INFORMAL WORKING GROUP ON TRADE AND GENDER

CONVENING NOTICE

The following Convening Notice dated 1 May 2025, is being circulated on behalf of Cabo Verde, El Salvador and the United Kingdom.

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The Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender will hold its second 2025 regular meeting in Room W and through the Interprefy platform, on Friday, 9 May 2025 starting at 3 p.m.

The following items are proposed for the agenda:

1.     ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

2.     CO-CHAIRS' UPDATE and launch of work PLAN 2025-2026

a._         Report on consultations held on 8 May 2025 on MC14 (gender outcomes) and Work Plan 2025-2026

b._         Update on the second edition of the International Prize for Gender Equality in Trade

3.     UPDATES BY WTO MEMBERS

4.     DEVELOPING GENDER-RESPONSIVE POLICY TOOLS: PROPOSALS FROM MEMBERS

5.     update on "Women Exporters in the Digital Economy" (weide) fund

a._         Presentation by International Trade Centre (ITC)

6.     UPDATE by international and regional organizations

7.    OTHER BUSINESS

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