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LOCATION:Geneva\, 
SUMMARY:Committee of Participants of the Global System of Trade Preferences
  among Developing Countries\, Thirty-second session
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Committee of Participants is the governing body of the Glob
 al System of Trade Preferences (GSTP)\, a partnership framework for South-
 South trade cooperation.This session will take stock of the current state 
 of play in the GSTP and explore how the GSTP can be revitalized to ensure 
 GSTP members reap commercial and development benefits under the current gl
 obal economic and policy context.The session will also examine what it tak
 es to implement the results of the “Sao Paulo Round” of GSTP negotiati
 ons.The event will be hosted by the President of the GSTP\, H. E. Federico
  Villegas\, Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina and Rebeca Grynspan\, 
 Secretary-General of UNCTAD\, will deliver the opening address.There will 
 be a special panel session in the afternoon\, entitled “Harnessing GSTP 
 to forge a development-led sustainable transition among member countries
 ”.This session will explore how the GSTP and South-South cooperation can
  be harnessed to ensure GSTP members reap commercial and development benef
 its from the sustainable transition\, with a particular focus on the energ
 y sector\, agriculture\, and technology transfer.Note:Participation in thi
 s meeting is reserved for the delegations of the parties to the GSTP Agree
 ment.* The members of the Group of 77 and China that are not party of the 
 GSTP are welcome to attend as observer.The morning session (10 a.m. – 1 
 p.m.) will be held in person only\, in Room XXII\, Palais des Nations\, Ge
 neva.The afternoon session (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.) will be held both in person
  in Room XXII\, Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, and online.*Parties to the G
 STP Agreement are the following:Algeria\, Argentina\, Bangladesh\, Benin\,
  Bolivia\, Brazil\, Cameroon\, Chile\, Cuba\, the Democratic People’s Re
 public of Korea\, Ecuador\, Egypt\, Ghana\, Guinea\, Guyana\, India\, Indo
 nesia\, the Islamic Republic of Iran\, Iraq\, Libya\, Malaysia\, Mexico\, 
 Morocco\, Mozambique\, Myanmar\, Nicaragua\, Nigeria\, Pakistan\, Paraguay
 \, Peru\, Philippines\, Republic of Korea\, Singapore\, Sri Lanka\, Sudan\
 , Thailand\, Trinidad and Tobago\, Tunisia\, the United Republic of Tanzan
 ia\, Uruguay\, Venezuela\, Viet Nam\, Zimbabwe and Mercosur.  PROGRAMME1
 0 a.m.OpeningAdoption of the agendaRevitalization of the GSTPStatus of rat
 ification of the São Paulo Round Protocol- Ratification by Brazil- Techni
 cal review of the São Paulo Round tariff concessionsProposed work plan fo
 r 2023-2025Briefing on the GSTP websiteBriefing on the GSTP trust fund and
  other administrative matters1 p.m. Lunch break 3 p.m.Special panel disc
 ussion: “Harnessing the GSTP to forge a development-led sustainable tran
 sition among member countries”(continuation of item 2)Other business5 p.
 m. Closinghttps://unctad.org/meeting/special-panel-discussion-harnessing-
 gstp-forge-development-led-sustainable-transition-among\n\nView meeting on
  unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/committee-participants-global-syst
 em-trade-preferences-among-developing-countries-thirty-0
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