标准和贸易发展基金（STDF）发布年度报告：STDF继续促进安全和包容性的贸易-38正式版.pptVIP

STDF ANNUAL REPORT2020RESILIENCE, ADAPTATION, AND INNOVATION:STRENGTHENING GLOBAL SPS CAPACITY ANNUAL REPORT 2020lete rfrom ?heSTDF2020 will be remembered as a year of adaptation andresilience. The COVID-19 pandemic had an immense impacton our health systems and caused enormous disruptionto the global economy. Governments took measures tocontainthespreadofthevirus,includingtravelrestrictions,lockdowns, social distancing, and other safety protocols.Production and trade in agri-food products was scaledback, resulting in incalculable economic losses around theworld that continue to be felt today.Last year also showed us the importance of workingtogether. Partners, donors, and bene?ciaries stayedconnected in a virtual environment, shared information,learned through webinars and new practitioner groups,and continued to convene in the STDF Working Group. Theresults achieved in 2020 are a testament to the resilienceand strength of STDFs global partnership and widernetwork. Further increasing collaboration across sectors,at global, regional and local level, will be key in achievingSTDFs vision of safe trade for the future.Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, theSTDF adapted quickly across all its workstreams andkept delivering strong results. We made a big effort tounderstand the new realities on the ground and continuedto provide vital assistance to strengthen food safety,animal and plant health systems in developing countries.Digital opportunities and solutions to support economicrecovery and longer-term resilience against future shocksfeatured strongly in STDFs project work.?eam2 ANNUAL REPORT 2020lesso n s learnedTHE COVID-19 PANDEMICHAS CHANGED THE WAY WE WORKCOVID-19 REAFFIRMED THE NEED FOR SPSINVESTMENTS AS A GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODGREATER ADOPTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIESAND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONSINCREASED VALUE OF INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION AND THE PARTNERSHIP MOVINGFORWARDCOVID-19 abruptly affected the status-quo of howwe work. It forced governments, organizations,and