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LOCATION:Palais des Nations\, Geneva.\, 
SUMMARY:UNCTAD&#039\;s 60th anniversary pre-event: Global supply chains –
  Charting the course in a sea of disruptions
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DESCRIPTION:In light of the current state of global supply chain disruption
 s and the impact on global trade and development\, and following-up on the
  momentum generated by UNCTAD’s first global supply chain forum organize
 d in Barbados in May 2024\, this high-level side-event is organized in con
 junction with UNCTAD60 with a view to outline strategic directions leading
  up to the second Global Supply Chain Forum in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  in 2026. The objective of the event is to identify key policy issues thr
 ough a high-level panel discussion. These issues are determinant for the f
 uture of efficient and sustainable transport and trade logistics and globa
 l supply chains. The event will also explore how the multilateral system\,
  with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in a leading role can help contrib
 uting to achieving these objectives within the framework of global develop
 ment goals. Speakers: H.E. Ms. Rebeca Grynspan\, Secretary-General of UN
  Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Dr. Rumaih Al-Rumaih\, Vice Minister of T
 ransport and Logistic Services\, and the Acting President of Transport Gen
 eral Authority (TGA)\, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaDr. Young Tae Kim\, Secretar
 y-General of the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD H.E. Mr.
  Matthew Wilson\, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Barbados to t
 he UN\, WTO and other offices in Geneva H.E. Mr. Muhammadou M.O. Kah\, Am
 bassador and Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the UN\, WTO and ot
 her offices in Geneva\, and head of the Commission on Science and Technolo
 gy for Development for the 28th sessionMr. Steven Pope\, Group Head Trade 
 Facilitation (Go Trade)\, DHL Group\, and Chair of ICC’s Global Trade &a
 mp\; Investment Commissionhttps://unctad.org/conference/global-supply-chai
 n-forum-2024&quot\; target=&quot\;_blank\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nht
 tps://unctad.org/meeting/unctads-60th-anniversary-pre-event-global-supply-
 chains-charting-course-sea-disruptions
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