PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNCTAD’S PUBLICATIONS POLICY

TD United Nations Conference Trade Development UNITED NATIONS Distr: GENERAL TD//EX(16)/3/Add.1 11 February 1998 ENGLISH ONLY TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD Sixteenth executive session Geneva, 16 February 1998 Item 4 provisional agenda PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNCTAD’ PUBLICATIONS POLICY Annex: Documents publications issued 1997 GE.98-50158 TD//EX(16)/3/Add.1 page 2 . Reports intergovernmental meetings Trade Development Board TD//43/12(Vol II) Report Trade Development Board: Summary proceedings TD//44/19(Vol.) Report Trade Development Board (Vol.II) forty-fourth session, 13-24 October 1997, Volume II TD//EX(15)/9 Report Trade Development Board fifteenth executive session, 27 June 1997 Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities ( Expert Meetings) TD//44/5-TD//COM.1/6 Report Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities session, 6-8 November 1996 19-21 February 1997 TD//COM.1/15 Report Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities session, 17-21 November 1997 TD//COM.1/7- Report Expert Meeting Strengthening TD//COM.1/EM.1/3 Capacity Expanding Exports Developing Countries Services Sector : Health Services, 16-18 June 1997 TD//COM.1/8- Report Expert Meeting Vertical TD//COM.1/EM.2/3 Diversification Food Processing Sector Developing Countries, 1-3 September 1997 TD//COM.1/9- Report Expert Meeting Positive Measures TD//COM.1/EM.3/3 Promote Sustainable Development, Meeting Objectives Multilateral Environmental Agreements, 3-5 November 1997 TD//COM.1/10- Report Expert Meeting Trade TD//COM.1/EM.4/3 Investment Impacts Environmental Management Standards, ISO 14000 series, Developing Countries, Opportunities Context, 29-31 October 1997 Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues ( Expert Meetings) TD//44/3-TD//COM.2/4 Report Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues session, 18-22 November 1996 7 February 1997 TD//44/14-TD//COM.2/7 Report Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues session, 29 September - 3 October 1997 TD//EX(16)/Add.1 Page 3 TD//COM.2/5- Report Expert Meeting Existing Agreements TD//COM.2/EM.1/3 Investment Development Dimensions, 28- 30 1997 TD//COM.2/8- Report Expert Meeting Investment TD//COM.2/EM.2/3 Promotion Development Objectives, 24-26 September 1997 TD//COM.2/EM/.3 Draft report Expert Meeting Competition Law Policy, 24-26 November 1997 Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development ( Expert Meetings) TD//44/2-TD//COM.3/4 Report Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development session, 20-24 January 1997 TD//COM.3/.4 Draft report Commission Enterprise, Add.1 Business Facilitation Development session, 1-5 December 1997 TD//COM.3/5- Report Expert Meeting TD//COM.3/EM.1/3 Information Technologies Transit Arrangements Effective, 5-7 1997 TD//COM.3/6- Report Expert Meeting Government TD//COM.3/EM.2/3 Private Sector Roles Interactions SME Development, 23-25 July 1997 TD//COM.3/7- Report Expert Meeting Telecommunications, TD//COM.3/EM.3/3 Business Facilitation Trade Efficiency, 8-10 September 1997 TD//EX(15)/6-TD//WP/101 Report Working Party Medium-Term Plan Programme Budget, 16-17 January 13-16 June 1997 TD//WP/.78 .80 Draft reports Working Party Medium- Term Plan Programme Budget, 6 - 8 October 9 December 1997 TD//SEM.2/3 Report Pilot Seminar Mobilization Private Sector order Encourage Foreign Investment Flows Developed Countries, 23 - 25 June 1997 TD//44/3-TD//IGE.1/4 Report Joint UNCTAD/IMO Intergovernmental Group Experts Maritime Liens Mortgages Related Subjects ninth session, 2-6 December 1996 TD//44/7- Report Meeting Governmental Experts TD//LDC/AC.1/11 Land-locked Transit Developing Countries Representatives Donor Countries Financial Development Institutions, 18 - 20 June 1997 ( York) TD//EX(16)/3/Add.1 page 4 TD//44/17 Declaration adopted Seventh Annual Ministerial Meeting Developed Countries met York 30 September 1997 /1997/31-/CN.16/1997/9 Report Commission Science Technology Development session, 12-16 1997 II. Substantive reports submitted intergovernmental meetings General Assembly /52/279 Sustainable development international economic cooperation: Implementation Programme Action Developed Countries 1990s (Report Secretary-General General Assembly) /52/329 Specific actions related problems landlocked developing countries (Note Secretary-General General Assembly) /52/402 State South-South cooperation (Report Secretary-General General Assembly) /-19/4- Trade environmental matters (Note /1997/13- Secretary-General Special Session /CN.17/1997/14 General Assembly Review Appraise Implementation Agenda 21, York, 23-27 June 1997) Trade Development Board TD//EX(14)/2 UNCTAD’ cooperation international organizations fields trade development TD//EX(14)/3 Add.1 Technical cooperation: () Strategy UNCTAD; () 1997-1999 Plan technical cooperation; working sheets TD//EX(15)/2 Report Secretary-General UNCTAD implementation proposals contained Board agreed conclusions 436(XLIII) Development Africa TD//EX(15)/3 Corr.1 -governmental organizations participating activities UNCTAD TD//EX(15)/5 Report documentation publications UNCTAD/TDR/17 (Overview) Trade Development Report 1997: Overview UNCTAD/TDR/17 Trade Development Report 1997 (Sales .: .97.II..8) TD//EX(16)/Add.1 Page 5 TD//44/6-UNCTAD/LDC/1997 Developed Countries 1997 Report : (Overview) Overview TD//44/6-UNCTAD/LDC/1997 Developed Countries 1997 Report (Sales .: .97.II..6) TD//44/9 Specific action related problems land-locked developing countries TD//44/10 Report UNCTAD' assistance Palestinian people TD//44/11 Add.1 Review technical cooperation activities Add.2 UNCTAD TD//44/12 UNCTAD' contribution implementation United Nations Agenda Development Africa 1990s : African economic performance, prospects policy issues TD//44/15 TDB High-level segment - Globalization, competition, competitiveness development TD//WP/104 1998-2000 Plan technical cooperation Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities ( Expert Meetings) TD//COM.1/12 Diversification commodity-dependent countries: role governments, enterprises institutions TD//COM.1/13 Ways means improving opportunities expansion exports goods services developing countries TD//COM.1/14 Post-Uruguay tariff environment developing country exports, UNCTAD/WTO Joint Study TD//COM.1/EM.1/2 International trade health services : Difficulties opportunities developing countries TD//COM.1/EM.2/2 Opportunities vertical diversification food processing sector developing countries UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.3 Trade opportunities processed fish - prepared Project Manager FAO/GLOBEFISH UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.4 Trade opportunities international processed horticultural markets - prepared consultant UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.5 Trade opportunities processed meat - prepared consultant UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.6 Trade opportunities world beverages sector - prepared LMC International ., Oxford, UK UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.7 World trade processed tropical fruits - prepared staff member ITC TD//EX(16)/3/Add.1 page 6 TD//COM.1/EM.3/2 Positive measures promote sustainable development, meeting objectives multilateral environmental agreements TD//COM.1/EM.4/2 Environmental management standards, ISO 14000 series; trade development impacts developing countries Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues ( Expert Meetings) UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/5 World Investment Report 1997: Transnational (Overview) Corporations, Market Structure Competition Policy: Overview UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/5 World Investment Report 1997: Transnational (Sales .: .97.II..10) Corporations, Market Structure Competition Policy TD//COM.2/EM.1/2 Bilateral investment treaties relevance framework investment : issues questions TD//COM.2/EM.2/2 Investment promotion development : issues questions TD//COM.2/EM/6 Handbook Restrictive Business Practices Legislation TD//COM.2/EM/7 Add.1 Directory Competition Authorities TD//COM.2/EM/9 Review technical assistance, advisory training