BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a758d6cdde1c DTSTART:20251110T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251110T150000Z LOCATION:Kinshasa\, Democratic Republic of the Congo SUMMARY:Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity -building for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DR C in its efforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supporting countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilita tion Agreement (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitat ion measures\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa. The workshop &q uot\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity b uilding for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule: 10-11 November: Launch of the project on the implementation of the Trade Information Portal (TIP)\;12-1 4 November: Trade facilitation capacity building workshop for DRC’s Nati onal Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC). The workshop aims to meet the s pecific needs of the DRC by: Presenting the project for the implementatio n of the TIP according to UNCTAD’s step-by-step methodology\, and famili arizing participants with the TIP tool and the documentation modalities of trade procedures.Introducing the TIP methodology for simplifying trade pr ocedures.Conducting an inventory of existing documentation in the current TIP and developing a documentation action plan accordingly.Presenting the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement to the members of the DRC’s NTFC.Review ing the DRC’s progress in implementing TFA measures.Mastering the Reform Tracker as a tool for monitoring and evaluating trade facilitation reform s. The five-day workshop is funded by TradeMark Africa for the first two days and by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Multilateral Coope ration Center for Development Finance (MCDF) for the three remaining days\ ; and is jointly organized by the NTFC of the DRC\, the East African Commu nity\, TradeMark Africa\, and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).<\;p>\ ;UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DRC in its e fforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supportin g countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilitation Agree ment (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitation measur es\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The workshop "\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity building for the NTFC on the implementation of the W TO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule:&\;nb sp\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e69b4b0ecf36f 38818df63fb364a30f7c\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee ting/launch-project-implementation-tip-and-capacity-building-ntfc-implemen tation-wto-tfa DTSTAMP:20260807T074652Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a758d6cdde46 DTSTART:20251111T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251111T150000Z LOCATION:Kinshasa\, Democratic Republic of the Congo SUMMARY:Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity -building for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DR C in its efforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supporting countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilita tion Agreement (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitat ion measures\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa. The workshop &q uot\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity b uilding for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule: 10-11 November: Launch of the project on the implementation of the Trade Information Portal (TIP)\;12-1 4 November: Trade facilitation capacity building workshop for DRC’s Nati onal Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC). The workshop aims to meet the s pecific needs of the DRC by: Presenting the project for the implementatio n of the TIP according to UNCTAD’s step-by-step methodology\, and famili arizing participants with the TIP tool and the documentation modalities of trade procedures.Introducing the TIP methodology for simplifying trade pr ocedures.Conducting an inventory of existing documentation in the current TIP and developing a documentation action plan accordingly.Presenting the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement to the members of the DRC’s NTFC.Review ing the DRC’s progress in implementing TFA measures.Mastering the Reform Tracker as a tool for monitoring and evaluating trade facilitation reform s. The five-day workshop is funded by TradeMark Africa for the first two days and by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Multilateral Coope ration Center for Development Finance (MCDF) for the three remaining days\ ; and is jointly organized by the NTFC of the DRC\, the East African Commu nity\, TradeMark Africa\, and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).<\;p>\ ;UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DRC in its e fforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supportin g countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilitation Agree ment (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitation measur es\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The workshop "\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity building for the NTFC on the implementation of the W TO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule:&\;nb sp\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e69b4b0ecf36f 38818df63fb364a30f7c\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee ting/launch-project-implementation-tip-and-capacity-building-ntfc-implemen tation-wto-tfa DTSTAMP:20260807T074652Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a758d6cdde51 DTSTART:20251112T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251112T150000Z LOCATION:Kinshasa\, Democratic Republic of the Congo SUMMARY:Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity -building for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DR C in its efforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supporting countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilita tion Agreement (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitat ion measures\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa. The workshop &q uot\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity b uilding for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule: 10-11 November: Launch of the project on the implementation of the Trade Information Portal (TIP)\;12-1 4 November: Trade facilitation capacity building workshop for DRC’s Nati onal Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC). The workshop aims to meet the s pecific needs of the DRC by: Presenting the project for the implementatio n of the TIP according to UNCTAD’s step-by-step methodology\, and famili arizing participants with the TIP tool and the documentation modalities of trade procedures.Introducing the TIP methodology for simplifying trade pr ocedures.Conducting an inventory of existing documentation in the current TIP and developing a documentation action plan accordingly.Presenting the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement to the members of the DRC’s NTFC.Review ing the DRC’s progress in implementing TFA measures.Mastering the Reform Tracker as a tool for monitoring and evaluating trade facilitation reform s. The five-day workshop is funded by TradeMark Africa for the first two days and by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Multilateral Coope ration Center for Development Finance (MCDF) for the three remaining days\ ; and is jointly organized by the NTFC of the DRC\, the East African Commu nity\, TradeMark Africa\, and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).