BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a59b6f49cd79 DTSTART:20220216T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220216T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva and Online\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Trade and Development Board\, 71st executive session [Continued] CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The seventy-first executive session of the Trade and Developmen t Board will be held from 10 to 11 and 16 to 18 February 2022. The session will open on Thursday\, 10 February\, at 10 a.m.\n\nIf conditions permit\ , the session will be held with physical participation\, in room XIX of th e Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous i nterpretation platform\, in the six official languages of the United Natio ns.\n\nA link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered par ticipants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advanc e of the start of the session.\n\nKey issues on the agenda\n\n\nInterdepen dence and development strategies in a globalized world  \n\nDeliberations will provide an opportunity to consider the Trade and Development Report 2021: From Recovery to Resilience – The Development Dimension. \n\nThe Trade and Development Report 2021 will examine the development dimension o f the issues of recovery and resilience in the aftermath of the economic c risis triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.\n\n \nInv estment for development: Investing in sustainable recovery  \n\nThe discu ssion will be informed by the latest UNCTAD research and policy analysis\, as contained in the World Investment Report 2021: Investing in Sustainabl e Recovery. The report examines investment priorities for the recovery pha se\, identifies specific challenges that will arise with the roll-out of r ecovery investment plans and proposes a framework for policy action\, the UNCTAD policy framework for investing in sustainable recovery\, to address them. \n\nThe report also analyses the latest developments in terms of i nvestment trends and national and international policies around the world. At the request of the General Assembly of the United Nations\, investment in the Sustainable Development Goals is also discussed\, including from t he angle of capital markets and sustainable finance\, to review global pro gress and propose possible courses of action. \n\nIn addition\, the meeti ng will provide an opportunity for a briefing by the secretariat on the la test developments regarding trends and prospects in and policies on intern ational investment.\n \nThe Least Developed Countries Report 2021: The Le ast Developed Countries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years o f Experience \n\nUnder the item\, the Board will consider The Least Develo ped Countries Report 2021: The Least Developed Countries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years of Experience.\n\nOver the last 50 years\, most least developed countries have struggled to overcome the development challenges that led to the establishment of the category in 1971. Even th eir strong economic growth since the mid-1990s has generally been insuffic ient to redress their long-term income divergence with the rest of the wor ld.\n \nReport on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people  \n\nAs in previous years\, the UNCTAD report on assistance to the Palestinian peopl e analyses key issues and recent developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The report highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic\, th e cost of confrontations and the fiscal crisis triggered by the threat of annexation of large swathes of the West Bank.\n\n<\;p>\;The seventy-fi rst executive session of the Trade and Development Board will be held from 10 to 11 and 16 to 18 February 2022. The session will open on Thursday\, 10 February\, at 10 a.m.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;If conditions permit\, the session will be held with physical participation\, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous int erpretation platform\, in the six official languages of the United Nations .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A link to the formal virtual meeting will be s ent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registratio n\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4 >\;<\;strong>\;Key issues on the agenda<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\ ;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Interdependence and develop ment strategies in a globalized world&\;nbsp\; <\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nDeliberations will provide an opportunity to cons ider the <\;em>\;Trade and Development Report 2021: From Recovery to R esilience – The Development Dimension<\;/em>\;.&\;nbsp\;<\;br / >\;\n<\;br />\;\nThe <\;em>\;Trade and Development Report 2021&l t\;/em>\; will examine the development dimension of the issues of recove ry and resilience in the aftermath of the economic crisis triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\n& amp\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Investment for devel opment: Investing in sustainable recovery&\;nbsp\; <\;/strong>\;< \;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nThe discussion will be informed by the latest UNCTAD research and policy analysis\, as contained in the <\;em>\;Wor ld Investment Report 2021: Investing in Sustainable Recovery<\;/em>\;. The report examines investment priorities for the recovery phase\, identi fies specific challenges that will arise with the roll-out of recovery inv estment plans and proposes a framework for policy action\, the UNCTAD poli cy framework for investing in sustainable recovery\, to address them.&\ ;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nThe report also analyses the latest developments in terms of investment trends and national and international policies around the world. At the request of the General Assembly of the United Nations\, investment in the Sustainable Development Goals is also d iscussed\, including from the angle of capital markets and sustainable fin ance\, to review global progress and propose possible courses of action.