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DTSTART:20240522T180000Z
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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:NTFC session 4: Humanitarian relief - The role and preparedness of 
 NTFCs
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This dialogue aims to explore how NTFCs can effectively contrib
 ute to facilitating trade in times of crisis\, ensuring the timely and eff
 icient delivery of essential goods and services to affected regions. Throu
 gh sharing of experiences\, the discussion will access current practices\,
  identify challenges\, and discuss strategies to enhance the capacity and 
 responsiveness of NTFCs in humanitarian relief operations.  Subtopics U
 nderstanding the Role of NTFCs in Humanitarian Relief: Challenges and Oppo
 rtunities Coordination Mechanisms: Strengthening Collaboration between NT
 FCs and Humanitarian Agencies Trade Facilitation measures for Emergency R
 esponse: Ensuring Rapid Deployment of Humanitarian Relief Building Resilie
 nce: Enhancing NTFC Preparedness for Crisis Situations Case Studies and B
 est Practices: Lessons Learned from Successful Humanitarian Relief Efforts
  ProgrammeModerator:Mark Henderson\, Economic Affairs Officer\, World Tra
 de Organization (WTO)Speakers:Virginie Bohl\, Coordinator of IMPACCT hoste
 d by the Global Logistics Cluster\, World Food Programme (WFP)Stanley Trie
 f\, Manager\, Vanuatu Electronic Single Window (VeSW)\, Vanuatu Department
  of Customs and Inland RevenueÖzlem Soysanli\, Senior Technical Officer\,
  World Customs OrganizationAlina Antoci\, Private Sector Specialist\, Worl
 d Bank Group (WBG)Roxana Cortina\, Economic Affairs Officer\, Trade Facili
 tation Section\, Division on Technology and Logistics\, UNCTADJean Cedric 
 Meeus\, Senior Supply Chain Advisor\, United Nations International Childre
 n&#039\;s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)&lt\;p&gt\;This dialogue aims to explore 
 how NTFCs can effectively contribute to facilitating trade in times of cri
 sis\, ensuring the timely and efficient delivery of essential goods and se
 rvices to affected regions. Through sharing of experiences\, the discussio
 n will access current practices\, identify challenges\, and discuss strate
 gies to enhance the capacity and responsiveness of NTFCs in humanitarian r
 elief operations.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt
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