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SUMMARY:Fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Dev
 elopment (UNCTAD 15)
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade
  and Development – UNCTAD 15 – presents an opportunity for the develop
 ment community to align the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development with th
 e global “new normal” created by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a major Uni
 ted Nations conference of the “decade for action” for achieving the Su
 stainable Development Goals\, the ministerial conference must address the 
 massive unmet trade\, finance\, investment and technology needs of develop
 ing countries struggling in the face of the COVID-19 challenge.The pandemi
 c led to an economic standstill\, closed borders and a severe retrenchment
  in cross-border economic activity – this has effectively paralysed trad
 e as an engine for sustainable prosperity. Compounded by the “pre-existi
 ng” lack of trust in multilateralism\, the global trading system was woe
 fully unprepared for this global health crisis.The most vulnerable countri
 es continue to be the hardest hit by the pandemic\, at a time when they we
 re already not doing well. The pandemic and its fallout have exposed exist
 ential challenges to the very tenets of globalization and will have a last
 ing impact on future efforts by developing countries to gainfully benefit 
 from the global economy.In addition\, COVID-19 revealed the urgency of the
  need to transform global approaches to trade and development if we are to
  chart a sustainable course to a better recovery. UNCTAD 15 gives us a win
 dow of opportunity to build the political will to effect the systemic chan
 ges needed to ensure a better recovery\, as countries have realized the de
 vastating limits of current development practices. From a trade and develo
 pment perspective\, a better recovery must be green\, resilient\, just and
  digital – but it must also be for all peoples and all countries\, not j
 ust those who can afford it.In the past\, UNCTAD ministerial conferences g
 enerated ambitious solutions and rebuilt goodwill among nations. UNCTAD 15
 \, hosted by Barbados\, must be such a conference. It must offer hope to v
 ulnerable small island developing States facing lost tourism and travel re
 venues\; it must offer feasible instruments to African countries and least
  developed countries looking to develop their productive capacities\; and 
 it must offer a path forward on debt forgiveness and digital cooperation\,
  especially for middle-income countries.As part of the programme of the Co
 nference\, to be regularly updated\, a series of online pre-events and for
 ums are being organized between May and September 2021 to pave the way for
  UNCTAD 15.Together with Barbados\, as the host country\, and with the res
 olute commitment of the entire UNCTAD membership\, we can achieve a sustai
 nable path forward under the Conference theme “From inequality and vulne
 rability to prosperity for all”. Visit the UNCTAD15 Website https://un
 ctad15.org/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/fift
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SUMMARY:Fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Dev
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CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade
  and Development – UNCTAD 15 – presents an opportunity for the develop
 ment community to align the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development with th
 e global “new normal” created by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a major Uni
 ted Nations conference of the “decade for action” for achieving the Su
 stainable Development Goals\, the ministerial conference must address the 
 massive unmet trade\, finance\, investment and technology needs of develop
 ing countries struggling in the face of the COVID-19 challenge.The pandemi
 c led to an economic standstill\, closed borders and a severe retrenchment
  in cross-border economic activity – this has effectively paralysed trad
 e as an engine for sustainable prosperity. Compounded by the “pre-existi
 ng” lack of trust in multilateralism\, the global trading system was woe
 fully unprepared for this global health crisis.The most vulnerable countri
 es continue to be the hardest hit by the pandemic\, at a time when they we
 re already not doing well. The pandemic and its fallout have exposed exist
 ential challenges to the very tenets of globalization and will have a last
 ing impact on future efforts by developing countries to gainfully benefit 
 from the global economy.In addition\, COVID-19 revealed the urgency of the
  need to transform global approaches to trade and development if we are to
  chart a sustainable course to a better recovery. UNCTAD 15 gives us a win
 dow of opportunity to build the political will to effect the systemic chan
 ges needed to ensure a better recovery\, as countries have realized the de
 vastating limits of current development practices. From a trade and develo
 pment perspective\, a better recovery must be green\, resilient\, just and
  digital – but it must also be for all peoples and all countries\, not j
 ust those who can afford it.In the past\, UNCTAD ministerial conferences g
 enerated ambitious solutions and rebuilt goodwill among nations. UNCTAD 15
