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25 January 2012Meeting on enhanced cooperation on 18 May 2012

Pursuant to General Assembly resolution (A/RES/66/184), the CSTD will hold an open, interactive meeting on enhanced cooperation on public policy issues pertaining to the Internet on 18 May 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Gender and Science, Technology and Innovation

12 December 2011Applying a gender lens to Science, Technology and Innovation

Governments should take concerted steps to include women and their concerns in their efforts to boost economic growth through science, technology and innovation, a new UNCTAD report urges.

25 November 2011UNCTAD’s investment policy advice welcomed in Mozambique

On 11 November, at a workshop in Maputo, UNCTAD discussed the main findings and recommendations of its draft Investment Policy Review (IPR) of Mozambique with Government officials and other stakeholders.

16 November 2011Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Challenge for Global Ports

Ad-Hoc Expert Meeting focuses on issues of key importance for sustainable transport and trade; a summary of discussions and main outcomes has now been published.

21 September 2011Climate change impacts on ports and trade: The need to adapt

Ports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climate changes, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events and rising temperatures. Climate change and its impact on ports will be the theme of the upcoming Expert Meeting that will take place from the 29th to the 30th of September.

29 July 2011ECOSOC takes note of LDC-IV and extends appreciation for related Turkish initiatives

Upon recommendation of CSTD-14, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) took note of the outcome of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) held in Istanbul in May 2011, and extended its appreciation to the Turkish Government for its initiative to set up an International Science, Technology, and Innovation Center.

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