BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a728b66d0f79 DTSTART:20210618T120000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210618T140000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Launch Event: Presentation of Phase III Activities DA COVID-19 Tech nical Cooperation Project on Competition Policy &\; MSMEs'\; Resurg ence CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Competition and Consumer Protection Policies Branch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD CCPB) is taking part in the UN COVID-19 Response portfolio which aims to assist Governmen ts and entrepreneurs under the project "\;Global Initiative Towards Po st COVID: Resurgence of MSMEs"\; (Competition Policy Component\; Acces s to Market Cluster).\n\nWithin this portfolio\, UNCTAD CCPB has carried o ut several activities since 2020. Currently\, UNCTAD CCPB is finalising Ph ase 2 of the project which comprises of (i) national studies on the impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs in Thailand\, Brazil and South Africa and (ii) regi onal policy dialogues with policymakers in the five regional economic comm issions on the interface between MSMEs and Competition policy and how to s upport MSMEs in their recovery post COVID crisis.\n\nOn 18 June 2021\, UNC TAD CCPB is planning a presentation of the activities planned under Phase 3 inviting all the stakeholders who participated actively under the previo us phases of this project at a webinar entitled "\;Launch Event: Prese ntation of Phase III Activities DA COVID-19 Technical Cooperation Project on Competition Policy &\; MSMEs'\; resurgence"\;. This event w ill be attended by SME agency representatives and Competition Authorities officials from the five regions of the Regional Economic Commissions (ESCW A\, ECE\, ESCAP\, ESCWA and ECA).\n\nFor the global event\, simultaneous i nterpretation in the 6 UN official languages will be provided to all parti cipants.\n<\;p>\;The Competition and Consumer Protection Policies Bran ch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD CCPB) is taking part in the UN COVID-19 Response portfolio which aims to assist Governments and entrepreneurs under the project "\;<\;strong>\;Gl obal Initiative Towards Post COVID: Resurgence of MSMEs<\;/strong>\;&q uot\; (Competition Policy Component\; Access to Market Cluster).<\;/p> \;\n\n<\;p>\;Within this portfolio\, UNCTAD CCPB has carried out sever al activities since 2020. Currently\, UNCTAD CCPB is finalising Phase 2 of the project which comprises of (i) national studies on the impact of COVI D-19 on MSMEs in Thailand\, Brazil and South Africa and&\;nbsp\;(ii) re gional policy dialogues with policymakers in the five regional economic co mmissions on the interface between MSMEs and Competition policy and how to support MSMEs in their recovery post COVID crisis.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p& gt\;On 18 June 2021\, UNCTAD CCPB is planning a presentation of the activi ties planned under Phase 3 inviting all the stakeholders who participated actively under the previous phases of this project at a webinar entitled & quot\;Launch Event: Presentation of Phase III Activities DA COVID-19 Techn ical Cooperation Project on Competition Policy &\;amp\; MSMEs'\;&am p\;nbsp\;resurgence"\;. This event will be attended by SME agency repr esentatives and Competition Authorities officials from the five regions of the Regional Economic Commissions (ESCWA\, ECE\, ESCAP\, ESCWA and ECA).& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;For the global event\, simultaneous interpretati on in the 6 UN official languages will be provided to all participants.< \;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/laun ch-event-presentation-phase-iii-activities-da-covid-19-technical-cooperati on-project DTSTAMP:20260805T010126Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR