Alicia Nicholls
The inaugural Global Supply Chain Forum (GSCF), jointly organised by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Government of Barbados, kicked off yesterday at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Barbados with an opening ceremony and several high-level panels, including a High-Level SIDS Ministerial Dialogue. The forum’s theme is “Transport and Logistics Challenges and Opportunities Relevant to Small Island Developing States (SIDS)”.
One of the key highlights of Day 1 was the official launch of the Ministerial Statement for Enhancing Transport and Logistics in SIDS. This document is not only a key outcome of the GSCF but a major input into the upcoming 4th UN International conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) taking place in Antigua next week.
The second major highlight was that Secretary General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the next GSCF.
Stay tuned for updates from Day 2!
