PROPOSALS FOR THE DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR THE BIENNIUM 2004-2005 [English only]

UNCTAD/EDM/Misc.241/Rev.1 23 January 2003 ENGLISH ONLY TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget Fortieth session, part 13 - 17 January 2003 REVIEW OF THE WORK PROGRAMME DRAFT PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM 2004-2005 Proposals draft programme work biennium 2004-2005 Section 11A Trade development (Programme 9 medium-term plan period 2002-2005) TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................2 . Policy-Making Organs...............................................................................................................................4 . Executive Direction Management .....................................................................................................6 . Programme Work..................................................................................................................................8 Subprogrammes: 1 Globalization, Interdependence Development..................................................................................8 1 Development Africa ............................................................................................................................15 2 Investment, Enterprise Technology.................................................................................................18 3 International trade ....................................................................................................................................26 4 Services infrastructure Development, Trade Efficiency .................................................................36 Human Resources Development 5 Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries..........................................................41 Small Island Developing States . Programme Support .................................................................................................................................46 Annex: Ammendments corrections 2 OVERVIEW 1. main objective United Nations Conference Trade Development (UNCTAD) maximize trade development opportunities developing countries assist integration world economy manner enhances development opportunities offered globalization process helping shape international economic relations twenty- century. 2. tenth session Conference, held Bangkok February 2000, Governments recognized ensuring countries enjoy benefits globalization requires meeting complex policy challenges arise, macroeconomic level, growing interdependence spheres economic activity, including trade, finance investment, downside risks interdependence carries. Governments reiterated , focal point United Nations integrated treatment trade development interrelated issues finance, technology, investment sustainable development, UNCTAD pre-eminently examine issues build consensus policies globalizing world development perspective. order achieve objectives, UNCTAD acts forum intergovernmental discussions, supported discussions experts, aimed consensus-building; undertakes research analysis inter alia provide substantive inputs discussions; related technical assistance tailored beneficiary countries, concentrating capacity-building. 3. member States UNCTAD conducted mid-term review 2002 assess progress tenth session objectives. review, Governments reconfirmed special expertise UNCTAD focus integrated treatment development trade, finance, technology investment, urged UNCTAD efforts develop focus. programme implementation, Governments emphasized urgency supporting developing countries multilateral trade negotiations, importance enhancing productive capacity developing countries enable advantage opportunities , importance outcomes UN Conference -Developed Countries, held Brussels 2001 close cooperation agencies donors. Governments stressed outcome Financing Development Conference, held Monterrey March 2002, underlined centrality issues covered UNCTAD international efforts promote development, reduce poverty achieve internationally agreed development goals, including Millennium Declaration. 4. intense preparatory process Conference envisaged quarter 2004, involving intergovernmental, expert civil society-related activities sectoral regional levels. goal advance understanding consensus briefer Conference concentrate broad policy issues choices. 5. focus UNCTAD’ work areas activity: globalization development; investment, enterprise development technology; trade goods services commodity issues; services infrastructure development, trade efficiency human resources development. areas, priority attached providing assistance developing countries, -developed countries. special interests small island developing States, landlocked developing countries, structurally weak vulnerable economies economies transition account. account crosscutting issues economic cooperation developing countries, gender perspective aiming achieving gender equality economic sectors. UNCTAD continue work private sector, -governmental organizations, academia parliamentarians address challenges opportunities globalization progress fairer integration developing countries world economy. 3 6. effective implementation work programme contribute attaining objectives identified United Nations Millennium Declaration, expressed Millennium development goals 1, 7 8. programme contribute implementation actions identified outcomes United Nations Conference Developed Countries, International Conference Financing Development World Summit Sustainable Development. programme assist developing countries countries transition contribute implementation WTO Doha Work Programme. 7. addition quadrennial conference, intergovernmental machinery UNCTAD consists Trade Development Board, Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities; Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues; Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development. order benefit higher level technical expertise, commission convene expert meetings exceeding days duration. total number expert meetings exceed 10 annum. relevant units secretariat provide substantive servicing Trade Development Board, subsidiary bodies Commission Science Technology Development, continues subsidiary body Economic Social Council. 8. management side, secretariat conducts biennium extensive - assessment substantive programmes level branches section, concentrating qualitative aspects achievements logical framework approach. , review functioning relevance intergovernmental machinery takes place years, readership survey member States UNCTAD' publications conducted annually, -depth evaluation technical cooperation programme conducted annually. outcomes assessments subject -depth review Trade Development Board, guidance secretariat’ work adjustments line priorities member States corrective measures . 9. implementation work programme, UNCTAD : cooperate liaise governmental intergovernmental organizations, regional -regional groupings developing countries Organization Economic Cooperation Development; cooperate collaborate specialized agencies organisations United Nations system, , World Trade Organization, World Bank, UNDP, ITC, UNIDO, IMF, ILO, FAO, WIPO, ITU World Customs Organization; coordinate departments entities Secretariat, DESA, regional commissions Office High Representative developed countries, landlocked developing countries small island developing States; cooperate -governmental organizations academic institutions, private sector. collaboration cooperation includes joint activities, contribution reports, participation meetings, briefings, technical substantive support, joint database sharing information. 10. estimated resources biennium 2004-2005 section amount US$87,065,500. 4 . POLICY-MAKING ORGANS Eleventh session United Nations Conference Trade Development 11. accordance paragraph 2 General Assembly resolution 1995(XIX), Conference convened intervals years. General Assembly determine dates location sessions Conference, account recommendations Conference Trade Development Board. session Conference scheduled place year 2004. Trade Development Board 12. Trade Development Board established permanent organ Conference carry functions Conference session. Board reports Conference General Assembly Economic Social Council. Board meets annually regular sessions, meet executive sessions times annum. Subsidiary bodies Trade Development Board 13. intergovernmental Commissions established ninth session Conference subsidiary bodies Trade Development Board ( /51/308, paras. 107- 111) perform integrated policy work respective areas competence, explained . Commissions hold annual sessions. Board assisted Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget oversight programme work, including technical cooperation. 14. Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities established , inter alia, assist developing countries integrate fully , derive benefits , international trading system, maximize opportunities arising Uruguay agreements issues relating international trade goods services, commodities issues, including strengthening capacity developing countries services sector. 15. Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues established deal issues relating international investment technology, related financial issues including development challenges effective participation international trade investment, issues related competition law relevance development. accordance General Assembly resolution 49/130, Commission assisted 16 expert advisers, serving individual capacity selected developed developing countries. Commission standing subsidiary expert bodies, . Intergovernmental Group Experts Competition Law Policy, Intergovernmental Group Experts International Standards Accounting Reporting. 16. Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development established subsidiary body Trade Development Board deal issues relating enterprise development, services infrastructure development, trade efficiency, globalization development strategies, including successful experiences. 17. Expert meetings. accordance paragraph 114 final document ninth session Conference, “Midrand Declaration Partnership Growth Development” (TD/377), Commission convene expert meetings order benefit higher level expertise. total number expert meetings exceed 10 annum, including sessions standing expert bodies Commission Investment, Technology 5 Related Financial Issues. Technical matters discussed expert meetings reported parent Commission, transmit Board . Commission Science Technology Development 18. United Nations Commission Science Technology Development (CSTD) established General Assembly 1992 functional Commission Economic Social Council give high-quality advice science technology GA ECOSOC serve forum discuss advance understanding emerging science technology issues. Commission evaluated ECOSOC 1998, encouraged sharpen focus devote attention issues transfer technology capacity-building. Commission composed 33 members, meets annually regular session 2003, ECOSOC decision 2002/37 annual biennial meeting. regular session, Commission decides substantive theme session, undertakes preparatory work ad hoc panel, recommendations consideration ECOSOC. 6 . EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT 19. Secretary-General UNCTAD direction substantive managerial matters orientation , ensures effective servicing , intergovernmental machinery UNCTAD, quadrennial sessions Conference sessions Trade Development Board. Deputy Secretary-General deputizes Secretary-General, policy coordination clearance substantive work directions line objectives strategies organization programmatic terms. 20. Chief, Executive Direction Management assists Secretary-General Deputy Secretary-General discharging management responsibilities. Programme, Planning Assessment ensures strategic planning, coordination assessment programmes, manages interaction coordinates UNCTAD’ contributions United Nations entities, organizations United Nations system intergovernmental bodies oversees UNCTAD York Office. offices Secretary-General Deputy Secretary-General provide support officials concerned. Objective: provide leadership management UNCTAD service member States implement mandates Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () Recognition member States relevance UNCTAD' work measured number member States represented Conference. Performance measures 2000-2001: 159 countries 2002-2003: 109 countries 2004-2005: 160 countries (ii) Reflection views member States measured number consultations Secretary-General UNCTAD individual group member States request. Performance measures 2000-2001: 599 consultations 2002-2003: 500 consultations . Leadership work UNCTAD relevant member States. 2004-2005: 600 consultations . () number documents cleared management. Performance measures 2000-2001: 409 documents 2002-2003: 467 documents 2004-2005: 485 documents (ii) number recommendations arising evaluations endorsed UNCTAD' intergovernmental bodies. Performance measures 2000-2001: 23 recommandations 2002-2003: 27 recommandations 2004-2005: 15 recommandations Management effectively implement mandates 7 (iii) number briefs briefing papers entities UNCTAD ( EOSG UNSG UNDSG). Performance measures 2000-2001: 30 briefs 2002-2003: 35 briefs 2004-2005: 45 briefs . Number initiatives cooperation activities incorporating gender perspective. Performance measures 2000-2001: 12 initiatives activities 2002-2003: 16 initiatives activities Reflection GA resolutions 52/100 56/132 mainstreaming gender perspective work organization 2004-2005: 12 initiatives activities Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required). § Annual executive sessions Trade Development Board. § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget Parliamentary documentation UNCTAD XI: § Report Secretary-General Conference (1) § Report preparatory committee Conference Trade Development Board: § Biennial Programme Assessment Report (1) Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § Revision work programme reflecting outcomes Conference (1) § -depth evaluation study technical cooperation programme (1) § Conference room papers working papers, required (4) Ad hoc expert groups § Panel experts eleventh session Conference (1) (2004) substantive activities Recurrent publications § UNCTAD Annual Report (2) (2004/05) Conference services, administration, oversight Evaluations § -depth evaluation technical cooperation programme, support project evaluations, required (4) Internal oversight services § Policy clearance documents publications issued UNCTAD, including material UNCTAD websites (475) § Policy planning coordination intergovernmental expert meetings (24) § Programme performance monitoring assessment (2) Programme planning, budget, accounts § Programme planning oversight, including programme aspects budget medium-term plan (2) 8 . PROGRAMME OF WORK SUBPROGRAMME 1. GLOBALIZATION, INTERDEPENDENCE AND DEVELOPMENT objective subprogramme contribute international debate evolution management consequences globalization promote policies strategies national, regional international levels conducive sustained economic growth sustainable development. 21. subprogramme responsibility Division Globalization Development Strategies. programme work formulated drawing subprogramme 1A programme 9 medium-term plan period 2002-2005. principle mandate subprogramme emanates Section II. . Plan Action adopted tenth session UNCTAD relevant GA ECOSOC resolutions. 22. effective implementation work programme subprogramme contribute attaining objectives identified United Nations Millennium Declaration areas globalization development, expressed Millennium development goals 1 8. subprogramme contribute implementation actions identified outcomes United Nations Conference Developed Countries International Conference Financing Development. 2233.. implementation work programme, division cooperate liaise World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), multilateral institutions international economic, financial development issues, participates meetings IMF/World Bank International Monetary Financial Committee Development Committee annual meetings, meetings international regional organizations. 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Performance measures 2000-2001: 24 interventions comments 2002-2003: 25 interventions comments 2004-2005: 30 interventions comments (ii) Recognition appreciation economic analysis policy recommendations, measured number feedback news specialized media. Performance measures 2000-2001: 98 articles, reviews references 2002-2003: 100 articles, reviews references Increased understanding problems improvement ability policy makers design policies strategies related evolution management globalization, global interdependence implications development policies prospects. 2004-2005: 120 articles, reviews references Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § ECOSOC subsidiary bodies ( required) § GA ( Committee) § Annual executive sessions Trade Development Board. § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required). Parliamentary documentation General Assembly: § Contribution General Assembly report state South-South cooperation (1) (Legislative mandate: GA res. 54/226) § Report international financial system (1) (Legislative mandate: GA res. 55/186) § Reports financing development (2) (Legislative mandate: GA res. 54/197) § Reports globalization interdependence (2) (Legislative mandate: GA res. 55/212) ECOSOC: § Contribution World Economic Situation Prospects report (2) UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Ad hoc reports current trends outlook performance world economy development perspective ( requested) (2) § Contributions reports developed countries ( required) (2) § Reports aspects global interdependence development policies (2) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad Hoc expert group meetings upcoming issues global interdependence (2) (2004/05) § Ad hoc expert group meeting current forthcoming research macroeconomic development policies global interdependence (1) (2004) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 107, 108) § Ad hoc expert group meetings macroeconomic development policies implications globalization development process (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 107, 108) 10 substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contribution Developed Countries Report ( required) (1) (2004) § Trade Development Report (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 107, 108) § Trade Development Report Overview (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 107, 108) -recurrent publications § Current issues globalization development policies (2) (RB) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 107, 108) § -24 discussion papers (18) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 107, 108) § UNCTAD discussion papers series (20) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 107, 108; Working Party 37th session) Exhibits, guided tours, lectures § Provision lectures connection UNCTAD Training Courses capacity-building activities macroeconomic development policy issues (30) (2004/05) § Seminars lectures macroeconomic development policy issues (16) (2004/05) Press releases, press conferences § Press briefings press conferences interviews request media, bring research results policy proposals attention civil society, academia general public (40) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services international monetary financial issues part technical support Intergovernmental Group 24 International Monetary Affairs (20) (RB/XB) § Advisory services institutions individual member countries macroeconomic developing policy issues, requested (6) (RB/XB) () Debt analysis Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: Member States' views practical impact development prospects developing countries policy recommendations, expressed interventions meetings UN bodies forms feedback member countries direct beneficiaries. Performance measures 2000-2001: 11 interventions comments 2002-2003: 15 interventions comments Increased understanding member States international community resource requirements developing countries, trends external indebtedness, options solve debt problems. 