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LOCATION:New York\, United States of America
SUMMARY:Side event at the 77th session of the UN Economic and Financial Com
 mittee: The role of trade and logistics in getting food and energy to all
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine have broug
 ht supply chains to the forefront of the trade and development agenda. The
  disruption of production\, maritime transport and\, consequently\, trade 
 overall have shown the need for resilient and sustainable global supply ch
 ains.On top of this\, climate change and the impending energy transition\,
  including in international transport\, may result in further trade disrup
 tions.There is thus a need for policy responses that ensure global supply 
 chains deliver timely and affordable food and energy to all.ObjectivesThe 
 event will raise awareness of and elaborate on trade and logistics issues 
 in the current context of crises. It will also provide a better understand
 ing of the policy options and solutions UNCTAD recommends to tackle emergi
 ng supply chain challengesIt will be held as a side event during the 77th 
 session of the United Nations Economic and Financial Committee (Second Com
 mittee)\, convening under the theme “Transforming political commitments 
 into actions for sustainable recovery: Rebuilding a Sustainable Future for
  All”.ParticipationThe meeting will be held in a hybrid format and is op
 en to the public. &lt\;p&gt\;The COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in
  Ukraine have brought supply chains to the forefront of the trade and deve
 lopment agenda. The disruption of production\, maritime transport and\, co
 nsequently\, trade overall have shown the need for resilient and sustainab
 le global supply chains.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;On top of this\, climate ch
 ange and the impending energy transition\, including in international tran
 sport\, may result in further trade disruptions.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The
 re is thus a need for policy responses that ensure global supply chains de
 liver timely and affordable food and energy to all.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\
 ;Objectives&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The event will raise awareness of and e
 laborate on trade and logistics issues in the current context of crises. I
 t will also provide a better understanding of the policy options and solut
 ions UNCTAD recommends to tackle emerging supply chain challenges&lt\;/p&g
 t\;&lt\;p&gt\;It will be held as a side event during the 77th session of t
 he United Nations Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee)\, co
 nvening under the theme “Transforming political commitments into actions
  for sustainable recovery: Rebuilding a Sustainable Future for All”.&lt\
 ;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;Participation&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The meeting will 
 be held in a hybrid format and is open to the public.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&g
 t\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/side-event-7
 7th-session-un-economic-and-financial-committee-role-trade-and-logistics
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