UNCTAD`s publication policy

The Trade and Development Board,

Decides that the Working Party on the Medium-Term Plan and the Programme Budget should meet as soon as possible to:

1. Review the "Report on documentation and publications"(TD/B/EX(15)/5) of 27 May 1997 and the "Progress report on the implementation of UNCTAD´s publication policy" (TD/B/EX(16)/3 and Add.1) in order for member States to ascertain to what extent the policy set out therein is in line with their objectives for the overall publications policy of UNCTAD, taking into account the current discussion in the General Assembly on the publications policy for the United Nations as a whole in the light of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit (A/51/946) and the comments of the Secretary-General of the United Nations thereon (A/52/685), and to enable member States to monitor that UNCTAD publications are in line with the publications policy;
2. Recommend any changes that might need to be adopted to achieve such objectives and to ensure the role of member States in this process.

892^nd plenary meeting
16 February 1998