SYNOPTIC RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD AT ITS SEVENTEENTH EXECUTIVE SESSION

TD United Nations Conference Trade Development UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL TD//EX(17)/2 27 1998 Original: ENGLISH TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD Seventeenth executive session Geneva, 8 1998 SYNOPTIC RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD AT ITS SEVENTEENTH EXECUTIVE SESSION (8 1998) Prepared UNCTAD secretariat */ */ Pending distribution final report Trade Development Board seventeenth executive session ( issued TD//EX(17)/3), secretariat circulating synoptic record seventeenth executive session information delegations users. final report summaries statements items. GE.98-50813 TD//EX(17)/2 page 2 action Board seventeenth executive session, see1/ chapter II . agenda seventeenth executive session, annex I2/ . . DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD AT ITS SEVENTEENTH EXECUTIVE SESSION 1/2/ Decision 449 (EX-17): UNCTAD' publication policy Trade Development Board, account ongoing work secretariat streamline UNCTAD’ publications policy, relevant reports, establishment Publications Committee secretariat, agrees : 1. efforts undertaken secretariat respect ; Board takes note Working Party’ satisfaction mechanisms put place secretariat ensure systematic oversight improvement UNCTAD’ publications activities; 2. Member States encouraged active part transparent review UNCTAD’ publications policy consultations member States secretariat, ensure publications meet fulfil priorities set UNCTAD; 3. Secretary-General UNCTAD invited hold meetings member States UNCTAD’ publications policy stage planning review process, : () Working Party , start year, meet informally UNCTAD’ programme managers discuss specific list publications planned year; time, Working Party report Secretary-General implementation UNCTAD’ publications policy report Trade Development Board; meetings exceed days altogether; () autumn year biennium, Secretary-General UNCTAD meet informally members Working Party discuss draft list publications proposed biennium; () Working Party review draft work programme early year, including draft list proposed publications, Secretary-General UNCTAD finalize programme budget submission Secretary-General United Nations; Working Party review proposed programme budget time submitted General Assembly report Trade Development Board , turn, endorse recommendations transmitted General Assembly’ review bodies; () Working Party review results survey publications issued previous year, -depth TD//EX(17)/2 page 3 readership surveys selected publications conducted; readership surveys conducted annual basis; light experience, secretariat seek improve design, methodology scope readership surveys fulfil crucial role; () member States encouraged respond fully readership surveys. 893rd plenary meeting 8 1998 Decision 450 (EX-17): Trust fund enhance participation developing countries' experts UNCTAD meetings Trade Development Board, received progress report item 3 agenda trust fund enhance participation developing countries' experts UNCTAD meetings accordance decision forty- fourth session Board, decides : () Informal consultations authority President Board held operational modalities trust fund enhance participation developing countries' experts UNCTAD meetings accordance paragraph 114 " Partnership Growth Development", view enabling Secretary-General UNCTAD modify operational modalities Trust Fund include inter alia windows, earmarked - earmarked contributions; () President Trade Development Board requested complete informal consultations 3 July 1998 operational modalities endorsed Trade Development Board eighteenth executive session 10 July 1998. 893rd plenary meeting 8 1998 TD//EX(17)/2 page 4 II. OTHER ACTION BY THE BOARD Report Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget - session: Board decision 447 (EX-16) UNCTAD' publication policy; Board decision 448 (EX-16) savings resulting improved cost effectiveness (Agenda item 2) 1. Board noted members Working Party requested President Trade Development Board undertake informal consultations establishment guidelines modalities, endorsed Board eighteenth executive session 10 July 1998, distribution relevant funds financing experts. informal consultations involve Secretary-General UNCTAD completed 3 July 1998. business (Agenda item 5) 2. Board approved draft provisional agenda eighteenth executive session. ( provisional agenda, annex II ). TD//EX(17)/2 page 5 Annex AGENDA FOR THE SEVENTEENTH EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE BOARD 1. Adoption agenda 2. Report Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget - session: Board decision 447 (EX-16) UNCTAD' publication policy; Board decision 448 (EX-16) savings resulting improved cost effectiveness 3. Progress report Secretary-General UNCTAD trust fund enhance participation developing countries' experts UNCTAD meetings accordance decision forty-fourth session Trade Development Board 4. Institutional, organizational, administrative related matters: () Review calendar meetings () Administrative financial implications actions Board 5. business 6. Adoption report Board TD//EX(17)/2 page 6 Annex II PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE EIGHTEENTH EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD 10 July 1998 1. Adoption agenda 2. Election officers 3. Mid-term review 4. UNCTAD’ contribution UN-NADAF: UNCTAD’ activities favour Africa (agreed conclusions 443 (XLIV)) 5. Institutional, organizational, administrative related matters: () Designation intergovernmental bodies purposes rule 76 rules procedure Board () Designation -governmental organizations purposes rule 77 rules procedure Board () Designation President Bureau forty- session Trade Development Board 6. Report President Trade Development Board informal consultations : () Guidelines modalities funds savings resulting improved cost-effectiveness financing experts () Operational modalities Trust Fund enhance participation developing countries’ experts UNCTAD meetings 7. business 8. Report Board eighteenth session -----