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Thirteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII)
21 - 26 April 2012
Doha (Qatar)

Key Issues

 

The Secretary-General of UNCTAD will keep all stakeholders informed of progress in the preparations for the Conference on a regular basis.
 
Dates:
  • 15 April 2012 (Sunday) - Flag raising ceremony 
  • 21 April 2012 (Saturday) - Opening plenary meeting
  • 26 April 2012 (Thursday) - Closing plenary meeting
 
Theme: Development-centred globalization: Towards inclusive and sustainable growth and development
 
Sub-themes:
 
  1. Enhancing the enabling economic environment at all levels in support of inclusive and sustainable development. 
  2. Strengthening all forms of cooperation and partnerships for trade and development, including North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation.
  3. Addressing persistent and emerging development challenges as related to their implications for trade and development and interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development.
  4. Promoting investment, trade, entrepreneurship and related development policies to foster sustained economic growth for sustainable and inclusive development.
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Agenda

Documents

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The Doha Manar
(TD/L.425) - 24/04/2012 - 46 KB  
 
Civil Society Declaration to UNCTAD XIII
(TD/463) - 19/04/2012 - 106 KB  
 
Provisional agenda and annotations
(TD/443) - 19/04/2012 - 228 KB  
 
Report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on its thirteenth session [Corrigendum]
(TD/500/Corr.1) - 02/07/2012 - 185 KB  
 
List of participants
(TD(XIII)/INF.1) - 19/11/2012 - 530 KB  
 
Report of the hearing with civil society and the private sector, Geneva, 7 March 2012
(TD/459) - 15/03/2012 - 463 KB  
 
General Information
(TD/Inf.44) - 08/03/2012 - 101 KB  
 
Summary of the High-level event – Women in development
(TD/L.428) - 26/04/2012 - 49 KB  
 
Summary: Information and communication technology for knowledge sharing (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/498) - 25/05/2012 - 116 KB  
 
Summary: Innovation and Technology Day
(TD/499) - 31/05/2012 - 180 KB  
 
Summary: Natural gas as an engine of growth (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/478) - 04/05/2012 - 35 KB  
 
Summary: World Investment Forum UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards 2012
(TD/494) - 22/05/2012 - 167 KB  
 
Summary:Paving the way for sustainable freight transport (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/497) - 25/05/2012 - 102 KB  
 
Inclusive and gender-sensitive development paths
(TD/456) - 26/01/2012 - 61 KB  
 
Round Table III – Strengthening cooperation and partnerships for trade and development
(TD/453/Rev.1) - 18/04/2012 - 58 KB  
 
Summary: The future international agenda on non-tariff measures (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/480) - 04/05/2012 - 34 KB  
 
Supplementary list to the provisional agenda
(TD/443/Add.2) - 20/04/2012 - 90 KB  
 
Report of the Trade and Development Board to the Conference
(TD/460) - 04/04/2012 - 169 KB  
 
Summary: Mainstreaming sustainability into trade and development policies: Towards the Rio+20 summit (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/482) - 09/05/2012 - 170 KB  
 
Annual meeting of the Global Network of Exim Banks and Development Finance Institutions
(TD/492) - 18/05/2012 - 172 KB  
 
Summary: Report of the High-level Policy Dialogue on the Creative Economy for Development
(TD/481) - 24/05/2012 - 250 KB  
 
Summary: Sovereign Wealth Fund round table – Exploring the potential of sovereign wealth funds for investment in sustainable development
(TD/496) - 21/05/2012 - 224 KB  
 
Summary: The Enhanced Integrated Framework (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/486) - 09/05/2012 - 164 KB  
 
Summary: Dynamic developing economies and the least developed countries: Integrating the South
(TD/491) - 14/05/2012 - 33 KB  
 
Summary: New perspectives on industrial policies of the South
(TD/488) - 11/05/2012 - 164 KB  
 
Summary: UNCTAD Women in Business Awards (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/493) - 18/05/2012 - 165 KB  
 
Innovation and Technology Day
(TD/499/Corr.1 ) - 04/07/2012 - 392 KB  
 
Summary: Twenty years of India’s Liberalization: Experiences and lessons (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/487) - 10/05/2012 - 38 KB  
 
Report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on its thirteenth session
(TD/500) - 31/05/2012 - 242 KB  
 
Summary: High-Level Investment Promotion Conference
(TD/495) - 21/05/2012 - 167 KB  
 
Reflections on the international trading system and inclusive development
(TD/489) - 14/05/2012 - 44 KB  
 
Summary: Competition law enforcement in the Gulf region: Challenges and perspectives (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/484) - 09/05/2012 - 169 KB  
 
Summary: Debt crisis prevention and management (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/483) - 09/05/2012 - 162 KB  
 
