International Trade and Commodities
International Trade and Commodities

The overall objective of the programme is to promote inclusive and sustainable development through international trade.

It offers analysis and advice and seeks to build consensus, strengthen capacity and promote partnerships for trade policy, trade negotiations, trade in goods and services, competition law and consumer protection, and managing issues arising at the intersection of trade, the environment and climate change.

 

 News

 
17 May 2013Culture vital for development progress, Deputy Secretary-General tells meeting

Culture, as exemplified by thriving creative industries around the world, has many positive spillovers for human development, UNCTAD’s Deputy Secretary-General has said in China.​

15 May 2013Trade in creative products reached new peak in 2011, UNCTAD figures show

Numbers released in run-up to Global Services Forum in Beijing show creative industries exports rose sharply from 2002-2011.​

14 May 2013Joint UNCTAD-ILO report urges greater attention to farming sector
A new book edited by UNCTAD and the International Labour Organization (ILO) stresses that agricultural trade can be an opportunity for creating jobs and alleviating poverty around the world.
13 May 2013Cuba’s ratification of trade preferences pact welcomed

Cuba’s ratification of the São Paulo Round of the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) will accelerate implementation of the agreement, other GSTP participants have said.​

10 May 2013UNCTAD services study tour sends Ugandan officials to South Africa

Ugandan officials are visiting Pretoria, South Africa, from 6 to 10 May, to learn how to expand their nation’s services sector so that it boosts growth and makes the national economy less vulnerable to external shocks.​

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 Publications

 
RECENT AND PLANNED CHANGES IN PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR BAUXITE, ALUMINA AND ALUMINIUM (UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/27)
12 Apr 2000, 35 page(s), 92.0 KB
Tools for Multilateral Trade Negotiations on Trade in Services (UNCTAD/DITC/TSB/Misc.57)
31 Mar 2000, 44 page(s), 700.0 KB
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GSP - SCHEME OF NORWAY - Amendment (TD/B/GSP/NORWAY/36)
13 Feb 2000, 13 page(s), 45.0 KB
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THE ROLE OF COMPETITION POLICY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN GLOBALIZING WORLD MARKETS - Papers presented at the pre-UNCTAD X Seminar. 14-15 June 1999 (UNCTAD/ITCD/CLP/Misc.14)
03 Jan 2000, 76 page(s), 822.0 KB
ARCHIEVING OBJECTIVES OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS: A PACKAGE OF TRADE MEASURES AND POSITIVE MEASURES - ELUCIDATES BY RESULTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY CASE STUDIES, Edited by Veena Jha and Ulrich Hoffmann (UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/6)
31 Dec 1999, 130 page(s), 710.0 KB
EXPERT MEETING ON THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT (UNCTAD/EDM/Misc.80)
06 Dec 1999, 10 page(s), 45.0 KB
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADE AND COMPETITION ISSUES IN THE SERVICES SECTOR: A REVIEW OF PRACTICES IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM - UNCTAD Series on Issues in Competition Law and Policy (UNCTAD/ITCD/CLP/Misc.13)
30 Nov 1999, 70 page(s), 353.0 KB
THE DEVELOPMENT DIMENSION OF COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY - UNCTAD Series on issues in Competition Law and Policy (UNCTAD/ITCD/CLP/Misc.9)
30 Nov 1999, 58 page(s), 169.0 KB
Tools for Multilateral Trade Negotiations on Agriculture (UNCTAD/DITC/Misc.30)
30 Nov 1999, 44 page(s), 194.0 KB
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REPORT OF THE AD HOC EXPERT MEETING ON APPLICATIONS OF STRUCTURED COMMODITY FINANCE TECHNIQUES FOR COMMODITY-DEPENDENT COUNTRIES (UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.39)
14 Jul 1999, 12 page(s), 44.0 KB
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PROFITING FROM GREEN CONSUMERISM IN GERMANY - Opportunities for Developing Countries in Three Sectors: Leather and Footwear, Textiles and Clothing, and Furniture. Analytical Studies on Trade, Environment and Development (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/3)
30 Jun 1999, 74 page(s), 339.0 KB
GSP Handbook on the Scheme of New Zealand (UNCTAD/ITCD/TSB/Misc.48)
31 Mar 1999, 27 page(s), 637.0 KB
COMPETITION POLICY AND VERTICAL RESTRAINTS - UNCTAD Series on Issues in Competition Law and Policy (UNCTAD/ITCD/CLP/Misc.8)
11 Jan 1999, 22 page(s), 63.0 KB
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REPORT OF THE EXPERT MEETING ON STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITIES OG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SECTOR (TD/B/COM.1/18)
04 Aug 1998, 15 page(s), 42.0 KB
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DOCUMENTARY RISK IN COMMODITY TRADE (UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.31)
01 Jun 1998, 137 page(s), 365.0 KB
THE POTENTIAL FOR GSTP TRADE EXPANSION - Policy issues in international trade and commodities. Study series no. 1 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/1)
26 Apr 1998, 9 page(s), 23.0 KB
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RECENT AND PLANNED CHANGES IN PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR BAUXITE, ALUMINA AND ALUMINUM (UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/13)
23 Dec 1997, 43 page(s), 109.0 KB
EVALUATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL NATURAL RUBBER AGREEMENTS OF 1979, 1987 AND 1995 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/1)
02 Jul 1997, 23 page(s), 1127.0 KB
EMERGING COMMODITY EXCHANGES: FROM POTENTIAL TO SUCCESS (UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/4)
17 Jun 1997, 50 page(s), 165.0 KB
REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION AND OUTLOOK FOR IRON ORE, 1996 (UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/1)
03 Dec 1996, 30 page(s), 98.0 KB
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 Meetings

