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04 July 2012Joint UNCTAD-WTO handbook launched on trade policy analysis

A Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis, co-published by the WTO and UNCTAD's Virtual Institute has been launched. WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy and UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi describe it as a "state-of-the-art" tool for policy analysis and a contribution to a more level playing field in trade relations.

04 July 2012Competition policy week: 9-13 July 2012

UNCTAD will be hosting a number of expert meetings next week to discuss the role of competition policy in promoting economic development and cooperation. The organization is the United Nations focal point on all work related to competition and consumer policies.

03 July 2012Workshop being held in Lesotho on services trade negotiations

The Government of Lesotho, in collaboration with the SADC (Southern African Development Community) Secretariat and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), with the support of UNCTAD, is organizing a National Seminar on Trade in Services Negotiations from 2 to 4 July in Maseru, Lesotho.

03 July 2012UNGA programme and coordination committee supportive of UNCTAD work

The UN General Assembly's Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) held its 52nd session from 4 to 29 June to consider the proposed Strategic Framework of the United Nations for the period 2014-2015. Programme 10 (Trade and Development) of the Strategic Framework was considered in a formal session on 12 June (attended through videoconference by the Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD) and in an informal session on 21 June where UNCTAD staff from its New York liaison office and the Resources Management Service in Geneva were present to answer questions.

03 July 2012UNCTAD S-G in New York for ECOSOC high-level policy dialogue, Development Cooperation Forum

UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Pantichpakdi is presently in New York to attend the High-Level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) where the High-level policy dialogue with the international financial and trade institutions on current developments in the world economy is being held on Tuesday, 3 July.

02 July 2012UNCTAD field case studies show success stories in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Senegal for horticulture trade

The global crisis exposed the vulnerability of Least Developed Countries to external shocks and clearly illustrated once more the importance of diversifying into non-traditional sectors. One sector that has demonstrated the gains that can accrue from such horizontal diversification is horticulture, as shown in case studies conducted by UNCTAD in a number of African countries.

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