2004-2005: 20 interventions comments Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § GA ( Committee) § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required). Parliamentary documentation General Assembly: § Report external debt crisis development (2) (Legislative mandate: relevant GA res. 55/184) UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) 11 Trade Development Board: § Contributions reports developed countries ( required) (2) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contribution Developed Countries Report ( required) (1) (2004) -recurrent publications § Debt analysis (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 109, 112, 164, 168; Monterey Consensus (/AC.257/1013), para. 47) Press releases, press conferences § Press briefings press conferences interviews request media, bring research results policy proposals attention civil society, academia general public (40) Technical material § Reports Paris Club meetings economic situation prospects countries requesting debt rescheduling (18) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services developing countries requesting Paris Club debt rescheduling (18) (RB) () Debt management Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: Satisfaction users measured : number institutions DMFAS. Performance measures 2000-2001: 78 institutions 2002-2003: 85 institutions 2004-2005: 90 institutions Efficient management debt utilization Debt Management Financial Analysis System (DMFAS) developing countries, strengthened capacity developing countries record, monitor analyse external domestic debt. Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget Ad hoc expert groups § DMFAS Advisory Group meeting (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 107, 108) § DMFAS Annual Report, background document DMFAS Advisory Group meeting (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 107, 108) substantive activities -recurrent publications § Debt data validation techniques (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 109, 112, 164, 168; Monterrey Consensus (/AC.257/1013), para. 47) § Proceedings Inter-regional Debt Management Conference (1) (2005) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 109, 112, 164, 168) Booklets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits § description DMFAS programme products services (2) (XB) (2004/05) 12 Technical material § DMFAS Newsletter (2) (XB) (2004/05) § DMFAS User' Guide (1) (XB) (2004) § DMFAS technical support documentation (1) (XB) (2004) § DMFAS version 6 updates (1) (RB) (2004/05) § DMFAS website (1) (RB) (2004/05) § DMFAS/DSM+ User Manual (1) (XB) (2004) § DSM+ updates (1) (RB) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services strengthen technical capacity 60 developing countries countries economies transition record monitor external debt, including institutional legal administrative issues (120) (RB/XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § Group training Debt Management Financial analysis System, development domestic capital market risk management (30) (RB/XB) Field projects § Installation, updating maintenance DMFAS programme (60) (RB/XB) () Assistance Palestinian people Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: Requests UNCTAD assistance : policy formulation Palestinian Authority economic organizational arrangements management procedures, follow- - projects, research previous technical assistance research technical assistance. Performance measures 2000-2001: 6 requests 2002-2003: 8 requests 2004-2005: 10 requests Improved institutional managerial capacity senior middle levels PA planning, policy-making implementation areas related trade policy strategies, competition, trade facilitation, financial debt management, development planning, investment promotion enterprise development. -user evaluation surveys response rates: government officials, workshop participants, civil society organizations international agencies. Performance measures 2000-2001: 40 cent 2002-2003: 60 cent Improved understanding public private institutions issues related Palestinian development context multilateral trading system, increased public awareness UNCTAD' TA Palestinian people, research analysis Palestinian economic development. 2004-2005: 70 cent Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual executive sessions Trade Development Board. § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget Parliamentary documentation Trade Development Board: § Reports UNCTAD assistance Palestinian people (2) 13 substantive activities -recurrent publications § Sustained development Palestinian economy (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 167) Press releases, press conferences § Press briefings interviews UNCTAD' assistance Palestinian people (4) Technical material § Palestinian macroeconomic policy framework: software version database (1) (2005) § Palestinian macroeconomic policy framework: technical report results (1) (2004) § Website UNCTAD' assistance Palestinian people (2) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services request Palestinian Authority design technical cooperation proposal areas trade policy (1) (2004), trade facilitation (1) (2005) (2) (RB/XB) § Advisory services request Palestinian Authority trade policy (2), trade facilitation (2) macroeconomic management (2) (6) (RB/XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § Training workshops Palestinian public private sector officials areas management external financial resources (1) (2004) macroeconomic policy formulations (1) (2004) (2) (RB) () Trade development statistics Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: Feedback governmental academic institutions, researchers analysts measures frequency visits statistics section UNCTAD websites internet intranet. Performance measures 2000-2001: 2002-2003: 36000 visits annum -line Handbook Statistics Relevant, coherent elaborated statistics required basis international trade, economic financial analysis policy making developing countries. 2004-2005: 50000 visits annum -line Handbook Statistics Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget substantive activities Recurrent publications § UNCTAD Handbook Statistics (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 104) § UNCTAD Handbook Statistics CD-ROM (2) (2004/05) Technical material § Database exports manufactures developing countries (1) (RB/XB) (2004/05) § Commodity Price database (1) (2004/05) § Economic Time Series database (1) (2004/05) § UNCTAD Statistics website, including -line Handbook Statistics Commodity Price Bulletin (1) (2004/05) § Statistics prepared outputs UNCTAD, commodities, required (2004/05) 14 () Information retrieval reference Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: Number visitors web-sites. Performance measures 2000-2001: 2002-2003: 800000 hits annum ensemble knowledge generated deliberations, analysis technical assistance UNCTAD, disseminated target users traditional modern means. 2004-2005: 810000 hits annum Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget substantive activities Recurrent publications § Guide UNCTAD Publications (2) (2004/05) Technical material § Reference library -catalogue specialized printed, electronic -line material area trade development (2) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Field projects § UNCTAD Research-Links creation UNCTAD libraries Universities (6) (RB/XB) Conference services, administration, oversight Library services § Archives Record Management. -ordination acquisitions access shared databases Geneva United Nations library. Development maintenance UNCTAD reference service collection electronic storage system. § Electronic Support Services. Maintain enhance electronic catalogue printed material, databases recurrent publications loan service, acquisitions research links provide support Website. 15 SUBPROGRAMME 1. DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA objective subprogramme increase understanding economic development problems Africa promote action required national, regional international levels acceleration African development fuller participation positive integration African countries world economy. 