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                              style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">As 2023 is gaining steam, 
                              we wanted to let you know what UNECE’s Economic 
                              Cooperation and Trade Division (ECTD) is up to and 
                              invite you to join us in the many events we have 
                              planned for this year! Please find below the dates 
                              of ECTD-serviced normative events and related 
                              side-events.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>In 
                              March and April, ECTD will contribute to two major 
                              UNECE 
                              events:</STRONG><STRONG> </STRONG></SPAN></SPAN> 

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                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The 
                                <A 
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                                target=_blank>UNECE Regional Forum on 
                                Sustainable Development (RFSD)</A>, 
                                <STRONG>29-30 of March</STRONG> in Geneva and 
                                online.</SPAN></SPAN> 
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                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">This 
                                year’s RFSD will focus on several SDGs that are 
                                high up on ECTD’s priorities: our work on 
                                innovation and infrastructure (PPP) is in direct 
                                support of SDG 9, and our work on trade, 
                                innovation, and investment is in direct support 
                                of SDG 17.</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">We 
                                will soon share topics and time slots of 
                                ECTD-supported Peer-learning Roundtables 
                                and side events.</SPAN></SPAN> </LI></UL>
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The 
                                <A 
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                                target=_blank>70<SUP>th</SUP> session of the 
                                Economic Commission for Europe</A> held 
                                from <STRONG>18-19 of April</STRONG> in 
                                Geneva, and its side-events, held 
                                online, from <STRONG>3-5 of 
                                April</STRONG>.</SPAN></SPAN> 
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                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Member 
                                States will take stock of the progress that has 
                                been achieved on Circular Economy, and in ECTD 
                                we are proud of our contribution, including 
                                Circular Step, which you can learn about <A 
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                                target=_blank>here</A>. We are also excited to 
                                discuss how ECTD can help chart the way forward 
                                on the next Commission topic of Digital and 
                                Green Transformations.</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Keep 
                                an eye on your inbox for more information on 
                                dates, time slots and topics of ECTD side 
                                events!</SPAN></SPAN> 
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The 
                              month of May will keep us busy with two flagship 
                              Forums:</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG> 
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                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The 
                                <A 
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                                target=_blank>7<SUP>th</SUP> UNECE International 
                                Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Forum</A> will 
                                be held <STRONG>3-5 of May</STRONG> in Athens, 
                                Greece and online.</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The 
                                <A 
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                                target=_blank>40<SUP>th</SUP> United Nations 
                                Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic 
                                Business Forum (UN/CEFACT)</A> will be held 
                                <STRONG>8-12 of May</STRONG> in-person in 
                                Geneva.</SPAN></SPAN> 
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>As 
                              we move into the summer, we will have the annual 
                              meetings for the Division’s two Sectoral 
                              Committees:</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN> 
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                                target=_blank>16<SUP>th</SUP> session of the 
                                Committee on Innovation, Competitiveness and 
                                Public-Private Partnerships (CICPPP)</A> will he 
                                held <STRONG>31 of May-2 of 
                                June</STRONG>.</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The 
                                <A 
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                                target=_blank>8<SUP>th</SUP> Session of the 
                                Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and 
                                Standards (SCTCS)</A> will take place 
                                <STRONG>26-27 of June</STRONG>.</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                </LI></UL></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>Spread 
                              throughout the spring and into the summer are 
                              numerous meetings of several subgroups of Working 
                              Party 6 (Regulatory Cooperation and 
                              Standardization Policies) and Working Party 7 
                              (Agricultural Quality Standards), 
                              including:</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
                              <UL>
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>21 
                                February</STRONG>: <A 
                                style="COLOR: #007c89; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
                                href="https://unece.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dc03e7f5a38ac4cc04934873d&id=dadec8606f&e=f29acd0ef6" 
                                target=_blank>Market Surveillance Role in 
