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Title Print and/or digital No. of pages Original language(s)1 Translated language(s) 1 Intermodal Transport and Logistics Print and digital 150 E F, R 2 Rail transport Print and digital 150 E F, R 3 River Information Services on Inland Waterways Print and digital 150 E F, R 4 Benchmarking transport infrastructure construction costs Print and digital 250 E F, R 5 Transport trends and economics Print and digital 200 E F, R 1 Arabic=A, Chinese=C, English=E, French=F, Russian=R, Spanish=S ECE/TRANS/2021/10 3 II. (...) Administrative Committee of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) (twenty-sixth session) September 2–3 Group of Experts on Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for Inland Transport (twenty-first session) 6–8 Group of Experts on the Code of Practice for the Packing of Cargo Transport Units (WP.24/GE. …) (second session)26 13–15 Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (WP.5) (thirty-fourth session) 21 No change in planned half-days (7) thus far. 22 Subsidiary bodies of the Economic and Social Council serviced by the ECE secretariat. 23 Possible meeting slots given that ITC decides to renew the mandate to the group and so entrusts it with specific new tasks. 24 Subsidiary bodies of the Economic and Social Council serviced by the ECE secretariat. 25 Subject to approval of establishment of new Group of Experts; date tentative, to be confirmed. 26 Possible meeting slots provided the establishment of the Group of Experts is confirmed by ILO Sectoral Bodies and ECE EXCOM. (...) Working Party on Lighting and Light-Signalling (GRE) (eighty-fifth session)31 27 No change in planned half-days (5) thus far. 28 No change in planned half-days (8) thus far. 29 Possible meeting slots given that ITC decides to renew the mandate to the group and so entrusts it with specific new tasks. 30 No change in planned half-days (7) thus far. 31 No change in planned half-days (7) thus far.

However, the total number of slotted documents increased by 4.5 per cent compared with 2017. (...) In New York, 94.4 per cent of all slotted documents were issued in accordance with the mandated time frame in 2018. (...) Nevertheless, the proportion of slotted documents submitted for processing within word limits rose from 81 per cent in 2017 to 85 per cent in 2018.

.: General 26 July 2019 English only TD/B/INF.244 2 Calendar of meetings for 2020* Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board January (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 13–17 January Slot for meeting 20–24 January Slot for meeting 27–31 January Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board February (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 3–4 February Trade and Development Board, sixty-ninth executive session 5–7 February Slot for meeting 10–14 February Slot for meeting 17–21 February Slot for meeting 24–28 February Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board March (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 16–20 March Commission on Science and Technology for Development, twenty-third session 23–27 March Slot for meeting 30 March–3 April Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board April (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 6–9 April Slot for meeting 14–17 April Slot for meeting 20–24 April UNCTAD E-commerce Week 27 April–1 May (to be confirmed) Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy, fourth session 29 April–1 May Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board May (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 4–8 May Slot for meeting 11–15 May Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board June (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 8–12 June Slot for meeting 15–19 June * Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings will be held in Geneva. (...) TD/B/INF.244 3 Trade and Development Board, sixty-seventh annual session June/July Eighth United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices June/July Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board July (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 6–10 July Slot for meeting 13–17 July Induction course for delegates 1 day during September (to be confirmed) Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board September (half-day meeting) Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, eightieth session 2–4 September Slot for meeting 7–11 September Slot for meeting 14–18 September Slot for meeting 21–25 September Slot for meeting 28–29 September Trade and Development Board, seventieth executive session September Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board October (half-day meeting) Fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Bridgetown, Barbados) October 20201 Slot for meeting 5–9 October Slot for meeting 12–16 October Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development2 19–23 October Slot for meeting 26 October Annual accounting workshop 27 October Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, thirty-seventh session 28–30 October Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board November (half-day meeting) World Investment Forum 2020 (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) November 20203 E-commerce Week for Asia (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) November 20204 1 Precise dates subject to consultations between host country and the UNCTAD secretariat. 2 For information only. 3 Precise dates subject to consultations between host country and the UNCTAD secretariat. 4 Precise dates subject to consultations between host country and the UNCTAD secretariat TD/B/INF.244 4 Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, fourth session 2–4 November Slot for meeting 5–6 November Slot for meeting 9–13 November Slot for meeting 16–20 November Slot for meeting 23–27 November Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board December (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 30 November–4 December Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, eighty-first session 7–9 December Slot for meeting 10–11 December Provision for other meetings each year Trade and Development Board, executive sessions (3 sessions per year) Up to 18 half-day meetings, as required Investment policy reviews Up to 10 half-day meetings, as required Paragraph 166 short courses 6 half-day meetings per year United Nations commodity and other conferences5 Up to 30 half-day meetings, as required Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board Up to 24 half-day meetings, as required Seminars, study groups and other meetings Up to 30 half-day meetings, as required 5 For information only.

