Context and objectives
The Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes of UNCTAD is currently preparing the Myanmar Vulnerability Profile. In the context of the graduation process of Myanmar, the Division has had a long-standing, strong and productive relationship collaborating with the Government in preparing the General Assembly-mandated Vulnerability Profile for Myanmar and looks forward to accompany the country throughout its graduation process.
UNCTAD would like to host an online (WebEx) short technical working meeting with a few officials in the Government of Myanmar on the revised Vulnerability Profile. This will create an opportunity for UNCTAD to discuss with representatives of Myanmar some of the emerging findings from the Vulnerability Profile before it is submitted to the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) for wider circulation.
This will be a small working (technical) meeting between a few UNCTAD staff that have been working on the Vulnerability Profile and some officials in the Government of Myanmar on 20 November 2020.
The vulnerability profile casts light on the extent to which pre-qualification from graduation is synonymous with genuine progress on structural economic transformation, a necessary condition for fairness in the decision to reclassify a country. A sound assessment of structural progress (or lack thereof) will not only guide the Committee for Development Policy’s graduation assessment for the country, it will also increase the awareness of key relevant issues in Myanmar and what to do to address them in the future.
Participation and organizational arrangements
The working meeting will be attended by relevant stakeholders in Myanmar’s Government and represent different sectoral actors among others, identified by the Government.
The working meeting will be held on 20 November 2020 from 15:00 to 16:30 hrs., Myanmar time (9:30 to 11:00 hrs, Geneva time) under virtual modalities, via WebEx.
The working language of the meeting/ webinar will be English.
