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GREEN ECONOMY-RELATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING

TV Studio 5

Lab debate

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

16:20 to 17:05

A significant share of global production takes place in global value chains (GVCs). Participating in GVCs is widely associated with economic benefits, such as productivity and employment creation, and considered one of the driving forces of growth and development worldwide. However, the sustainability of production in GVCs is increasingly contested, and associated social and environmental costs can be hefty.

The upcoming Fifth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) will take place against a bleak socio-economic backdrop – LDCs saw their economies significantly shrink in 2020, amidst a severe global recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2021 (WSIS Forum 2021)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as the co-organizers, will be organizing the WSIS Forum 2021, which ITU will host.

Technology Forum 2021 

“People, Planet, Prosperity: Innovations for the post-COVID Rebirth”: the Technology Forum Week will focus on how to relaunch economic growth in the wake of the pandemic crisis, given the major impact of scientific and technological developments on competitiveness, the workplace and daily life. Without forgetting Outer Space! The entire week will offer the opportunity to discuss and debate today’s most pressing issues.