Thirteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII) List of related pre-conference events As of 14 October 2011 Title Date Year City Venue Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on the Green Economy: trade and 8-10 November 2011 Geneva PN sustainable development implications (DITC) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Workshop on Rise of South (ECIDC/South Centre/UNDP) End of November 2011 Geneva PN _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Expert Group Meeting on Addressing the vulnerability of Small 5-6 December 2011 Mauritius TBC Island Developing States (SIDS) more effectively: The quest for resilience-building (ALDC) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Workshop on South-South integration and productive January 2012 Geneva ILO employment (ECIDC/ILO) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Panel discussion on Thinking Development: Three decades Jan./Feb. 2012 Geneva PN of the TDR (GDS) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Presentation on UNCTAD XIII to New York delegations Mid January 2012 New York TBC _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Panel discussion on Emerging challenges and opportunities for First quarter 2012 South Africa Africa and LDCs: From Accra through Istanbul to Doha and beyond or Nairobi TBC (ALDC) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Policy dialogue on Redefining the role of governments in March 2012 Geneva PN support of international trade (DITC) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Regional Seminar on Competition law and policy for Arab 18 April 2012 Doha QNCC Countries (DITC) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Global Services Forum (DITC) 19 April 2012 Doha QNCC _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Panel discussion on The Palestinian Economy under Occupation 19 April 2012 Doha QNCC (GDS) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Annual General Assembly of the G-NEXID (DITC) 20 April 2012 Doha QNCC _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Meeting of the UN Inter Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity (TCS) 21 April 2012 Doha QNCC _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Events organised by national governments, organisations, or other entities that may have relevance for UNCTAD XIII Title Date Year City Venue Forum on The XIII United Nations Conference for Trade and October 2011 Caracas TBC and Development: a vision for Latin America and the Caribbean (SELA) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EnergyPact conference on How emerging economies will 29-30 November 2011 Geneva PN green the world _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ International Conference on 20 years of India’s integration in the 15-16 November 2011 New Delhi Indian Institute world economy: Lessons for the South of Foreign Trade ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15th Africa Oil Gas Mine Trade and Finance Conference and exhibition. (Cubic Group/SUC) 2-6 April 2012 Brazzaville Le Palais du Parlement