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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:UNCTAD 16 Parallel event: Safe products for all consumers
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Unsafe consumer products continue to pose significant risks to 
 public health and sustainable development. In recognition of the challenge
 s\, the General Assembly\, in the United Nations guidelines for consumer p
 rotection\, notes that all consumers should have the right of access to no
 n-hazardous products. However\, the globalization of trade and the rapid e
 xpansion of digital commerce have amplified the complexity of ensuring pro
 duct safety\, since more goods are swiftly crossing borders. A recent glo
 bal review found that 87 per cent of banned or recalled products remained 
 accessible online\, highlighting the urgent need for stronger oversight in
  digital marketplaces. UNCTAD data shows that less than 40 per cent of mem
 ber States have comprehensive consumer product safety laws in place\, leav
 ing significant gaps in global consumer protection.Discussions at this eve
 nt will explore practical pathways for strengthening product safety throug
 h national reforms and international cooperation\; and highlight key prior
 ities\, such as enhancing regulatory frameworks\, improving risk assessmen
 t and injury data collection\, strengthening product recall systems and es
 tablishing real-time mechanisms for information exchanges across borders\,
  taking into consideration the particular needs of developing countries.Pr
 ogrammeOpening remarks:Pedro Manuel Moreno\, Deputy Secretary-General of U
 N Trade and Development (UNCTAD)High-level panel and interactive discussio
 nQuestions:What are the most urgent policy and regulatory gaps that countr
 ies\, particularly developing countries\, need to address in order to stre
 ngthen national consumer product safety frameworks?How can international c
 ooperation be improved to prevent the cross-border distribution of unsafe 
 products\, particularly in the context of digital trade and electronic com
 merce?Which mechanisms or best practices exist\, or should be developed\, 
 for real-time information-sharing on product recalls\, bans and hazards am
 ong member States?Moderator: Teresa Moreira\, Head\, Competition and Consu
 mer Policies Branch\, Division on International Trade and Commodities&lt\;
 p&gt\;Unsafe consumer products continue to pose significant risks to publi
 c health and sustainable development. In recognition of the challenges\, t
 he General Assembly\, in the United Nations guidelines for consumer protec
 tion\, notes that all consumers should have the right of access to non-haz
 ardous products. However\, the globalization of trade and the rapid expans
 ion of digital commerce have amplified the complexity of ensuring product 
 safety\, since more goods are swiftly crossing borders.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p
 &gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;A recent global review found that 87 per cent of banned or
  recalled products remained accessible online\, highlighting the urgent ne
 ed for stronger oversight in digital marketplaces. UNCTAD data shows that 
 less than 40 per cent of member States have comprehensive consumer product
  safety laws in place\, leaving significant gaps in global consumer protec
 tion.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Discussions at this event will explore practic
 al pathways for strengthening product safety through national reforms and 
 international cooperation\; and highlight key priorities\, such as enhanci
 ng regulatory frameworks\, improving risk assessment and injury data colle
 ction\, strengthening product recall systems and establishing real-time me
 chanisms for information exchanges across borders\, taking into considerat
 ion the particular needs of developing countries.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h3&gt\;P
 rogramme&lt\;/h3&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Opening remarks:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&l
 t\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Pedro Manuel Moreno&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Deputy Se
 cretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&
 gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;High-level panel and interactive discussion&lt\;/h4&gt\;&l
 t\;p&gt\;Questions:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;What are the most u
 rgent policy and regulatory gaps that countries\, particularly developing 
 countries\, need to address in order to strengthen national consumer produ
 ct safety frameworks?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;How can international cooper
 ation be improved to prevent the cross-border distribution of unsafe produ
 cts\, particularly in the context of digital trade and electronic commerce
 ?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Which mechanisms or best practices exist\, or sh
 ould be developed\, for real-time information-sharing on product recalls\,
  bans and hazards among member States?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\
 ;Moderator: Teresa Moreira\, Head\, Competition and Consumer Policies Bran
 ch\, Division on International Trade and Commodities&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView m
 eeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/unctad16/safe-products-for-all-co
 nsumers
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