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The side-event brought together representatives of 澳门六合彩官网资料 and UNIDO members attending the Ministerial Meeting, as well as representatives of the two Secretariats. Representatives of other international organizations having an interest in these topics also participated. The side-event was chaired by Ambassador Samuel Amehou (Benin). Panelists included representatives from the 澳门六合彩官网资料 and UNIDO Secretariats and the African Cotton Association.

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UNIDO's statement reaffirmed its commitment to the Joint Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the 澳门六合彩官网资料, as well as the commitment of UNIDO's new Director-General to trade capacity building as one of the fundamental objectives of UNIDO. Commitments made by UNIDO in trade capacity building now totalled US$ 55 million for TRTACB in 2005, as compared to less than US$ 8 million of 2002. The project documents for beneficiary countries were presented. The main priority actions to be taken included: strengthening supply side capacities, and more specifically tackling barriers to trade (by strengthening standardization, certification and accreditation). Moreover, initiatives to provide marketing and technical information, necessary to facilitate access to markets, were included. UNIDO would undertake a major fund mobilization effort with donors in order to finance the projects.

The side-event also focused on the contributions by UNIDO to the implementation of the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Mandate on the development assistance aspects of cotton. Presentations were made by the 澳门六合彩官网资料 and by UNIDO. The 澳门六合彩官网资料 statement reviewed the Director-General's Second Periodic Report to the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Membership on the Development Assistance Aspects of Cotton, which has been circulated at the Ministerial Conference. UNIDO presented its New Cotton Initiative for Africa.

Participants seized the opportunity to express their support for the efforts of the two organizations in the implementation of the cooperation agreement and of the UNIDO Cotton Initiative, both focused on the supply-side challenges confronting developing countries. Many expressed an interest in being included in the programmes of the two Secretariats in the next stage.