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SUMMARY:Closing ceremony of the first trade facilitation Monitoring and Eva
 luation course in Spanish
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DESCRIPTION:The monitoring and evaluation course is part of the UNCTAD Empo
 werment Programme for Trade Facilitation. It aims to strengthen the monito
 ring and evaluation skills* of members of National Trade Facilitation Comm
 ittees\, providing them with the necessary knowledge to assess progress an
 d implementation of trade facilitation reforms\, identify areas for improv
 ement\, recognize implementation challenges\, spot bottlenecks\, and take 
 timely corrective measures to improve outcomes. Two editions of the cours
 e have been held in English\, and this closing ceremony marks the end of t
 he first edition delivered in Spanish for NTFC members from Bolivia\, Ecua
 dor\, Honduras\, and Peru. Upon successful completion of the course\, NTFC
  members understood the main concepts of monitoring and evaluation and the
 ir crucial role in trade facilitation. They also learned about various pla
 nning tools\, methods and approaches\, the key components of a monitoring 
 plan\, and the steps required to conduct an evaluation. The closing cerem
 ony will summarize the key concepts that trade facilitation practitioners 
 have learned during this Monitoring and Evaluation course\; will present a
 nd award the best final projects\; and will further analyze how monitoring
  and evaluation can enhance the work of a National Trade Facilitation Comm
 ittee. Countries: Bolivia\, Ecuador\, Honduras\, and Peru&lt\;p&gt\;The m
 onitoring and evaluation course is part of the UNCTAD Empowerment Programm
 e for Trade Facilitation. It aims to strengthen the monitoring and evaluat
 ion skills* of members of National Trade Facilitation Committees\, providi
 ng them with the necessary knowledge to assess progress and implementation
  of trade facilitation reforms\, identify areas for improvement\, recogniz
 e implementation challenges\, spot bottlenecks\, and take timely correctiv
 e measures to improve outcomes.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Two edit
 ions of the course have been held in English\, and this closing ceremony m
 arks the end of the first edition delivered in Spanish for NTFC members fr
 om Bolivia\, Ecuador\, Honduras\, and Peru. Upon successful completion of 
 the course\, NTFC members understood the main concepts of monitoring and e
 valuation and their crucial role in trade facilitation. They also learned 
 about various planning tools\, methods and approaches\, the key components
  of a monitoring plan\, and the steps required to conduct an evaluation.&a
 mp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The closing ceremony will summarize the k
 ey concepts that trade facilitation practitioners have learned during this
  Monitoring and Evaluation course\; will present and award the best final 
 projects\; and will further analyze how monitoring and evaluation can enha
 nce the work of a National Trade Facilitation Committee.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p
 &gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Countries: Bolivia\, Ecuador\, Hon
 duras\, and Peru&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad
 .org/meeting/closing-ceremony-first-trade-facilitation-monitoring-and-eval
 uation-course-spanish
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