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The Division is recognized as a global centre of excellence on issues related to investment and enterprise for sustainable development. Built on several decades of successful experience, its staff provide international expertise in research and policy analysis, inter-governmental consensus-building, and technical assistance to over 150 countries. Its flagship product is the annual World Investment Report and its main global stakeholder event is the biannual World Investment Forum. The Division also maintains the interactive World Investment Network of over 9,000 members to disseminate and promote all its work on investment and enterprise.

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26 April 2013UNCTAD officials address ECOSOC on development financing

UNCTAD officials have spoken at a high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), addressing the topics of investment for sustainable development, and post-2015 development partnerships.

25 April 2013UNCTAD participates in high-level meeting on debt sustainability

UNCTAD’s Secretary-General and the Head of the Organization’s Debt and Development Finance Branch have spoken on sovereign debt issues at a special Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) event.

10 April 2013UNCTAD publishes its annual review of investor-State dispute settlement cases

The year 2012 marked a new record, with at least 62 new investment arbitration cases being initiated against host countries - the highest number of known treaty-based disputes ever filed in one year.

25 March 2013Latest Global Investment Trends Monitor focuses on BRICS FDI and Africa

Burgeoning foreign direct investment (FDI) into and out of Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China, and South Africa -- collectively known as the BRICS - is mounting in global influence, the latest GITM reports, citing new figures.

17 March 2013UNCTAD hosts first Global Corporate Social Responsibility Retreat

UNCTAD hosted its first Global CSR Retreat on 12-14 March, bringing together 27 corporate social responsibility (CSR) professionals from 18 countries for a three-day peer-to-peer learning event. Participants shared best practices on sustainable business with their peers from developed and developing economies.

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