The ministers were joined in the talks with the visiting UNCTAD team by senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and members of the Global Supply Chain Forum National Implementation Unit. The officials discussed the forum’s agenda, resource mobilisation, and communications.Author: Government of BarbadosThe high-level forum is expected to tackle ongoing and future supply chain challenges, covering issues such as financing, sustainable and resilient transport and logistics, trade facilitation, transport connectivity, digitalization, food security, transport costs, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and helping developing countries to prepare for the energy transition in international transport.Prime Minister Mottley’s comments were made back in 2021 at the 15th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ministerial conference in Bridgetown.Barbados is set to host the Global Supply Chain Forum from May 21 to 24, next year. This Forum responds to a call by Prime Minister, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, S.C., M.P., to place particular focus on helping to build resilient supply chains for developing countries.To garner support for the forum, during the week-long stay of the UNCTAD team, meetings were also held with stakeholders from the public and private sectors, diplomatic corps, and regional and international organisations. (MFAFT)The Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (in the centre) flanked by (to the right) the Hon. Sandra Husbands, Minister with responsibility for Foreign Trade and Business Development and (to the left) Mr. Jan Hoffmann – Head of Logistics, Division on Technology and Logistics UNCTAD. Other officials (left to right) are Mr. Carlos Wharton-National Coordinator; National Implementation Unit, Mrs. Joy-Ann Skinner – Permanent Secretary (ag.); Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ms. Jacqueline Griffith -Executive Assistant; National Implementation Unit, Ms. Pamela Ugaz-Economics Officer; Trade Facilitation Section, Division on Technology and Logistics UNCTAD, Mrs. Lisanne Losier- Chief, Conference Servicing and Logistics, UNCTAD, Ms. Donna Forde – Director General, Mr. Matthew Wilson – Ambassador, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office & Other International Organisations at Geneva and Ms. Deirdre Holder – Coordinator; National Implementation Unit (Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade)Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign TradeTo advance preparations for the forum, members of an UNCTAD mission to Barbados recently paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Senior Minister coordinating Productive Sector, and the Hon. Cheryl Sandra V. Husbands, M.P., Minister of State for Foreign Trade and Business Development.
