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New toolkit on the horizon for institutional investors, companies and foundations to invest in the Sustainable Development Goals
16 Oct -
UNCTAD, the UN Global Compact, and the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) will develop a toolkit for institutional investors, companies and foundations to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their investments.
Investment-for-development in Africa's booming oil and gas services sector takes centre stage at UNCTAD Forum
14 Oct -
Investment opportunities in Africa's booming oil and gas services industry will be the focus of a special side event taking place during the UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2014 in Geneva.
UNCTAD calls for increased investment to close financing gaps in infrastructure and climate-change adaptation
14 Oct -

​A lack of investment and an absence of coordinated leadership to address critical financing needs in developing countries could threaten efforts to reduce poverty and tackle issues such as climate change, concluded a meeting of high-level government authorities, global CEOs and thought leaders at this year's UNCTAD World Investment Forum in Geneva on 14 October.

Finalists for the UNCTAD Empretec Women in Business Awards
13 Oct -
The UNCTAD Empretec Women in Business Awards are given every two years and celebrate exceptional women entrepreneurs who have benefited from the UNCTAD' Empretec training programme. A maximum of three nominations are received from each of the 36 national Empretec centres across the world.
Corporate actions and targeted policies can support gender equality in developing countries
13 Oct -

The potential positive impact of foreign investment on women's empowerment through the creation of formal employment and business linkages is considerable, but the operations of transnational corporations (TNCs) also risk increasing women's vulnerability in the workplace or exacerbating gender inequality, a new UNCTAD report has found.

Report finds substantial progress on sustainability initiatives at 55 Stock Exchanges
13 Oct -
The Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative hosted its fourth and largest Global Dialogue at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 14 October during the UNCTAD World Investment Forum.
Investment agencies from Rwanda, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom receive awards for attracting green foreign direct investment
13 Oct -
Four awards for outstanding performance in attracting foreign direct investment projects that support sustainable development, given during the grand opening of the UNCTAD World Investment Forum on 13 October 2014 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, recognized the work of investment promotion agencies from around the world.
Private sector urged to invest in sustainable development at World Investment Forum
12 Oct -
Leading members of the global investment community gathered to meet sustainable development stakeholders as the UNCTAD World Investment Forum commenced with a grand opening ceremony at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.
Palestinian Authority staff trained by UNCTAD on United Nations system in Geneva
09 Oct -
UNCTAD organized its annual training programme, a collaboration between UNCTAD's Assistance to the Palestinian People Unit (APPU) and the United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights, for staff of the State of Palestine.
UNCTAD Secretary-General Kituyi hails the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity
08 Oct -

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), enters into force, having secured the required number of ratifications by Parties to the CBD, ​on 12 October 2014.

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