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Enabling a “Green Seize” of New Trade Opportunities for LDCs: Learning from the Covid-19 response to address the climate emergency (Session host: WTO)

MTAVARES1 — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Sunday, 03 December 2023 - 9:00am

3 December 2023. WTO events at COP28.

Event held during the 51�Թ� Climate Change Conference (COP28) by EIF and ODI, hosted at the Trade House (International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the 51�Թ� Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat).

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From the CDP Secretariat/UNDESA: Improved ePing launched

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000

From the CDP Secretariat/UNDESA: 13 July 2022. An improved version of the online alert system ePing was launched on 13 July, providing a single-entry point for users to submit and track information on product requirement while enhancing coordination among government agencies and the private sector. The platform is a result of collaboration between the 51�Թ� Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC).
More information: https://epingalert.org/

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Joint UN Workshop in Support of Sao Tome e Principe's Graduation

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Thursday, 12 September 2019 - 9:00am to Friday, 13 September 2019 - 6:00pm

This was the first mission of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on LDC Graduation (IATF) and was led by UN-OHRLLS and DESA in close cooperation with the UN Resident Coordinator and the Country Team in São Tomé e Príncipe. The WTO, ITC, EIF and Technology Bank participated in the mission.

Established in late 2017, the 51�Թ� Task Force on LDC Graduation is chaired by the Director of UN-OHRLLS, Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox.It is a group of UN entities, which convene twice a year or more often as needed, with the goal to provide strengthened and coordinated UN system-wide support to the countries graduating from the LDC category.

The Joint UN Workshop in support of the graduation of São Tomé e Príncipe from the category of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was held in the Palace of Congresses in São Tomé on 12 and 13 September 2019. It was co-organized by the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on LDC Graduation in close collaboration with the Government of São Tomé e Príncipe, the UN Resident Coordinator and sponsored by the Government of Portugal.