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 biennial World Investment Forum.
The Division maintains an interactive World Investment Network of over 9,000 members to disseminate and promote its work on investment and enterprise.
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.
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.
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