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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland\, 
SUMMARY:WTO Public Forum Session 6 - Inclusive Trade Agenda: Enabling Women
  Traders in the Wake of COVID-19
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The event will discuss small-scale cross-border traders&#039\; 
 resilience and innovative strategies to survive in time of crisis. It will
  also recommend policies and interventions needed to minimize the pandemic
 - and war-induced economic shocks\, increase the role of cross-border trad
 e for food security\, and build more equitable and inclusive economies.\n\
 n \n\nModerator\n\n\nJan Yves Remy\, Director\, Shridath Ramphal Centre f
 or International Trade Law\, Policy and Services (SRC)\, University of the
  West Indies\, Cave Hill Campus\, Barbados\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\nSimonetta Za
 rrilli\, Chief\, Trade\, Gender and Development Programme\, Division on In
 ternational Trade and Commodities\, United Nations Conference on Trade and
  Development (UNCTAD)\nMelaku Geboye Desta\, Coordinator\, African Trade P
 olicy Centre (ATPC)\, Regional Integration and Trade Division\, United Nat
 ions Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)\nAnthe Vrijlandt\, Director\, 
 Corporate Affairs\, TradeMark East Africa\nMona Shrestha Adhikari\, CEO of
  Enterprise for Management\, Economic Reform &amp\; Gender Equality (EMERG
 E)\n\n\n \n\nMore on this event\n\n \n&lt\;p&gt\;The event will discuss 
 small-scale cross-border traders&#039\; resilience and innovative strategi
 es to survive in time of crisis. It will also recommend policies and inter
 ventions needed to minimize the pandemic- and war-induced economic shocks\
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 gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Moderator&lt\;/
 strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Jan Y
 ves Rem&lt\;/strong&gt\;y\, Director\, Shridath Ramphal Centre for Interna
 tional Trade Law\, Policy and Services (SRC)\, University of the West Indi
 es\, Cave Hill Campus\, Barbados&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\
 ;&lt\;strong&gt\;Speakers&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&l
 t\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Simonetta Zarrilli&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Chief\, Tr
 ade\, Gender and Development Programme\, Division on International Trade a
 nd Commodities\, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTA
 D)&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Melaku Geboye Desta&lt\;/stro
 ng&gt\;\, Coordinator\, African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC)\, Regional Inte
 gration and Trade Division\, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
  (UNECA)&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Anthe Vrijlandt\,&lt\;/
 strong&gt\; Director\, Corporate Affairs\, TradeMark East Africa&lt\;/li&g
 t\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mona Shrestha Adhikari&lt\;/strong&gt\;\,
  CEO of Enterprise for Management\, Economic Reform &amp\;amp\; Gender Equ
 ality (EMERGE)&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;
 /p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p class=&quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad
 .org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/wto-public-forum-session-6-inclusive-trad
 e-agenda-enabling-women-traders-wake-covid-19
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