BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a75c89559f77 DTSTART:20220727T153000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220727T170000Z LOCATION:Geneva and Online\, SUMMARY:Side event at 8th Global Review of Aid for Trade: Partner'\;s c onference to support development assistance for cotton production\, proces sing\, transformation and trade in LDCs CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis Conference responds to a request by the "\;Cotton 4"\; (C-4) and other cotton producing Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for the Secretariats of the WTO\, ITC and UNCTAD to support their efforts to create new partnerships and leverage resources and technical expertise enabling the implementation of cotton projects at the national\, sub-regi onal and continental levels.\n\nThe event will focus on requests tabled by the C-4 and other cotton producing developing countries who need assistan ce to build a more resilient cotton sector in the aftermath of the COVID-1 9 pandemic.\n\nThe focus of the Conference will be on cotton’s contribut ion to mitigating climate change\, reducing poverty\, enhancing food secur ity\, and the creation of jobs in value addition\, especially for women an d youth.\n\nThrough improvements in cotton production\, processing of both the fibre and by-products\, and trade\, the cotton value chain has an imp ortant role to play in addressing many overarching challenges faced by LDC s.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nMore on this event\n\n \n\n\n\nPart I: The potential of cotton to counter climate change and to create employment for youth and w omen: keynote addresses\n\nSpeakers will address supply chain disruptions and other factors hindering the potential of cotton to contribute to cross -cutting development priories such as women and youth empowerment\, climat e change\, and job creation through value addition in LDCs.\n \n\nPart II : Project needs and priorities\n\nBeneficiaries\, donors and partners shar e their priorities and their views on the means and strategies necessary t o realize the potential of the cotton sector to be an engine for sustainab le development\, job creation\, and inclusive development in LDCs in the p ost-pandemic context. (45 minutes)\n \n\nOpen discussion: \n\nHow to res pond to the project needs and priorities put forward by the beneficiaries? \n \n\nCall for Action:\n\nKey elements and next steps.\n \n\n\nProgramm e\n\nOpening Remarks\n\n\nJean-Marie Paugam\, Deputy Director-General\, Wo rld Trade Organization\n\n\nKeynote Speakers:\n\n\nNgozi Okonjo-Iweala\, D irector General\, World Trade Organization\nPamela Coke-Hamilton\, Executi ve Director\, International Trade Centre\nTeresa Moreira\, OiC\, Division of International Trade and Commodities (DITC)\, on behalf of Ms Rebeca Gry nspan\, Secretary-General (tbc)\, UNCTAD\nAli Djadda Kampard\, Minister of Trade and Industry\, Chad (tbc)\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\nJean-Marie Paugam\, Deputy Director-General\, World Trade Organization\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nMah moud Ould Mohamed\, Minister of Trade and Industry\, Mali\nGeorges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti\, Secretary-General\, OACPS (tbc)\nAbdoulaye Tall\, Minister of Trade\, Industrial Development\, Handicraft and SMEs\, Burkina Faso (t bc)\n\n\nClosing Remarks:\n\n\nJean-Marie Paugam\, Deputy Director-General \, World Trade Organization\n\nhttps://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_ e/a4t_e/gr22_e/gr22ext_session_e.htm?session=022\n\nView meeting on unctad .org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/side-event-8th-global-review-aid-trade-pa rtners-conference-support-development-assistance DTSTAMP:20260807T115917Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR