Founded in 1964, the mission of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to assist its Regional Member Countries to achieve sustainable socio-economic development. The AfDB’s headquarters are in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, with five regional offices, and country offices in 35 African countries. Its mission is to promote the investment of public and private capital in projects and programmes that are likely to contribute to the economic development of its stakeholders.
It achieves its objectives by:
On 18 November at 9:15 am CET, The Geneva Trade Platform, UNEP Environment and Trade Hub, and the Graduate Institute's Global Governance Center are organising an event entitled "Stakeholder Priorities for a Forward-looking WTO Agenda on Environmental Sustainability and Trade" in the context of the World Trade Organization's Trade and Environment Week 2020.
On 17 November 2020 at 9:30 am CET, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is organising an event "Launch of the structured discussions on trade and environmental sustainability" in the context of "Trade and Environment Week 2020".
On 16 November 2020 at 3 pm CET, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are organising a high-level event on "Environment and trade for a sustainable and inclusive recovery from COVID-19".
The event will gather leaders from across the world to identify tangible actions for a sustainable, resilient and inclusive trade.
The following topics will be discussed:
On 13 November 2020 at 9 am CET, SWITCH-Asia Regional Policy Advocacy Component (SWITCH-Asia RPAC), Asian Institute of Technology and United Nations Environment Programme are organising an event entitled "Innovation and Connectivity through Farm to Fork for Sustainable Food Systems and Healthier Society".
Speakers include: