For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD's web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch.

Coming Up: 31 May - 6 June

3-5 June 2007, Lusaka, Zambia. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING AND WIDENING MARKETS AND OVERCOMING SUPPLY SIDE CONSTRAINTS FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURE. This seminar, hosted by the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council, will convene farm policy and private sector leaders, trade experts, academics, and the donor community to address improving the competitiveness of African agricultural markets, and the continent's ability to engage in local, regional, and global markets. For more information, email agritrade@agritrade.org. internet: http://www.agritrade.org/events/strengthening_african_markets.html.

3-15 June, The Hague, Netherlands. FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO CITES. Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will consider 40 new proposals for rules changes regarding the protection of specific species. Participants will also discuss enforcement of CITES regulations, the control of illicit trafficking, and the effects of CITES rules on the rural poor. The meeting's agenda also includes the establishment of a new strategic vision for 2008 to 2013. For more information, email cites@unep.ch. internet: http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/index.shtml

4-6 June 2007, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. WORKSHOP ON WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES: SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES, TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE AND AGRICULTURE. This workshop, sponsored by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), offers a general and up-to-date review of WTO rules of on dispute settlement procedures related to the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. The workshop is intended for government officials, academics, practicing lawyers, and industry advisers and will include a combination of lectures, exercises, and case studies. For more information, email dispute@unctad.org. internet: http://r0.unctad.org/disputesettlement/index.htm

5 June, International. WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY. Organised by the UN Environment Programme, this day of international celebration of the environment will feature street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, tree planting, as well as recycling and clean-up campaigns. The theme for this year's World Environment Day is "Melting Ice-A Hot Topic?" internet: http://www.unep.org/wed/2007/english/

6-8 June, Heiligendamm, Germany. G8 SUMMIT 2007. Heads of state and government from the Group of 8 (G8) leading industrialized nations will meet in Germany, which holds the current G8 presidency. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has declared growth and responsibility, including transparency, freedom of investment, protection of intellectual property, and sustainable resource consumption, to be the central concerns of her G8 presidency. internet: http://www.g-8.de/Webs/G8/EN/Homepage/home.html

WTO Events

An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at: http://www.wto.org/meets_public/meets_e.pdf. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies. Unless otherwise indicated, all WTO meetings are held at the WTO, Centre William Rappard, rue de Lausanne 154, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland, and are open to WTO Members and accredited observers only.

4-8 June: NAMA WEEK

4-8 June: SERVICES WEEK

4 June: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY

5 June: COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT - SPECIAL SESSION

5-6 June: COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

6 June: COMMITTEE ON TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES

Other Upcoming Events

8 June, Geneva, Switzerland. WATER AND FREE TRADE. This panel discussion will be co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Bolivia, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Agua Sustenable and ECLAC (the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean). This half day event (15-18h) will look at issues related to the treatment of water in international trade agreements. The event will take place in UNCTAD, E - Building, Room XXVII. A reception will follow. For more information or for confirming your attendance, please contact denisse.rodriguez@bluewin.ch.