.: General 11 October 2017 English only TD/B/INF.238 2 Calendar of meetings for 20181 Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board January (half-day meeting) Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board February (half-day meeting) Trade and Development Board, sixty-sixth executive session 5–9 February (3 days) Slot for meeting 12–16 February Slot for meeting 19–23 February Slot for meeting 26 February–2 March Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board March (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 19–23 March Slot for meeting 26–29 March Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board April (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 9–13 April Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy, second session (within UNCTAD E-commerce Week 2018) 16–20 April Slot for meeting 23–27 April Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board May (half-day meeting) Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, tenth session 30 April–4 May Commission on Science and Technology for Development, twenty-first session 14–18 May Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board June (half-day meeting) Trade and Development Board, sixty-fifth session 4–13 June Trade and Development Commission, tenth session 25–29 June Slot for meeting 2–6 July Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board July (half-day meeting) Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, third session 9–10 July Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy, seventieth session 11–13 July Slot for meeting 16–20 July Induction course for delegates 31 August Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, seventy-seventh session 3–5 September 1 Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings will be held in Geneva. All meetings listed are subject to a written notification, which is normally dispatched at least six weeks before the opening date. TD/B/INF.238 3 Slot for meeting 6–7 September Slot for meeting 10–21 September Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board October (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 1–5 October Slot for meeting 8–12 October Slot for meeting 15–19 October World Investment Forum 22–26 October Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, second session 29–31 October Slot for meeting 1–2 November Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board November (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 5 November Annual accounting workshop 6 November Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, thirty-fifth session 7–9 November Slot for meeting 19–23 November Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board December (half-day meeting) Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, seventy-eighth session 3–5 December Slot for meeting 6–7 December Trade and Development Board (executive session) 10–12 December Slot for meeting 13–14 December Provision for other meetings each year Trade and Development Board, executive sessions (3 sessions per year) Up to 18 half-day meetings, as required Investment policy reviews Up to 10 half-day meetings, as required Paragraph 166 short courses 6 half-day meetings per year United Nations commodity and other conferences2 Up to 30 half-day meetings, as required Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board Up to 24 half-day meetings, as required Seminars, study groups and other meetings Up to 30 half-day meetings, as required 2 Subject to request from the relevant body or the General Assembly.

• Implementation of the slotting system for documentation forecasting and planning to improve submission (...) The slotting schedule for the first half of 2004 came out in early December 2003, and the slotting schedule for the second half came out in early June 2004, giving ample time to the author departments to submit documents within established deadlines. (...) To make the most of the slotting system, a database incorporating the slotting schedule was put in place in late December 2003 to provide an up-to-date week-by- week forecast of documentation for the next six months, so that all processing units of the Department could check the volume of the incoming workload at any time.

February Slot for meeting 25 (p.m.)–28 February Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board March (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 16–20 March Short course for Geneva-based diplomats 19 March (a.m.) (...) Slot for meeting 23–24 April UNCTAD E-commerce Week 27 April–1 May Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy, fourth session 29 April–1 May Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board May (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 4 May Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development, eighth session 5–6 May Slot for meeting 7–8 May Short course for Geneva-based diplomats 8 May (a.m.) Slot for meeting 11–12 May * Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings will be held in Geneva.

.: General 8 January 2021 English only TD/B/INF.249 2 Calendar of meetings for 2021* Working Party on the Programme Plan and Programme Performance, eighty-first session 18–20 January Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, fourth session 25–27 January Paragraph 166 short courses 2 February Trade and Development Board, seventieth executive session 3–5 February Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development, twelfth session 8–9 February Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, twelfth session 15–17 February Trade and Development Commission, twelfth session 17–19 February Preparatory Committee for the fifteenth session of the Conference 22–26 February Paragraph 166 short courses 4 March Preparatory Committee for the fifteenth session of the Conference 22–26 March Slot for meeting (Preparatory Committee negotiations) 6–9 April Slot for meeting (Preparatory Committee negotiations) 12–16 April Paragraph 166 short courses 16 April Slot for meeting (Preparatory Committee negotiations) 19–23 April Preparatory Committee for the fifteenth session of the Conference 26–30 April Slot for meeting 3–7 May Paragraph 166 short courses 7 May Working Group on Measuring E-commerce and the Digital Economy 10–11 May Slot for meeting 12 and 14 May Commission on Science and Technology for Development, twenty- fourth annual session 17–21 May Trade and Development Board, sixty-eighth annual session 21 June –2 July Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, fifth session 5–6 July Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy, nineteenth session 7–9 July Slot for meeting 12–16 July Trade and Development Board, thirty-second special session 2 September Working Party on the Programme Plan and Programme Performance, eighty-second session 6–8 September Slot for meeting 13–17 September * Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings will be held in Geneva. All meetings listed are subject to a written notification, which is normally dispatched at least six weeks before the opening date. TD/B/INF.249 3 Slot for meeting 20–24 September Slot for meeting 27 September–1 October Fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Bridgetown, Barbados) 3–8 October Slot for meeting 11–15 October World Investment Forum 2021 (Abu Dhabi) 17–21 October E-commerce Week for Asia (Abu Dhabi) 17–21 October Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development1 25–29 October Slot for meeting 1–5 November Slot for meeting 8–12 November Slot for meeting 15–19 November International Debt Management Conference, thirteenth session 22–24 November Advisory group meeting 25–26 November Trade and Development Board, seventy-first executive session 29 November–3 December Slot for meeting 6–10 December Slot for meeting 13–17 December Provision for other meetings each year Trade and Development Board, executive sessions (3 sessions per year) Up to 18 half-day meetings, as required Investment policy reviews Up to 10 half-day meetings, as required Paragraph 166 short courses 6 half-day meetings per year United Nations commodity and other conferences2 Up to 30 half-day meetings, as required Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board Up to 24 half-day meetings, as required Seminars, study groups and other meetings Up to 30 half-day meetings, as required 1 For information only. 2 For information only.

