The UNCTAD secretariat is pleased to announce that another series of short courses on key international economic issues for delegates from permanent missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and the World Trade Organization will be held in the second semester of 2018.
The aim of the courses is to give delegates from permanent missions an opportunity to become better acquainted with topical issues and developments in the international economic agenda as they are reflected in the work of UNCTAD.
The secretariat invites permanent missions to nominate delegates who follow matters pertaining to UNCTAD and/or the World Trade Organization to attend these courses.
Course applications may be completed online by accessing this link.
A century of maritime transport: Challenges and policy options
12 October, Room XXVI, Delivered by the Division on Technology and Logistics
Eighty per cent of international trade volumes are transported on ships and, for many developing countries, the share is even higher. For half a century, UNCTAD has accompanied developments in maritime transport and ports through its annual flagship publication, the Review of Maritime Transport. For its fiftieth anniversary in 2018, a special publication will look at major trends in seaborne trade over the past and future 50 years.
The short course will introduce key drivers of demand and supply of shipping services and the expected challenges for the future, over the next decades. Presentations will look into developments in trade and transport, as well as the impact of technologies.
The short course will introduce the latest UNCTAD data and analysis and allow for questions and discussions of expected future challenges and policy options.
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