Preparatory process for the sixteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

At its closing plenary meeting, on 1 November 2024, as part of the preparatory process and following consultations among the membership, the Trade and Development Board reached consensus and adopted the theme for the sixteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as follows: "Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development".