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UNCTAD helps women in the Gambia's fisheries sector to expand markets

07 Jul -

The fisheries of the Gambia already provide food and jobs for the country's women but the sector could become a significant driver of development, an UNCTAD study found.

United Nations member States to review the "UN Set" on competition for the seventh time

03 Jul -

United Nations member States are meeting from 6-10 July 2015 in Geneva to reaffirm the validity of the only multilateral instrument adopted by the UN General Assembly in the area of Competition Policy, the so-called UN Set on competition. This instrument was adopted in 1980 and member States have reaffirmed its validity six times.

Opening of UNCTAD regional office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

01 Jul -

UNCTAD has opened a regional office to directly serve its African Member States and provide high-level technical expertise and advisory services to African countries and regional organizations.

Researchers from sub-Saharan Africa enriched by UNCTAD training workshop on trade and gender

01 Jul -

Twenty-five researchers from 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have taken part in an UNCTAD regional workshop on trade and gender analysis. The event was hosted by the North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on 15-19 June, and funded by the Government of Finland.

UNCTAD's proposal for a Post-2015 sustainable development review process

01 Jul -

A new policy brief elaborates the objectives, guiding principles and organizational framework within the United Nations system of a sustainable development review process.

Buy Local, Act Global: UNCTAD shares experiences in promoting rural products in least developed countries at the Ninth World Chamber Congress

30 Jun -

Sharing experience of promoting rural products from least developed countries by highlighting their unique geographical origins, representatives of UNCTAD participated in a "Buy Local, Act Global" event at the Ninth World Chamber Congress organized by the International Chamber of Commerce on 10-12 June 2015 in Turin, Italy.

Government of Kyrgyzstan and UNCTAD discuss investment policy

25 Jun -

UNCTAD presented its draft Investment Policy Review of Kyrgyzstan to government officials, representatives of the private sector and civil society as well as development partners at a national workshop held in Bishkek on 16 June 2015.

World Investment Report 2015: Reforming International Investment Governance

24 Jun -

This year’s World Investment Report, the 25th in the series, aims to inform global debates on the future of the international policy environment for cross-border investment.

Namibia, with support from UNCTAD, takes steps to improve its trade policy framework

18 Jun -

Overdependence on the exports of minerals has prompted Namibia to rethink its growth and export strategy, and a new approach was explored during an UNCTAD-backed workshop in Windhoek, Namibia on 28-29 April 2015.

Thirteenth UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures released

15 Jun -

Investment policy measures introduced by G-20 members between mid-October 2014 and mid-May 2015 tended to enhance openness for international investment, the joint report found. The findings were prepared by UNCTAD and the OECD that are part of a wider report on trade and investment measures in the G20 issued periodically by UNCTAD, the OECD and the WTO.

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