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

 
09 May 2013‘TradeMark’ adopts UNCTAD’s classification of non-tariff measures

A programme designed to improve regional trade performance in Southern and Eastern Africa has decided to employ UNCTAD’s new classification of non-tariff measures (NTMs).​

01 May 2013UNCTAD to strengthen Latin American work on non-tariff measures

UNCTAD has reached agreement with the Latin American Integration Association (Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración, or ALADI) to strengthen cooperation in the area of non-tariff measures (NTMs). ​

G-NEXID
15 April 2013Bank officials discuss financing of services exports and creative industries
How to capture the potential of services exports, and of creative-industry products such as films and music, was the topic of a recently held meeting of officials from export-import banks.
UNFSS
27 March 2013Forum on sustainability standards selects areas of work
A new United Nations Forum on Voluntary Sustainability Standards, which has just been launched, will focus during its first years on the role to be played by governments in making voluntary sustainability standards work for public policy objectives while avoiding trade friction and exclusion.
UNFSS
15 March 2013Forum to discuss voluntary sustainability standards that increasingly affect developing-country exports
The labelling of coffee, cocoa, tea, bananas, fish, timber or flowers as "sustainable" under various voluntary certification programmes is among the key challenges facing agrofood-exporting developing countries that are to be discussed at a new United Nations Forum that debuts on 21 and 22 March.
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 Publications

 
ASSESSING REGIONAL TRADING ARRANGEMENTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC - Policy issues in international trade and commodities, Study series no. 15 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/16)
31 Jul 2001, 34 page(s), 259.0 KB
GSP - Handbook on the Scheme of HUNGARY 2001 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TSB/Misc.64)
31 Jul 2001, 9 page(s), 24.0 KB
SERVICES SECTOR REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES: ISSUES AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES - Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities, Study Series No. 8 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/9)
31 Jul 2001, 30 page(s), 131.0 KB
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS’ PROPOSED FREE TRADE AGREEMENT - Policy issues in international trade and commodities, Study series no. 10 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/11)
30 Jun 2001, 49 page(s), 272.0 KB
GREENING TRADE IN VIET NAM - Edited by Dr. Veena Jha (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/8)
07 Jun 2001, 218 page(s), 747.0 KB
ENHANCING PRODUCTIVE CAPACITIES: THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AND FOOD SECURITY - UNLDC III - Summary of Interactive Thematic Session, Brussels, 14-20 May 2001 (A/CONF.191/L.4)
15 May 2001, 5 page(s), 24.0 KB
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IMPROVING MARKET ACCESS FOR LDCS (UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/4)
01 May 2001, 263 page(s), 1140.0 KB
GREENHOUSE GAS MARKET PERSPECTIVES. TRADE AND INVESTMENT IMPLICATIONS OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/Misc.9)
31 Mar 2001, 152 page(s), 513.0 KB
Research and Training Tools on Tariff Peaks and Other Residual Trade Protection (UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/Misc.1)
31 Mar 2001, 24 page(s), 354.0 KB
ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING PROCEDURES - USE OR ABUSE? IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities, Study Series No. 9 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/10)
28 Feb 2001, 37 page(s), 206.0 KB
IS THERE EFFECTIVELY A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY EXPORTS? - Policy issues in international trade and commodities, Study series no. 1 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/2)
13 Feb 2001, 153 page(s), 529.0 KB
IS THE EXPORT-LED GROWTH HYPOTHESIS VALID FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES? A CASE STUDY OF COSTA RICA - Policy issues in international trade and commodities, Study series no. 7 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/8)
31 Dec 2000, 57 page(s), 320.0 KB
INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND THE WTO - Policy issues in international trade and commodities, Study series no. 6 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/7)
30 Nov 2000, 50 page(s), 209.0 KB
OUTCOME OF THE EXPERT MEETING ON SYSTEMS AND NATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR PROTECTING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS AND PRACTICES (TD/B/COM.1/EM.13/L.1)
08 Nov 2000, 7 page(s), 41.0 KB
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ASSESSING THE RESULTS OF GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM STUDIES OF MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS - Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities, Study Series No. 3 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/4)
30 Sep 2000, 31 page(s), 223.0 KB
E-COMMERCE, WTO AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - Policy issues in international trade and commodities, Study series no. 2 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/3)
30 Sep 2000, 26 page(s), 101.0 KB
TARIFFS, TAXES AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: REVENUE IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities, Study Series No. 5 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/5)
30 Sep 2000, 65 page(s), 198.0 KB
WHAT CAN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INFER FROM THE URUGUAY ROUND MODELS FOR FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS - Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities, Study Series No. 4 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/6)
30 Sep 2000, 34 page(s), 193.0 KB
Training Tools for Multilateral Trade Negotiations: Special & Differential Treatment (UNCTAD/DITC/Misc.35)
31 Aug 2000, 38 page(s), 258.0 KB
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SYSTEMS AND NATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR PROTECTING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS AND PRACTICES. - BACKGROUND NOTE BY THE UNCTAD SECRETARIAT (TD/B/COM.1/EM.13/2)
21 Aug 2000, 27 page(s), 116.0 KB
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 Meetings

