EVENTS
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch.
Upcoming : 22-28 March
26-29 March, Geneva, Switzerland. SOUTH CENTRE WORKSHOP ON TRADE IN SERVICES. Organized by South Centre, an intergovernmental organisation of developing countries, the theme of this year’s workshop is "Linking Multilateral and regional processes of negotiations on trade in services: What is at stake for LDCs?" Some of the issues to be discussed include the development challenges of LDCs arising from WTO and EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations, development strategies, and the strategic role of services. internet: http://www.southcentre.org//2007Mar_ServicesWorkshop.htm
28-30 March, Oslo, Norway. THE OSLO CONFERENCE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. The Oslo Conference aims to take the ongoing debate about business and sustainability beyond corporate social responsibility by providing a platform for an integrated approach comprised of key players from government, business, academia, trade-unions, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The conference is hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, and the City of Oslo; internet: http://www.csr-oslo.org/.
WTO
An 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.
21-22 March: COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
21, 23 March: TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY - CANADA
22 March: SUB-COMMITTEE ON LEAST - DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
23 March: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE - SPECIAL SESSION
28 March: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULURE
28-29 March: ITA SYMPOSIUM
Other Upcoming
3-4 April 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BIOFUELS AND CARBON MARKETS AMERICAS. This meeting of industry experts, organized by Green Power Conferences, will address the challenges and opportunities of the biofuel, biogas, and carbon industries in Latin America through three concurrent sessions. For more information, contact annie.ellis@greenpowerconferences.com. internet: www.greenpowerconferences.com.
30 April-11 May, New York, US: UN CSD-15. The fifteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15) will focus on the areas of energy for sustainable development, industrial development, air pollution/atmosphere, and climate change. For further information contact the Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs; tel: +1 212 963 8102; fax: +1 212 963 4260; e-mail: dsd@un.org; internet: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/policy.htm.
24-26 April 2007, São Paulo, Brazil. SECOND IBERO-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Organized by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBSCD) and its Brazilian affiliate (CEBDS) with the support of UNESCO, UN University and UNEP, the conference will bring together businesses, academics, specialists, policy makers, and NGOs from Latin America to address the challenges of sustainable development for society, business, and government, and share experiences with sustainable practices. internet: http://www.sustentavel.org.br ( in Portuguese) or http://www.wbcsd.ch.
16 April, New York, USA. SPECIAL HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF THE UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC) WITH THE BRETTON WOODS INSITUTIONS, WTO, AND UNCTAD. This tenth annual meeting, organized by the UN Financing for Development Office, brings together ECOSOC and the international finance and trade institutions to address issues related to financing for development, realizing the Doha development agenda though effective trade and investment policies, and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. A civil society preparatory forum will be held the day before. For more information, contact Nikhil Seth, Director for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, tel. +1 212 963 1881, email: ecosocinfo@un.org; or Oscar de Rojas, Director of the Office of Financing for Development, tel. +1 212 963 2587, email: ffdoffice@un.org. internet: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/