.: General 16 July 2020 English only TD/B/INF.247 2 Calendar of meetings for second half of 2020* Trade and Development Board, sixty-seventh session (first segment, virtual session) 2–3 July Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board September (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 31 August–4 September Trade and Development Board, sixty-seventh session (second segment) 7–9 September Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, eightieth session 14–16 September Slot for meeting 17–18 September Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development, eighth session 21 September Slot for meeting 22 September Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development, eighth session 23–24 September Slot for meeting 25 September Trade and Development Board, sixty-seventh session (third segment) 28 September–2 October Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board October (half-day meeting) Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development, twelfth session 5–6 October Slot for meeting 7–9 October First formal meeting of the Preparatory Committee 12 October Slot for meeting 13 October Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy, fourth session 14–16 October Eighth United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices 19–23 October 2020 Slot for meeting 26 October Multi-year Expert Meeting on Transport, Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitation, eighth session 27–28 October Slot for meeting 29–30 October Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board November (half-day meeting) * Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings will be held in Geneva. All meetings listed are subject to a written notification, which is normally dispatched at least six weeks before the opening date. TD/B/INF.247 3 Slot for meeting 2 November Annual accounting workshop (1 day) 3 November Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, thirty-seventh session (3 days) 4–6 November Slot for meeting 9–13 November Slot for meeting 16–20 November Slot for meeting 23–24 November Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, fourth session 25–27 November Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board December (half-day meeting) Preparatory Committee (first reading of the draft negotiating text) 30 November–4 December World Investment Forum 2020 (Abu Dhabi) 6–10 December E-commerce Week for Asia (Abu Dhabi) 6–10 December Slot for meeting 7–11 December Provision for other meetings each year Trade and Development Board, executive sessions (3 sessions per year) Up to 18 half-day meetings, as required Investment policy reviews Up to 10 half-day meetings, as required Paragraph 166 short courses 6 half-day meetings per year United Nations commodity and other conferences Up to 30 half-day meetings, as required Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board Up to 24 half-day meetings, as required Seminars, study groups and other meetings Up to 30 half-day meetings, as required

.: General 13 March 2019 English only TD/B/INF.242 2 Calendar of meetings for 2019* Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board February (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 11–14 February Slot for meeting 18–22 February Multi-year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Enabling Economic Environment at All Levels in Support of Inclusive and Sustainable Development, and the Promotion of Economic Integration and Cooperation, third session 25–26 February Slot for meeting 27 February–1 March Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board March (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 18–22 March Short courses for Geneva-based delegates 19 March (a.m.) Slot for meeting 25–29 March Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board April (half-day meeting) UNCTAD E-commerce Week 1–5 April Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy, third session 3–5 April Slot for meeting 8–12 April Short courses for Geneva-based delegates 12 April (a.m.) Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development, eleventh session 15–16 April Slot for meeting 17–18 April Slot for meeting 23–26 April Slot for meeting 29–30 April Short courses for Geneva-based delegates 30 April (a.m.)

.: General 15 March 2018 English only TD/B/INF.238/Rev.1 2 Revised calendar of meetings for 20181 Slot for meeting 19–23 February Slot for meeting 26–27 February Open-ended Consultative Group of the Whole (first informal meeting, phase II) 28 February Slot for meeting 1–2 March Short courses for Geneva based delegates 2 March (a.m.) (...) Slot for meeting 26–29 March Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board April (half-day meeting) Slot for meeting 9 and 11–13 April Open-ended Consultative Group of the Whole (third informal meeting, phase II) 10 April Short courses for Geneva-based delegates 13 April (a.m.) (...) TD/B/INF.238/Rev.1 3 Slot for meeting 9–11 May Commission on Science and Technology for Development, twenty-first session 14–18 May Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board June (half-day meeting) Trade and Development Board, sixty-fifth session 4–12 June Slot for meeting 13–14 June Slot for meeting 25–29 June Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development, sixth session 2–4 July Slot for meeting 5–6 July Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board July (half-day meeting) Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, third session 9–10 July Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy, seventeenth session 11–13 July Slot for meeting 16–20 July Induction course for delegates 31 August Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, seventy-sixth session 3–5 September Slot for meeting 7 September Slot for meeting 10–14 September Trade and Development Commission, tenth session 17–21 September Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board October (half-day meeting) Sixty-fifth session of the Trade and Development Board, resumed 1–4 October Slot for meeting 5 October Slot for meeting 8–12 October Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development3 15–19 October Annual accounting workshop 22 October World Investment Forum 22–26 October Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, thirty-fifth session 24–26 October Slot for meeting 29 October–2 November 3 For information only.