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The secretariat and the Bureau will present the Proposed Amendments to the Consolidated United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Mandate and Terms of Reference (Section D – The Bureau) for consideration and a subsequent decision on the way forward. Such amendments pertain to the governance structure of the UN/CEFACT Bureau and its responsibilities.
At the twenty-ninth session, the Plenary adopted the Programme of Work of the UN/LOCODE Advisory Group and decided to extend its mandate for the period 2024-2025 (Plenary decision 23-20). The 132nd meeting of the Executive Committee on 13 February 2024 approved the program of work as well as the extension of its mandate, as contained in document ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2023/23, for the period 2024-2025 (ECE/EX/2024/L.3).
The Plenary will have before it the Report of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy on its Third Session for endorsement.
Delegations will have an opportunity to clarify questions and provide comments on these documents.
The Regional Rapporteurs will report on activities related to UN/CEFACT in their respective regions. These discussions will set the stage for the subsequent agenda items.
The UN/CEFACT Chair and members of the Bureau will provide an overview of developments and deliverables since the twenty-ninth session including Bureau decisions, a summary of promotional activities and project activities.
The ECE secretariat will report on Matters Arising Since the Twenty-Ninth Plenary and the activities of the ECE Economic Cooperation and Trade Division Regional Adviser. These documents provide a summary of UN/CEFACT activities in the period of 2023-2024, including normative work, policy advice and capacity-building.
The above deliverables are presented to the Plenary for information and delegations will have an opportunity to clarify questions and provide comments on these documents.
I. Provisional agenda
1. Adoption of the agenda.
2. Elections.
A. High-level substantive segment – Policy dialogue
3. Policy dialogue on the role of climate-smart connectivity and digital trade and transport corridors in support of regional and global integration and sustainable development.
B. General segment – Overview of United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business activities
4. Matters arising since the twenty-ninth Plenary.
C. Substantive segment – Technical dialogue and deliverables
5. Technical dialogue on global solutions for digital, sustainable and resilient value chains in support of the green and digital transformations.
6. Review of the Bureau and Regional Rapporteurs’ activities since the twenty-ninth Plenary:
(a) White papers for information;
(b) Business requirements specifications for noting;
(c) Technical standards for noting.
7. Updates from the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy.
8. Updates from the Advisory Group on the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations.
D. Continuation of the general segment – Overview of United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business activities
9. Cooperation with international organizations, standard-setting bodies, and other Economic Commission for Europe bodies.
10. Program of work of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business for 2025-2026.
11. Review of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business structure, mandate, terms of reference and procedures.
12. Follow-up to the evaluation of the Economic Cooperation and Integration subprogramme and the Trade subprogramme by the Office of Internal Oversight.
13. Other business.
14. Adoption of decisions and the draft report of the thirtieth Plenary.
This event is organized in collaboration between the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan, the International Association «Trans-Caspian International Transport Route» (TMTM), and other partners, including the Permanent Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Commission of the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Central Asia (PS IGC TRACECA) and the Ukrvneshtrans association.
This brief summarizes information shared in a webinar on Earth observations of ecosystems damage in Ukraine, organized within the framework of the informal inter-agency coordination group on environmental assessments for Ukraine. It has been prepared at the request of participants in the webinar, particularly those representing the Recovery and Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine. The seminar was largely technical in nature, but led to some observations of policy relevance.