BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af56a449945f DTSTART:20240220T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240220T150000Z LOCATION:Manama\, Bahrain\, SUMMARY:First Arab Consumer Protection Forum CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Arab region is making strides in improving consumer protect ion frameworks\, marked by legislative and legal reforms aimed at addressi ng gaps or deficiencies. Consumer information and education campaigns have contributed to raise consumers and businesses’ awareness of their right s in the marketplace. However\, better policies and enforcement require po oling resources and learning from each other.\n\nFor this reason\, the Uni ted Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)\, in p artnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UN CTAD) and the Consumer Protection Directorate under the Ministry of Indust ry and Commerce of the Kingdom of Bahrain\, are launching the first Arab C onsumer Protection Forum to serve as a platform for continual knowledge-sh aring on consumer protection policy and enforcement among Arab stakeholder s.\n\nThe Forum aims to enhance economic growth and governance in the Arab region\, in line with the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals \, in promoting collaboration and coordination among consumer protection a uthorities in ESCWA Member States. It also aims to inform consumer protect ion policy-making and enforcement in the Arab region\, guided by internati onal best practices\, and generate concrete recommendations for future act ivities aimed at advancing consumer protection policy and enforcement in t he Arab region.  \n\nThe first Arab Consumer Protection Forum will bring together representatives of consumer protection authorities from ESCWA mem ber States. Over the course of two days\, participants will engage in peer learning\, and examine regional and international experiences and success ful practices implemented by their counterparts in different countries. Th is knowledge-sharing event aims to enhance the understanding and expertise of consumer protection authorities\, thus driving the development of more effective consumer protection frameworks in the Arab region.\n\nObjective s of the first Arab Consumer Protection Forum include the following:\n•     Enhancing economic growth and governance in the Arab region\, in li ne with the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Fo rum aims to contribute substantively towards achieving sustainable economi c development by protecting consumer rights and promoting responsible busi ness and consumer practices.\n•    Promoting collaboration and coordi nation among consumer protection authorities in ESCWA member states. By fa cilitating knowledge sharing\, exchanging experiences\, and promoting best practices\, the Forum aims to strengthen the collective efforts of Arab c ountries in ensuring effective consumer protection measures.\n•    In forming consumer protection policymaking and enforcement in the Arab regio n\, guided by international best practices. The Forum seeks to provide a p latform for dialogue\, research and knowledge dissemination\, enabling pol icymakers and enforcement agencies to make informed decisions and enhance their consumer protection frameworks.\n•    Generating concrete recom mendations for future activities aimed at advancing consumer protection po licy and enforcement in the Arab region. Through discussions and interacti ve sessions\, the Forum aims to identify emerging challenges\, gaps and op portunities in consumer protection\, and formulate actionable recommendati ons for future initiatives and collaborations.\n\nThe Forum will foster di alogue among representatives of consumer protection authorities in the Ara b region\, academia\, United Nations and international organizations\, reg ional organizations\, and international experts engaged in consumer protec tion policy and enforcement.\n\nThe meeting will be conducted in Arabic an d English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided between Arabic and English for onsite and online participants.\n<\;p class="\;text-ali gn-justify\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/first -arab-consumer-protection-forum DTSTAMP:20261112T072700Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af56a44994a5 DTSTART:20240221T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240221T150000Z LOCATION:Manama\, Bahrain\, SUMMARY:First Arab Consumer Protection Forum CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Arab region is making strides in improving consumer protect ion frameworks\, marked by legislative and legal reforms aimed at addressi ng gaps or deficiencies. Consumer information and education campaigns have contributed to raise consumers and businesses’ awareness of their right s in the marketplace. However\, better policies and enforcement require po oling resources and learning from each other.\n\nFor this reason\, the Uni ted Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)\, in p artnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UN CTAD) and the Consumer Protection Directorate under the Ministry of Indust ry and Commerce of the Kingdom of Bahrain\, are launching the first Arab C onsumer Protection Forum to serve as a platform for continual knowledge-sh aring on consumer protection policy and enforcement among Arab stakeholder s.\n\nThe Forum aims to enhance economic growth and governance in the Arab region\, in line with the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals \, in promoting collaboration and coordination among consumer protection a uthorities in ESCWA Member States. It also aims to inform consumer protect ion policy-making and enforcement in the Arab region\, guided by internati onal best practices\, and generate concrete recommendations for future act ivities aimed at advancing consumer protection policy and enforcement in t he Arab region.  \n\nThe first Arab Consumer Protection Forum will bring together representatives of consumer protection authorities from ESCWA mem ber States. Over the course of two days\, participants will engage in peer learning\, and examine regional and international experiences and success ful practices implemented by their counterparts in different countries. Th is knowledge-sharing event aims to enhance the understanding and expertise of consumer protection authorities\, thus driving the development of more effective consumer protection frameworks in the Arab region.\n\nObjective s of the first Arab Consumer Protection Forum include the following:\n•     Enhancing economic growth and governance in the Arab region\, in li ne with the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Fo rum aims to contribute substantively towards achieving sustainable economi c development by protecting consumer rights and promoting responsible busi ness and consumer practices.\n•    Promoting collaboration and coordi nation among consumer protection authorities in ESCWA member states. By fa cilitating knowledge sharing\, exchanging experiences\, and promoting best practices\, the Forum aims to strengthen the collective efforts of Arab c ountries in ensuring effective consumer protection measures.\n•    In forming consumer protection policymaking and enforcement in the Arab regio n\, guided by international best practices. The Forum seeks to provide a p latform for dialogue\, research and knowledge dissemination\, enabling pol icymakers and enforcement agencies to make informed decisions and enhance their consumer protection frameworks.\n•    Generating concrete recom mendations for future activities aimed at advancing consumer protection po licy and enforcement in the Arab region. Through discussions and interacti ve sessions\, the Forum aims to identify emerging challenges\, gaps and op portunities in consumer protection\, and formulate actionable recommendati ons for future initiatives and collaborations.\n\nThe Forum will foster di alogue among representatives of consumer protection authorities in the Ara b region\, academia\, United Nations and international organizations\, reg ional organizations\, and international experts engaged in consumer protec tion policy and enforcement.\n\nThe meeting will be conducted in Arabic an d English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided between Arabic and English for onsite and online participants.\n<\;p class="\;text-ali gn-justify\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/first -arab-consumer-protection-forum DTSTAMP:20261112T072700Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR