13th Meeting of the National Focal Points for Policy Coherence

26 October, OECD Headquarters OECD

Room E (am) and CC 10 (pm)

Closed session: Developing indicators for tracking progress on PCSD (SDG17.14), Room E

Chair: Ebba Dohlman, Head of the OECD PCD Unit

9:00	Registration and coffee
9:30	Welcome and introductory remarks
9:45	Proposal for a country survey to collect and analyse information on the application of the eight PCSD building blocks, presentation by Ernesto Soria Morales, OECD PCD Unit
10:00	Q&A
10:15	Knowledge exchange
12:30	Summing up and next steps

13:00-14:30 Lunch break

Open session: Making trade work for the SDGs: The role of policy coherence, CC 10

Introduction: Ebba Dohlman, Head of the OECD PCD Unit

Chair: Neil Martin, Consultant, OECD PCD Unit

14:30	Making Trade Work for All, presentation by Julia Nielson, OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate (read the brochure)
14:45	Creating enabling environments for trade: What are the priorities for developing countries?, presentation by Debapriya Bhattacharya, Chair of Southern Voice
15:00	Q&A
15:15	Coffee break
15:30	Making trade work for the SDGs: What is the role of policy coherence?, presentation of draft study by Carina Lindberg, OECD PCD Unit
15:45	Discussion
17:30	Summing up and next steps
18:00	Close of meeting

PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATION

The morning session is by invitation and open to National Focal Points.

To register to the afternoon session, please contact PCD.Contact@oecd.org

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Getting to the OECD, facilities, nearby hotels etc.

Policy coherence for sustainable development