&a mp\;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nIn addition\, the meeting will p rovide an opportunity for a briefing by the secretariat on the latest deve lopments regarding trends and prospects in and policies on international i nvestment.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;stro ng>\;The Least Developed Countries Report 2021: The Least Developed Coun tries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years of Experience <\; /strong>\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nUnder the item\, the Board wil l consider <\;em>\;The Least Developed Countries Report 2021: The Leas t Developed Countries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years of Experience<\;/em>\;.<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nOver the last 50 y ears\, most least developed countries have struggled to overcome the devel opment challenges that led to the establishment of the category in 1971. E ven their strong economic growth since the mid-1990s has generally been in sufficient to redress their long-term income divergence with the rest of t he world.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;stron g>\;Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people&\;nbsp\; &l t\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nAs in previous years\, the UNCTAD report on assistance to the Palestinian people analyses key issues and recent developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The report highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic\, the cost of confrontatio ns and the fiscal crisis triggered by the threat of annexation of large sw athes of the West Bank.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n\nView meeting on u nctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trade-and-development-board-71st-exe cutive-session-continued DTSTAMP:20260717T050036Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a59b6f49cdc0 DTSTART:20220217T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220217T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva and Online\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Trade and Development Board\, 71st executive session [Continued] CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The seventy-first executive session of the Trade and Developmen t Board will be held from 10 to 11 and 16 to 18 February 2022. The session will open on Thursday\, 10 February\, at 10 a.m.\n\nIf conditions permit\ , the session will be held with physical participation\, in room XIX of th e Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous i nterpretation platform\, in the six official languages of the United Natio ns.\n\nA link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered par ticipants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advanc e of the start of the session.\n\nKey issues on the agenda\n\n\nInterdepen dence and development strategies in a globalized world  \n\nDeliberations will provide an opportunity to consider the Trade and Development Report 2021: From Recovery to Resilience – The Development Dimension. \n\nThe Trade and Development Report 2021 will examine the development dimension o f the issues of recovery and resilience in the aftermath of the economic c risis triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.\n\n \nInv estment for development: Investing in sustainable recovery  \n\nThe discu ssion will be informed by the latest UNCTAD research and policy analysis\, as contained in the World Investment Report 2021: Investing in Sustainabl e Recovery. The report examines investment priorities for the recovery pha se\, identifies specific challenges that will arise with the roll-out of r ecovery investment plans and proposes a framework for policy action\, the UNCTAD policy framework for investing in sustainable recovery\, to address them. \n\nThe report also analyses the latest developments in terms of i nvestment trends and national and international policies around the world. At the request of the General Assembly of the United Nations\, investment in the Sustainable Development Goals is also discussed\, including from t he angle of capital markets and sustainable finance\, to review global pro gress and propose possible courses of action. \n\nIn addition\, the meeti ng will provide an opportunity for a briefing by the secretariat on the la test developments regarding trends and prospects in and policies on intern ational investment.\n \nThe Least Developed Countries Report 2021: The Le ast Developed Countries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years o f Experience \n\nUnder the item\, the Board will consider The Least Develo ped Countries Report 2021: The Least Developed Countries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years of Experience.\n\nOver the last 50 years\, most least developed countries have struggled to overcome the development challenges that led to the establishment of the category in 1971. Even th eir strong economic growth since the mid-1990s has generally been insuffic ient to redress their long-term income divergence with the rest of the wor ld.\n \nReport on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people  \n\nAs in previous years\, the UNCTAD report on assistance to the Palestinian peopl e analyses key issues and recent developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The report highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic\, th e cost of confrontations and the fiscal crisis triggered by the threat of annexation of large swathes of the West Bank.\n\n<\;p>\;The seventy-fi rst executive session of the Trade and Development Board will be held from 10 to 11 and 16 to 18 February 2022. The session will open on Thursday\, 10 February\, at 10 a.m.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;If conditions permit\, the session will be held with physical participation\, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous int erpretation platform\, in the six official languages of the United Nations .