BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d9470a0687 DTSTART:20220530T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220530T150000Z LOCATION:Cairo\, Egypt SUMMARY:Workshop on trade policy and trade in services for trade officials from the State of Palestine CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The State of Palestine faces a daunting challenge in building t rade support institutions and integrating itself gainfully in emerging sub -regional and regional integration initiatives to buttress post-COVID-19 r ecovery and sustainable development processes.\n\nIn this context\, the Mi nistry of National Economy (MoNE) has requested UNCTAD support for trade p olicy formulation and trade negotiations so as to enable the Palestinian p olicy makers to deal with the many impediments that are limiting national economic growth and its regional integration\, in particular in the framew ork of The Pan Arabic Free Trade Area (PAFTA). Previously\, the assistance of UNCTAD to the Palestinian Authority has been delivered in the form of training workshops and advisory services to enhance the capacity of policy makers and negotiators\, in particular in areas related to services econo my\, gender mainstreaming\, and women'\;s participation in trade polic y-making processes and implementation.\n\nIn continuation of UNCTAD suppor t\, fourteen Palestinian policy makers\, economic experts\, and trade nego tiators\, representing the Ministries of National Economy (MoNE)\; Health\ , Education\, Higher Education\, Social Affairs\, and the Palestinian Cent ral Bureau for Statistics (PCBS) are due to meet in Cairo\, Egypt\, from 3 0 May to 1 June\, to participate in a capacity building workshop organized at the initiative of UNCTAD\, in collaboration with the Arab Economic Int egration Department (AEID) of the League of Arab States (LAS).\n\nThe work programme of this face-to-face three-day event is tailored to enhance Pal estinian officials’ technical knowledge and skills in the areas of trade policy formulation and trade negotiations\, with a particular emphasis on services liberalization preparedness\, impact assessment\, and regulatory mapping.\n\nChallenges and impediments\, caused by longstanding Israeli o ccupation and policies\, to the Palestinian economic development and trade \, particularly in the services sector\, will also be addressed during the workshop. \n\nUNCTAD is delivering this workshop under the UN Developmen t Account Project (13th Tranche) titled “Trade Policies and Frameworks t o Foster Regional Integration and the Achievement of the Sustainable Devel opment Goals in Selected Conflict and Post-conflict Arab Countries”. The State of Palestine and the Republic of Iraq are the main beneficiaries of the said Project. In this context\, similar trade policy-related technica l assistance and capacity-building activities are being provided to Iraq i n support of its accession negotiations to the World Trade Organization (W TO).\n\nUNCTAD experts will conduct the discussions in Cairo and coach the Palestinian participants through a series of interactive sessions and sim ulation exercises to strengthen their understanding of the services negoti ations’ modalities\, in line with international practices\, and equip th em with the necessary expertise to enable them to achieve the SDGs\, devel op national services policies and undertake regulatory services review and reform.\n\nUltimately\, the workshop is meant to allow Palestinian expert s and policy makers to engage effectively in bilateral and regional negoti ations on trade in services\, and secure positive outcomes from trade arra ngements to which the State of Palestine is a party. Participants will rev iew and discuss the cost-benefit of the State of Palestine'\;s members hip in the Arab Agreement on Services\, which concluded in 2017\, under th e auspices of the League of Arab States.\n\nPolicy recommendations\, on th e way forward to promote trade policy tools and modernize the Palestinian Services-related regulatory environment\, taking into account ongoing Arab regional integration efforts\, will be adopted at the conclusion of the w orkshop.\n<\;p class="\;text-align-justify\n\nView meeting on unctad .org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-trade-policy-and-trade-services- trade-officials-state-palestine DTSTAMP:20260708T000608Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d9470a06fa DTSTART:20220531T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220531T150000Z LOCATION:Cairo\, Egypt SUMMARY:Workshop on trade policy and trade in services for trade officials from the State of Palestine CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The State of Palestine faces a daunting challenge in building t rade support institutions and integrating itself gainfully in emerging sub -regional and regional integration initiatives to buttress post-COVID-19 r ecovery and sustainable development processes.\n\nIn this context\, the Mi nistry of National Economy (MoNE) has requested UNCTAD support for trade p olicy formulation and trade negotiations so as to enable the Palestinian p olicy makers to deal with the many impediments that are limiting national economic growth and its regional integration\, in particular in the framew ork of The Pan Arabic Free Trade Area (PAFTA). Previously\, the assistance of UNCTAD to the Palestinian Authority has been delivered in the form of training workshops and advisory services to enhance the capacity of policy makers and negotiators\, in particular in areas related to services econo my\, gender mainstreaming\, and women'\;s participation in trade polic y-making processes and implementation.\n\nIn continuation of UNCTAD suppor t\, fourteen Palestinian policy makers\, economic experts\, and trade nego tiators\, representing the Ministries of National Economy (MoNE)\; Health\ , Education\, Higher Education\, Social Affairs\, and the Palestinian Cent ral Bureau for Statistics (PCBS) are due to meet in Cairo\, Egypt\, from 3 0 May to 1 June\, to participate in a capacity building workshop organized at the initiative of UNCTAD\, in collaboration with the Arab Economic Int egration Department (AEID) of the League of Arab States (LAS).\n\nThe work programme of this face-to-face three-day event is tailored to enhance Pal estinian officials’ technical knowledge and skills in the areas of trade policy formulation and trade negotiations\, with a particular emphasis on services liberalization preparedness\, impact assessment\, and regulatory mapping.