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DTSTART:20240425T080000Z
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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Special session on illicit trade and waste: Environmental challenge
 s and trade solutions
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:During the upcoming Trade and Development Commission\, a specia
 l session is planned to explore the issue of illicit trade and waste. This
  form of illicit trade has widespread repercussions for the sustainable de
 velopment agenda\, not least for environmental well-being\, human health\,
  and sustainable production and consumption practices. This session aims 
 not only to dissect the challenges posed by illegal trade in waste but\, w
 ithin an overall development framework\, to explore how trade\, coupled wi
 th better border and domestic governance\, can provide positive solutions 
 that contribute to the lasting mitigation of this global problem.The sessi
 on will be supported by case studies from technical assistance projects un
 der the UNCTAD-FCDO Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution 
 (SMEP) programme\, on the subjects of used lead-acid batteries and second-
 hand clothes trade.Session ObjectivesUnderstand the scale\, scope\, and dy
 namics of illicit trade flows in solid waste.Explore innovative and positi
 ve trade measures to tackle the issue of illicit trade and waste\, going b
 eyond conventional control and policing methods\, and incorporating the wi
 der development and resource circularity perspective.Foster collaboration 
 among stakeholders for a comprehensive approach to combat illicit trade in
  waste.ParticipationThe event is open to all participants of the Trade and
  Development Commission. Online registration is mandatory for all those wi
 shing to attend the event.LogisticsThe event will be held in room XVII of 
 the Palais des Nations\, with interpretation in the six official languages
  of the United Nations.&lt\;p&gt\;During the upcoming Trade and Developmen
 t Commission\, a special session is planned to explore the issue of illici
 t trade and waste. This form of illicit trade has widespread repercussions
  for the sustainable development agenda\, not least for environmental well
 -being\, human health\, and sustainable production and consumption practic
 es.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This session aims not only to dissec
 t the challenges posed by illegal trade in waste but\, within an overall d
 evelopment framework\, to explore how trade\, coupled with better border a
 nd domestic governance\, can provide positive solutions that contribute to
  the lasting mitigation of this global problem.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The 
 session will be supported by case studies from technical assistance projec
 ts under the UNCTAD-FCDO Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollu
 tion (SMEP) programme\, on the subjects of used lead-acid batteries and se
 cond-hand clothes trade.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Session Ob
 jectives&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;ol&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Understand t
 he scale\, scope\, and dynamics of illicit trade flows in solid waste.&lt\
 ;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Explore innovative and positive trade measures to tac
 kle the issue of illicit trade and waste\, going beyond conventional contr
 ol and policing methods\, and incorporating the wider development and reso
 urce circularity perspective.&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Foster collaboration
  among stakeholders for a comprehensive approach to combat illicit trade i
 n waste.&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ol&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Participatio
 n&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The event is open to all partici
 pants of the Trade and Development Commission. Online registration is mand
 atory for all those wishing to attend the event.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&l
 t\;strong&gt\;Logistics&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The event 
 will be held in room XVII of the Palais des Nations\, with interpretation 
 in the six official languages of the United Nations.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView m
 eeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/special-session-illicit-t
 rade-and-waste-environmental-challenges-and-trade-solutions
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