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Summary of the webinar on the implications of LDC graduation for the textiles and clothing sector, 7 May 2021 - WTO

Document Summary: 
The WTO, in cooperation with ITC, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCTAD and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDESA, organized a webinar on 7 May 2021. It kicked off an inter-agency collaboration to undertake an in-depth sectoral study on the implications of LDC graduation for the textiles and clothing (T&C) sector. As a pilot, the study would focus on four LDCs on the path of graduation from LDC category (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Nepal). Close to 70 participants attended the webinar, including high-level officials from these four LDCs, members of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Committee for Development Policy (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ CDP) as well as the representatives from the international organizations and institutions working on LDC graduation: EIF, GIZ, ITC, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCTAD, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ DESA, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCAP, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµIDO, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµOHRLLS. The webinar had two main segments along with a brief question and answer session for participants.
Author: 
WTO
Publication Date: 
2021