24. subprogramme responsibility Division Globalization Development Strategies. programme work formulated drawing subprogramme 1B programme 9 medium-term plan period 2002-2005. 25. effective implementation work programme subprogramme contribute attaining objectives identified Partnership Africa' Development (NePAD), United Nations Millennium Declaration, expressed Millennium development goals 1 8. subprogramme contribute implementation actions identified outcomes United Nations Conference Developed Countries International Conference Financing Development. 26. implementation work programme, division cooperate liaise NePAD secretariat regional international organizations, participate meetings conferences related NePAD, participate annual consultations UN system organizations working Africa meetings clusters related "infrastructure" "agriculture, market access diversification". * External factors: subprogramme expected achieve objectives expected accomplishments assumption :() --date information statistics country regional levels ; () member States' support relevant policies actions recommended; () resources African countries accelerate development. 16 () Development Africa Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () Media coverage feedback number articles interviews. Performance measures 2000-2001: 38 articles interviews 2002-2003: 40 articles interviews 2004-2005: 50 articles interviews (ii) Requests documentation users including sales downloads website. Performance measures 2000-2001: 15000 copies sold times downloaded 2002-2003: 25000 copies sold times downloaded Increased understanding problems faced Africa areas trade, financial flows, debt, structural adjustment supply capacity contribution national international policy choices promote African development areas expertise UNCTAD. 2004-2005: 26000 copies sold times downloaded Appreciation usefulness comprehensive information UNCTAD' activities favour Africa member States individually group positions expressed statements Trade Development Board. Performance measures 2000-2001: 15 statements 2002-2003: 15 statements 2004-2005: 18 statements Improved coordination activities favour Africa UNCTAD secretariat contribution implementation goals NePAD interagency cooperation coordination respect intergovernmental interagency initiatives regard Africa, Partnership Africa' Development (NePAD). Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § ECOSOC, required § Annual executive sessions Trade Development Board. § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget. § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required). Parliamentary documentation General Assembly: § Contribution Secretary-General' consolidated Report Africa regard implementation Partnership Africa' Development (2) Economic Social Council: § Contribution Ad Hoc Advisory Group African Countries Emerging Conflict (2) Security Council: § Contribution Ad Hoc Working Group Conflict Prevention Resolution Africa ( Security Council) (2) (Legislative mandate: GA res. 54/234) UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General' Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Analytical report economic development Africa (overview) (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 110) § Report UNCTAD' activities favour Africa (2) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meetings economic development Africa (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: TDB res. 436 (XLIII)) 17 § Ad hoc expert group meeting discuss current upcoming issues research (1) (2004/05) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Analytical report economic development Africa (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 110) Exhibits, guided tours, lectures § Contribution inter-agency cluster agriculture, market access diversification infrastructure context annual consultations (4) § Presentations studies papers NePAD meetings, required (4) § Provision lectures presentations African development issues audiences including civil society academia (8) Press releases, press conferences § Press briefings, interviews press conferences, interviews request media, bring research results policy proposals attention civil society, academia general public (10) 18 SUBPROGRAMME 2 INVESTMENT, ENTERPRISE AND TECHNOLOGY view increasing beneficial international investment flows developing countries benefits derive flows, objective subprogramme improve understanding issues policy choices international investment, enterprise internationalization technology transfer, strengthen developing countries' abilities formulate implement policies, measures action programmes areas promote understanding emerging issues order strengthen countries' ability participate discussions negotiations. 27. subprogramme responsibility Division Investment, Technology Enterprise Development. programme work formulated drawing subprogramme 2 programme 9 medium-term plan period 2002-2005. principle mandate subprogramme emanates Section II. . Plan Action adopted tenth session UNCTAD relevant GA ECOSOC resolutions. work subprogramme focused issues investment, interface global processes national policy making. subprogramme' work areas technology enterprise development built core issue investment. 28. effective implementation work programme subprogramme contribute attaining objectives identified United Nations Millennium Declaration, expressed Millennium development goals 1 8. subprogramme contribute implementation actions identified outcomes United Nations Conference Developed Countries International Conference Financing Development. subprogramme assist developing countries contribute implementation WTO Doha Work Programme area expertise. 29. implementation work programme, division collaborate cooperate : intergovernmental, interregional, regional national organizations; organizations United Nations system, WTO, WIPO, UNDP, UNIDO, UNESCO, ILO, ITU, World Bank IMF; entities Secretariat, DESA regional commissions; nongovernmental organizations, academic communities private sector. * External factors: subprogramme expected achieve objectives expected accomplishments assumption : () --date data information country regional levels ; () sufficient extrabudgetary resources expertise envisaged technical cooperation outputs ; () political exists achieve consensus actions , ensure international investment financial flows benefit developing countries countries economies transition. 19 () International investment analysis Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () Usefulness relevance investment-related analysis assessed readers publications readership surveys: percentage positive feedbacks research analysis international investment issues. Performance measures 2000-2001: 90 cent survey replies 2002-2003: 90 cent survey replies 2004-2005: 90 cent survey replies (ii) Usefulness relevance investment-related analysis policy advice assessed experts: number book reviews. Performance measures 2000-2001: 13 book reviews 2002-2003: 15 book reviews Enhanced understanding policy choices emerging issues related international investment, development implications improved ability policy makers design policies strategies order attract benefit foreign investment. 2004-2005: 15 book reviews Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues § expert meetings issues decided Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues § Annual executive sessions Trade Development Board. § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget. § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required). Parliamentary documentation § Contribution Secretary-General’ report Africa ( required) (2) (Legislative mandate: Working Party 37th session) ECOSOC: § Contribution World Economic Situation Prospects report issues related investment (2) UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Contribution reports developed countries ( required) (2) § Contribution Report UNCTAD' activities favour Africa ( required) (2) Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues: § Reports Commission topics decided Commission (4) § Reports expert meetings Commission issues decided Commission (4) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting issues related foreign investment key concern developing countries (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 115) § Ad hoc expert group meetings themes related World Investment Report (4) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 115, 120) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contribution Developed Countries Report ( required) (1) (2004) § Transnational Corporations Journal (6) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 115, 121, 126, GA res. 54/198, para. 23) § World Investment Directory CD-ROM, including statistical tables (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 115, 121, 126, GA res. 54/198, para. 23) 20 § World Investment Report (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 115, 121, 126, GA res. 54/198, para. 23) § World Investment Report CD-ROM, including statistical tables (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 115, 121, 126, GA res. 54/198, para. 23) § World Investment Report Overview (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 115, 121, 126, GA res. 54/198, para. 23) -recurrent publications § FDI trends, prospects policy issues (11) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 115, 121, 126, GA res. 54/198, para. 23) § FDI LDCs glance (1) § International investment instruments: compendium (2) (2004/05) § LDC investment guides (4) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 115, 123; GA res. 54/198, para. 12) Booklets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits § Information material activities subprogramme (2) (2004/05) § Pamphlets brochures related aspects subprogramme technical cooperation programmes (4) (2004/05) Exhibits, guided tours, lectures § Lectures issues related work subprogramme (10) Press releases, press conferences § Press briefings, interviews press conferences related outputs programme, World Investment Report (20) Technical material § DITE website (1) (2004/05) § Databases : FDI flows; largest transnational corporations (TNCs); cross-border mergers & acquisitions (2) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Technical assistance Governments regional/subregional groupings strengthen research policy analysis foreign direct investment (6) (XB) § Technical assistance Governments developed countries (LDCs) drafting, producing disseminating objective informative investment guides (6) (XB) § Technical assistance relevant Governmental entities preparation FDI statistics (6) (RB) Training courses, seminars workshops § Seminars workshops FDI, development dimension related policy issues, including WIR dissemination tables, priority sectors developing countries context preparation WTO negotiations (16) (XB) 21 () Policies capacity building Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () Relevance usefulness policy advice area investment , inter alia, investment policy reviews, measured extent policy recommendations put practice developing countries (percentage implemented policy review recommendations). Performance measures 2000-2001: 90 cent recommendations 2002-2003: 90 cent recommendations 2004-2005: 90 cent recommendations (ii) Relevance usefulness policy advice technical assistance area investment, assessed beneficiary Governments (number communications appraisals Governments). Performance measures 2000-2001: 7 communications 2002-2003: 20 communications Improved ability policy makers design policies strategies attract benefit foreign direct investment, understand key concepts treaties development dimension international investment agreements, view consensus building. 2004-2005: 30 communications Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues § expert meetings issues decided Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues § Annual executive sessions Trade Development Board. § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget. § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required). Parliamentary documentation General Assembly: § Contribution Secretary-General’ report Africa ( required) (2) (Legislative mandate: Working Party 37th session) UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Contribution reports developed countries ( required) (2) Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues: § Reports Commission topics decided Commission (4) § Reports expert meetings Commission issues decided Commission (4) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting follow- actions related findings discussions Investment Policy Reviews (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras.115, 123) § Ad hoc expert group meetings issues related international investment agreements (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 126) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contribution Developed Countries Report ( required) (1) (2004) -recurrent publications § ASIT Advisory Series (2) (2004/05) § CD-ROM international investment arrangements (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 126; GA res. 54/198, para. 23) 22 § Investment Policy Reviews (8) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 123, 124, 127) § Issues international investment agreements (IIAs) (6) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 126; GA res. 54/198, para. 23) Booklets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits § Information material activities subprogramme (2) (2004/05) § Pamphlets brochures related aspects subprogramme technical cooperation programmes (4) (2004/05) Exhibits, guided tours, lectures § Lectures issues related work subprogramme (10) Press releases, press conferences § Press briefings, interviews press conferences related outputs programme, World Investment Report (20) Technical material § DITE website (1) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services Governments regional/subregional groupings bilateral, regional multilateral arrangements regard investment (3) (RB/XB) § Assistance Governments, Africa LDCs, regional/subregional groupings strengthening ability formulate & implement policies attract & benefit FDI, improving understanding emerging issues (3) (RB/XB) § FORINVEST: assistance developing countries investment policy, legislation & codes, sectoral policies governing participation transnational corporations specific sectors, technology transfer & mechanisms attract & benefit international investment (10) (RB/XB) § Investment Policy Reviews: assistance developing countries implementing recommendations Investment Policy Reviews (5) (RB/XB) § Investment Policy Reviews: assistance developing countries attract international investment & technology line national objectives, respond regional/global opportunities incorporate medium long-term perspectives (3) (RB/XB) § STAMP: assistance developing countries & countries transition strengthen investment institutions, modes operation, approval process, monitoring investment flows, & activities aimed increasing attractiveness investment locations (10) (RB/XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § Seminars workshops development human resources required formulating implementing integrated national policies related investment (2) (XB) § Seminars workshops trade-investment relationship, role international investment arrangements development process, bilateral investment treaties, key concepts development dimension international investment agreements (2) (XB) 23 () Technology enterprise Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () Effectiveness standard setting related activities measured number cases standards guidelines resulting UNCTAD' work applied, formulation policies programmes, agreed expert/professional bodies. Performance measures 2000-2001: 40 cases 2002-2003: 45 cases 2004-2005: 50 cases (ii) Effectiveness technical cooperation programmes enterprise development internationalization measured sustainability EMPRETEC centres established. Performance measures 2000-2001: 50 cent sustainability rate 2002-2003: 50 cent sustainability rate 2004-2005: 60 cent sustainability rate Improved ability developing transition countries design policies strategies: deepen linkages domestic foreign firms view maximizing positive impact FDI; improve corporate governance corporate social responsibilities; set international standards guidelines; increase benefits technology transfer; understanding key concepts treaties development dimensions technology. Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Science Technology Development, expert panels. § Annual sessions Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development § expert meetings issues decided Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development § Annual meetings Intergovernmental Working Group Experts International Standards Accounting Reporting (ISAR) § Annual executive sessions Trade Development Board. § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget. § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required). Parliamentary documentation General Assembly: § Contribution Secretary-General’ report Africa ( required) (2) (Legislative mandate: Working Party 37th session) § Reports General Assembly, ECOSOC, work Commission Science Technology Development (2) (2) UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Contribution reports developed countries ( required) (2) Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development: § Reports Commission issues decided Commission (2) § Reports expert meetings commission issues decided commission (2) Commission Science Technology Development: § Reports Commission seventh eighth sessions (4) § Reports expert panels Commission (4) Intergovernmental Working Group Experts International Standards Accounting Reporting: § Issues notes annual sessions Intergovernmental Working Group (2) 24 Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting issues international agreements arrangements relevant transfer technology (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 117, 128) § Ad hoc expert group meeting emerging technology applications: implications developing countries (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 116, 128) § Ad hoc expert group meetings issues related corporate social responsibility (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok plan Action, para. 122) § Ad hoc expert group meetings issues related promotion linkages (including business development services) (2) (2004/05) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contribution Developed Countries Report ( required) (1) (2004) § Review International Accounting Reporting Issues (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 122; ECOSOC 1982/67) -recurrent