BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a72c9541c5b3 DTSTART:20250415T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250415T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Trade and Development Board\, 34th special session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:At the closing plenary of its seventy-seventh executive session \, on 5 February 2025\, the Trade and Development Board decided to convene a special session of the Board\, at the earliest date possible\, for the consideration of the 2024 edition of the Economic Development in Africa Re port.Economic development in Africa: Unlocking Africa’s trade potential – Boosting regional markets and reducing risksThe nexus between trade\, regional integration and stability is analysed in the report\, with a view to advancing effective mechanisms to strengthen Africa’s resilience in the face of interconnected global challenges.A road map is provided for pr oactive and adaptive strategies and programmes through which trade enterpr ises\, economic agents and investors (domestic and foreign) can use trade (particularly intra-African trade) and regional cooperation (enhancing tra de and economic partnerships) to mitigate perceived exposure to shocks and address immediate vulnerabilities to the polycrisis.Participation and Reg istrationRegistration should be completed online and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.Permanent representatives of St ates members of the Board are requested to inform the UN Trade and Develop ment (UNCTAD) secretariat of the name and title of their representative(s) . Kindly note that the credential letter of your representative(s) should be uploaded on to the system during the online registration process.Other participants (i.e. representatives of members of UN Trade and Development that are not members of the Board and representatives of specialized agenc ies\, non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental bodies wishing to attend as observers) are also eligible to participate in the session as observers and should register online.LogisticsThe session will be held wi th physical participation at the the Palais des Nations.Those who cannot a ttend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio strea m.The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one hour before the start of the se ssion.<\;p>\;At the closing plenary of its seventy-seventh executive s ession\, on 5 February 2025\, the Trade and Development Board decided to c onvene a special session of the Board\, at the earliest date possible\, fo r the consideration of the 2024 edition of the Economic Development in Afr ica Report.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Economic development in Africa: Unlocking Africa’s trade potential – Boosting regional market s and reducing risks<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The nexus bet ween trade\, regional integration and stability is analysed in the report\ , with a view to advancing effective mechanisms to strengthen Africa’s r esilience in the face of interconnected global challenges.<\;/p>\;<\ ;p>\;A road map is provided for proactive and adaptive strategies and pr ogrammes through which trade enterprises\, economic agents and investors ( domestic and foreign) can use trade (particularly intra-African trade) and regional cooperation (enhancing trade and economic partnerships) to mitig ate perceived exposure to shocks and address immediate vulnerabilities to the polycrisis.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation and R egistration<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Registration should be completed online and is required in order to be included in the list of p articipants.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Permanent representatives of States mem bers of the Board are requested to inform the UN Trade and Development (UN CTAD) secretariat of the name and title of their representative(s). Kindly note that the credential letter of your representative(s) should be uploa ded on to the system during the online registration process.<\;/p>\;&l t\;p>\;Other participants (i.e. representatives of members of UN Trade a nd Development that are not members of the Board and representatives of sp ecialized agencies\, non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental bodies wishing to attend as observers) are also eligible to participate in the session as observers and should register online.<\;/p>\;<\;h4&g t\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The s ession will be held with physical participation at the the Palais des Nati ons.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Those who cannot attend the meeting in person w ill be able to listen to the live audio stream.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one hour before the start of the session. <\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/tra de-and-development-board-34th-special-session DTSTAMP:20260805T052540Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a72c9541c5fb DTSTART:20250416T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250416T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Trade and Development Board\, 34th special session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:At the closing plenary of its seventy-seventh executive session \, on 5 February 2025\, the Trade and Development Board decided to convene a special session of the Board\, at the earliest date possible\, for the consideration of the 2024 edition of the Economic Development in Africa Re port.Economic development in Africa: Unlocking Africa’s trade potential – Boosting regional markets and reducing risksThe nexus between trade\, regional integration and stability is analysed in the report\, with a view to advancing effective mechanisms to strengthen Africa’s resilience in the face of interconnected global challenges.A road map is provided for pr oactive and adaptive strategies and programmes through which trade enterpr ises\, economic agents and investors (domestic and foreign) can use trade (particularly intra-African trade) and regional cooperation (enhancing tra de and economic partnerships) to mitigate perceived exposure to shocks and address immediate vulnerabilities to the polycrisis.Participation and Reg istrationRegistration should be completed online and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.Permanent representatives of St ates members of the Board are requested to inform the UN Trade and Develop ment (UNCTAD) secretariat of the name and title of their representative(s) . Kindly note that the credential letter of your representative(s) should be uploaded on to the system during the online registration process.Other participants (i.e. representatives of members of UN Trade and Development that are not members of the Board and representatives of specialized agenc ies\, non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental bodies wishing to attend as observers) are also eligible to participate in the session as observers and should register online.LogisticsThe session will be held wi th physical participation at the the Palais des Nations.Those who cannot a ttend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio strea m.The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one hour before the start of the se ssion.<\;p>\;At the closing plenary of its seventy-seventh executive s ession\, on 5 February 2025\, the Trade and Development Board decided to c onvene a special session of the Board\, at the earliest date possible\, fo r the consideration of the 2024 edition of the Economic Development in Afr ica Report.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Economic development in Africa: Unlocking Africa’s trade potential – Boosting regional market s and reducing risks<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The nexus bet ween trade\, regional integration and stability is analysed in the report\ , with a view to advancing effective mechanisms to strengthen Africa’s r esilience in the face of interconnected global challenges.<\;/p>\;<\ ;p>\;A road map is provided for proactive and adaptive strategies and pr ogrammes through which trade enterprises\, economic agents and investors ( domestic and foreign) can use trade (particularly intra-African trade) and regional cooperation (enhancing trade and economic partnerships) to mitig ate perceived exposure to shocks and address immediate vulnerabilities to the polycrisis.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation and R egistration<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Registration should be completed online and is required in order to be included in the list of p articipants.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Permanent representatives of States mem bers of the Board are requested to inform the UN Trade and Development (UN CTAD) secretariat of the name and title of their representative(s). Kindly note that the credential letter of your representative(s) should be uploa ded on to the system during the online registration process.<\;/p>\;&l t\;p>\;Other participants (i.e. representatives of members of UN Trade a nd Development that are not members of the Board and representatives of sp ecialized agencies\, non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental bodies wishing to attend as observers) are also eligible to participate in the session as observers and should register online.<\;/p>\;<\;h4&g t\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The s ession will be held with physical participation at the the Palais des Nati ons.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Those who cannot attend the meeting in person w ill be able to listen to the live audio stream.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one hour before the start of the session. <\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/tra de-and-development-board-34th-special-session DTSTAMP:20260805T052540Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR