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2nd Biotrade Congress to focus on potential of biodiversity products for forest preservation
9 Dec 2013
Experts meeting in Geneva will discuss how the sale and trade of goods sustainably harvested from forests, if expanded, may preserve stands of timber as carbon "sinks" and thus mitigate climate change.
Women’s empowerment, modernized farming recommended for Angola
27 Nov 2013
Three UNCTAD meetings on development in Angola called for efforts to upgrade agriculture and to educate and train women to ensure that economic growth leads to broader progress.
National Capacity Building Workshop for Judges in Costa Rica
11 Nov 2013
UNCTAD organised a first training workshop for judges at the Supreme Court of Costa Rica in San Jose on 11 November 2013.
Results of Voluntary Peer Review of Competition Law and Policy for Nicaragua presented in Managua
8 Nov 2013
UNCTAD presented the results of the peer review of Nicaragua at the American University of Managua on 22 October and made a proposal for a technical assistance project to implement the peer review's recommendations.
Adapting global ports to impacts of climate change - expert collaboration following UNCTAD meeting results in publication of multidisciplinary academic paper
31 Oct 2013
As a concrete follow-up to an UNCTAD expert meeting, a multidisciplinary academic paper entitled: A note on climate change adaptation for seaports: a challenge for global ports, a challenge for global society, has been published.
African Creative Economy Meeting, Cape Town (6-9 October 2013)
16 Oct 2013
The African Creative Economy Meeting was organized by ARTERIAL Network with the support of the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town and the Cape Craft and Design Institute. It attracted around 400 delegates from over 40 countries in Africa and beyond.
UNCTAD contributes to African session on consumer protection
30 Sep 2013
UNCTAD has helped to organize an annual conference on consumer protection law enforcement in Africa.
UNCTAD participates in the Seventh Edition of the Central American Competition Forum
10 Sep 2013
UNCTAD presents viewpoint on moving forward with the enactment of a Regional Competition Law in Central America at the 7th Central American Competition Forum.
Chinese premier terms services vital to “upgrades” of economies around the world
3 Jun 2013
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told a joint Leaders’ Summit of the Global Services Forum (GSF) and the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) on Wednesday that services sectors around the world represent the most important opportunities for growth and economic “upgrading” sought by developing countries.
Panel: partnerships vital in services sector
29 May 2013
Partnerships in the services sector are critical for achieving economic growth and sustainable development, experts said today.
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