                                Combatting Counterfeit Products Webinar</A> 
                                (WP.6)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>16-17 
                                March</STRONG>: <A 
                                style="COLOR: #007c89; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
                                href="https://unece.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dc03e7f5a38ac4cc04934873d&id=c715d7984d&e=f29acd0ef6" 
                                target=_blank>Fiftieth session of the 
                                Specialized Section on Standardization of Seed 
                                Potatoes</A> (WP.7)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>9-11 
                                May</STRONG>: <A 
                                style="COLOR: #007c89; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
                                href="https://unece.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dc03e7f5a38ac4cc04934873d&id=f8d667f45d&e=f29acd0ef6" 
                                target=_blank>Seventy-first session of the 
                                Specialized Section on Standardization of Fresh 
                                Fruits and Vegetables</A> (WP.7)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>23 
                                May</STRONG>: Annual meeting of the Ad-hoc Team 
                                of Specialists on Standardization and Regulatory 
                                Techniques (START) (WP.6)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>24 
                                May</STRONG>: Annual meeting of the Team of 
                                Specialists on Gender-Responsive Standards (GRS) 
                                (WP.6)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>25 
                                May</STRONG>: Annual meeting of the Group of 
                                Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems 
                                (GRM) (WP.6)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>26 
                                May</STRONG>: Annual meeting of the Advisory 
                                Group on Market Surveillance 
                                (MARS) (WP.6)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>26 
                                May</STRONG>: Annual meeting of the Initiative 
                                on Education on Standardization (START-Ed) 
                                (WP.6)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-FAMILY: roboto,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><STRONG>14-16 
                                June</STRONG>: <A 
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                                target=_blank>Seventieth session of the 
                                Specialized Section on Standardization of Dry 
                                and Dried Produce</A> (WP.7)</SPAN></SPAN> 
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                                style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG>Particularly 
                                relevant for UNECE’s cross-cutting themes of 
                                Circular Economy and Digital and Green 
                                Transformations is our Team of Specialists on 
                                ESG Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in 
                                the Circular Economy. The next working meetings 
                                will build on our <A 
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                                target=_blank>Sustainability Pledge</A> and 
                                take place on:</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN> 
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                                <LI><SPAN 
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                                style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG>27 
                                March</STRONG>: <A 
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                                target=_blank>Second working meeting of the ToS 
                                ESG VC CE</A> (Geneva and online)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                <LI><SPAN 
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                                style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG>9 May</STRONG>: 
                                <A 
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                                target=_blank>Third working meeting of the ToS 
                                ESG VC CE</A> (Geneva and online)</SPAN></SPAN> 
                                </LI></UL></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                            vAlign=top>We are thrilled to have the opportunity 
                              to meet and collaborate with you as part of our 
                              normative and other events during the first half 
                              of this year!<BR><BR>Please have a look at ECTD’s 
                              <A 
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                              target=_blank>latest 
                              newsletter</A> highlighting our key 
                              achievements in 2022 - we look forward to building 
                              upon these accomplishments in 2023. 
                               <BR> <BR>With kind 
                              regards,<BR><BR>Elisabeth Türk<BR>Director, 
                              Economic Cooperation and Trade Division<BR>United 
                              Nations Economic Commission for Europe 
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                                you for reading and your continuous 
                                support. For more details on our work, 
                                please check our <A 
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                                target=_blank>website</A> or see our prior 
                                newsletters:</EM></STRONG><BR><BR><A 
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                                target=_blank>END OF YEAR</A> 2022 // <A 
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                                target=_blank>AUTUMN UPDATE</A> 2022 // <A 
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                                target=_blank><EM>SUMMER 
                                UPDATE</EM></A><EM> 2022 </EM>//<EM> </EM><BR><A 
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                                2022</EM> // <A 
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                                2021 </EM>// <BR><A 
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                                2021</EM> // <A 
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                                2021</EM></SPAN></SPAN><BR>  
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