Trade and Development Board, 77th executive session

The Trade and Development Board oversees the activities of the organization. It meets in Geneva up to three times a year in executive sessions to deal with urgent policy issues, as well as management and institutional matters.

Key issues:

• Interdependence and development strategies in a globalized world

  Deliberations by the Trade and Development Board under the agenda item will provide an opportunity to consider the Trade and Development Report 2024: Rethinking Development in the Age of Discontent.

• The Least Developed Countries Report 2024: Leveraging Carbon Markets for Development

  The report explores how carbon markets can bridge gaps between economic growth and climate action in the least developed countries and their potential to mobilize capital for sustainable development.

  The report provides policy ideas on how to boost the contribution of carbon market participation to the sustainable development of the least developed countries.

• Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: Low-growth Trap, Climate Change and Employment Trends

  The Trade and Development Board will be introduced to the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: Low-growth Trap, Climate Change and Employment Trends prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

  The results of the economic survey reveal weaker job creation, particularly in the formal sector, with young people, women, older persons, migrants and rural dwellers among the most likely to be informal workers.

• Preparatory process for the sixteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

  Under the agenda item, the secretariat will bring to the attention of member States for their consideration elements in connection with the preparatory process for the sixteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Participation

The session is open to all member States of Trade and Development Board.

Other participants (i.e. representatives of members of UNCTAD 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 using the link provided.

Registration

Registration should be completed online and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.

Logistics

The session will be held with physical participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.

The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants, at the email address used for registration, one day in advance of the start of the session.