\n\nChallenges and impediments\, caused by longstanding Israeli o ccupation and policies\, to the Palestinian economic development and trade \, particularly in the services sector\, will also be addressed during the workshop. \n\nUNCTAD is delivering this workshop under the UN Developmen t Account Project (13th Tranche) titled “Trade Policies and Frameworks t o Foster Regional Integration and the Achievement of the Sustainable Devel opment Goals in Selected Conflict and Post-conflict Arab Countries”. The State of Palestine and the Republic of Iraq are the main beneficiaries of the said Project. In this context\, similar trade policy-related technica l assistance and capacity-building activities are being provided to Iraq i n support of its accession negotiations to the World Trade Organization (W TO).\n\nUNCTAD experts will conduct the discussions in Cairo and coach the Palestinian participants through a series of interactive sessions and sim ulation exercises to strengthen their understanding of the services negoti ations’ modalities\, in line with international practices\, and equip th em with the necessary expertise to enable them to achieve the SDGs\, devel op national services policies and undertake regulatory services review and reform.\n\nUltimately\, the workshop is meant to allow Palestinian expert s and policy makers to engage effectively in bilateral and regional negoti ations on trade in services\, and secure positive outcomes from trade arra ngements to which the State of Palestine is a party. Participants will rev iew and discuss the cost-benefit of the State of Palestine'\;s members hip in the Arab Agreement on Services\, which concluded in 2017\, under th e auspices of the League of Arab States.\n\nPolicy recommendations\, on th e way forward to promote trade policy tools and modernize the Palestinian Services-related regulatory environment\, taking into account ongoing Arab regional integration efforts\, will be adopted at the conclusion of the w orkshop.\n<\;p class="\;text-align-justify\n\nView meeting on unctad .org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-trade-policy-and-trade-services- trade-officials-state-palestine DTSTAMP:20260708T000608Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d9470a0706 DTSTART:20220601T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220601T150000Z LOCATION:Cairo\, Egypt SUMMARY:Workshop on trade policy and trade in services for trade officials from the State of Palestine CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The State of Palestine faces a daunting challenge in building t rade support institutions and integrating itself gainfully in emerging sub -regional and regional integration initiatives to buttress post-COVID-19 r ecovery and sustainable development processes.\n\nIn this context\, the Mi nistry of National Economy (MoNE) has requested UNCTAD support for trade p olicy formulation and trade negotiations so as to enable the Palestinian p olicy makers to deal with the many impediments that are limiting national economic growth and its regional integration\, in particular in the framew ork of The Pan Arabic Free Trade Area (PAFTA). Previously\, the assistance of UNCTAD to the Palestinian Authority has been delivered in the form of training workshops and advisory services to enhance the capacity of policy makers and negotiators\, in particular in areas related to services econo my\, gender mainstreaming\, and women'\;s participation in trade polic y-making processes and implementation.\n\nIn continuation of UNCTAD suppor t\, fourteen Palestinian policy makers\, economic experts\, and trade nego tiators\, representing the Ministries of National Economy (MoNE)\; Health\ , Education\, Higher Education\, Social Affairs\, and the Palestinian Cent ral Bureau for Statistics (PCBS) are due to meet in Cairo\, Egypt\, from 3 0 May to 1 June\, to participate in a capacity building workshop organized at the initiative of UNCTAD\, in collaboration with the Arab Economic Int egration Department (AEID) of the League of Arab States (LAS).\n\nThe work programme of this face-to-face three-day event is tailored to enhance Pal estinian officials’ technical knowledge and skills in the areas of trade policy formulation and trade negotiations\, with a particular emphasis on services liberalization preparedness\, impact assessment\, and regulatory mapping.\n\nChallenges and impediments\, caused by longstanding Israeli o ccupation and policies\, to the Palestinian economic development and trade \, particularly in the services sector\, will also be addressed during the workshop. \n\nUNCTAD is delivering this workshop under the UN Developmen t Account Project (13th Tranche) titled “Trade Policies and Frameworks t o Foster Regional Integration and the Achievement of the Sustainable Devel opment Goals in Selected Conflict and Post-conflict Arab Countries”. The State of Palestine and the Republic of Iraq are the main beneficiaries of the said Project. In this context\, similar trade policy-related technica l assistance and capacity-building activities are being provided to Iraq i n support of its accession negotiations to the World Trade Organization (W TO).\n\nUNCTAD experts will conduct the discussions in Cairo and coach the Palestinian participants through a series of interactive sessions and sim ulation exercises to strengthen their understanding of the services negoti ations’ modalities\, in line with international practices\, and equip th em with the necessary expertise to enable them to achieve the SDGs\, devel op national services policies and undertake regulatory services review and reform.\n\nUltimately\, the workshop is meant to allow Palestinian expert s and policy makers to engage effectively in bilateral and regional negoti ations on trade in services\, and secure positive outcomes from trade arra ngements to which the State of Palestine is a party. Participants will rev iew and discuss the cost-benefit of the State of Palestine'\;s members hip in the Arab Agreement on Services\, which concluded in 2017\, under th e auspices of the League of Arab States.\n\nPolicy recommendations\, on th e way forward to promote trade policy tools and modernize the Palestinian Services-related regulatory environment\, taking into account ongoing Arab regional integration efforts\, will be adopted at the conclusion of the w orkshop.\n<\;p class="\;text-align-justify\n\nView meeting on unctad .org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-trade-policy-and-trade-services- trade-officials-state-palestine DTSTAMP:20260708T000608Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR