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Technical Cooperation

Under its technical cooperation activities, UNCTAD provides assistance tailored to the needs of the developing countries, with special attention being paid to the needs of the least developed countries (LDCs) and countries with the greatest needs. UNCTAD technical cooperation activities are a significant element in achieving the objectives outlined in the Accra Accord adopted by UNCTAD XII, held in Accra (Ghana) in April 2008.

As the focal point within the United Nations system for the integrated treatment of trade and development and interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment, and sustainable development, UNCTAD addresses these issues in a mutually complementary fashion, including through its technical cooperation activities.

UNCTAD technical cooperation is carried out in partnership with other agencies that provide trade-related technical assistance, in consonance with their respective mandates, expertise, and areas of comparative advantage. In delivery of its technical cooperation services, UNCTAD coordinates its activities with its partners, and in particular, members of the United Nations Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity.

The United Nations Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity was established in 2007 initially as an instrument and platform for contributing to the United Nations system-wide coherence.1 Since then, it has been converted into a major mechanism for coordination of technical cooperation services provided, under the leadership of UNCTAD , by its members to developing countries ensuring complementarities, synergies, and sequencing activities.

The thrust of UNCTAD technical cooperation is human and institutional capacity development in the following main areas of its work, namely:

Trade policies, trade negotiations and integration of developing countries in the multilateral trading system
Investment policies and investment promotion and enterprise development
Trade support services, logistics and trade facilitation
Special programmes and cross-sectoral issues including Debt Management and Financial Analysis; cross-divisional training programmes.

News

15 July 09 - “One United Nations” work in Rwanda reviewed

06 Jul 09 - Spain signs technical cooperation agreement contributing funds for UNCTAD work in Latin America

Spain's Secretary-General for Foreign Trade signed an agreement today that will contribute Euros 320,000 to fund UNCTAD work in Latin America on such matters as boosting trade and enhancing economic competition.

31 Mar 09 - UNCTAD and UNDP, new strategic partnership

UNCTAD Secretary General Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi and UNDP Administrator a.i. Mr. Ad Melkert signed a Memorandum of Understanding, further strengthening relations between the two agencies and enhancing coordination at the national and regional levels.

11 Dec 08 - Memorandum of understanding with Dublin Port Company strengthens UNCTAD´s port training programme

UNCTAD and the Dublin Port Company signed a memorandum of understanding, forging a partnership to provide training and capacity-building in the area of port management and transport logistics to officials in Africa and Asia.

24 Oct 08 - UNCTAD to help Iraq participate in a knowledge-based, globalized economy

The Secretary-General signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Administrative Agent of the United Nations Development Group Iraq Trust Fund and joined join 21 other Participating UN Organizations to provide support to Iraq within a common UN fra

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