@itcnews.bsky.social proud to join the #HLPF VNR Lab on Cooperatives & SDGs
From supporting #KuapaKokoo in #Ghana to launching the Pan-African Fashion Alliance with #afreximbank and @icacoop.bsky.social we know that cooperatives are vital partners for a just, inclusive & sustainable world.
Mr. #AdmassuYifru of Ethiopia's Ministry of Industry, #MatthiasThorns of #Samsung, and #AndreasHeine representing #BVMWeV shared views on pathways to a healthy ecosystem for MSMEs to thrive.
📽️WATCH messages from the UN leaders here: youtube.com/watch?v=VbtW...
SME voices on the panel:
- #KarenJaneSalutan-Krukover, ( #eduksineph ) built a platform for indy Filipino filmmakers 🎦
- #CarlosForte ( #VitaForte ) backs smallholders in freeze-dried superfoods 🫐
- #RashimBedi ( #SewaComm ) called for digital & reg support for women MSMEs in the informal economy
Opening the meeting, Ambassador #HariPrabowo highlighted Indonesia’s MSME export growth with microcredit & financing support. Ambassador #MartinNgoga emphasized MSMEs as engines of employment and youth-led innovation in Rwanda
🚀 Happy MSME Day 2025!
@itcnews.bsky.social celebrated by co-hosting a panel discussion in NY alongside @uninindonesia.bsky.social & #Rwanda, and UN partners including @ilo.org, @unctad.bsky.social, #UNDESA, @undrr.bsky.social, @globalcompact.bsky.social and #UNIDO. Thanks #ILONY for hosting!
🌍 Join us at the 2025 #MSMEDay!
Event: Enhancing the Role of MSMEs as Drivers of Sustainable Growth and Innovation
📅 Tuesday, 24 June 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 ILO New York Office, One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, 30th Floor
Register here: forms.gle/GqMAW6qhyVm6...
@itcnews.bsky.social excited to have @SOS_Biotech share innovative #BlueEconomy solutions at the 2025 #UNOceanConference!
Side-event: Innovate, Invest, Inspire: Driving Private Sector Partnerships for #OceanAction in SIDS
📅 June 12, 2025, 8:45–10:00 AM
📍 Room 2
Would you like to organize a session at the first-ever Global #SMEMinisterial Meeting this July in South Africa?
Good news – 📅 Deadline extended to 15 May!
Submit your proposal for a chance to contribute to the global effort to help small businesses achieve export success! 📝
Today is the opening of the 24th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
@itcnews.bsky.social is proud to have recently launched our new Roadmap to Empower Indigenous Peoples through trade 🔄: bit.ly/4cHW556
ITC & South Africa to host the first-ever Global SME Ministerial Meeting on 22-24 July 2025 in Durban.
Ministers will set a roadmap to help small businesses overcome challenges in:
💰 Access to finance
🌐 Digital connectivity
🌱 Green transition
Join us!
On 21 March, ITC was honoured to join #UNOHRLLS and #UNCITRAL for a panel discussion on #LLDCs in trade and transit.
We committed to:
🖥️ Digital trade & customs modernization
🤝 PPPs in logistics
🛣️ Harmonized transport documents
#NegotiableCargoDocuments could be a game-changer.
This week, ITC is pleased to share perspectives at a side-event of UNCITRAL’s meeting on negotiable cargo documents.
Join us on Friday, 21 March, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, in Conference Room 2, for a panel on “Legal Tools for Empowering LLDCs: Enhancing Freedom of Transit and Trade Facilitation”
Last Thursday, March 13, we held our #CSW69 Side Event, driving concrete actions to close the digital gender gap and accelerate women’s digital inclusion.
Special thanks to the panelists for sharing inspiring initiatives, and to @gsma.com and the Government of the Philippines for co-organizing!
Yesterday, ITC had the pleasure to participate in the #SHEinSTI Expo, showcasing our initiatives to close the digital gender gap.
Huge thanks to @wipo.int, @itu.int & the Permanent Mission of Malta for organizing this inspiring event and to everyone who stopped by our table!
ITC celebrated #InternationalWomenDay!
We champion gender equality and women’s empowerment worldwide through impactful initiatives like #SheTrades & #WEIDE.
This week at #CSW69, we’ll showcase our commitment to closing the digital gender gap.
Don’t miss our side events - join the conversation!
ITC is thrilled to support International Year of Cooperatives - 2025!
We engage with cooperatives worldwide across sectors, alongside partners like @ilo.org, @fao.org, @unrisd.org and ICA.
Explore how cooperatives build a better world 👉 www.copac.coop
Join our #CSW69 Side Event!
Addressing the Digital Gender Gap to Advance the #Beijing30 Political Declaration
Co-hosted by @gsma.com, @itcnews.bsky.social & the Government of the Philippines
Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
