International
Symposium
Exploring Linkages Between Trade, Development and
Poverty Reduction
Geneva, Switzerland, November 24, 2005
CUTS Centre for International Trade
Economics & Environment (CUTS-CITEE, Jaipur, India)
will organise, in association with the United Nations
Non-Governmental Liaison Service, an International
Symposium on “Linkages between Trade, Development
and Poverty Reduction” on 24th November 2005
at Geneva. The event will be held at Salle C1, World
Meteorological Organisation (WMO), 7, bis, avenue
de la Paix, CH-1211, Geneva.
Supported by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, The Netherlands and the Department for International
Development, UK, the project aims at exploring linkages
between trade development and poverty reduction, involving
stakeholders and policy-makers in a meaningful dialogue
so that trade works better for poverty reduction.
The project involves 15 countries, from Southern and
Eastern Africa, South and South East Asia and Europe.
The theme of the international symposium
is “Stakeholder Perceptions on Trade, Development
and Poverty Reduction”. The objective being
to facilitate cross-fertilisation of experiences and
lessons learnt on linkages between trade, development
and poverty reduction in the developing countries,
which will aid in deriving appropriate policy responses.
The symposium will deliberate on the following issues:
The TDP Project and Links with Millennium Development
Goals
Key Messages from TDP Initiatives
TDP Initiatives: Ways to Maximise Policy Coherence
For more Information, please contact:
Ms. Pooja Sharma and/or Mr. S. K. Soni at tdp@cuts-international.org
National
Consultation: Regional Economic Cooperation in South
Asia
Bangladesh, November 21-23, 2005
CUTS Centre for International Trade,
Economics & Environment (CUTS-CITEE) will organise
a three-day National consultation in Dhaka, Bangladesh
on November 21-23, 2005. The consultation is a part
of the project titled, ‘Regional Economic Cooperation
in South Asia’. The National Consultation in
Bangladesh is being jointly organized by CUTS-CITEE,
FES-India, Unnayan Shamannay, Bangladesh and the Federation
of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
The event is designed to involve
business representatives, government, civil society
representatives and academics primarily from Bangladesh
to create an awareness and momentum towards regional
cooperation with a view to influence the future policy
direction on trade and investment promotion within
the country and amongst other South Asian countries.
For more information, contact:
Anutosh Biswas at – citee@cuts.org
About the Project The project Regional Economic Cooperation
in South Asia endeavours to assess the present status
of this regional bloc and analyse the future prospects
of economic cooperation in South Asia. An effort will
be made to bring together like-minded people and find
out their opinion on South Asian Economic Trade. This
will be carried out by organising a series of meetings
in major South-Asian countries and gathering opinion
on how to enhance the regional cooperation within
this region.
National
Seminars on
Grassroots Reachout & Networking in India on Trade
& Economics (GRANITE)
Linkages between Trade, Development & Poverty
Reduction (TDP) Chokhi Dhani, Jaipur,
November 13-15, 2005
CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics &
Environment (CUTS-CITEE) is organising National Seminars
of two of its projects, GRANITE & TDP, at Chokhi
Dhani, Jaipur, between 13-15 November, 2005. CUTS-CITEE
is implementing these network-based research and advocacy
projects through scientific consolidation and expansion
of the need-based and demand-driven agenda of building
the capacity of Indian civil society organisations
and other targeted stakeholders.
The objective is to create a better
space for the Indian civil society for effective interventions
at various levels. It will facilitate cross-fertilisation
of experiences and lessons learnt during implementation
of the projects. The events will deliberate on linkages
between trade policy and development policy in India,
what stakeholders think about these linkages and related
issues.
The seminars are intended to involve
civil society representatives (public interest NGOs),
government bodies, research institutions, media persons,
and other stakeholders in a meaningful dialogue. It
is to provide a platform to enable them to identify
gaps, learn from each other and discuss ways to improve
linkages between trade and development, and apply
the learnings in their respective fields of activities.
The agenda involves discussion on-
Pro-poor economic reforms and governance: Issues and
concerns, people’s perceptions on globalisation,
international trade and poverty, The role of media,
and Issues before the World Trade Organisation’s
(WTO’s) Hong Kong Ministerial Conference.