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A link to the formal virtual meeting will be s ent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registratio n\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4 >\;<\;strong>\;Key issues on the agenda<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\ ;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Interdependence and develop ment strategies in a globalized world&\;nbsp\; <\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nDeliberations will provide an opportunity to cons ider the <\;em>\;Trade and Development Report 2021: From Recovery to R esilience – The Development Dimension<\;/em>\;.&\;nbsp\;<\;br / >\;\n<\;br />\;\nThe <\;em>\;Trade and Development Report 2021&l t\;/em>\; will examine the development dimension of the issues of recove ry and resilience in the aftermath of the economic crisis triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\n& amp\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Investment for devel opment: Investing in sustainable recovery&\;nbsp\; <\;/strong>\;< \;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nThe discussion will be informed by the latest UNCTAD research and policy analysis\, as contained in the <\;em>\;Wor ld Investment Report 2021: Investing in Sustainable Recovery<\;/em>\;. The report examines investment priorities for the recovery phase\, identi fies specific challenges that will arise with the roll-out of recovery inv estment plans and proposes a framework for policy action\, the UNCTAD poli cy framework for investing in sustainable recovery\, to address them.&\ ;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nThe report also analyses the latest developments in terms of investment trends and national and international policies around the world. At the request of the General Assembly of the United Nations\, investment in the Sustainable Development Goals is also d iscussed\, including from the angle of capital markets and sustainable fin ance\, to review global progress and propose possible courses of action.&a mp\;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nIn addition\, the meeting will p rovide an opportunity for a briefing by the secretariat on the latest deve lopments regarding trends and prospects in and policies on international i nvestment.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;stro ng>\;The Least Developed Countries Report 2021: The Least Developed Coun tries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years of Experience <\; /strong>\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nUnder the item\, the Board wil l consider <\;em>\;The Least Developed Countries Report 2021: The Leas t Developed Countries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years of Experience<\;/em>\;.<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nOver the last 50 y ears\, most least developed countries have struggled to overcome the devel opment challenges that led to the establishment of the category in 1971. E ven their strong economic growth since the mid-1990s has generally been in sufficient to redress their long-term income divergence with the rest of t he world.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;stron g>\;Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people&\;nbsp\; &l t\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nAs in previous years\, the UNCTAD report on assistance to the Palestinian people analyses key issues and recent developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The report highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic\, the cost of confrontatio ns and the fiscal crisis triggered by the threat of annexation of large sw athes of the West Bank.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n\nView meeting on u nctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trade-and-development-board-71st-exe cutive-session-continued DTSTAMP:20260717T050036Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a59b6f49cdc6 DTSTART:20220218T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220218T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva and Online\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Trade and Development Board\, 71st executive session [Continued] CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The seventy-first executive session of the Trade and Developmen t Board will be held from 10 to 11 and 16 to 18 February 2022. The session will open on Thursday\, 10 February\, at 10 a.m.\n\nIf conditions permit\ , the session will be held with physical participation\, in room XIX of th e Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous i nterpretation platform\, in the six official languages of the United Natio ns.\n\nA link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered par ticipants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advanc e of the start of the session.\n\nKey issues on the agenda\n\n\nInterdepen dence and development strategies in a globalized world  \n\nDeliberations will provide an opportunity to consider the Trade and Development Report 2021: From Recovery to Resilience – The Development Dimension. \n\nThe Trade and Development Report 2021 will examine the development dimension o f the issues of recovery and resilience in the aftermath of the economic c risis triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.\n\n \nInv estment for development: Investing in sustainable recovery  \n\nThe discu ssion will be informed by the latest UNCTAD research and policy analysis\, as contained in the World Investment Report 2021: Investing in Sustainabl e Recovery. The report examines investment priorities for the recovery pha se\, identifies specific challenges that will arise with the roll-out of r ecovery investment plans and proposes a framework for policy action\, the UNCTAD policy framework for investing in sustainable recovery\, to address them. \n\nThe report also analyses the latest developments in terms of i nvestment trends and national and international policies around the world. At the request of the General Assembly of the United Nations\, investment in the Sustainable Development Goals is also discussed\, including from t he angle of capital markets and sustainable finance\, to review global pro gress and propose possible courses of action. \n\nIn addition\, the meeti ng will provide an opportunity for a briefing by the secretariat on the la test developments regarding trends and prospects in and policies on intern ational investment.