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Hearing with Civil Society
… could address the crisis of multilateralism and trade, its development machinery, and what would be the contribution of … to multiple shocks affecting people and sustainable development These topics have been chosen because they will … discussions at the annual meeting of UNCTAD's Trade and Development Board (4-12 June) , which oversees our work …
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UN-CSTD Ten-year Review of the Progress Made in the Implementation of the WISIS Outcomes (Side event at Internet Governance Forum 2015)
… session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development Panellists: H.E. Janis Mažeiks , Permanent … UNCTAD Mr. David Souter , Managing Director, ict Development Associates Ms. Valeria Betancourt , Coordinator, …
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Beyond Biofuels: UNCTAD previews advanced bioenergy market study on opening panel of EFIB 2015
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BioTrade, Access and Benefit-Sharing in support of the SDGs: Entering a new alliance for economic growth, innovation and biodiversity
… Programme: Linking trade, environment and sustainable development and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Background For two decades, BioTrade and … health (3.b), economic growth (8.3), infrastructural development (9.5, 9.5b), climate change adaptation (13.1), …
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WSIS ILO/UNCTAD Thematic Workshop: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Through ICTs
… for assessing the environment for women entrepreneurship development (WED). The revised Guide will be the first … into account and will be used to assist policymakers and development partners to identify policy recommendations to … international organizations, civil society, business development service providers and other stakeholders to …
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Launch of the Information Economy Report 2013: The Cloud Economy and Developing Countries
… This has considerable potential for economic and social development, in particular our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and define a bold agenda for a prosperous, …
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International Report Briefing - Circular Economy in India: Rethinking Growth for Long Term Prosperity
… the threshold of profound choices about the path to future development. In an interconnected world predicated largely on a linear economic model, India’s development faces resource challenges and negative … out to show potential benefits of following a circular development path for the Indian economy, environment and …
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CSTD Side Event - The Role of Engaged Science and Technology to Enhance Disaster Resilience and Empower Communities
… for the achievement of long-term resilience, sustainable development and broader peace and security. This requires us … but not least transformational change also requires the development of enabling policy and regulatory frameworks, new … approaches to risk, resilience and sustainable development. To highlight opportunities for the science …