Coming up: 6 March - 12 March10 March, New York, United States of America. MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL AFRICA STEERING GROUP COMMITTEE. This meeting will convene the MDG Africa Steering Group for the second time, following its launch by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 14 September 2007. The MDG Africa Initiative aims to bring together the UN system, international financial institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the African Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, and the European Commission. The Steering Group will consider the proposed recommendations and implementation business plans developed by the MDG Africa Working Group across seven thematic areas, including: health; education; infrastructure; agriculture and food security; statistical capacity; aid predictability; and strengthening joint efforts at the country level. For more information: e-mail: secretariat@mdgafrica.org. 10-12 March, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. UNFCCC EXPERT MEETING ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION UNDER THE NAIROBI WORK PROGRAMME. This meeting, organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, will focus on improving the integration of socio-economic integration into impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change assessments. It will discuss existing approaches and available data, current needs, gaps, barriers, and constraints, and ways and means to improve availability and access to relevant information. Internet: http://unfccc.int/adaptation/sbsta_agenda_item_adaptation/items/4265.php 12-14 March, Brussels, Belgium. WORLD BIOFUELS MARKETS CONGRESS. The World Biofuels Markets Congress is Europe’s largest gathering of biofuels professionals. Since its inception in 2006, the congress has grown exponentially to become the must-attend conference for industry experts looking to share best practices and attract new clients. Mariann Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, is confirmed to address this yearsWorld Biofuels Markets Congress. The World Biofuels Markets Congress has grown rapidly into Europe’s largest biofuels congress and annually attracts all the major companies from the entire global biofuels value chain to Brussels. With 1300 participants from 58 countries attending in 2007, the World Biofuels Markets Congress is Europe’s largest gathering of biofuels professionals. Since its inception in 2006, the congress has grown exponentially to become the must-attend conference for industry experts looking to share best practices and attract new clients. Internet: http://www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com/.WTO EventsAn updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at: http://www.wto.org/meets_public/meets_e.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.10 March: WORKING GROUP ON TRADE AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY11 March: COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODSOther Upcoming Events13-14 March, Nairobi, Kenya. PRE-UNCTAD XII CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM IN AFRICA. On the occasion of the forthcoming quadrennial meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XII) to be held in Accra, Ghana on 20-25 April 2008, the CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment (CUTS CITEE) organises a two-day international conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 13-14, 2008, within the framework of its project on Linkages between Trade, Development and Poverty Reduction (TDP). The conference seeks to formulate a set of key messages to be fed into the Civil Society Forum, which will be held during the UNCTAD XII. Participants will include civil society organisations, business associations, media, academics, government officials, representatives from international and inter-governmental organisations and the donor community. Internet: http://www.cuts-citee.org/events.htm#event03