BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a52b9b04222b DTSTART:20220629T120000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220629T131500Z LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal SUMMARY:2022 United Nations Ocean Conference side event: Trade facilitation for a sustainable blue economy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:On the margins of the Second UN Ocean Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (the "\;2022 UN Oce an Conference"\;)\, the World Trade Organization (WTO)\, is partnering with the Commonwealth Secretariat\, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)\, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTA D)\, to host a side event (Event ID: IBZW296) titled "\;Trade facilita tion for a sustainable blue economy"\;.\n\nThe event will be held on 2 9 June 2022 from 13:00 to 14:15 hrs in Side Event Room 2 (Blue Zone) of th e Altice Arena (main conference venue) in Lisbon\, Portugal.\n\nThis side event is closely linked to the overall theme of the Conference: "\;Sca ling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementatio n of SDG Goal 14: stocktaking\, partnerships and solutions"\; and\, in particular\, aligns with the focus of two of the interactive dialogues of the Conference\, namely on "\;Promoting and strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies\, in particular for small island developing States and least developed countries"\; and "\;Making fisheries sustainab le and providing access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resour ces and markets"\;.\n\nThe event aims to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to address the challenges and opportunities and to put forward solutions for the implementation of the trade-related targets of SDG 14\, drawing on national\, regional\, and global experiences\, perspectives\, and best practices.\n\nGuiding questions for the panel discussion include: \n\n\nWhat are key trade and sustainability challenges facing coastal econ omies\, small island developing states (SIDS) and least developed countrie s (LDCs) as they develop their blue economies and strategies?\nWhat role c an international trade play to harness the opportunities and support the d evelopment of the blue economy in SIDS and LDCs? \nHow can the new WTO Ag reement on Fisheries Subsidies and the Trade Facilitation Agreement suppor t sustainable fish trade and the blue economy? How can existing and new tr ade and environment initiatives at the WTO and other fora contribute? \nH ow can LDCs and SIDS'\; trade and development partners/donors facilita te trade in a sustainable blue economy?\nHow can the private sector and ot her concerned stakeholders contribute to trade development for a sustainab le blue economy? What role can sustainability standards and other market o r regulatory mechanisms play?\n\n<\;p>\;On the margins of the Second U N Ocean Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Developmen t Goal 14 (the "\;2022 UN Ocean Conference"\;)\, the World Trade O rganization (WTO)\, is partnering with the Commonwealth Secretariat\, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)\, and the United Nations Conferenc e on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\, to host a side event (Event ID: IBZW 296) titled "\;Trade facilitation for a sustainable blue economy"\ ;.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The event will be held on 29 June 2022 from 1 3:00 to 14:15 hrs in Side Event Room 2 (Blue Zone) of the Altice Arena (ma in conference venue) in Lisbon\, Portugal.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This side event is closely linked to the overall theme of the Conference: " \;Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implemen tation of SDG Goal 14: stocktaking\, partnerships and solutions"\; and \, in particular\, aligns with the focus of two of the interactive dialogu es of the Conference\, namely on "\;Promoting and strengthening sustai nable ocean-based economies\, in particular for small island developing St ates and least developed countries"\; and "\;Making fisheries sust ainable and providing access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine r esources and markets"\;.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The event aims to p rovide stakeholders with an opportunity to address the challenges and oppo rtunities and to put forward solutions for the implementation of the trade -related targets of SDG 14\, drawing on national\, regional\, and global e xperiences\, perspectives\, and best practices.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\; <\;strong>\;Guiding questions for the panel discussion include:<\;/s trong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;What are key trade and sustainability challenges facing coastal economies\, small island develop ing states (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs) as they develop the ir blue economies and strategies?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What role can international trade play to harness the opportunities and support the deve lopment of the blue economy in SIDS and LDCs?&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n&l t\;li>\;How can the new WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and the Tra de Facilitation Agreement support sustainable fish trade and the blue econ omy? How can existing and new trade and environment initiatives at the WTO and other fora contribute?&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;How can LDCs and SIDS'\; trade and development partners/donors facilitate trad e in a sustainable blue economy?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;How can the pri vate sector and other concerned stakeholders contribute to trade developme nt for a sustainable blue economy? What role can sustainability standards and other market or regulatory mechanisms play?<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\ ;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/2022-united- nations-ocean-conference-side-event-trade-facilitation-sustainable-blue-ec onomy DTSTAMP:20260711T214624Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR