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 : 27 July-2 August
31 July-1 August, Istanbul, Turkey: DISSEMINATION OF THE UNCTAD/IDRC PUBLICATION ‘COMPETITION PROVISIONS IN REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: HOW TO ENSURE DEVELOPMENT GAINS.’ Organised by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The aim of this seminar is to review the progress achieved since book was launched at a November 2005 conference to review UN rules on anti-competitive business practices. The discussion will focus on whether competition policies and regional trade agreements ensure growth, equity and poverty alleviation. Other issues to be examined include the role for competition policy in the energy sector; how regional competition law and policy can contribute to the effective implementation of trade pacts; and the impact of competition-related provisions in regional trade agreements on domestic competition law and policy. Expected participants include experts and academic involved in trade and competition issues, the authors of the publication, and participants from competition agencies, regional and international organizations. For further information, email: regionalcomp@unctad.org; internet: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&lang=1&m=12016&year=2006&month=7
2-10 August, Indonesia: ORIENTATION WORKSHOP ON THE CONSULTATION PHASE OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS POLICY. The ‘consultation phase’ provides access to people negatively affected by an Asian Development Bank (ADB) supported project to help them solve their problems. The policy aims to provide information and opportunties for those affected by ADB operations to influence decisions that shape their lives. The discussion aims to achieve the active participation in improving communication with stakeholders about ADB operations. For further information contact Karin Oswald, tel: + 632 63 25551; fax: + 632 63 62490 email: koswald@adb.org; internet: http://www.adb.org/Documents//2006/Orientation-Workshop-Consultation-Phase/default.asp.
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.
27-28 July: GENERAL COUNCIL
Other Upcoming
29-30 August, Cape Town, South Africa: THIRD GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILTY ASSEMBLY. As the principal governing body of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the third GEF Assembly will be hosted by the South African government and will chart the forthcoming years’ agenda and work program. For more information email: jwaller@thegef.org; internet: http://www.gefweb.org/participants/Assembly/3rd_Assembly/3rd_assembly.html