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Organic agriculture integral to the African development agenda

16 May -

The Lusaka Declaration, adopted at the 2-4 May 2nd African Organic Conference, calls on UNCTAD and other development partners to support the mainstreaming of organic agriculture practices on the continent.

UNCTAD S-G thanks staff at town hall meeting on results of UNCTAD XIII

15 May -

Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi reflected on the outcomes of the conference, urging the organization to continue its excellent research, consensus building and technical assistance work, addressing the continued challenges faced by developing countries, in particular the least developed among them, in the new context of an austere global economic environment.

Swaziland Prime Minister handed UNCTAD investment promotion award

14 May -

At a ceremony held Friday, 11 May 2012 in the Kingdom of Swaziland, United Nations Resident Representative Israel Dessalegne handed over to Swaziland Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini this year's UNCTAD runner's up award for investment promotion excellence.

UNCTAD takes chair of UN group on information society

14 May -

At a meeting convened today during the WSIS Forum 2012 in Geneva, UNCTAD took over the role as Chair of the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS). UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi thanked the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), and its Secretary-General, Dr Hamadoun Touré, for excellent stewardship of UNGIS during the past 12 months.

Liangjiang Forum in Chongqing, China, 11 - 13 May 2012

UNCTAD S-G in Chongqing, China for conference on sustainable development and corporate responsibility

11 May -

Attending the second Liangjiang Forum in Chongqing, China, 11 - 13 May 2012, UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi urged China, in light of the changing global environment, to continue to adjust its development strategy towards one based on domestic demand and the spreading of growth benefits more evenly among the regions.

UNCTAD expert provides South Asian intra-industry trade and export diversification experiences for meeting in Zambia

10 May -

Lessons drawn from an UNCTAD study on increasing the cost competitiveness of South Asia in the textiles and clothing sector could be used to promote intra-industry trade and export diversification in Africa, UNCTAD economist Rashmi Banga told an Expert Group meeting organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA).

UNCTAD S-G attends stakeholders' meeting in Brussels on policy coherence for development

09 May -

UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi has called for a rethinking of the aid agenda to ensure that it is more supportive of building productive capacities in developing countries.

Global governance reform needs to catch up with globalization

08 May -

“Development and Globalization” study says less-wealthy nations may benefit from international commerce, but they also get hit by the downturns.

Even greater policy challenges face a rising South, says UNCTAD economist

08 May -

Developing countries have enjoyed faster growth since 2002, but even the largest among them will over the coming decade be faced with serious policy challenges, greater than those in the past, says senior UNCTAD economist Richard Kozul-Wright.

UNCTAD to conduct FDI study for Rwanda

08 May -

Following discussions at UNCTAD XIII in Doha between Rwandan Minister of Trade and Industry, the Hon. François Kanimba, and senior UNCTAD officials, a study of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Rwanda will be conducted by UNCTAD.

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