 
Start DateTitleLocationCountry
17-20 Jul 2017Second Atelier National: Examen National de l'Export Vert de MadagascarAntsirabe et AntananarivoMadagascar
10 Jul-27 Aug 2017Third edition of Online Course on Non-Tariff Measures and Data Collection
05-07 Jul 2017UNCTAD meets with Brazilian circular economy researchers at USP Winter Working Week 2017Ribeirao PretoBrazil
04 Jul 2017Research Seminar on Incentivizing Formalization of the Informal Sector: The Hybrid E-marketplace StepladderGenevaSwitzerland
27-30 Jun 2017African Carbon Forum 2017CotonouBenin
08 Jun 2017High Level Exchange: Pacific Leadership through Innovative Approaches to the Oceans Economy – Pacific 2050New YorkUnited States of America
08 Jun 2017Blue BioTrade: Harnessing trade and investment for sustainable useNew YorkUnited States of America
07 Jun 2017Enhancing trade opportunities for LDCs and SIDS through the fisheries sector: Addressing challenges imposed by international food standardsNew YorkUnited States of America
06 Jun 2017Fisheries subsidies: The path toward a sustainable global agreementNew YorkUnited States of America
06 Jun 2017Trade in fish-related aspects of SDG 14: What next?New YorkUnited States of America
01-02 Jun 2017Opportunities for enhancing markets for organic products via tourism sectors discussed at the East African Organic Policy ForumArushaUnited Republic of Tanzania
09-10 May 2017Oman's 2nd National Stakeholder Workshop: Linking green products to tourism in OmanMussanahOman
25-26 Apr 2017Healthy Oceans – Healthy Coasts. International Leadership Conference towards achieving SDG 14: Current challenges and opportunities in ocean and coastal sustainable developmentHong KongChina, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
18 Apr 2017National stakeholders in Ethiopia propose actions to improve environmental performance and strengthen export capacity of national sesame and leather producersAddis AbabaEthiopia
21-22 Mar 2017Oceans Forum on trade-related aspects of Sustainable Development Goal 14GenevaSwitzerland
20 Mar 2017Briefing on the fisheries regulatory framework at the multilateral levelGenevaSwitzerland
17 Feb 2017UNCTAD presents updates of its projects in Laos and Tanzania during Biofach 2017NurnbergGermany
15 Feb 2017National Stakeholder Workshop from the coconut, cocoa and sandalwood sectorsPort VilaVanuatu
19 Jan 2017BioFuture members meetingAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
16 Jan 2017Briefing on the United Nations high-level oceans conference 2017: The trade and development perspectiveGenevaSwitzerland
09 Jan-26 Feb 2017UNCTAD Virtual Institute online course on Trade and GenderOnline
12 Dec 2016International Report Briefing - Circular Economy in India: Rethinking Growth for Long Term ProsperityGenevaSwitzerland
06-07 Dec 2016First National Stakeholder Workshop: National Green Export Review for LebanonBeirutLebanon
05 Dec 2016Oceans Economy and Ecosystem services: sustainable fisheries and coastal tourism. Side event to the CBD COP 13CancunMexico
05 Dec 2016Online launch of the Trade and Environment Review 2016: Fish TradeOn line
03 Dec 2016IV BioTrade CongressCancunMexico
26-27 Nov 2016UNCTAD attends New Economy: Cultural and Creative City, and Innovation-Driven Society ForumChengduChina
16 Nov 2016UNCTAD helps countries launch cooperation mechanism at COP22 to develop advanced bioenergy and biomaterials marketsMarrakechMorocco
15 Nov 2016UNCTAD/WTO Book Launch - Advanced Guide to Trade Policy Analysis: The Structural Gravity ModelGenevaSwitzerland
14 Nov 2016COP 22 Side Event on National Green Economy Reviews, in cooperation with Islamic Development BankMarrakeshMorocco
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