publications § Enterprise policies practices international competitiveness corporate responsibility (1) (2004) § Issues international agreements arrangements related transfer diffusion technology (2) (2004/05) § Salient issues science technology development (including science technology diplomacy) technology transfer (3) (2004/05) Booklets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits § Information material activities subprogramme (2) (2004/05) § Pamphlets brochures related aspects subprogramme technical cooperation programmes (4) (2004/05) Exhibits, guided tours, lectures § Lectures issues related work subprogramme (10) Press releases, press conferences § Press briefings, interviews press conferences related outputs programme, World Investment Report (20) Technical material § CSTD network knowledge technology development requested ECOSOC ( based web-site) (1) (2004/05) § DITE website (1) (2004/05) § ISAR Newsletter (4) (2004/05) § Training material linkages, including business development services (1) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services Governments regional/subregional groupings bilateral, regional multilateral arrangements regard technology transfer (3) (RB/XB) § Advisory services policy-makers private sector including delegations, governments, regional groupings relevant stakeholders corporate social responsibility (including corporate governance) (7) (XB) § Advisory services public private sector organizations linkages (including business development services) women entrepreneurs (7) (XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § Long-distance training corporate social responsibility (including corporate governance) EMPRETEC (2) (XB) § Seminars workshops international national arrangements dealing transfer access technology (2) (XB) § Training trainers corporate social responsibility (2) (XB) § Training corporate social responsibility (including corporate governance) (3) (XB) 25 Field projects § EMPRETEC programmes developing countries Africa, Asia Latin America, countries economies transition (12) (XB) § National regional projects improved corporate responsibility governance, harmonization implementation international standards (6) (XB) 26 SUBPROGRAMME 3 INTERNATIONAL TRADE view assisting developing countries integrate fully , derive benefits , international trading system increasing participation world trade, objective subprogramme improve understanding current emerging issues international trade concern developing countries enhance ability address concerns areas agriculture, services, electronic commerce, competition law policy trade-environment-development nexus. 30. subprogramme responsibility Division International Trade Goods Services, Commodities. programme work formulated drawing subprogramme 3 programme 9 Medium-term plan period 2002-2005. principle mandate subprogramme emanates Section II. . Plan Action adopted tenth session UNCTAD relevant GA ECOSOC resolutions. 31. effective implementation work programme subprogramme contribute attaining objectives identified United Nations Millennium Declaration, expressed Millennium development goals 1, 7 8. subprogramme contribute implementation actions identified outcomes United Nations Conference Developed Countries, International Conference Financing Development World Summit Sustainable Development. subprogramme foster effective participation developing countries multilateral, regional subregional trade negotiations. context, enhance participation World Trade Organization (WTO), implementation WTO Doha Work Programme, contributing progress accession WTO. 32. implementation work programme, division collaborate cooperate : intergovernmental, interregional, regional national organizations; organizations United Nations system, WTO, UNDP, ILO, FAO, UNESCO, WHO, IBRD, IMF, ICAO, ITU, WIPO UNIDO; entities Secretariat, UNEP, ITC, DESA regional commissions; nongovernmental organizations, academic communities private sector. collaboration cooperation includes contribution reports, participation meetings, briefings, technical substantive support, joint database sharing information. * External factors: subprogramme expected achieve objectives expected accomplishments assumption : () conditions exist member States adopting recommended policies; () positions countries intergovernmental meetings; () responsiveness donors financing technical cooperation programmes. 27 () Trade negotiation commercial diplomacy Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () quality, usefulness timeliness research analysis relevant MTNs, assessed participants intergovernmental meetings, measured percentage ratings "excellent" "good". Performance measures 2000-2001: 84 cent survey replies 2002-2003: 85 cent survey replies 2004-2005: 86 cent survey replies (ii) impact technical cooperation activities effective participation developing countries MTNs recognized stakeholders level financial support expressed percentage . Performance measures 2000-2001: 100 (index 2000-2001 = 100) 2002-2003: 100 (index 2000-2001 = 100) Strengthened capacities developing countries countries economies transition articulate, formulate implement policies strategies participate effectively , derive maximum benefit , international trade , , multilateral trade negotiations; enhanced capacities countries acceding WTO achieving progress process accession. 2004-2005: 110 (index 2000-2001 = 100) Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities § expert meetings issues decided Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities § Annual sessions Trade Development Board § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required) Parliamentary documentation General Assembly: § Report developments multilateral trading system (2) (Legislative mandate: relevant GA res./RES/57/235 International trade development) § Inputs UNCTAD' contribution Secretary-General' consolidated report Africa regard implementation Partnership Africa' Development (2) UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Contribution reports developed countries ( required) (2) § Contribution analytical report economic development Africa (overview) (2) § Reports developments issues post-Doha work programme concern developing countries (2) § Contribution report UNCTAD' activities favour Africa (2) Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities: § Report implementation agreed conclusions recommendations (1) § Reports topics decided Commission (4) § Reports Expert Meetings Commission decided Commission (4) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting flexibility development policies developing countries regard TRIPS, TRIMS Services (1) (2004/05) § Ad hoc expert group meeting special differential treatment emerging multilateral trading system (1) (2004/05) 28 substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contributions Trade Development Report, World Investment Report Developed Countries Report ( required) (4) (2004/05) § GSP CD-ROM (2) (2004/05) § Generalized System Preferences handbooks market access studies (6) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 132) § Systemic issues international trade: development perspective - analytical studies (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 129) -recurrent publications § JITAP-related studies trade policy development emerging multilateral trading system (4) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 130, 131) § Selected issues international trade negotiations (12) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 129; GA res. 55/183, para. 18) Technical material § Commercial Diplomacy Programme website (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) § Database Measures Affecting Services Trade (MAST) (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) § GSP Newsletters (4) (2004/05) § GSP website (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) § Training modules topics international trade negotiations (8) (2004/05) § Website international trade negotiations (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory missions assisting ACP, States, regional organizations ACP secretariat post- Doha negotiations ACP-EU negotiations economic partnership agreements (18) (RB/XB) § Advisory missions developing countries economies transition international trade negotiations accession WTO (18) (RB/XB) § Advisory missions assist LDCs maximising market access benefits (4) (RB/XB) § Assistance developed countries, jointly office special Coordinator, context Integrated Framework Trade-Related Technical Assistance LDCs (5) (RB/XB) § Continuous assistance supply information GSP Geneva-based missions capitals (1) (RB/XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § National regional seminars GSP preferential trading arrangements (6) (RB/XB) § National workshops, seminars symposia accession WTO (12) (RB/XB) § Participation preparation conducting regular training courses paragraph 166 Plan Action (4) (RB/XB) § Seminars workshops approaches trade liberalisation services main trade barriers limit ability developing countries export services (4) (RB/XB) § Seminars enhance developing countries' understanding, development perspective, issues multilateral trade negotiations - including "built- agenda" (5) (RB/XB) § Training activities build capacity developing countries & countries transition effective players multilateral trading system derive full benefits trade liberalisation system (7) (RB/XB) § Training events trade negotiators