Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmenr (UNCTAD)
Date: 11 May 2011
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Venue: Conference Room Topkapi A , Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre
Description:    
The Special Event will provide an opportunity to show case the positive role that trade may play towards the economic empowerment of women in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as well as the many challenges women face, through the presentation of country case studies conduced by UNCTAD and UN Women in a number of LDCs.

More specifically, UNCTAD will present the main findings of a country-case study on Who is benefitting from trade liberalization in Bhutan? A gender perspective, and share policy recommendations on how to make trade policy more responsive to the specific challenges faced by women.

UN Women will present the main findings of its studies on Women Informal Cross Border Traders conducted in Africa and share policy recommendations on how to put in place policies and measures that can support cross-border trade and minimize existing obstacles for women involved in it.

The presentations will be followed by an interactive debate.

Speakers:

* Ministers of Trade and/or Ministers of Gender of several LDCs

* Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women

* Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD


Co-organized with:     United Nations Women 
Language(s):     English, French
Contact:     This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Related sites:     Trade, Gender and Development
Documents:

Who is benefiting from trade liberalization in Bhutan? A gender perspective (UNCTAD/OSG/2011/1) , 19/04/11 , 68page(s) , 6796Kb