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16 October 2000
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ organizes second Geneva Week for non-resident delegations
21-27 October 2000An information week for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members and Observers without permanent representation in Geneva will take place from 21 to 27 October at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. The Geneva Week is designed to bring up to date on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ activities those °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members and Observers who are unable to attend °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ meetings in Geneva. The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, in cooperation with 13 other international organizations, is organizing this Geneva Week to give representatives from these governments reports on different areas covered by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and to inform them about technical assistance in these fields.
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The Geneva week will start with a Seminar on Small Economies open to all °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members and Observers. It will end with the 31st session of the Committee on Trade and Development. During the week, there will also be a discussion on electronic commerce open to all Members and Observers.
Thirty-seven °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members and Observers will attend the Geneva Week. Invitations were sent both to their Trade Ministries and their permanent delegations in Europe. Their presence is funded by the Swedish government, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Trade Center (ITC).
A first Geneva Week was successfully held in November 1999. This year, the Geneva Week will focus on the on-going work programme, including implementation of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ agreements; mandated negotiations in agriculture, services and intellectual property; electronic commerce; and technical cooperation.
The 28 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members and 9 Observers participating in Geneva Week lack the resources to maintain permanent offices in Geneva. They have difficulty accessing all the available information on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ's work and monitoring actions or issues they may need to consider. This information week therefore intends to help non-resident °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members and Observers inform themselves about the work going on in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, and also expose them to the work of other relevant agencies in Geneva.
The 37 countries invited are: Andorra; Antigua & Barbuda; Armenia; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of Congo; Dominica; Republic of the Fiji Islands; Gambia; Grenada; Guinea Bissau; Guyana; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Macau, China; Malawi; Maldives; Mali; Namibia; Niger; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; St. Kitts & Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Suriname; Swaziland; Togo; Tonga; Uzbekistan and Vanuatu.
Agencies invited to make presentations at the Geneva Week are: the African Caribbean Pacific General Secretariat (ACP), the Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC), the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the Forum Secretariat, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the International Trade Center (ITC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the World Bank and the World Tourism Organization (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ).
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