Trade and Development Board

The Trade and Development Board acts as UNCTAD´s governing body, overseeing the activities of the organization. The 64th session of the Trade and Development Board will be held in Geneva from 11-22 September.

Fifty years have passed since Israel occupied the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem — five decades of de-development, suppressed human potential and denial of the right to development. The international community should assume its responsibility to support the Palestinian people, says new UNCTAD report.

The ability to gain and to benefit from market access opportunities depends increasingly on compliance with non-tariff measures (NTMs), such as sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical regulations and norms. The NTMs Week sheds light on the importance of mandatory trade-related regulations and Voluntary sustainability standards on international trade and development.