\n \nThe Least Developed Countries Report 2021: The Le ast Developed Countries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years o f Experience \n\nUnder the item\, the Board will consider The Least Develo ped Countries Report 2021: The Least Developed Countries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years of Experience.\n\nOver the last 50 years\, most least developed countries have struggled to overcome the development challenges that led to the establishment of the category in 1971. Even th eir strong economic growth since the mid-1990s has generally been insuffic ient to redress their long-term income divergence with the rest of the wor ld.\n \nReport on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people  \n\nAs in previous years\, the UNCTAD report on assistance to the Palestinian peopl e analyses key issues and recent developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The report highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic\, th e cost of confrontations and the fiscal crisis triggered by the threat of annexation of large swathes of the West Bank.\n\n<\;p>\;The seventy-fi rst executive session of the Trade and Development Board will be held from 10 to 11 and 16 to 18 February 2022. The session will open on Thursday\, 10 February\, at 10 a.m.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;If conditions permit\, the session will be held with physical participation\, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous int erpretation platform\, in the six official languages of the United Nations .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A link to the formal virtual meeting will be s ent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registratio n\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4 >\;<\;strong>\;Key issues on the agenda<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\ ;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Interdependence and develop ment strategies in a globalized world&\;nbsp\; <\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nDeliberations will provide an opportunity to cons ider the <\;em>\;Trade and Development Report 2021: From Recovery to R esilience – The Development Dimension<\;/em>\;.&\;nbsp\;<\;br / >\;\n<\;br />\;\nThe <\;em>\;Trade and Development Report 2021&l t\;/em>\; will examine the development dimension of the issues of recove ry and resilience in the aftermath of the economic crisis triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\n& amp\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Investment for devel opment: Investing in sustainable recovery&\;nbsp\; <\;/strong>\;< \;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nThe discussion will be informed by the latest UNCTAD research and policy analysis\, as contained in the <\;em>\;Wor ld Investment Report 2021: Investing in Sustainable Recovery<\;/em>\;. The report examines investment priorities for the recovery phase\, identi fies specific challenges that will arise with the roll-out of recovery inv estment plans and proposes a framework for policy action\, the UNCTAD poli cy framework for investing in sustainable recovery\, to address them.&\ ;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nThe report also analyses the latest developments in terms of investment trends and national and international policies around the world. At the request of the General Assembly of the United Nations\, investment in the Sustainable Development Goals is also d iscussed\, including from the angle of capital markets and sustainable fin ance\, to review global progress and propose possible courses of action.&a mp\;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nIn addition\, the meeting will p rovide an opportunity for a briefing by the secretariat on the latest deve lopments regarding trends and prospects in and policies on international i nvestment.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;stro ng>\;The Least Developed Countries Report 2021: The Least Developed Coun tries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years of Experience <\; /strong>\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nUnder the item\, the Board wil l consider <\;em>\;The Least Developed Countries Report 2021: The Leas t Developed Countries in the Post-COVID World - Learning from 50 Years of Experience<\;/em>\;.<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nOver the last 50 y ears\, most least developed countries have struggled to overcome the devel opment challenges that led to the establishment of the category in 1971. E ven their strong economic growth since the mid-1990s has generally been in sufficient to redress their long-term income divergence with the rest of t he world.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;stron g>\;Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people&\;nbsp\; &l t\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\nAs in previous years\, the UNCTAD report on assistance to the Palestinian people analyses key issues and recent developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The report highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic\, the cost of confrontatio ns and the fiscal crisis triggered by the threat of annexation of large sw athes of the West Bank.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n\nView meeting on u nctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trade-and-development-board-71st-exe cutive-session-continued DTSTAMP:20260717T050036Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR