Codex Trust Fund Nepal / simulation exercise building experience and great fun too
It is true to say Codex never stops and although all committee sessions have finished for 2021, a training course on international standard setting and the Codex Alimentarius, part of a Codex Trust Fund (CTF) group project involving India, Bhutan and Nepal took place from 21 to 23 December 20221 in Dhulikhel, Nepal with participants from Bhutan joining virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The three-day meeting included a simulation exercise where participants gained insight into the management and process of a Codex meeting playing all the key rolls from a regular Codex technical session.
The hybrid event was critical to transfer practical skills for the effective participation of Bhutan and Nepal in Codex Committee meetings and was facilitated by Mr. Sanjay Dave, former Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Mr. P. Karthikeyan both from India.
CTF Project Coordinators hybrid meeting with Dr Tashi Samdup, Bhutan, connected via video conferencing
CTF Project Coordinators used the gathering to discuss opportunities and challenges in the implementation of this ground-breaking CTF group project where India, as the more experienced Codex Member supports the development of its two partners. The meeting was also a chance to explore future paths to sustainable collaboration and meaningful engagement in the Codex standard setting process among the three countries through bilateral and multilateral platforms.
“Participants were highly engaged throughout the simulation exercise because it was good practice and great fun, linking well with the theoretical aspects of the orientation training which also included a quiz,” said Gyanendra Gongal, WHO Regional Advisor for food safety.
“Working with experienced facilitators with practical knowledge and skills of how to operate in Codex meetings was a motivation for participants to play their roles in an efficient way.”
Learn more
Download Codex Trust Fund Year in Review 2018
Visit the CTF website hosted by WHO
Main photo: participants taking part in simulaiton exercise
At the heart of the Codex mandate are the core values of collaboration, inclusiveness, consensus building and transparency. Governmental and non-governmental, public and private organizations alike play a vital role in ensuring Codex texts are of the highest quality and based on sound science.
Codex would have little authority in the field of international standard setting if it did not welcome and acknowledge the valuable contributions made by observers. Expert technical bodies, industry and consumer associations
contribute to the standard-setting process in a spirit of openness, collaboration and transparency.
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can apply for observer status in Codex in order to attend and put forward their views at every stage of the standard-setting process.
Current Codex Alimentarius Commission
Codex Trust Fund Nepal / simulation exercise building experience and great fun too
It is true to say Codex never stops and although all committee sessions have finished for 2021, a training course on international standard setting and the Codex Alimentarius, part of a Codex Trust Fund (CTF) group project involving India, Bhutan and Nepal took place from 21 to 23 December 20221 in Dhulikhel, Nepal with participants from Bhutan joining virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The three-day meeting included a simulation exercise where participants gained insight into the management and process of a Codex meeting playing all the key rolls from a regular Codex technical session.
The hybrid event was critical to transfer practical skills for the effective participation of Bhutan and Nepal in Codex Committee meetings and was facilitated by Mr. Sanjay Dave, former Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Mr. P. Karthikeyan both from India.
CTF Project Coordinators hybrid meeting with Dr Tashi Samdup, Bhutan, connected via video conferencing
CTF Project Coordinators used the gathering to discuss opportunities and challenges in the implementation of this ground-breaking CTF group project where India, as the more experienced Codex Member supports the development of its two partners. The meeting was also a chance to explore future paths to sustainable collaboration and meaningful engagement in the Codex standard setting process among the three countries through bilateral and multilateral platforms.
“Participants were highly engaged throughout the simulation exercise because it was good practice and great fun, linking well with the theoretical aspects of the orientation training which also included a quiz,” said Gyanendra Gongal, WHO Regional Advisor for food safety.
“Working with experienced facilitators with practical knowledge and skills of how to operate in Codex meetings was a motivation for participants to play their roles in an efficient way.”
Learn more
Download Codex Trust Fund Year in Review 2018
Visit the CTF website hosted by WHO
Main photo: participants taking part in simulaiton exercise
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