At its closing plenary meeting, on 5 February 2025, the Board approved the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth special session at which the pre-Conference negotiating text would be transmitted to the Conference.
- Organization of the work of the sixteenth session of the Conference:
(a) Selection, by drawing lots, of the country that will head the seating pattern at the sixteenth session of the Conference;
(b) Outstanding organizational matters.
- Substantive preparations for the sixteenth session of the Conference: Report of the Preparatory Committee.
- Provisional agenda of the seventy-second session of the Trade and Development Board.
- Institutional, organizational, administrative and related matters:
(a) Preparations for the review, by the sixteenth session of the Conference, of the lists of States annexed to General Assembly resolution 1995 (XIX);
(b) Designation of intergovernmental bodies for the purposes of rule 76 of the rules of procedure of the Board;
(c) Designation of non-governmental organizations for the purposes of rule 77 of the rules of procedure of the Board.
Participation and Registration
Registration should be completed online and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.
Permanent representatives of States members of the Board are requested to inform the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretariat of the name and title of their representative(s). Kindly note that the credential letter of your representative(s) should be uploaded on to the system during the online registration process.
Other participants (i.e. representatives of members of UN Trade and Development that are not members of the Board and representatives of specialized agencies, non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental bodies wishing to attend as observers) are also eligible to participate in the session as observers and should register online.
Logistics
The session will be held with physical participation at the the Palais des Nations.
Those who cannot attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream.
The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants, at the email address used for registration, one hour before the start of the session.