 \, hosted by Barbados\, must be such a conference. It must offer hope to v
 ulnerable small island developing States facing lost tourism and travel re
 venues\; it must offer feasible instruments to African countries and least
  developed countries looking to develop their productive capacities\; and 
 it must offer a path forward on debt forgiveness and digital cooperation\,
  especially for middle-income countries.As part of the programme of the Co
 nference\, to be regularly updated\, a series of online pre-events and for
 ums are being organized between May and September 2021 to pave the way for
  UNCTAD 15.Together with Barbados\, as the host country\, and with the res
 olute commitment of the entire UNCTAD membership\, we can achieve a sustai
 nable path forward under the Conference theme “From inequality and vulne
 rability to prosperity for all”. Visit the UNCTAD15 Website https://un
 ctad15.org/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/fift
 eenth-session-united-nations-conference-trade-and-development-unctad-15
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SUMMARY:Fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Dev
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CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade
  and Development – UNCTAD 15 – presents an opportunity for the develop
 ment community to align the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development with th
 e global “new normal” created by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a major Uni
 ted Nations conference of the “decade for action” for achieving the Su
 stainable Development Goals\, the ministerial conference must address the 
 massive unmet trade\, finance\, investment and technology needs of develop
 ing countries struggling in the face of the COVID-19 challenge.The pandemi
 c led to an economic standstill\, closed borders and a severe retrenchment
  in cross-border economic activity – this has effectively paralysed trad
 e as an engine for sustainable prosperity. Compounded by the “pre-existi
 ng” lack of trust in multilateralism\, the global trading system was woe
 fully unprepared for this global health crisis.The most vulnerable countri
 es continue to be the hardest hit by the pandemic\, at a time when they we
 re already not doing well. The pandemic and its fallout have exposed exist
 ential challenges to the very tenets of globalization and will have a last
 ing impact on future efforts by developing countries to gainfully benefit 
 from the global economy.In addition\, COVID-19 revealed the urgency of the
  need to transform global approaches to trade and development if we are to
  chart a sustainable course to a better recovery. UNCTAD 15 gives us a win
 dow of opportunity to build the political will to effect the systemic chan
 ges needed to ensure a better recovery\, as countries have realized the de
 vastating limits of current development practices. From a trade and develo
 pment perspective\, a better recovery must be green\, resilient\, just and
  digital – but it must also be for all peoples and all countries\, not j
 ust those who can afford it.In the past\, UNCTAD ministerial conferences g
 enerated ambitious solutions and rebuilt goodwill among nations. UNCTAD 15
 \, hosted by Barbados\, must be such a conference. It must offer hope to v
 ulnerable small island developing States facing lost tourism and travel re
 venues\; it must offer feasible instruments to African countries and least
  developed countries looking to develop their productive capacities\; and 
 it must offer a path forward on debt forgiveness and digital cooperation\,
  especially for middle-income countries.As part of the programme of the Co
 nference\, to be regularly updated\, a series of online pre-events and for
 ums are being organized between May and September 2021 to pave the way for
  UNCTAD 15.Together with Barbados\, as the host country\, and with the res
 olute commitment of the entire UNCTAD membership\, we can achieve a sustai
 nable path forward under the Conference theme “From inequality and vulne
 rability to prosperity for all”. Visit the UNCTAD15 Website https://un
 ctad15.org/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/fift
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SUMMARY:Fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Dev
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CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade
  and Development – UNCTAD 15 – presents an opportunity for the develop
 ment community to align the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development with th
 e global “new normal” created by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a major Uni
 ted Nations conference of the “decade for action” for achieving the Su
 stainable Development Goals\, the ministerial conference must address the 
 massive unmet trade\, finance\, investment and technology needs of develop
 ing countries struggling in the face of the COVID-19 challenge.The pandemi
 c led to an economic standstill\, closed borders and a severe retrenchment
  in cross-border economic activity – this has effectively paralysed trad
 e as an engine for sustainable prosperity. Compounded by the “pre-existi
 ng” lack of trust in multilateralism\, the global trading system was woe
