BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The United Nations Commerce and Improvement (UNCTAD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Shridath Ramphal Centre for Worldwide Commerce Legislation, Coverage and Providers of the College of the West Indies (UWI) to additional trade-related analysis and cooperation.
The MOU was signed by Professor Clive Landis, principal of UWI Cave Hill Campus, and Pedro Manuel Moreno, UNCTAD’s deputy secretary normal.
Constructing on a strong basis of practically 20 years of collaboration, the current International Provide Chain Discussion board held in Barbados in Could has paved the best way for a brand new chapter within the partnership between the regional tertiary establishment and UNCTAD. This partnership, which has seen college students’ annual visits to Geneva, is now set to broaden its horizons.
Beneath the brand new partnership, the main focus will likely be on joint analysis, significantly within the areas of the blue and inexperienced financial system. This analysis will likely be constructed on the Villars Framework, a complete technique for sustainable growth, and will likely be supported by trade-related knowledge and evaluation.
Principal Landis praised the collaboration and mentioned it was an enter into the continued work on ‘remaking commerce’ underneath the Villars Framework. In distinction, Moreno mentioned the MOU represents a continuation of the lengthy collaboration between UN Commerce and Improvement and the Caribbean.
The Shridath Ramphal Centre’s MITP Programme college students have been in Geneva for 2 weeks as a part of the Joint College Examine Tour. They’ve visited worldwide organizations, CARICOM embassies and missions, and personal sector entities to get a first-hand view of how commerce practitioners from numerous fields and establishments undertake their duties and implement commerce coverage.
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