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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.One of the pillars of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Develop
 ment is the pledge to “leave no one behind” in the process of economic
  and social development. However\, trade expansion on its own is unlikely 
 to benefit the most disadvantaged groups in a country and might instead le
 ad to inequitable outcomes. Global estimates suggest that 1 in 10 children
  and 1 in 6 adults have some type of disability and persons with disabilit
 ies are often unable to participate in economic life on an equal basis.In 
 this context\, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland commissioned a r
 esearch paper: Inclusive trade and persons with disabilities. This report 
 contributes to the promotion of a disability inclusive trade policy agenda
  by building an analytical framework that illustrates the multiple ways in
  which greater trade integration can affect persons with disabilities\, an
 d by developing a definition of disability inclusive trade that can be ope
 rationalized. The report summarizes key priorities and offers suggestions 
 on how trade programmes could best promote the rights and well-being of pe
 rsons with disabilities in the context of trade expansion.In order to laun
 ch this research\, UNCTAD will host a panel discussion\, with participatio
 n of a wide range of stakeholders including government representatives\, i
 ntergovernmental organizations\, organizations of persons with disabilitie
 s. The event will give the opportunity for the Geneva trade community to r
 eact to the key priorities raised in the report and discuss how trade prog
 rammes could best promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabi
 lities in the context of the international trading system.The hybrid event
  will ensure that discussions are accessible to a wide range of geographic
 al participants and also include accessibility features for persons with d
 isabilities\, including closed captions and sign language interpretation.h
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