Summary: Development banks (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/490) - 14/05/2012 - 32 KB  
 
Summary: The world turned upside down - The Rise of the South (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/485) - 10/05/2012 - 166 KB  
 
The Doha Manar
(TD/500/Add.2) - 01/06/2012 - 173 KB  
 
Summary of Global Services Forum (UNCTAD XIII pre-Conference event)
(TD/473) - 25/04/2012 - 63 KB  
 
The Doha Mandate
(TD/500/Add.1) - 31/05/2012 - 293 KB  
 
Summary: Ministerial Meeting of Trade Ministers and Senior Trade Officials of Landlocked Developing Countries
(TD/477) - 25/04/2012 - 35 KB  
 
Summary of International Investment Agreements Annual Conference (World Investment Forum 2012)
(TD/472) - 23/04/2012 - 46 KB  
 
Summary of High-Level Meeting on Accounting and Reporting (World Investment Forum)
(TD/470) - 23/04/2012 - 41 KB  
 
Summary of Panel Discussion on Sustaining the Palestinian economy under occupation: The role of Arab cooperation (UNCTAD XIII pre-Conference event)
(TD/465) - 21/04/2012 - 167 KB  
 
Summary of Towards inclusive and sustainable growth and development: What can the tourism sector contribute? (UNCTAD XIII pre-Conference event)
(TD/466) - 22/04/2012 - 43 KB  
 
Summary of the meeting of the United Nations Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/467) - 23/04/2012 - 45 KB  
 
Summary of Panel Discussion: Trade and poverty reduction - the missing links (UNCTAD XIII special event)
(TD/471) - 23/04/2012 - 41 KB  
 
Summary of High-level segment of Heads of State and Government – In the wake of the global economic crisis: New opportunities for economic growth with social equity
(TD/L.424) - 26/04/2012 - 40 KB  
 
Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011–2020: Graduation and structural transformation
(TD/479) - 26/04/2012 - 42 KB  
 
Summary of Policy Dialogue – Redefining the Role of the Government in Tomorrow’s International Trade (UNCTAD XIII pre-Conference Event)
(TD/461) - 23/04/2012 - 47 KB  
 
Summary of World Leaders Investment Summit
(TD/469) - 23/04/2012 - 50 KB  
 
Summary of African Trade Ministers Meeting (UNCTAD XIII pre-Conference event)
(TD/464) - 22/04/2012 - 51 KB  
 
Summary: Round Table 1 - Enhancing the enabling environment at all levels in support of inclusive and sustainable development
(TD/L.420) - 26/05/2012 - 40 KB  
 
Summary: Round Table 2 - Promoting investment, trade, entrepreneurship and related development policies to foster sustained economic growth for sustainable and inclusive development
(TD/L.421) - 26/04/2012 - 39 KB  
 
Summary of Round Table 4 - Addressing persistent and emerging development challenges as related to their implications for trade and development for interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development
(TD/L.423) - 26/04/2012 - 45 KB  
 
Summary: Round Table 3 - Strengthening all forms of cooperation and partnerships for trade and development, including North–South, South–South and triangular cooperation
(TD/L.422) - 26/04/2012 - 41 KB  
 
Outcome of the Fifteenth African Oil, Gas and Minerals Trade and Finance Conference and Exhibition (UNCTAD XIII Pre-Conference Event)
(TD/INF.46) - 18/04/2012 - 41 KB  
 
Report of the Credentials Committee
(TD/475) - 25/04/2012 - 34 KB  
 
Ministerial Declaration of the Group of 77 and China on the occasion of UNCTAD XIII - The road to Doha: A world of constancy; a world of change
(TD/468) - 23/04/2012 - 184 KB  
 
Expression of Gratitude to the Government and People of the State of Qatar
(TD/476) - 25/04/2012 - 33 KB  
 
Ministerial Communiqué of the Landlocked Developing Countries
(TD/474) - 24/04/2012 - 50 KB  
 
Declaration of the Least Developed Countries Ministerial Meeting at UNCTAD XIII
(TD/462) - 20/04/2012 - 192 KB  
 
Competition and Consumer Policies for Development: UNCTAD and Switzerland Capacity-Building Programmes Support For Latin America
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/24) - 10/04/2012 - 154 KB  
 
Rules of Procedure: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(TD/63/REV.2 ) - 18/04/2012 - 5444 KB  
 
Round Table IV – Addressing persistent and emerging development challenges: An integrated approach to promoting structural transformation
(TD/458) - 18/04/2012 - 51 KB  
 
Round Table II – Addressing the policy challenges for sustainable development and enterprise development
(TD/457) - 18/04/2012 - 76 KB  
 
Round Table I – Addressing the Risks of A Global Recession: Towards Comprehensive, Supportive Macroeconomic Policies and Structural Reforms
(TD/452) - 18/04/2012 - 51 KB  
 
