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UNCTAD and the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda

The United Nations Secretary-General has established the United Nations System Task Team on the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda (Task Team).

Co-chaired by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme, the Task Team assembles more than 60 United Nations agencies and international organizations.

UNCTAD involvement

UNCTAD works within the framework of the entire United Nations system to follow up processes related to the Review of the MDGs and the preparations for the post-2015 United Nations development agenda. This entails collaboration and coordination with other United Nations agencies, funds and programmes as well as amongst different divisions and branches of the UNCTAD secretariat.

The work of UNCTAD takes place at three levels:

At the intergovernmental level (General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Commission on Sustainable Development/high-level political forum, governing bodies of organizations of the United Nations system).
At the United Nations system inter-agency level (including the Executive Committee on Economic and Social Affairs plus, the Task Team and issue-driven networks/platforms).
At the level of all people who look to their leaders to identify and act on the major challenges ahead. (Through civil society organizations, the private sector and academia).

UNCTAD seeks to contribute to the definition of a single and comprehensive post-2015 United Nations development agenda with sustainable development at its core.

News

15 January 2016Harnessing Emerging Technological Breakthroughs for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Effective global partnerships, sufficient financing and close cooperation between Governments and the private sector will be indispensable to harness the evolving global innovation and technology landscape and deliver the policy response required to achieve prosperity for all while preserving the planet, says UNCTAD in its latest Policy Brief.

28 October 2015At Geneva meeting, policymakers share lessons learnt in making trade work for development

Senior trade policymakers from developing countries hailed UNCTAD's support on trade policy frameworks in making progress towards Sustainable Development Goals at a meeting held in the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 6–8 October.

19 October 2015Civil society exchanges views on the links between trade and the SDGs

Representatives from civil society shared their views during a roundtable discussion on how to make trade work for the Sustainable Development Goals.

16 October 2015Experts meeting in Geneva discuss how to make trade work for the sustainable development goals

Experts meeting in Geneva discussed which “policy interfaces” – or complementary actions – can help trade policy contribute to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

08 October 2015Improving Market Access for the Least Developed Countries in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

A new UNCTAD Policy Brief focuses on key questions concerning how to achieve target 17.11 of the Global Goals though improving market access conditions faced by the least developed countries.

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Events

Start Date	Title	Location	Country
15 May 2015	Short Courses on Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda for Geneva-based Diplomats (Finance for development and the post-2015 agenda)	Geneva	Switzerland
10 Feb 2015	UNCTAD side event at UN High-level Thematic Debate on Means of Implementation for a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda	New York
27 Nov 2014	Launch of the Least Developed Countries Report 2014
22 Apr 2015	Post-2015 Side Event - Rethinking Technology in the Post-2015 Agenda: Technology Assessment, Facilitation Mechanism and Non-Financial Means of Implementation	New York
20-21 Apr 2015	ECOSOC Special high-level meeting with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD	New York

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Statements

Trade and Development Board, 61st session - High-level Segment on Tackling inequality through trade and development: A post-2015 challenge, Geneva, 15 Sep 2014

Macroeconomic Policies in Support of a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, New York, 07 Jul 2014

Blue Economy Summit, Abu Dhabi (UAE), 20 Jan 2014

Fifth Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, New York, 25 Nov 2013

Sixth High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, New York, 07 Oct 2013

Sixtieth session of the Trade and Development Board - Item 7: Evolution of the international trading system, Geneva, 23 Sep 2013

Policy Briefs

Improving Market Access for the Least Developed Countries in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - UNCTAD Post-2015 Policy Brief, No. 6 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2015/11)

08 Oct 2015, 300.4 KB

Access to Financial Services as a Driver for the Post-2015 Development Agenda - UNCTAD Policy Brief, No. 35 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2015/7)

14 Sep 2015, 249.0 KB

Trade and climate change policy beyond 2015 - UNCTAD Policy Brief No 36 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2015/8)

08 Sep 2015, 239.4 KB

Ensuring Gender-Sensitive Implementation of the Post-2015 Development Framework - UNCTAD Post-2015 Policy Brief, No. 5 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2015/10)

30 Jul 2015, 227.4 KB

Advancing the Post-2015 Development Agenda requires a development policy rethink - UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 31 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2015/1)

02 Feb 2015, 196.0 KB

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UNCTAD Documents

Trade development policies and the post-2015 sustainable development agenda, and formulation of national policies in the context of existing regional trade agreements (TD/B/C.I/37)

24 Apr 2015,

Strategic foresight for the post-2015 development agenda: Report of the Secretary-General (E/CN.16/2015/3)

08 Apr 2015,

Tackling inequality through trade and development in the post-2015 development agenda (TD/B/61/7)

03 Aug 2014,

Report on the fifth UNCTAD Public Symposium – A better world economic order for equality and sustainable development post-2015 (TD/B/61/6)

27 Jul 2014,

Science, technology and innovation for the post-2015 development agenda (E/CN.16/2014/2)

02 Mar 2014,

The role of international trade in the post-2015 development agenda (TD/B/C.I/33)

23 Feb 2014,

Report on the fourth UNCTAD Public Symposium: New economic approaches for a coherent post-2015 agenda (TD/B/60/6)

24 Jul 2013,

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UN Thematic Think Pieces

Trade and development and the global partnership beyond 2015: Thematic Think Piece by UNCTAD

Global governance and governance of the global commons in the partnership for development beyond 2015

Analysis and overview of new actors and formats for the global partnership for development post-2015

Financing for sustainable development in the global partnership beyond 2015

Trade in the global partnership for development beyond 2015

Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development in the global partnership beyond 2015

UN System Task Team on Post-2015, Social protection: A development priority in the post-2015 UN development agenda

Report of the UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Realizing the Future We Want for All

Macroeconomic stability, inclusive growth and employment

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Post-2015 Sustainable Development

In the design of the post-2015 agenda, we need to know better what the conditions, policy mixes and best practices are to make use of trade as a means for sustainable development quote

.. a new set of development goals will be meaningless without complimentary progress on financing. The implementation and scaling up of financing for development should therefore be an integral part of this debate, as it is a key catalyst for development progress post-2015. quote

Mukhisa Kituyi

UNCTAD Secretary-General

Radio Interview