 fully unprepared for this global health crisis.The most vulnerable countri
 es continue to be the hardest hit by the pandemic\, at a time when they we
 re already not doing well. The pandemic and its fallout have exposed exist
 ential challenges to the very tenets of globalization and will have a last
 ing impact on future efforts by developing countries to gainfully benefit 
 from the global economy.In addition\, COVID-19 revealed the urgency of the
  need to transform global approaches to trade and development if we are to
  chart a sustainable course to a better recovery. UNCTAD 15 gives us a win
 dow of opportunity to build the political will to effect the systemic chan
 ges needed to ensure a better recovery\, as countries have realized the de
 vastating limits of current development practices. From a trade and develo
 pment perspective\, a better recovery must be green\, resilient\, just and
  digital – but it must also be for all peoples and all countries\, not j
 ust those who can afford it.In the past\, UNCTAD ministerial conferences g
 enerated ambitious solutions and rebuilt goodwill among nations. UNCTAD 15
 \, hosted by Barbados\, must be such a conference. It must offer hope to v
 ulnerable small island developing States facing lost tourism and travel re
 venues\; it must offer feasible instruments to African countries and least
  developed countries looking to develop their productive capacities\; and 
 it must offer a path forward on debt forgiveness and digital cooperation\,
  especially for middle-income countries.As part of the programme of the Co
 nference\, to be regularly updated\, a series of online pre-events and for
 ums are being organized between May and September 2021 to pave the way for
  UNCTAD 15.Together with Barbados\, as the host country\, and with the res
 olute commitment of the entire UNCTAD membership\, we can achieve a sustai
 nable path forward under the Conference theme “From inequality and vulne
 rability to prosperity for all”. Visit the UNCTAD15 Website https://un
 ctad15.org/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/fift
 eenth-session-united-nations-conference-trade-and-development-unctad-15
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CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade
  and Development – UNCTAD 15 – presents an opportunity for the develop
 ment community to align the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development with th
 e global “new normal” created by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a major Uni
 ted Nations conference of the “decade for action” for achieving the Su
 stainable Development Goals\, the ministerial conference must address the 
 massive unmet trade\, finance\, investment and technology needs of develop
 ing countries struggling in the face of the COVID-19 challenge.The pandemi
 c led to an economic standstill\, closed borders and a severe retrenchment
  in cross-border economic activity – this has effectively paralysed trad
 e as an engine for sustainable prosperity. Compounded by the “pre-existi
 ng” lack of trust in multilateralism\, the global trading system was woe
 fully unprepared for this global health crisis.The most vulnerable countri
 es continue to be the hardest hit by the pandemic\, at a time when they we
 re already not doing well. The pandemic and its fallout have exposed exist
 ential challenges to the very tenets of globalization and will have a last
 ing impact on future efforts by developing countries to gainfully benefit 
 from the global economy.In addition\, COVID-19 revealed the urgency of the
  need to transform global approaches to trade and development if we are to
  chart a sustainable course to a better recovery. UNCTAD 15 gives us a win
 dow of opportunity to build the political will to effect the systemic chan
 ges needed to ensure a better recovery\, as countries have realized the de
 vastating limits of current development practices. From a trade and develo
 pment perspective\, a better recovery must be green\, resilient\, just and
  digital – but it must also be for all peoples and all countries\, not j
 ust those who can afford it.In the past\, UNCTAD ministerial conferences g
 enerated ambitious solutions and rebuilt goodwill among nations. UNCTAD 15
 \, hosted by Barbados\, must be such a conference. It must offer hope to v
 ulnerable small island developing States facing lost tourism and travel re
 venues\; it must offer feasible instruments to African countries and least
  developed countries looking to develop their productive capacities\; and 
 it must offer a path forward on debt forgiveness and digital cooperation\,
  especially for middle-income countries.As part of the programme of the Co
 nference\, to be regularly updated\, a series of online pre-events and for
 ums are being organized between May and September 2021 to pave the way for
  UNCTAD 15.Together with Barbados\, as the host country\, and with the res
 olute commitment of the entire UNCTAD membership\, we can achieve a sustai
 nable path forward under the Conference theme “From inequality and vulne
 rability to prosperity for all”. Visit the UNCTAD15 Website https://un
 ctad15.org/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/fift
 eenth-session-united-nations-conference-trade-and-development-unctad-15
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