 
Start DateTitleLocationCountry
15-19 Oct 20182018 Annual General Meeting of the IGFGeneva
16 Jul 2018BioTrade, Access and Benefit Sharing and SDG 15: Entering an alliance for economic growth, job creation and safeguarding biodiversityNew YorkUnited States of America
16-17 Jul 20182nd Oceans Forum on Trade-related Aspects of SDG 14GenevaSwitzerland
20-22 Jun 2018UNCTAD, DOALOS and Commonwealth – Field Mission to Barbados: An Oceans Economy and Trade Strategy for BarbadosBridgetownBarbados
19-21 Jun 2018Regional workshop ’’WTO, market access and fish trade’’BelgradeSerbia
07-08 Jun 2018Improving coordination on 'BioTrade and Access and Benefit Sharing' technical assistance for South-East AsiaLuang PrabangLao People’s Democratic Republic
05-06 Jun 2018Regional Mekong Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing and BioTradeLuang PrabangLao People’s Democratic Republic
05-06 Jun 2018Andean Community Sustainable Trade WorkshopLimaPeru
18 May 2018Lessons from implementing BioTrade Principles and Criteria Technical WorkshopGenevaSwitzerland
17 May 2018First Stakeholders Steering Committee Meeting for BioTradeGenevaSwitzerland
08-09 May 2018UNCTAD-DOALOS Field Mission for Belize: An Oceans Economy and Trade Strategy for BelizeBelmopanBelize
27 Apr 2018Round Table: The Economics of Gum Arabic in AfricaGeneva
25 Apr 2018Side Event at FfD 2018 – Trade and Technology: Connecting the Dots for Inclusive DevelopmentNew YorkUnited States of America
23-24 Apr 2018Global Commodities Forum 2018 GenevaSwitzerland
17 Apr 2018Second National Stakeholder Workshop, Moldova National Green Export ReviewChisinauRepublic of Moldova
11-13 Apr 2018Africa Carbon Forum 2018 - UNCTAD's contribution to the Regional Technical Expert Meeting: Efficiency in IndustryNairobiKenya
10-11 Apr 2018Presentation on Circular Economy and Trade at PUC-Minas UniversityPoços de CaldasBrazil
28-30 Mar 2018Global Gastroeconomy SummitIstanbulTurkey
19-21 Mar 2018UNCTAD-SQU Workshop for Date Palm Farmers, Processors and ExportersMuscatOman
14-16 Mar 2018National workshop on Promoting cotton by-products in UgandaKampalaUganda
12-13 Mar 2018Field Mission: Toward an Oceans Economy and Trade Strategy for Costa RicaSan JoséCosta Rica
06-07 Mar 2018National Stakeholder Workshop on Ecotourism in LebanonBeirutLebanon
22-23 Feb 2018Les acteurs des filières niébé (lojy), haricot blanc et café dressent la feuille de route pour la mise en œuvre de ses conclusions de l’ENEV de MadagascarAntananarivoMadagascar
14 Feb 2018Briefing of UNCTAD activities in Laos, Tanzania and Myanmar during Biofach 2018NurembergGermany
14 Dec 20176th Lao Organic Agriculture Forum (LOAF 6): Expanding Organic Exports Through Sustainability StandardsVientianeLao People’s Democratic Republic
11 Dec 2017Fish Trade, Fisheries Subsidies and SDG 14 Buenos AiresArgentina
10 Dec 2017Trade and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Small Developing Countries, LDCs, and Countries in Sub-Saharan AfricaBuenos AiresArgentina
07 Dec 2017El Impacto de las Industrias Creativas en la Economía RegionalTrelew, Provincia de ChubutArgentina
06-08 Dec 2017National workshop on Promoting cotton by-products in ZambiaLusakaZambia
05-06 Dec 2017Atelier régional: Renforcer les liens de développement dans la CEEAC, riche région minièreLibrevilleGabon
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