NEWS BULLETIN
Mar-Apr 2020
Conference of Interest
The 2020 Understanding Risk Forum (UR2020)(30 November- 4 December; Singapore EXPO, Singapore)

More than 1,000 representatives from all over the world are expected to participate. The five-day event is divided
into three days for the main conference and two days dedicated to side events led by the community. The Forumfeatures technical sessions, interactive workshops, and multimedia exhibits, as well as space for bilateral meetings.
Read the UR2020 FAQs for more information. Two planning meetings have been held to incorporate ideas from thecommunity and start crafting a vision for UR2020. Read the summaries.
https://understandrisk.org/event/ur2020/

Other Item of Interest
Coronavirus outbreak has cost global value chains $50 billion in exports
The impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) are being felt
along global value chains as manufacturing slows in China, anew UNCTAD report finds. The slowdown of manufacturingin China due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is
disrupting world trade and could result in a $US50 billion
decrease in exports across global value chains, according toestimates published by UNCTAD on 4 March. Because China
has become the central manufacturing hub of many global
business operations, a slowdown in Chinese production hasrepercussions for any given country depending on how reliant its industries are on Chinese suppliers. “In addition tograve threats to human life, the coronavirus outbreak carries serious risks for the global economy,” UNCTAD
Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi said. “Any slowdown in manufacturing in one part of the world will have a ripple
effect in economic activity across the globe because of regional and global value chains.”
https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2297

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