developing countries economies transition, context Commercial Diplomacy Programme (14) (RB/XB) § Workshops increasing market access prospects developing-country regional groupings suitable intra- inter-regional trade agreements arrangements, training trade information relates multilateral trade negotiations (4) (RB/XB) Field projects § Assistance Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme (JITAP) (16) (RB/XB) (Legislative mandate: Working Party 37th session) § Country (2) inter-country (1) projects involving collaboration private sector promotion trade services developing countries countries economies transition (3) (RB/XB) 29 § Country (2) inter-country (2) projects aimed capacity building policy making services strengthening relationship national policy-making regional international services trade Africa (4) (RB/XB) § Country (3) inter-country (1) projects assist developing countries countries economies transition accession WTO (4) (RB/XB) § Country inter-country projects providing analytical technical support developing countries built- agenda multilateral trade negotiations, support participation post-Doha negotiations (2) (RB/XB) § Inter-country projects assisting developing countries commercial diplomacy development training courses training trainers (2) (RB/XB) § Inter-country projects support fuller utilisation developing countries GSP schemes preferential trade arrangements (2) (RB/XB) § Post-Doha trade negotiations support -Saharan countries UNDP trade capacity building programme NEPAD market access programme (2) (RB/XB) § Projects relating capacity building trade policy formulation developed African countries (1) (RB/XB) () Trade analysis information Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () Interest usage research analysis -users expressed number publications requested addition distributed regular mailing list. Performance measures 2000-2001: 22 copies 2002-2003: 120 copies 2004-2005: 150 copies (ii) Quality usefulness TRAINS Database, expressed number hits month TRAINS website. Performance measures 2000-2001: 18000 hits month 2002-2003: 24000 hits month Increased awareness factors underlying developments international trade impact trade policies increased capacity implement trade policy tools development policies effective. 2004-2005: 30000 hits month Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities § expert meetings issues decided Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities § Annual sessions Trade Development Board § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required) Parliamentary documentation UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Contribution reports developed countries ( required) (2) § Contribution analytical report economic development Africa (overview) (2) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting modelling work agriculture, industrial products services relation WTO post-Doha work programme (1) (2004/05) 30 substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contributions Trade Development Report, World Investment Report Developed Countries Report ( required) (4) (2004/05) § International trade issues, development perspective - analytical studies (10) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 129) Technical material § Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM) (revision upgrading biennium (1) (2004/05) § Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM) CD-ROM (2) (2004/05) § TRAINS CD-ROMs (2) (2004/05) § TRAINS database (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) § TRAINS internet (2) (2004/05) § World Integrated Trade Solution (developed jointly World Bank) (1) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Training courses, seminars workshops § -service training staff selected regional subregional groupings interactive collaboration TRAINS (2) (RB/XB) § Seminars TRAINS database (12) (RB/XB) () Commodities Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () Usefulness quality analytical work information commodities expressed number hits month INFOCOMM website. Performance measures 2000-2001: 2002-2003: 300000 hits month 2004-2005: 350000 hits month (ii) Quality usefulness technical advice measured percentage beneficiaries responses indicating advice " " "". Performance measures 2000-2001: 2002-2003: 80 cent survey replies Increased contribution commodity sector sustainable development economic diversification; application modern commodity price risk management financial instrument greater participation added- chains. 2004-2005: 85 cent survey replies Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities § expert meetings issues decided Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities § Annual sessions Trade Development Board § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required) § United Nations Negotiating Conferences individual commodities ( required) 31 Parliamentary documentation General Assembly: § Report commodity trends prospects (1) (Legislative mandate: relevant GA res. /RES/57/236 Commodities) UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Contribution reports developed countries ( required) (2) § Contribution analytical report economic development Africa (overview) (2) Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities: § Reports topics decided Commission (1) § Reports Expert Meetings Commission decided Commission (1) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting improving contribution commodity exports poverty reduction (1) (2004/05) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Commodity Development Trade - analytical studies (6) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 144) § Contributions Trade Development Report, World Investment Report Developed Countries Report ( required) (4) (2004/05) § Handbook World Mineral Trade Statistics (1) (2005) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 144) § UNCTAD Commodity Yearbook CD-ROM (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 144) § UNCTAD Commodity Yearbook (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 144) § World Commodity Survey (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 144) -recurrent publications § Selected commodity issues collection papers expert meetings commodities (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 144) Booklets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits § Flier commodities (1) (2004/05) Technical material § INFOCOMM website (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory missions commodity price risk management, financial instruments commodity resource management (16) (RB/XB) § Advisory missions technical policy aspects supply capacity improvement commodity- dependent countries fuller exploitation commodity diversification major potential avenue industrialization (10) (RB/XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § National regional workshops capacity building commodity-dependent developing countries, LDCs, ways improve supply capabilities, promote development processing industries fully exploit commodity diversification (12) (RB/XB) § Workshops commodity price risk management utilization structured finance instruments generation resources development diversification commodity sector (8) (RB/XB) § Workshops technical policy aspects mineral sector-related diversification supply capacity (2) (RB/XB) 32 Field projects § Country (4) inter-country (1) projects assisting developing countries establishing institutional infrastructure modern financial instruments commodity production trade (5) (RB/XB) () Competition law policy Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () usefulness reports publications work participants meeting IGE Competition Law Policy, assessed readership surveys, measured percentage ratings "essential" " ". Performance measures 2000-2001: 70 cent survey replies 2002-2003: 70 cent survey replies 2004-2005: 75 cent survey replies (ii) number countries progress preparation adoption competition legislation, measured requests UNCTAD' assistance. Performance measures 2000-2001: 7 countries 2002-2003: 8 countries Increased capacity developing countries countries transition dealing competition consumer protection issues, attention paid gender dimension. 