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.
Shaping an inclusive and gender-responsive trade policy
2 November 2018, Room XXVI, Delivered by the Division on International Trade and Commodities
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals underscore that trade is a powerful enabler of the transformative shifts required to achieve sustainable development. Trade is one of the main aspects under Sustainable Development Goal 17, and its role in the accomplishment of the Goals and targets is explicitly and implicitly recognized. The Sustainable Development Goals provide a valuable benchmark against which to weigh trade liberalization and trade integration efforts. Indeed, global efforts to achieve the Goals are driving a shift from a mindset based on competition to one more focused on solidarity and sustainability. A growing number of recent agreements between countries include provisions with important implications for the Sustainable Development Goals, including on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
The course will provide an opportunity to delve into the nexus between trade and gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. It will analyse recent developments in bilateral trade agreements and in regional integration efforts and will look at whether and how these agreements are contributing to realizing gender equality and women’s economic empowerment goals.
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