UNCTAD modern port management workshop being held in Cork, Ireland24 May - As part of its capacity building programme on international trade, UNCTAD's TrainForTrade Port Training Programme focussing on modern port management, hosted by the Port of Cork in the Republic of Ireland, was inaugurated on 22 May and will run in the city for two weeks. CSTD discusses UN Secretary-General’s reports on priority themes23 May - Developments in the ICT landscape have provided opportunities for innovation, collaboration and learning. However, for applied science to keep delivering benefits to societies, a stronger commitment to basic science and research is required, participants agreed. At CSTD, Nobel Laureate underscores imperative of social responsibility22 May - Scientific and technological advancements have transformed our societies, but for them to benefit all mankind the societal preconditions of fairness, sustainability and sound global governance are required, said Professor Richard R. Ernst at the opening session of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) on 21 May. UNCTAD S-G opens CSTD session22 May - The link between new technologies and inclusive growth and development is neither simple, nor linear. UNCTAD’s research has aimed at helping understand the relationship, said Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi. UNCTAD organises workshop with India's Competition Commission to mark 3 years of competition law enforcement22 May - The Government of India is in the process of bringing out a National Competition Policy that will aim to achieve highest sustainable levels of economic growth, entrepreneurship and employment, Union Minister of Corporate Affairs Dr. Veerappa Moily stated at a workshop in New Delhi on 21 May organised by the Competition Commission of India jointly with UNCTAD to commemorate three years of implementation of India's Competition Act. Qatar affirms commitment to achieving UNCTAD goals21 May - In an address at the UN General Assembly high-level thematic debate on the state of the global economy and finance held in New York on 17 - 18 May, Qatar's Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari, who was President of the UNCTAD XIII ministerial conference, stressed Qatar’s keenness to enhance the role of UNCTAD under its presidency over the next four years. UNCTAD S-G at UN General Assembly debate on state of world economy and finance18 May - Delivering a keynote address at the round table on "Reducing debt vulnerability, managing inflation/deflation," UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi called for attention to be given to deflationary pressures, a systemic approach to debt vulnerability, adequate regulatory system for banks, and regulatory oversight of credit rating agencies. |
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