Review of the technical cooperation activities of UNCTAD and their financing

The Trade and Development Board

1. Reaffirms the role of UNCTAD technical cooperation as one of the three fundamental pillars of UNCTAD to be delivered in a mutually reinforced manner with the other two;
    
2. Highlights the relevance of UNCTAD technical cooperation in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and stresses the importance of UNCTAD actively participating in the reform of the United Nations development system;
    
3. Requests the secretariat to prepare a draft strategy for its technical cooperation in consultation with regional groups and to initiate a preliminary discussion at a session of the Working Party to be held in the first quarter of 2020;
    
4. Encourages the secretariat to further strengthen interdivisional and inter-agency cooperation for increased coherence and impact and the sharing of best practices when delivering technical assistance, taking into account the mandate of UNCTAD and the outcome of its internal task forces;
    
5. Encourages the secretariat to pursue its efforts in implementing results-based management in line with United Nations guidelines;
    
6. Stresses the importance of sufficient and predictable funding in ensuring effective technical cooperation in the implementation of the mandate of UNCTAD, paying particular attention to the fulfilment of objectives that might be lagging behind, as identified in the midterm review of the Nairobi Maafikiano;
    
7. Encourages developed countries and developing countries in a position to do so to make multi-year contributions to UNCTAD technical cooperation, to increase the predictability of UNCTAD technical assistance;
    
8. Supports the efforts of UNCTAD in broadening and diversifying its donor base and in exploring new ways of funding such as the pooled funding mechanisms in support of the UNCTAD-led United Nations Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity and other funding sources, including blended finance and public–private partnerships.