Organization of the work of the Conference
(TD/443/Add.1) - 20/04/2012 - 100 KB  
 
Paving the way for sustainable freight transport
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/33) - 13/04/2012 - 127 KB  
 
Dynamic Developing Economies and LDCs: Integrating the South
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/31) - 13/04/2012 - 153 KB  
 
Publication Launch: Twenty Years of India’s Liberalisation: Experiences and
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/32) - 13/04/2012 - 155 KB  
 
The World Turned Upside Down: Rise of the South
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/29) - 13/04/2012 - 148 KB  
 
Seventh Annual Meeting of the General Assembly of the Global Network of Eximbanks & Development Finance Institutions, G-NEXID
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/28) - 13/04/2012 - 145 KB  
 
Information and Communication Technology for Knowledge Sharing
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/27) - 10/04/2012 - 167 KB  
 
JUSSCANNZ Position Paper
(TD/449) - 27/10/2011 - 58 KB  
 
Special High-Level Event – Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011–2020: Graduation and structural transformation
(TD/455) - 10/02/2012 - 50 KB  
 
Group of Land-locked Developing Countries Position Paper
(TD/450) - 27/10/2011 - 53 KB  
 
Group D Position Paper
(TD/448) - 03/11/2011 - 47 KB  
 
Group of 77 and China Position Paper
(TD/445) - 27/10/2011 - 124 KB  
 
The Future International Agenda on Non-Tariff Measures
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/26) - 04/04/2012 - 156 KB  
 
Competition and Consumer Policies for Development: AFRICOMP Capacity Building Programmes and Support to the West African Economic and Monetary Union and Its Member States
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/25) - 04/04/2012 - 160 KB  
 
High-level Segment of Heads of State and Government – In the wake of the global economic crisis: New opportunities for economic growth with social equity
(TD/454) - 20/01/2012 - 55 KB  
 
Expert Meeting of LDCs: Challenges and opportunities for LDCs – Graduation and structural transformation
(TD/Inf.45) - 26/03/2012 - 254 KB  
 
European Union Position Paper
(TD/446) - 27/10/2011 - 40 KB  
 
Group of Least Developed Countries Position Paper
(TD/447) - 27/10/2011 - 64 KB  
 
Roundtable IV: Addressing Persistent and Emerging Development Challenges: An Integrated Approach to Promoting Structural Transformation
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/19) - 29/03/2012 - 143 KB  
 
Panel Discussion: Mainstreaming Sustainability into Trade and Development Policies - Towards Rio+20
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/23) - 26/03/2012 - 161 KB  
 
Preface to the report of the Secretary-General of UNCTAD to UNCTAD XIII - Development-led globalization: Towards sustainable and inclusive development paths
(TD/444) - 03/11/2011 - 62 KB  
 
Draft President’s negotiating text for UNCTAD XIII
(TD(XIII)/PC/1/Rev.1) - 20/01/2012 - 158 KB  
 
Reflections on the International Trading System and Inclusive Development
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/20) - 23/03/2012 - 151 KB  
 
Global Services Forum
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/22) - 23/03/2012 - 147 KB  
 
World Investment Forum 2012: Investing in Sustainable Development (20-23 April 2012)
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/21) - 23/03/2012 - 155 KB  
 
Natural gas as an engine of growth
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/6) - 22/02/2012 - 151 KB  
 
Round Table II – Addressing the policy challenges for sustainable development and enterprise development
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/13) - 16/02/2012 - 156 KB  
 
High-level Segment - in the wake of the global economic crisis: new opportunities for economic growth with social equity
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/1) - 10/02/2012 - 147 KB  
 
High-level event on the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for the Decade 2011–2020
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/14) - 22/02/2012 - 148 KB  
 
Panel discussion: Debt Crises Prevention and Management
(TD/INF.42) - 10/01/2012 - 33 KB  
 
Special Event – Sustaining the Palestinian economy under occupation: The role of Arab cooperation
(TD/INF.43) - 01/02/2012 - 159 KB  
 
Summary of the UNCTAD XIII pre-Conference event: Expert Group Meeting on Addressing the Vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) more Effectively
(TD/451) - 27/01/2012 - 104 KB  
 
Policy Dialogue on the Creative Economy and Development
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/7) - 02/02/2012 - 155 KB  
 
Round Table I - Addressing the Risks of A Global Recession: Towards Comprehensive, Supportive Macroeconomic Policies and Structural Reforms
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/9) - 10/02/2012 - 150 KB  
 
Round Table III - Strengthening All Forms of Cooperation and Partnership for Trade and Development, Including North–South, South–South and Triangular Cooperation
(UNCTAD(XIII)/CN/2012/10) - 08/02/2012 - 149 KB  
 
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