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Second meeting of Latin American National Trade Facilitation Committees concludes

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Almost 200 government officials and experts from 17 countries participated in the Second Latin American Meeting of National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFC) held on 1 — 4 February. Participants exchanged experiences on trade facilitation post-COVID-19, including on monitoring reforms, and explored possible areas of collaboration.

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Accelerating the implementation of trade facilitation reforms through the national trade facilitation committees despite the pandemic situation

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The Czech Republic has committed CZK 550,000 (approximately CHF 22,000) in 2021 to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) implement the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and to support the objective of achieving…

Czech Republic donates CZK 550,000 to TFAF

UNCTAD e-Learning platform for National Trade Facilitation Committees

Developing countries can learn through the platform how to implement reforms to ease trade despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

How the platform works

The platform currently hosts nine modules on issues related to trade facilitation. Each module includes a series of short videos, quizzes, a digital handout, further reading material and a final examination.

The course is delivered through a blended approach: weekly webinars with UNCTAD experts allow students to discuss in depth the content of each module and ask any questions.

At the end of the course, successful participants receive a certificate of completion. The content of the platform is constantly being updated and will soon contain new courses.

Over 1000 participants from Bolivia, Botswana, Cambodia,ECCAS Region, Ecuador, Eswatini, Honduras, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mongolia, Namibia, Peru, São Tomé, Timor-Leste, Zambia and Zimbabwe are the first beneficiaries to use the platform.

UNCTAD developed the platform with financial support from the United Kingdom. Course material is also available in French, Portuguese and Spanish.