<\;p>\ ;UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DRC in its e fforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supportin g countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilitation Agree ment (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitation measur es\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The workshop "\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity building for the NTFC on the implementation of the W TO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule:&\;nb sp\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e69b4b0ecf36f 38818df63fb364a30f7c\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee ting/launch-project-implementation-tip-and-capacity-building-ntfc-implemen tation-wto-tfa DTSTAMP:20260807T074652Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a758d6cdde5b DTSTART:20251113T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251113T150000Z LOCATION:Kinshasa\, Democratic Republic of the Congo SUMMARY:Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity -building for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DR C in its efforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supporting countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilita tion Agreement (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitat ion measures\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa. The workshop &q uot\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity b uilding for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule: 10-11 November: Launch of the project on the implementation of the Trade Information Portal (TIP)\;12-1 4 November: Trade facilitation capacity building workshop for DRC’s Nati onal Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC). The workshop aims to meet the s pecific needs of the DRC by: Presenting the project for the implementatio n of the TIP according to UNCTAD’s step-by-step methodology\, and famili arizing participants with the TIP tool and the documentation modalities of trade procedures.Introducing the TIP methodology for simplifying trade pr ocedures.Conducting an inventory of existing documentation in the current TIP and developing a documentation action plan accordingly.Presenting the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement to the members of the DRC’s NTFC.Review ing the DRC’s progress in implementing TFA measures.Mastering the Reform Tracker as a tool for monitoring and evaluating trade facilitation reform s. The five-day workshop is funded by TradeMark Africa for the first two days and by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Multilateral Coope ration Center for Development Finance (MCDF) for the three remaining days\ ; and is jointly organized by the NTFC of the DRC\, the East African Commu nity\, TradeMark Africa\, and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).<\;p>\ ;UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DRC in its e fforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supportin g countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilitation Agree ment (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitation measur es\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The workshop "\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity building for the NTFC on the implementation of the W TO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule:&\;nb sp\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e69b4b0ecf36f 38818df63fb364a30f7c\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee ting/launch-project-implementation-tip-and-capacity-building-ntfc-implemen tation-wto-tfa DTSTAMP:20260807T074652Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a758d6cdde63 DTSTART:20251114T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251114T150000Z LOCATION:Kinshasa\, Democratic Republic of the Congo SUMMARY:Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity -building for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DR C in its efforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supporting countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilita tion Agreement (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitat ion measures\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa. The workshop &q uot\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity b uilding for the NTFC on the implementation of the WTO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule: 10-11 November: Launch of the project on the implementation of the Trade Information Portal (TIP)\;12-1 4 November: Trade facilitation capacity building workshop for DRC’s Nati onal Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC). The workshop aims to meet the s pecific needs of the DRC by: Presenting the project for the implementatio n of the TIP according to UNCTAD’s step-by-step methodology\, and famili arizing participants with the TIP tool and the documentation modalities of trade procedures.Introducing the TIP methodology for simplifying trade pr ocedures.Conducting an inventory of existing documentation in the current TIP and developing a documentation action plan accordingly.Presenting the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement to the members of the DRC’s NTFC.Review ing the DRC’s progress in implementing TFA measures.Mastering the Reform Tracker as a tool for monitoring and evaluating trade facilitation reform s. The five-day workshop is funded by TradeMark Africa for the first two days and by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Multilateral Coope ration Center for Development Finance (MCDF) for the three remaining days\ ; and is jointly organized by the NTFC of the DRC\, the East African Commu nity\, TradeMark Africa\, and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).<\;p>\ ;UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides assistance to the DRC in its e fforts to facilitate trade. Since January 2025\, UNCTAD has been supportin g countries of the EAC region in implementing the Trade Facilitation Agree ment (WTO TFA)\, monitoring and evaluating their trade facilitation measur es\, with the aim of improving the business climate for economic operators engaged in international trade in East Africa.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The workshop "\;Launch of the project on the implementation of the TIP and capacity building for the NTFC on the implementation of the W TO TFA"\; will take place according to the following schedule:&\;nb sp\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e69b4b0ecf36f 38818df63fb364a30f7c\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee ting/launch-project-implementation-tip-and-capacity-building-ntfc-implemen tation-wto-tfa DTSTAMP:20260807T074652Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR