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Welcome to our

International Forum

on Trade Facilitation

Carol Cosgrove-Sacks

Director

Trade Development & Timber Division

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Trade Facilitation - key tool in economic development

Trade as engine of growth Globalization

- dominant feature of today’s economy Trade Facilitation supports this goal Millennium Development Goal


Trade Facilitation - Regional / international approach

Trade Facilitation at national and regional level

- based on international standards UN regional commissions


UNECE’s approach

Standards development and trade facilitation

– at global level Implementation in member States Facilitating debate and policy development

– at regional and global level


Enhancing economic potential of our member States

Increasing market access Reducing costs Improving trade infrastructures and

competitiveness Improving integration in the global market Economic impact of trade facilitation Enhancing security


Some of our Trade Facilitation tools

UN Layout Key for trade documents UN/EDIFACT standards for electronic

commerce 30 Recommendations Agricultural quality standards – approx. 100 Technical harmonization & standardization

policies New e-business standards (UN/CEFACT) Current survey (baseline)


New areas in Trade Facilitation

Security – need for collaboration Enhancement of International Supply Chain

Reference Model “Single Window” Recommendation and Guide Benchmarking Guide and Recommendation Flow of information Policy papers


Capacity Building

Focus on member States Project on Trade Facilitation and electronic

business in Mediterranean (e-Med) UN electronic trade documents (UNeDocs) Project to improve trade finance and

investment prospects for Russian timber sector

POLITICAL WILL


Capacity Building (other examples)

Electronic Data Interchange (UN/EDIFACT) in eastern Europe

Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) Special Programme for the Economies of Central

Asia (SPECA) Collaboration with WTO in Doha Development

Agenda Seminars on quality control for perishable produce Implementation of UNECE Recommendation on

International Model for Technical Harmonization


Regional Dimension

UN Development Account project, 2004-2005 Regional commissions and the Doha

Development Agenda Commitment to common actions


Promotion

International Forum on Trade Facilitation Strengthening UNECE Trade Multiplier Point

programme Developing additional promotional &

information material,

- electronic and paper versions Wide range of publications (selection

available in and outside Conference room)


Cooperation

UN regional commissions UN Conference on Trade and Development

(UNCTAD) World Trade Organization (WTO) International Trade Centre (ITC) European Union (EU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)


Cooperation (cont’d)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

UN ICT Task Force Business community and non-governmental

organizations (NGOs) High-level trade coordination meetings


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