session will discuss the different ways in which
  illicit trade is measured and shared by different countries and stakehold
 ers. Particularly\, discussion will address the commonalities in terms of 
 methodologies and challenges.\n\nThe role of the private sector in combatt
 ing illicit trade\n\nTo safeguard the SDGs from the negative impacts of il
 licit trade\, it is incumbent on governments to regulate against these uns
 crupulous trade practices and to penalize the associated illegal activitie
 s. At the same time\, the private sector has a vital interest to ensure th
 at illicit trade does not compromise the integrity of legitimate markets o
 r jeopardize the well-being of its consumers.\n\nThis session explores the
  commitment of the private sector to achieving the SDGs. It presents examp
 les of business’ own efforts to deter illegal trade across industrial se
 ctors\, addressing vulnerabilities in the supply chain\, reporting crimina
 l activity\, promoting sustainable resource management and protecting agai
 nst forced labor and other human rights abuses.\n\nIllicit trade and illic
 it financial flows\n\nThe risks and the harmful impact of IFFs have been r
 ecognized in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\, especially in S
 DG target 16.4 that calls for\, “[b]y 2030\, significantly reduce illici
 t financial flows and arms flows\, strengthen the recovery and return of s
 tolen assets and combat all forms of organised crime“. UNCTAD and UNODC 
 are joint custodians of SDG indicator 16.4.1\, which aims at monitoring th
 e “total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows”.\n\nThis
  panel will present the general framework used by UNCTAD and UNODC to defi
 ne and classify illicit financial flows\, including illegal trade. It will
  present the latest developments in relation to the SDG indicator and the 
 different methodologies available to measure and monitor illicit financial
  flows and their economic and institutional impact.\n\nPresentation on glo
 bal recommendations for illicit trade\n\nThe Forum will also host a prese
 ntation from the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and
  Human Rights\, on the results from their latest work\, the Mechanism for
  Combating Illicit Trade. This project intends to help shape international
  benchmarks and track global action in the fight against illicit trade\nht
 tp://www.siracusainstitute.org/app/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:/
 /unctad.org/meeting/1st-illicit-trade-forum
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DTSTART:20200204T100000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20200204T060000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:1st Illicit Trade Forum
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Due to the overwhelmingly positive response by member States an
 d stakeholders to the Dialogue on Illicit Trade and the Sustainable Develo
 pment Goals\, UNCTAD will host the Illicit Trade Forum in February 2020.\n
 \nThis event will be organised in collaboration with the Transnational All
 iance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT).\n\nSessions of the two-day event w
 ill address:\n\nThe impacts of illicit trade on achieving the SDGs \n\nIll
 icit trade significantly endangers all aspects of the SDGs. It creates a t
 riple threat to the financing of development: crowding out legitimate econ
 omic activity\, depriving governments of revenues for investment in vital 
 public services and increasing the costs of achieving the SDGs by eroding 
 the progress already made.\n\nThis session sets out the main reasons why g
 overnments should prioritize actions to combat illicit trade and conveys t
 he importance of intergovernmental leadership to coordinate resources\, sh
 are expertise\, establish guidelines and promote international enforcement
  cooperation among United Nations Member States.\n\nUnderstanding the size
  and shape of illicit trade\n\nBy its very nature\, illicit trade is diffi
 cult to both identify and quantify. However without this information it is
  difficult for appropriate policies to be designed and implemented to tack
 le this scourge. Further\, gathering and sharing data under appropriate fr
 ameworks requires the investment of significant resources by member States
  and stakeholders\n\nThis session will discuss the different ways in which
  illicit trade is measured and shared by different countries and stakehold
 ers. Particularly\, discussion will address the commonalities in terms of 
 methodologies and challenges.\n\nThe role of the private sector in combatt
 ing illicit trade\n\nTo safeguard the SDGs from the negative impacts of il
 licit trade\, it is incumbent on governments to regulate against these uns
 crupulous trade practices and to penalize the associated illegal activitie
 s. At the same time\, the private sector has a vital interest to ensure th
 at illicit trade does not compromise the integrity of legitimate markets o
 r jeopardize the well-being of its consumers.\n\nThis session explores the
  commitment of the private sector to achieving the SDGs. It presents examp
 les of business’ own efforts to deter illegal trade across industrial se
 ctors\, addressing vulnerabilities in the supply chain\, reporting crimina
 l activity\, promoting sustainable resource management and protecting agai
 nst forced labor and other human rights abuses.\n\nIllicit trade and illic
 it financial flows\n\nThe risks and the harmful impact of IFFs have been r
 ecognized in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\, especially in S
 DG target 16.4 that calls for\, “[b]y 2030\, significantly reduce illici
 t financial flows and arms flows\, strengthen the recovery and return of s
 tolen assets and combat all forms of organised crime“. UNCTAD and UNODC 
 are joint custodians of SDG indicator 16.4.1\, which aims at monitoring th
 e “total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows”.\n\nThis
  panel will present the general framework used by UNCTAD and UNODC to defi
 ne and classify illicit financial flows\, including illegal trade. It will
  present the latest developments in relation to the SDG indicator and the 
 different methodologies available to measure and monitor illicit financial
  flows and their economic and institutional impact.\n\nPresentation on glo
 bal recommendations for illicit trade\n\nThe Forum will also host a prese
 ntation from the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and
  Human Rights\, on the results from their latest work\, the Mechanism for
  Combating Illicit Trade. This project intends to help shape international
  benchmarks and track global action in the fight against illicit trade\nht
 tp://www.siracusainstitute.org/app/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:/
 /unctad.org/meeting/1st-illicit-trade-forum
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