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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Panel discussion on leaving nobody behind: Enhancing disability inc
 lusion across the international trading system
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DESCRIPTION:United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) wil
 l organize\, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finl
 and\, a panel discussion entitled Leaving nobody behind: enhancing disabil
 ity inclusion across the international trading system. The event will take
  place on the margins of the 74th executive session of the Trade and Devel
 opment Board.\n\nOne of the pillars of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Dev
 elopment is the pledge to “leave no one behind” in the process of econ
 omic and social development. However\, trade expansion on its own is unlik
 ely to benefit the most disadvantaged groups in a country and might instea
 d lead to inequitable outcomes. Global estimates suggest that 1 in 10 chil
 dren and 1 in 6 adults have some type of disability and persons with disab
 ilities are often unable to participate in economic life on an equal basis
 .\n\nIn this context\, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland commissi
 oned a research paper: Inclusive trade and persons with disabilities. This
  report contributes to the promotion of a disability inclusive trade polic
 y agenda by building an analytical framework that illustrates the multiple
  ways in which greater trade integration can affect persons with disabilit
 ies\, and by developing a definition of disability inclusive trade that ca
 n be operationalized. The report summarizes key priorities and offers sugg
 estions on how trade programmes could best promote the rights and well-bei
 ng of persons with disabilities in the context of trade expansion.\n\nIn o
 rder to launch this research\, UNCTAD will host a panel discussion\, with 
 participation of a wide range of stakeholders including government represe
 ntatives\, intergovernmental organizations\, organizations of persons with
  disabilities. The event will give the opportunity for the Geneva trade co
 mmunity to react to the key priorities raised in the report and discuss ho
 w trade programmes could best promote the rights and well-being of persons
  with disabilities in the context of the international trading system.\n\n
 The hybrid event will ensure that discussions are accessible to a wide ran
 ge of geographical participants and also include accessibility features fo
 r persons with disabilities\, including closed captions and sign language 
 interpretation.\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trade-and-development-board-74
 th-executive-session\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee
 ting/panel-discussion-leaving-nobody-behind-enhancing-disability-inclusion
 -across-international
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