BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d6ac2a1e2a DTSTART:20230514T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230514T160000Z LOCATION:Cairo\, Egypt SUMMARY:Workshop on regional trade agreements and WTO accession negotiation s for officials from selected Arab countries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD will organize\, in collaboration with the Arab Economic Integration Department (AEID) of the League of Arab States Secretariat (LA S)\, a regional knowledge and experience-sharing workshop on regional trad e Arrangements (RTAs) and trade negotiations for 26 officials from Iraq\, Libya\, Sudan and the State of Palestine.It will take place at LAS headqua rters\, in Cairo\, Egypt\, on 14-15 May 2023.\n\nThe workshop is part of t echnical assistance and capacity-building activities provided by UNCTAD to conflict-affected Arab countries under the UN Development Project\, 13th Tranche\, titled “Trade Policies and Frameworks to Foster Regional Integ ration and the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Selecte d Conflict and Post-conflict Arab Countries\, with a particular focus on I raq and the State of Palestine.\n\nAdditional funding to enhance the deliv ery by UNCTAD of the said activities was provided by the Islamic Developme nt Bank Group (IsDB) to support concerned countries in the formulation and reform of their trade policies\, including enhanced assistance to Iraq’ s effort to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). The United Nations Ec onomic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)\, and the IsDB are a ssociated in the delivery of this workshop.\n\nIn this context\, the regio nal workshop will witness the launching of an UNCTAD new publication\, in Arabic\, that provides for a training module on services negotiations and analytical chapters on trade in services of some selected Arab countries\, including a matrix on specific market access commitments in services they consolidated during their WTO accession negotiations.\n\nObjective and ex pected outcomes\n\nThe regional workshop aims at upgrading the technical k nowledge and skills of policymakers\, trade officials and negotiators from the participating countries to enable them to adequately prepare for and negotiate bilateral\, regional and multilateral trade arrangements\, inclu ding accession to WTO.\n\nScope of coverage and methodology\n\nThe worksho p will cover the following topics:\n\n\nAccession to the WTO in the Arab r egion: implications for conflict-affected Arab countries’ trade policies \;\nState of play in WTO accession processes of\, Iraq\, Libya\, Sudan and the State of Palestine\;\nDevelopment impact of the new generation of PTA s/FTAs on the Arab region\;\nThe state of play in the implementation of th e Arab Agreement on trade in services\;\nOverview and assessment of WTO MC 12 outcomes and implications for Arab countries\;\nTechnical assistance an d capacity building in the area of trade policies and negotiations provide d to Arab countries by UNCTAD\, UN ESCWA\, LAS and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).\n\n\nThe workshop will be delivered through theoretical and practical modules. The sessions will be followed by interactive discussion s moderated by a panel of experts from UNCTAD\, LAS\, the IsDB and indepen dent trade experts from the region.\n\n \n<\;p>\;UNCTAD will organize \, in collaboration with the Arab Economic Integration Department (AEID) o f the League of Arab States Secretariat (LAS)\, a regional knowledge and e xperience-sharing workshop on regional trade Arrangements (RTAs) and trade negotiations for 26 officials from Iraq\, Libya\, Sudan and the State of Palestine.It will take place at LAS headquarters\, in Cairo\, Egypt\, on 1 4-15 May 2023.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop is part of technical assistance and capacity-building activities provided by UNCTAD to conflic t-affected Arab countries under the UN Development Project\, 13<\;sup> \;th<\;/sup>\; Tranche\, titled “Trade Policies and Frameworks to Fo ster Regional Integration and the Achievement of the Sustainable Developme nt Goals in Selected Conflict and Post-conflict Arab Countries\, with a pa rticular focus on Iraq and the State of Palestine.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;Additional funding to enhance the delivery by UNCTAD of the said activi ties was provided by the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) to support concerned countries in the formulation and reform of their trade policies\ , including enhanced assistance to Iraq’s effort to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)\, and the IsDB are associated in the delivery of thi s workshop.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In this context\, the regional works hop will witness the launching of an UNCTAD new publication\, in Arabic\, that provides for a training module on services negotiations and analytica l chapters on trade in services of some selected Arab countries\, includin g a matrix on specific market access commitments in services they consolid ated during their WTO accession negotiations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Objective and expected outcomes<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\; \n\n<\;p>\;The regional workshop aims at upgrading the technical knowl edge and skills of policymakers\, trade officials and negotiators from the participating countries to enable them to adequately prepare for and nego tiate bilateral\, regional and multilateral trade arrangements\, including accession to WTO.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Scope of cove rage and methodology<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The worksh op will cover the following topics:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li&g t\;Accession to the WTO in the Arab region: implications for conflict-affe cted Arab countries’ trade policies\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;State of play in WTO accession processes of\, Iraq\, Libya\, Sudan and the State o f Palestine\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Development impact of the new gene ration of PTAs/FTAs on the Arab region\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;The sta te of play in the implementation of the Arab Agreement on trade in service s\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Overview and assessment of WTO MC12 outcomes and implications for Arab countries\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technical assistance and capacity building in the area of trade policies and negoti ations provided to Arab countries by UNCTAD\, UN ESCWA\, LAS and the Islam ic Development Bank (IsDB).