programmes competition law policy TD//COM.2/EM/10 Empirical evidence benefits applying competition law policy principles economic development order attain greater efficiency international trade development Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development ( Expert Meetings) TD//COM.3/9 Progress strategies enterprise development TD//COM.3/10 Services infrastructure development trade efficiency TD//COM.3/10/Add.1 Proposal Trade Efficiency Assessment Methodology (TEAM) TD//COM.3/EM.1/2 information technologies transit arrangements effective TD//COM.3/EM.2/2 Government-private sector interaction, focus participation SMEs TD//COM.3/EM.3/2 major implications Global Information Infrastructure (GII) trade development TD//EX(16)/Add.1 Page 7 Commission Science Technology Development /CN.16/1997/2 Role activities Commission coordination science technology development /CN.16/1997/3 Action arising session. Scientific technological aspects sustainable energy systems /CN.16/1997/4 Substantive theme: information communication technologies development. Report Working Group Information Communication Technologies Development /CN.16/1997/5 Science, Technology Innovation Policy Reviews. Implementation programme science, technology innovation policy reviews /CN.16/1997/7 Consideration ways means commemorating 1999 twentieth anniversary Vienna Conference science technology development /CN.16/1997/8 Action arising session. Implementation progress decisions session Commission, including follow- work technology basic , gender sustainable development, coalition resources United Nations intergovernmental meetings TD//SEM.2/2 Consideration issues related mobilization private sector promotion foreign investment flows developed countries (prepared Pilot Seminar Mobilization Private Sector order Encourage Foreign Investment Flows Developed Countries, 23 - 25 June 1997) TD//IGE.1/5 Draft articles convention arrest ships (prepared Joint UNCTAD/IMO Intergovernmental Group Experts Maritime Liens Mortgages Related Subjects ninth session, 2-6 December 1996) TD//LDC/AC.1/10 Review progress development transit systems proposals future action (prepared Meeting Governmental Experts Land-locked Transit Developing Countries Representatives Donor Countries Financial Development Institutions, York, 18 - 20 June 1997) TD//EX(16)/3/Add.1 page 8 intergovernmental meetings WT/LDC/HL/4 Building “capacity trade “ - developed countries (note prepared jointly UNCTAD ITC secretariats WTO High-Level Meeting Integrated Initiatives - Developed Countries’ Trade Development, 27-28 October 1997) WT/LDC/HL/5 Encouraging investment -developed countries (note prepared UNCTAD secretariat WTO High-Level Meeting Integrated Initiatives -Developed Countries’ Trade Development, 27-28 October 1997) WT/LDC/HL/11 context meeting place: Review multilateral initiatives undertaken intergovernmental organizations favour -developed countries (note prepared UNCTAD secretariat WTO High-Level Meeting Integrated Initiatives -Developed Countries’ Trade Development, 27-28 October 1997) UNCTAD/ACP/INVEST/1(97) Foreign direct investment ACP countries (note prepared UNCTAD secretariat request ACP secretariat Summit ACP Heads State Government, Libreville, Gabon, 6-7 November 1997) UNCTAD/ISS/Misc.11 Cooperation Developing Countries Globalizing Economy: Issues Action Proposals (Report prepared UNCTAD secretariat South-South Conference Trade, Investment Finance, San Jose, Costa Rica, 13-15 January 1997) Misc/ECDC/.4 Role Pivotal Countries ECDC-TCDC Globalizing Economy (presented Meeting Pivotal Countries ECDC-TCDC, Santiago, 17-19 November 1997) TTFA/6 Elaboration programme improve transit systems central Asia (note prepared secretariat Negotiating Conference Transit Transport Framework Agreement, Asghabat, Turkmenistan, 18-20 November 1997) TD//EX(16)/Add.1 Page 9 III. published materials Globalization Development Strategies Macroeconomic Development Policies UNCTAD/GDS/MDPB/1 International Monetary Financial Issues (Sales .: .97.II..5) 1990s - Research papers Group Twenty- , Volume VIII UNCTAD/GDS/MDPB/2 Proceedings International Conference East Asian Development: Lessons Global Environment, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29 Feb. - 1 Mar. 1996 (-published Institute Strategic International Studies, Kuala Lumpur) Globalization, Development Debt Management UNCTAD/GDS/GFSB/1 Experiences country funds venture capital funds developing countries UNCTAD/GDS/GFSB/2 Foreign investment LDCs : Prospects Constraints UNCTAD/GDS/DMFAS/1 DMFAS Newsletter .10 UNCTAD/GDS/DMFAS/2 DMFAS Commercial Brochure UNCTAD/GID/DMS/17/ DMFAS: Description Rev.4 UNCTAD/GID/DMFAS/ DMFAS: Hardware, Software Training Misc.6/Rev.1 requirements Special Programmes UNCTAD/GDS/SEU/1 Palestinian merchandise trade 1990s: challenges opportunities ( processing) Information Management Statistical Services TD//CN.1/CPB/.44 UNCTAD Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin .54 TD/STAT/23 Handbook International Trade Development (Sales . /.97.II..7) Statistics, 1995 Investment, Technology Enterprise Development International Investment, Transnational Corporations Technology Flows UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/2 World Investment Directory, Volume : Africa (Sales .: .97.II..1) UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/3 World Investment Directory, Volume VI: West Asia (Sales .: .97.II..2) TD//EX(16)/3/Add.1 page 10 UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/1 Sharing Asia’ Dynamism : Asian Direct Investment (Sales .: .97.II..1) European Union UNCTAD/ITE/1 TRIPS Agreement Developing Countries (Sales .: .96.II..10) (commissioned World Intellectual Property Organization) UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/4 Transnational Corporations Journal, Volume VI, .1 UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/Misc.3 Deepening Gains Services Liberalization: Uruguay (published jointly World Bank) DITE/IITTB/DOC/1997/ List Publications Foreign Direct Investment Misc.1 Transnational Corporations, 1973-1997 DITE/MGM/FES/1997/1-8 International Investment Arrangements: Development Dimension (prepared Regional Symposium: Africa, 19-20 June 1997, Fes, Morocco) ISBN 92-1-100740-2 International Investment: Year 2001 (Sales . GV..97.0.5) (published collaboration Invest France Mission, DATAR Arthur Andersen) National Innovation Investment Policies UNCTAD/ITE/IIP/1 Survey Practices Investment Promotion (Sales .: .97.II..11) UNCTAD/ITE/IIP/2 WAIPA Annual Report 1996-1997 (published WAIPA Steering Committee) UNCTAD/ITE/IIP/3 Investment Promotion Agencies: WAIPA Directory 1997 UNCTAD/DST/12 Promoting transfer environmentally sound technology. review policies Newsletter Transnationals newsletter, Vol. 9, Nos. 1 & 2-3 Enterprise Development UNCTAD/ITE/EDS/2 overview activities area inter-firm cooperation. progress report TD/ITNC/AC.1/(XIV)/CRP.2/ Transfer pricing regulations transnational Rev.1 corporation practices: guidance developing countries Newsletter Privatization newsletter, February 1997 Science Technology Development ISBN 0-88936-820-1 solid ground. Science, technology, integrated land management (published jointly International Development Research Centre) ISBN 0-88936-800-7 assault poverty. Basic human , science technology (published jointly International Development Research Centre) TD//EX(16)/Add.1 Page 11 International Trade Goods Services, Commodities Trade Analysis Systemic Issues UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/2 Uruguay follow- : Building positive agenda development UNCTAD/ITCD/TSB/1 Regional experiences economic integration process developing countries UNCTAD/ITCD/TSB/Misc.3 Handbook Exporters Mediterranean Countries Add.1 Territories European Union Markets, Part : Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon Syrian Arab Republic UNCTAD/ITCD/TSB/Misc.5 Access European Markets Agricultural Products Uruguay , Export Interests Mediterranean Countries - Study prepared consultant UNCTAD/TCB/TSB/Misc.7 Handbook Exporters Mediterranean Countries Add.1 Territories European Union Markets, Part : Morocco Tunisia UNCTAD/TAP/299/Rev.1 Handbook Trade Laws Japan CD-ROM Trade Analysis Information System (TRAINS), Version 5.0 ISBN 92-64-15665-8 Indicators Tariff -tariff Trade Barriers CD-ROM (published produced OECD collaboration UNCTAD) ST/ESCAP/1705 Asian Pacific Developing Economies WTO Ministerial Conference: Issues Concern (published ESCAP collaboration UNCTAD) Commodities TD/JUTE.2/6/Rev.2 International Jute Agreement (Sales number 96.II..7) TD/RUBBER.3/18 Decision entry force provisionally International Natural Rubber Agreement, 1995 TD/TIN/STAT/12 International Tin Statistics: January 1996 October 1996 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/2 Handbook World Mineral Trade Statistics, (Sales .: .97.II..3) 1990-1995 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/9 Handbook World Mineral Trade Statistics, (Sales .: .98.II..1) 1991-1996 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/3 Management commodity resources context sustainable development: Governance issues mineral sector UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/4 Emerging commodity exchanges: potential success TD//EX(16)/3/Add.1 page 12 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM.5 Management commodity resources context sustainable development : social impacts mining UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/7 Government policies affecting commodity price risk management access commodity finance developing countries UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/8 Integrated risk management commodities UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/10 survey environmentally friendly products Brazil - prepared consultants UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/13 planned production capacity bauxite, alumina aluminum UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.14 African Oil Trade Conference, 14-17 April 1997 UNCTAD/COM/89 -Saharan Africa' oil sector: Situation, developments prospects UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/1 Evaluation International Rubber Agreements 1979, 1987 1995 UNCTAD/TCB/TAB/Misc.2 Production, utilization trade environmentally preferable products Philippines Trade, Environment Development UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/Misc.2 Environment, trade sustainable development UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/Misc.4 UNCTAD activities trade, environment development ISBN 0-333-66547-3 Eco-Labelling International Trade (published MacMillan Press . St. Martin’ Press . association UNCTAD) ISBN 0-333-65134-0 Trade, Environment Sustainable Development: South Asian Perspective (published MacMillan Press . St. Martin’ Press . association UNCTAD) Competition Law Policy, Consumer Protection TD//RBP/81/Rev.5 Model law laws RBPs, Revision ( processing) UNCTAD/ITCD/CLP/Misc.1 Competition Public Utility Industries UNCTAD/ITCD/CLP/Misc.4 Control price-fixing collusion tendering arrangements TD//EX(16)/Add.1 Page 13 Services Infrastructure Development Trade Efficiency Trade Infrastructure UNCTAD/RMT(97)/1 Review Maritime Transport 1997 (Sales .: .97.II..7) UNCTAD/SDTE/Misc.2 Multimodal Transport Newsletter, .9 UNCTAD/SDTE/TIB/Misc.5 Ports Newsletter, November 1997 Users manual ACIS Port Tracker users manual Services Development Newsletter Trainmar Bulletin . 21 Small Medium-sized Enterprise Trade Competitiveness UNCTAD/SDTE/Misc.1 Trade Point Review General Issues UNCTAD/EDM/1 Seventh Raul Prebisch Lecture UNCTAD IX Midrand 29th April 1996, global age: skeptical south fearful north, Professor Jagdish Bhagwati UNCTAD/SGO/10 UNCTAD Review (Sales .: .97.II..2) UNCTAD/NGLS/83 Implementing Agenda 21 - NGO experiences world UNCTAD/GP(96)/1 Guide publications, 1996 (Arabic/English/French/Spanish) Discussion papers UNCTAD/OSG/DP/124 rich natural-resource endowment detrimental export diversification, örg Mayer UNCTAD/OSG/DP/125 mining legislation ôte 'ivoire : comparative features, Brigitte Bocum UNCTAD/OSG/DP/126 Environmental effects agricultural trade liberalization domestic agricultural policy reforms, Jussi Lankoski UNCTAD/OSG/DP/127 Banks, growth geography, Raju Jan Singh UNCTAD/OSG/DP/128 Debt sustainability social human development, Enrique Cosio-Pascal UNCTAD/OSG/DP/129 Selected features financial sectors Asia implications services trade, Andrew Cornford