BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a518aa0b9b6f DTSTART:20260319T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260319T170000Z LOCATION:Kasane\, Botswana\, SUMMARY:Capacity-building workshops on trade facilitation and non-tariff ba rriers in Botswana CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The border posts between Botswana\, Namibia\, Zambia and Zimbab we are among the most important cross-border trading hubs in Southern Afri ca as they handle significant volumes of intra-African trade\, including f lows driven by small-scale traders\, women traders and MSMEs. Due to their strategic importance\, the procedural efficiency of these border posts\, interagency coordination\, and the awareness of the obligations and tools established under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are par ticularly critical. The AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Goods places strong e mphasis on trade facilitation\, transit\, customs cooperation\, and the el imination of non-tariff barriers (NTBs). The project entitled “AfCFTA su pport programme to eliminate non-tariff barriers\, promote trade facilitat ion and industrial diversification – Phase 3” which is funded by the G erman Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)\, su pports Member States in strengthening these areas through targeted capacit y building and technical assistance. The planned workshop responds directl y to two core project outputs: i. strengthening trade facilitation and tra nsit procedures along key corridors\, and ii. raising awareness and trust in the AfCFTA NTB mechanism (www.tradebarriers.africa) among border offici als and traders. The workshops will provide practical\, operational traini ng to frontline officials\, enabling them to streamline procedures\, impro ve coordination\, and better support traders in line with AfCFTA commitmen ts on non-tariff barriers (NTBs). The workshops will be organized back-to -back to cover three different border posts of Southern Africa (Livingston e\, Zambia (16-17 March)\; Kasane\, Botswana (19-20 March)\; and Katima Mu lilo\, Namibia (22-24 March). Border agencies present at the selected bord ers will participate in the capacity building workshops.<\;p>\;The bor der posts between Botswana\, Namibia\, Zambia and Zimbabwe are among the m ost important cross-border trading hubs in Southern Africa as they handle significant volumes of intra-African trade\, including flows driven by sma ll-scale traders\, women traders and MSMEs. Due to their strategic importa nce\, the procedural efficiency of these border posts\, interagency coordi nation\, and the awareness of the obligations and tools established under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are particularly critical .&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Goods places strong emphasis on trade facilitation\, transit\, customs cooperati on\, and the elimination of non-tariff barriers (NTBs). The project entitl ed “AfCFTA support programme to eliminate non-tariff barriers\, promote trade facilitation and industrial diversification – Phase 3” which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Develop ment (BMZ)\, supports Member States in strengthening these areas through t argeted capacity building and technical assistance. The planned workshop r esponds directly to two core project outputs: i. strengthening trade facil itation and transit procedures along key corridors\, and ii. raising aware ness and trust in the AfCFTA NTB mechanism (www.tradebarriers.africa) amon g border officials and traders. The workshops will provide practical\, ope rational training to frontline officials\, enabling them to streamline pro cedures\, improve coordination\, and better support traders in line with A fCFTA commitments on non-tariff barriers (NTBs).&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;&l t\;p>\;The workshops will be organized back-to-back to cover three diffe rent border posts of Southern Africa (Livingstone\, Zambia (16-17 March)\; Kasane\, Botswana (19-20 March)\; and Katima Mulilo\, Namibia (22-24 Marc h). Border agencies present at the selected borders will participate in th e capacity building workshops.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\n https://unctad.org/meeting/capacity-building-workshops-trade-facilitation- and-non-tariff-barriers-botswana DTSTAMP:20260711T001320Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a518aa0b9bb2 DTSTART:20260320T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260320T170000Z LOCATION:Kasane\, Botswana\, SUMMARY:Capacity-building workshops on trade facilitation and non-tariff ba rriers in Botswana CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The border posts between Botswana\, Namibia\, Zambia and Zimbab we are among the most important cross-border trading hubs in Southern Afri ca as they handle significant volumes of intra-African trade\, including f lows driven by small-scale traders\, women traders and MSMEs. Due to their strategic importance\, the procedural efficiency of these border posts\, interagency coordination\, and the awareness of the obligations and tools established under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are par ticularly critical. The AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Goods places strong e mphasis on trade facilitation\, transit\, customs cooperation\, and the el imination of non-tariff barriers (NTBs). The project entitled “AfCFTA su pport programme to eliminate non-tariff barriers\, promote trade facilitat ion and industrial diversification – Phase 3” which is funded by the G erman Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)\, su pports Member States in strengthening these areas through targeted capacit y building and technical assistance. The planned workshop responds directl y to two core project outputs: i. strengthening trade facilitation and tra nsit procedures along key corridors\, and ii. raising awareness and trust in the AfCFTA NTB mechanism (www.tradebarriers.africa) among border offici als and traders. The workshops will provide practical\, operational traini ng to frontline officials\, enabling them to streamline procedures\, impro ve coordination\, and better support traders in line with AfCFTA commitmen ts on non-tariff barriers (NTBs). The workshops will be organized back-to -back to cover three different border posts of Southern Africa (Livingston e\, Zambia (16-17 March)\; Kasane\, Botswana (19-20 March)\; and Katima Mu lilo\, Namibia (22-24 March). Border agencies present at the selected bord ers will participate in the capacity building workshops.<\;p>\;The bor der posts between Botswana\, Namibia\, Zambia and Zimbabwe are among the m ost important cross-border trading hubs in Southern Africa as they handle significant volumes of intra-African trade\, including flows driven by sma ll-scale traders\, women traders and MSMEs. Due to their strategic importa nce\, the procedural efficiency of these border posts\, interagency coordi nation\, and the awareness of the obligations and tools established under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are particularly critical .&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Goods places strong emphasis on trade facilitation\, transit\, customs cooperati on\, and the elimination of non-tariff barriers (NTBs). The project entitl ed “AfCFTA support programme to eliminate non-tariff barriers\, promote trade facilitation and industrial diversification – Phase 3” which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Develop ment (BMZ)\, supports Member States in strengthening these areas through t argeted capacity building and technical assistance. The planned workshop r esponds directly to two core project outputs: i. strengthening trade facil itation and transit procedures along key corridors\, and ii. raising aware ness and trust in the AfCFTA NTB mechanism (www.tradebarriers.africa) amon g border officials and traders. The workshops will provide practical\, ope rational training to frontline officials\, enabling them to streamline pro cedures\, improve coordination\, and better support traders in line with A fCFTA commitments on non-tariff barriers (NTBs).&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;&l t\;p>\;The workshops will be organized back-to-back to cover three diffe rent border posts of Southern Africa (Livingstone\, Zambia (16-17 March)\; Kasane\, Botswana (19-20 March)\; and Katima Mulilo\, Namibia (22-24 Marc h). Border agencies present at the selected borders will participate in th e capacity building workshops.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\n https://unctad.org/meeting/capacity-building-workshops-trade-facilitation- and-non-tariff-barriers-botswana DTSTAMP:20260711T001320Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR