BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af49bf67794e DTSTART:20261111T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20261111T130000Z LOCATION:Cotonou\, Benin SUMMARY:Benin: Strengthening dialogue on transit\, transport and digitalisa tion within the National Trade Facilitation Committee CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\, in collaboration with the B enin "\;Ministère du Tourisme et Commerce Extérieur"\;\, is orga nising a two-day workshop to strengthen the consideration of transit\, tra nsport and digitalisation within the work of the National Trade Facilitati on Committee (CNFE).Held under the EU-funded Global Gateway Support Progra mme for the Cotonou–Niamey Corridor (GGSP–COTONI)\, the workshop will bring together public administrations\, technical agencies and private-sec tor representatives to discuss practical challenges affecting corridor ope rations and explore opportunities for coordinated improvements.Transport\, customs transit and digital procedures are closely connected. Improving c orridor performance requires effective cooperation among the institutions and operators involved\, alongside clear regulatory frameworks and reliabl e exchanges of information.The workshop will address:Customs transit guara ntees: the proposed agreements and operational arrangements for a single c ustoms transit guarantee linking Benin\, Burkina Faso\, Niger and Togo\;In tegrated digitalisation: the mapping of commercial\, transport and customs procedures\, connections between existing applications\, and options for interoperability among national Single Windows\;Road transport reform: reg ulatory convergence\, formalisation\, professionalisation and the proposed quadrilateral road transport agreement\;Institutional cooperation: opport unities to strengthen interaction between the CNFE and the National Transp ort Facilitation Committee (CNFT)\, while respecting their respective mand ates\;Implementation monitoring: the use of UNCTAD’s Reform Tracker to s upport follow-up on Article 11 of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement\, c oncerning freedom of transit.Presentations will draw on consultations\, te chnical workshops and field missions undertaken with national institutions and corridor stakeholders. Participants will examine findings and propose d options\, share operational experience and discuss priorities for furthe r action.The workshop aims to strengthen the CNFE as a forum for public– private dialogue on transit\, transport and digitalisation. Its discussion s will help members identify priorities to inform the Committee’s own pr ogramme of work and support continued engagement with the institutions res ponsible for implementation.GGSP–COTONI is funded by the European Union and implemented jointly by Enabel\, TradeMark Africa and UNCTAD. UNCTAD’ s contribution focuses on transit\, transport and digitalisation\, includi ng institutional capacity-building\, Single Window interoperability and pr eparations for a single customs transit guarantee.<\;p data-pm-slice=&qu ot\;1 1 []\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/benin -strengthening-dialogue-transit-transport-and-digitalisation-within-nation al-trade DTSTAMP:20261111T164646Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af49bf67798c DTSTART:20261112T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20261112T130000Z LOCATION:Cotonou\, Benin SUMMARY:Benin: Strengthening dialogue on transit\, transport and digitalisa tion within the National Trade Facilitation Committee CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\, in collaboration with the B enin "\;Ministère du Tourisme et Commerce Extérieur"\;\, is orga nising a two-day workshop to strengthen the consideration of transit\, tra nsport and digitalisation within the work of the National Trade Facilitati on Committee (CNFE).Held under the EU-funded Global Gateway Support Progra mme for the Cotonou–Niamey Corridor (GGSP–COTONI)\, the workshop will bring together public administrations\, technical agencies and private-sec tor representatives to discuss practical challenges affecting corridor ope rations and explore opportunities for coordinated improvements.Transport\, customs transit and digital procedures are closely connected. Improving c orridor performance requires effective cooperation among the institutions and operators involved\, alongside clear regulatory frameworks and reliabl e exchanges of information.The workshop will address:Customs transit guara ntees: the proposed agreements and operational arrangements for a single c ustoms transit guarantee linking Benin\, Burkina Faso\, Niger and Togo\;In tegrated digitalisation: the mapping of commercial\, transport and customs procedures\, connections between existing applications\, and options for interoperability among national Single Windows\;Road transport reform: reg ulatory convergence\, formalisation\, professionalisation and the proposed quadrilateral road transport agreement\;Institutional cooperation: opport unities to strengthen interaction between the CNFE and the National Transp ort Facilitation Committee (CNFT)\, while respecting their respective mand ates\;Implementation monitoring: the use of UNCTAD’s Reform Tracker to s upport follow-up on Article 11 of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement\, c oncerning freedom of transit.Presentations will draw on consultations\, te chnical workshops and field missions undertaken with national institutions and corridor stakeholders. Participants will examine findings and propose d options\, share operational experience and discuss priorities for furthe r action.The workshop aims to strengthen the CNFE as a forum for public– private dialogue on transit\, transport and digitalisation. Its discussion s will help members identify priorities to inform the Committee’s own pr ogramme of work and support continued engagement with the institutions res ponsible for implementation.GGSP–COTONI is funded by the European Union and implemented jointly by Enabel\, TradeMark Africa and UNCTAD. UNCTAD’ s contribution focuses on transit\, transport and digitalisation\, includi ng institutional capacity-building\, Single Window interoperability and pr eparations for a single customs transit guarantee.<\;p data-pm-slice=&qu ot\;1 1 []\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/benin -strengthening-dialogue-transit-transport-and-digitalisation-within-nation al-trade DTSTAMP:20261111T164646Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR