EVENTS
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. If you would like to submit an event, please email us.
Upcoming : 3 November - 9 November
3-4 November, Hanoi, Vietnam: NATIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON ENHANCING POLICY CO-ORDINATION ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES. The aim of this UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) training workshop is to build capacity in Vietnam on trade and environment issues related to the implementation of four multilateral environmental agreements: the Basel Convention, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Montreal Protocol and the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Biosafety Protocol. For further information contact Ulrich Hoffmann, tel: (+41) 22 917 5780; fax: (+41) 22 917 0051; e-mail: ulrich.hoffmann@unctad.org.
3 November, Washington, DC: CATO INSTITUTE 23RD ANNUAL MONETARY CONFERENCE: MONETARY INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. This conference, co-sponsored by the Cato Institute and The Economist, will discuss issues related to monetary institutions’ role in poverty reduction. Topics will include suggestions for the most effective monetary institutions for emerging market economies to achieve sustainable development. For further information contact the Cato Institute, tel: (+1) (202) 218-4633; fax: (+1) 202-371-0841; e-mail: monetary@cato.org.
5-6 November, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: FOURTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION (CAREC). This conference will review progress in regional cooperation activities since the previous summit in 2004, and set the direction and medium- to long-term priorities for regional economic cooperation. The conference will produce a joint ministerial statement. Participation is by invitation only. For further information contact the CARECU Secretariat, tel: (+632) 632-5857, (+632) 632-6368; fax: (+632) 636-2387; e-mail: carec@adb.org.
WTO
An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/meets.pdf. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies. Unless otherwise indicated, all WTO meetings are held at the WTO, Centre William Rappard, rue de Lausanne 154, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland, and are open to WTO Members and accredited observers only.
3 November: TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY - BOLIVIA
3 November: COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS
3 November: COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES - SPECIAL SESSION
7 November: GENERAL COUNCIL - DEDICATED DISCUSSION ON E-COMMERCE
8-9 November: NEGOTIATING GROUP ON TRADE FACILITATION
Other Upcoming
18 November, Berlin, Germany: PRESENTATION OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS 2006. This presentation, organised by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) with Inwent/Capacity Building International, will explore the short-, medium-, and long-term outlook for the global economy and the implications for developing countries and poverty reduction. This year, the annual report will focus on the economic implications of migration and remittances. For more information contact Qays Hamad, tel: (+49) 1-888-535-2646; e-mail: hamad@bmz.bund.de.
21-23 November, Geneva, Switzerland: INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING, TWENTY-SECOND SESSION. This UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) event will deliberate on an approach to enhancing the comparability and relevance of corporate responsibility indicators with a view to contributing towards improving corporate responsibility reporting without imposing an undue burden on reporting entities. For further information contact ISAR, fax: +41 22 917 0122; e-mail: isar@unctad.org.
13-17 December, Hong Kong, China: HONG KONG TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM. The goal of this symposium, co-convened by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and the University of Hong Kong in collaboration with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), is to encourage innovative thinking on issues related to trade and development that could be subsequently be translated into constructive inputs for the ongoing Doha Round negotiations. The main topics for discussions will be drawn from key development-related issues in the trade policy and trade rules arena. For further information contact Patrick Lunt, e-mail: plunt@ictsd.ch.
14 December, Hong Kong, China: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES AND TRADE LIBERALISATION. This event, organised by JF ZENGYOREN (the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations of Japan) and YUTAIKYO (the All Japan Seafood Import Consultative Group), will discuss necessary considerations for forthcoming trade rules with regard to ensuring the sustainable development of fisheries and fishing communities. For further information contact JF ZENGYOREN, tel: (+81) 3-3294-9617; fax: (+81) 3-3294-9602; e-mail: kokusai-sato@r6.dion.ne.jp.