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LOCATION:Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia
SUMMARY:Global Supply Chain Forum 2026 session: Sustainable and resilient t
 ransport and logistics – strengthening supply chains and enhancing food 
 security
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Transport and logistics are critical enablers of global trade a
 nd supply chain connectivity. Yet\, this strategic sector is facing recurr
 ing disruptions that upend operations\, raise costs\, cause delays\, alter
  trade patterns\, and expose the fragility of supply chains that are trans
 port- and logistics-intensive and focused primarily on efficiency and cost
  optimization. Additionally\, the sector needs to decarbonize\, adopt clea
 ner fuels and digital technologies\, strengthen cybersecurity and regulato
 ry frameworks\, and support workforce development and well-being. These ch
 allenges highlight the importance of transport and logistics systems that 
 are both sustainable and resilient by design.Sustainable and resilient tra
 nsport and logistics are particularly important for food security as disru
 ptions affecting transportation\, storage\, and handling of agricultural i
 nputs and food products can reduce food availability\, accessibility\, and
  affordability while disproportionately affecting vulnerable and import-de
 pendent economies.Future-proofing global supply chains depends critically 
 on sustainable and resilient transport and logistics systems. Equally impo
 rtant\, strengthening food supply chains is a strategic priority for food 
 security\, which is also fundamental for building resilience.This session 
 will bring together policymakers\, industry leaders\, ‎practitioners\, i
 nternational organizations\, the private sector and development agencies t
 o take stock of relevant solutions and measures ‎that can strengthen the
  sustainability and resilience of transport and logistics while enhancing 
 global ‎supply continuity and promoting food security. It will examine s
 uccess factors\, identify persistent gaps and challenges\, and explore how
  lessons learned and good practices can be adapted and scaled up to streng
 then the sustainability and resilience of global supply chains\, with part
 icular attention to food supply chains. The session will also seek to iden
 tify the core components of a practical toolkit to support sustainable and
  resilient transport and logistics systems\, enhance supply chain continui
 ty\, and contribute to long-term food security.&lt\;p&gt\;Transport and lo
 gistics are critical enablers of global trade and supply chain connectivit
 y. Yet\, this strategic sector is facing recurring disruptions that upend 
 operations\, raise costs\, cause delays\, alter trade patterns\, and expos
 e the fragility of supply chains that are transport- and logistics-intensi
 ve and focused primarily on efficiency and cost optimization. Additionally
 \, the sector needs to decarbonize\, adopt cleaner fuels and digital techn
 ologies\, strengthen cybersecurity and regulatory frameworks\, and support
  workforce development and well-being. These challenges highlight the impo
 rtance of transport and logistics systems that are both sustainable and re
 silient by design.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Sustainable and resilient transpo
 rt and logistics are particularly important for food security as disruptio
 ns affecting transportation\, storage\, and handling of agricultural input
 s and food products can reduce food availability\, accessibility\, and aff
 ordability while disproportionately affecting vulnerable and import-depend
 ent economies.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Future-proofing global supply chains 
 depends critically on sustainable and resilient transport and logistics sy
 stems. Equally important\, strengthening food supply chains is a strategic
  priority for food security\, which is also fundamental for building resil
 ience.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This session will bring together policymakers
 \, industry leaders\, ‎practitioners\, international organizations\, the
  private sector and development agencies to take stock of relevant solutio
 ns and measures ‎that can strengthen the sustainability and resilience o
 f transport and logistics while enhancing global ‎supply continuity and 
 promoting food security. It will examine success factors\, identify persis
 tent gaps and challenges\, and explore how lessons learned and good practi
 ces can be adapted and scaled up to strengthen the sustainability and resi
 lience of global supply chains\, with particular attention to food supply 
 chains. The session will also seek to identify the core components of a pr
 actical toolkit to support sustainable and resilient transport and logisti
 cs systems\, enhance supply chain continuity\, and contribute to long-term
  food security.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.
 org/meeting/global-supply-chain-forum-2026-session-sustainable-and-resilie
 nt-transport-and-logistics
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