<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop will be delivered through theoretical and practical modules. The sessions will be followed by interactive discussions moderated by a panel of experts from UNCTAD\, LAS\, the IsDB and independent trade experts from the region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-regional-trade- agreements-and-wto-accession-negotiations-officials-selected-arab DTSTAMP:20260707T210818Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d6ac2a1e52 DTSTART:20230515T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230515T160000Z LOCATION:Cairo\, Egypt SUMMARY:Workshop on regional trade agreements and WTO accession negotiation s for officials from selected Arab countries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD will organize\, in collaboration with the Arab Economic Integration Department (AEID) of the League of Arab States Secretariat (LA S)\, a regional knowledge and experience-sharing workshop on regional trad e Arrangements (RTAs) and trade negotiations for 26 officials from Iraq\, Libya\, Sudan and the State of Palestine.It will take place at LAS headqua rters\, in Cairo\, Egypt\, on 14-15 May 2023.\n\nThe workshop is part of t echnical assistance and capacity-building activities provided by UNCTAD to conflict-affected Arab countries under the UN Development Project\, 13th Tranche\, titled “Trade Policies and Frameworks to Foster Regional Integ ration and the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Selecte d Conflict and Post-conflict Arab Countries\, with a particular focus on I raq and the State of Palestine.\n\nAdditional funding to enhance the deliv ery by UNCTAD of the said activities was provided by the Islamic Developme nt Bank Group (IsDB) to support concerned countries in the formulation and reform of their trade policies\, including enhanced assistance to Iraq’ s effort to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). The United Nations Ec onomic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)\, and the IsDB are a ssociated in the delivery of this workshop.\n\nIn this context\, the regio nal workshop will witness the launching of an UNCTAD new publication\, in Arabic\, that provides for a training module on services negotiations and analytical chapters on trade in services of some selected Arab countries\, including a matrix on specific market access commitments in services they consolidated during their WTO accession negotiations.\n\nObjective and ex pected outcomes\n\nThe regional workshop aims at upgrading the technical k nowledge and skills of policymakers\, trade officials and negotiators from the participating countries to enable them to adequately prepare for and negotiate bilateral\, regional and multilateral trade arrangements\, inclu ding accession to WTO.\n\nScope of coverage and methodology\n\nThe worksho p will cover the following topics:\n\n\nAccession to the WTO in the Arab r egion: implications for conflict-affected Arab countries’ trade policies \;\nState of play in WTO accession processes of\, Iraq\, Libya\, Sudan and the State of Palestine\;\nDevelopment impact of the new generation of PTA s/FTAs on the Arab region\;\nThe state of play in the implementation of th e Arab Agreement on trade in services\;\nOverview and assessment of WTO MC 12 outcomes and implications for Arab countries\;\nTechnical assistance an d capacity building in the area of trade policies and negotiations provide d to Arab countries by UNCTAD\, UN ESCWA\, LAS and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).\n\n\nThe workshop will be delivered through theoretical and practical modules. The sessions will be followed by interactive discussion s moderated by a panel of experts from UNCTAD\, LAS\, the IsDB and indepen dent trade experts from the region.\n\n \n<\;p>\;UNCTAD will organize \, in collaboration with the Arab Economic Integration Department (AEID) o f the League of Arab States Secretariat (LAS)\, a regional knowledge and e xperience-sharing workshop on regional trade Arrangements (RTAs) and trade negotiations for 26 officials from Iraq\, Libya\, Sudan and the State of Palestine.It will take place at LAS headquarters\, in Cairo\, Egypt\, on 1 4-15 May 2023.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop is part of technical assistance and capacity-building activities provided by UNCTAD to conflic t-affected Arab countries under the UN Development Project\, 13<\;sup> \;th<\;/sup>\; Tranche\, titled “Trade Policies and Frameworks to Fo ster Regional Integration and the Achievement of the Sustainable Developme nt Goals in Selected Conflict and Post-conflict Arab Countries\, with a pa rticular focus on Iraq and the State of Palestine.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;Additional funding to enhance the delivery by UNCTAD of the said activi ties was provided by the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) to support concerned countries in the formulation and reform of their trade policies\ , including enhanced assistance to Iraq’s effort to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)\, and the IsDB are associated in the delivery of thi s workshop.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In this context\, the regional works hop will witness the launching of an UNCTAD new publication\, in Arabic\, that provides for a training module on services negotiations and analytica l chapters on trade in services of some selected Arab countries\, includin g a matrix on specific market access commitments in services they consolid ated during their WTO accession negotiations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;Objective and expected outcomes<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\; \n\n<\;p>\;The regional workshop aims at upgrading the technical knowl edge and skills of policymakers\, trade officials and negotiators from the participating countries to enable them to adequately prepare for and nego tiate bilateral\, regional and multilateral trade arrangements\, including accession to WTO.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Scope of cove rage and methodology<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The worksh op will cover the following topics:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li&g t\;Accession to the WTO in the Arab region: implications for conflict-affe cted Arab countries’ trade policies\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;State of play in WTO accession processes of\, Iraq\, Libya\, Sudan and the State o f Palestine\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Development impact of the new gene ration of PTAs/FTAs on the Arab region\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;The sta te of play in the implementation of the Arab Agreement on trade in service s\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Overview and assessment of WTO MC12 outcomes and implications for Arab countries\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Technical assistance and capacity building in the area of trade policies and negoti ations provided to Arab countries by UNCTAD\, UN ESCWA\, LAS and the Islam ic Development Bank (IsDB).<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop will be delivered through theoretical and practical modules. The sessions will be followed by interactive discussions moderated by a panel of experts from UNCTAD\, LAS\, the IsDB and independent trade experts from the region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-regional-trade- agreements-and-wto-accession-negotiations-officials-selected-arab DTSTAMP:20260707T210818Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR