BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a50f8488daa1 DTSTART:20200923T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20200923T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland\, SUMMARY:Multi-year expert meeting on trade\, services and development\, eig hth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Covid-19 Advisory\n\nThe UNCTAD secretariat has the honour to i nform member states and other entities that\, due to the physical restrict ions in force at the Palais des Nations as a consequence of the continuing pandemic\, this meeting has been rescheduled as virtual meeting.\n\nThe s ervices sector has been increasing in importance across countries\, as mea sured by its share in output\, employment and trade. Services are a valuab le source of economic activity in themselves\, as well as offering inputs to outputs in both the agriculture and manufacturing sectors through value added processes.\n\nFurthermore\, some services activities are internatio nally tradable. Thus\, the services sector offers a viable option for deve loping countries\, notably commodity-dependent developing countries and sm all island developing countries\, to diversify their economy by adding val ue to existing products or creating new goods and services.\n\nA lack of e conomic diversity leads to increased vulnerability to external shocks\, wh ether natural or human-induced\, as well as inhibit the achievement of Sus tainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developme nt.\n\nThe meeting will focus on leveraging services\, including infrastru cture services\, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.\n\nThe meet ing will examine issues of concern and interest to developing countries\, such as how to handle tertiarization of the economy while avoiding “prem ature deindustrialization” and what services contribute more towards eco nomic diversification. There will be a strong emphasis on exchanges of nat ional and regional experiences to explore actions that participants can ta ke home.\n\nParticipation\n\nThis meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovern mental bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general and specia l categories\, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, may participate as observers.\n\nContributed Papers\n\nExperts a re encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (5–12 pages) related to the issues contained in the provisional agenda. These papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are recei ved. They should be sent in advance to the contact provided below.\n<\;p >\;<\;strong>\;Covid-19 Advisory<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;The UNCTAD secretariat has the honour to inform member states and other entities that\, due to the physical restrictions in force at the Pal ais des Nations as a consequence of the continuing pandemic\, this meeting has been rescheduled as virtual meeting.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The se rvices sector has been increasing in importance across countries\, as meas ured by its share in output\, employment and trade. Services are a valuabl e source of economic activity in themselves\, as well as offering inputs t o outputs in both the agriculture and manufacturing sectors through value added processes.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Furthermore\, some services act ivities are internationally tradable. Thus\, the services sector offers a viable option for developing countries\, notably commodity-dependent devel oping countries and small island developing countries\, to diversify their economy by adding value to existing products or creating new goods and se rvices.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A lack of economic diversity leads to in creased vulnerability to external shocks\, whether natural or human-induce d\, as well as inhibit the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals un der the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;The meeting will focus on leveraging services\, including infrastructure services\, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.<\;/p>\;\n\n&l t\;p>\;The meeting will examine issues of concern and interest to develo ping countries\, such as how to handle tertiarization of the economy while avoiding “premature deindustrialization” and what services contribute more towards economic diversification. There will be a strong emphasis on exchanges of national and regional experiences to explore actions that pa rticipants can take home.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Partic ipation<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as academia\, research instit utions and the private sector\, may participate as observers.<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Contributed Papers<\;/strong>\;<\;/p&g t\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts are encouraged to prepare and submit brief paper s (5–12 pages) related to the issues contained in the provisional agenda . These papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and langu age in which they are received. They should be sent in advance to the cont act provided below.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://u nctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-trade-services-and-development -eighth-session DTSTAMP:20260710T134856Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a50f8488dae6 DTSTART:20200924T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20200924T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland\, SUMMARY:Multi-year expert meeting on trade\, services and development\, eig hth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Covid-19 Advisory\n\nThe UNCTAD secretariat has the honour to i nform member states and other entities that\, due to the physical restrict ions in force at the Palais des Nations as a consequence of the continuing pandemic\, this meeting has been rescheduled as virtual meeting.\n\nThe s ervices sector has been increasing in importance across countries\, as mea sured by its share in output\, employment and trade. Services are a valuab le source of economic activity in themselves\, as well as offering inputs to outputs in both the agriculture and manufacturing sectors through value added processes.\n\nFurthermore\, some services activities are internatio nally tradable. Thus\, the services sector offers a viable option for deve loping countries\, notably commodity-dependent developing countries and sm all island developing countries\, to diversify their economy by adding val ue to existing products or creating new goods and services.\n\nA lack of e conomic diversity leads to increased vulnerability to external shocks\, wh ether natural or human-induced\, as well as inhibit the achievement of Sus tainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developme nt.\n\nThe meeting will focus on leveraging services\, including infrastru cture services\, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.\n\nThe meet ing will examine issues of concern and interest to developing countries\, such as how to handle tertiarization of the economy while avoiding “prem ature deindustrialization” and what services contribute more towards eco nomic diversification. There will be a strong emphasis on exchanges of nat ional and regional experiences to explore actions that participants can ta ke home.\n\nParticipation\n\nThis meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovern mental bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general and specia l categories\, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, may participate as observers.\n\nContributed Papers\n\nExperts a re encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (5–12 pages) related to the issues contained in the provisional agenda. These papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are recei ved. They should be sent in advance to the contact provided below.\n<\;p >\;<\;strong>\;Covid-19 Advisory<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;The UNCTAD secretariat has the honour to inform member states and other entities that\, due to the physical restrictions in force at the Pal ais des Nations as a consequence of the continuing pandemic\, this meeting has been rescheduled as virtual meeting.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The se rvices sector has been increasing in importance across countries\, as meas ured by its share in output\, employment and trade. Services are a valuabl e source of economic activity in themselves\, as well as offering inputs t o outputs in both the agriculture and manufacturing sectors through value added processes.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Furthermore\, some services act ivities are internationally tradable. Thus\, the services sector offers a viable option for developing countries\, notably commodity-dependent devel oping countries and small island developing countries\, to diversify their economy by adding value to existing products or creating new goods and se rvices.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A lack of economic diversity leads to in creased vulnerability to external shocks\, whether natural or human-induce d\, as well as inhibit the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals un der the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;The meeting will focus on leveraging services\, including infrastructure services\, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.<\;/p>\;\n\n&l t\;p>\;The meeting will examine issues of concern and interest to develo ping countries\, such as how to handle tertiarization of the economy while avoiding “premature deindustrialization” and what services contribute more towards economic diversification. There will be a strong emphasis on exchanges of national and regional experiences to explore actions that pa rticipants can take home.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Partic ipation<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as academia\, research instit utions and the private sector\, may participate as observers.<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Contributed Papers<\;/strong>\;<\;/p&g t\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts are encouraged to prepare and submit brief paper s (5–12 pages) related to the issues contained in the provisional agenda . These papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and langu age in which they are received. They should be sent in advance to the cont act provided below.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://u nctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-trade-services-and-development -eighth-session DTSTAMP:20260710T134856Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR