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16 April 2012UNCTAD publishes its annual review of investor-State dispute settlement cases

2011 marks a new record with at least 46 new investment arbitration cases initiated against host countries - the highest number of known treaty-based disputes ever filed in one year.

08 March 2012UNCTAD S-G calls for strong social contract to underpin globalization

Addressing the Berlin International Economic Congress on 7 March 2012, UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi said an ever more complex international division of labour embedded in the phenomenon of globalization needs a strong social contract, with strong moral and political foundations, if the outcomes are to be inclusive and sustainable.

08 March 2012Civil Society voices its priorities for UNCTAD XIII

Panellists and delegates at the Hearing with Civil Society and the Private Sector stressed that Civil Society's voice cannot be excluded when discussing the current sustainability challenges, financial regulation and its associated issues, and the policies on trade and investment agreements.

02 March 2012UNCTAD S-G calls for inclusive growth strategies at World Marketing Summit

At the first World Marketing Summit held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 1 March 2012, UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi called for inclusive growth strategies and "development-led marketing". He also underlined the need for building moral and social values in marketing.

28 February 2012Time for big ideas, bold vision and ambition

Speaking to the Member States, Chair of the National Preparatory Committee for UNCTAD XIII, said the coming quadrennial conference was an opportunity to "truly demonstrate and exercise political will and leadership" in promoting the development of humanity.

27 February 2012Delivering Aid for Trade: Contribution of the United Nations Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity

A number of United Nations resident coordinators met on 22 February with the United Nations Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity to discuss the best methods for using aid to enhance trade and the productive abilities of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

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