2004-2005: 10 countries Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues § Annual session Intergovernmental Group Experts Competition Law Policy ( meeting 2005 due Conference) § Annual sessions Trade Development Board § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required) § UN Conference Review Aspects Set Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles Rules Control Restrictive Business Practices Parliamentary documentation UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Contribution reports developed countries ( required) (2) § Contribution analytical report economic development Africa (overview) (2) Intergovernmental Group Experts Competition Law Policy: § Background document - Review capacity building technical assistance competition law policy (2) (Legislative mandate: Agreed text, Fourth UN Review Conference) § Reports competition law policy issues (3) UN Conference Review Aspects Set Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles Rules Control Restrictive Business Practices: § Reports UN Conference (5) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting consensus-building development aspects cooperation competition agreements (1) (2004/05) 33 substantive activities Recurrent publications § Analytical studies Competition Law Policy (3) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 140-143; Agreed text, Fourth UN Review Conference) § Contributions Trade Development Report, World Investment Report Developed Countries Report ( required) (4) (2004/05) § Handbook Competition Legislation (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 140-143; Agreed text, Fourth UN Review Conference) § Model Law Competition (1) (2004) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 142; Agreed text, Fourth UN Review Conference) -recurrent publications § Technical papers Competition Law Policy (4) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 140-143; Agreed text, Fourth UN Review Conference) Technical material § Directory competition authorities (2) (2004/05) § UNCTAD competition law policy website (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory missions issues related drafting enforcement competition law policy, consumer protection (20) (RB/XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § Seminars workshops simulation exercises assist countries develop national regulatory institutional framework competition law policy, promote effective participation international fora (4 regional meetings) (20) (RB/XB) Field projects § Country (5) inter-country (5) projects aimed capacity building policy making area competition consumer protection legislation (10) (RB/XB) () Trade, environment development Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () practical impact policy recommendations mutually supportive trade, environment development policies, expressed number references findings recommendations UNCTAD intergovernmental meetings WTO, WIPO MEAs. Performance measures 2000-2001: 2002-2003: 40 references 2004-2005: 60 references (ii) Contribution technical cooperation activities developing mutually supportive trade, environment development policies recognized stakeholders level financial support. Performance measures 2000-2001: 100 (index 2000-2001 = 100) 2002-2003: 120 (index 2000-2001 = 100) Increased awareness ability developing countries develop mutually supportive trade, environment development policies national multilateral levels, consideration gender equality discussions decision-making. 2004-2005: 150 (index 2000-2001 = 100) 34 Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities § expert meetings issues decided Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities § Annual sessions Trade Development Board § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required) Parliamentary documentation UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) Trade Development Board: § Contribution reports developed countries ( required) (2) § Contribution analytical report economic development Africa (overview) (2) Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities: § Reports topics decided Commission (1) § Reports Expert Meetings Commission decided Commission (1) Commission Sustainable Development § Follow- WSSD trade sustainable development issues (2) Conference Parties Convention Biological Diversity: § Contribution UNCTAD' activities biodiversity protection traditional knowledge annual report prepared UNEP (2) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting making Registries effective tool preservation, protection traditional knowledge (1) (2004/05) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contributions Trade Development Report, World Investment Report Developed Countries Report ( required) (4) (2004/05) § Trade, Environment Development Review (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 146, 147) § Trade, Environment Development: Analytical Studies (Series ) (4) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 146, 147) -recurrent publications § Capacity Building Task Force Trade Environment: thematic studies (4) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 146, 147) § Proceedings regional interregional workshops, including context Capacity Building Task Force Trade Environment (4) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, paras. 146, 147) Booklets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits § Information material Capacity Building Task Force Trade Environment UNCTAD' programme trade, environment development (6) (2004/05) Technical material § Biotrade website (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) § Capacity Building Task Force Trade Environment UNCTAD activities: briefing notes (4) (2004/05) § Capacity Building Task Force Trade Environment website (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) § TRAINFORTRADE: modules trade environment (4) (2004/05) § Trade environment development website (updating biennium) (1) (2004/05) 35 Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory missions identify capacity building developing countries trade, environment development, including trade biodiversity (24) (RB/XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § National workshops multistakeholder approaches address trade environmental issues, including joint workshops UNDP UNIDO (8) (RB/XB) § Regional seminars thematic seminars trade, environment development part UNEP/UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force technical cooperation/capacity building projects (12) (RB/XB) § Regional seminars trade investment biodiversity / protection traditional knowledge (5) (RB/XB) § Seminars workshops trade, environment development, : protection traditional knowledge, valuing natural resources trade, implications biotechnologies, environmentally sound technologies, multilateral environment agreements (6) (RB/XB) § Training workshops trade, environment development part UNEP/UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force TC/CB projects (8) (RB/XB) § Workshops building national capacity sustainable management recoverable material/resources rapidly industrializing (developing) countries (including waste minimization clean technologies) (4) (RB/XB) Field projects § Country programmes Biotrade (8) § Country project environmentally sound economically viable management lead, environmentally problematic natural resource (1) (RB/XB) § Country projects trade environment issues concern developing countries (3) (RB/XB) § Interregional (2) regional (2) projects trade environment (4) (RB/XB) § Regional subregional programmes Biotrade (3) (RB/XB) § UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force Trade, Environment Development: country projects (12) regional (-) regional projects (4) (16) (RB/XB) 36 SUBPROGRAMME 4 SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT, TRADE EFFICIENCY AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT objective subprogramme enhance capacity developing countries countries economies transition improve competitiveness international trade building efficient trade-supporting services infrastructure, including information technologies. 33. subprogramme responsibility Division Services Infrastructure Development Trade Efficiency. programme work formulated drawing subprogramme 4 programme 9 medium-term plan period 2002-2005. principle mandate subprogramme emanates Section II. . Plan Action adopted tenth session UNCTAD relevant GA ECOSOC resolutions. 34. effective implementation work programme subprogramme contribute attaining objectives identified United Nations Millennium Declaration, expressed Millennium development goals 1 8. subprogramme contribute implementation actions identified outcomes United Nations Conference Developed Countries World Summit Sustainable Development. subprogramme assist developing countries contribute implementation WTO Doha Work Programme area expertises. addressing problems areas transport trade facilitation, subprogramme special contributions programmes favour landlocked island developing countries. 35. implementation work programme, division collaborate cooperate : intergovernmental, interregional, regional national organizations, ASEAN, COMESA, ECOWAS, PALOP, EU, OECD , WCO; organizations United Nations system, WTO, UNDP ILO, World Summit Information Society; entities Secretariat, UNCITRAL, UN ICT Task Force regional commissions; nongovernmental organizations, academic communities private sector. collaboration cooperation includes contribution reports, participation meetings, briefings, technical substantive support, sharing information. * External factors: subprogramme expected achieve objectives expected accomplishments assumption : () conditions exist Member States adopting recommended policies; () sufficient resources developing countries countries economies transition implementation policies technical cooperation projects. 37 () Trade logistics Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () timeliness, usefulness, degree implementation quality subprogramme' research analysis programme, measured percentage readers' feedback rating Review Maritime Transport "good" "excellent". Performance measures 2000-2001: 95 cent survey replies 2002-2003: 90 cent survey replies 2004-2005: 90 cent survey replies (ii) degree implementation, effectiveness impact technical cooperation activities, assessed average improvement cargo clearance times ASYCUDA installed (measurement relates pre post installation system). Performance measures 2000-2001: 50 cent improvement cargo clearance times 2002-2003: 50 cent improvement cargo clearance times Improved trade logistics, strengthening transport efficiency, trade facilitation, customs legal framework developing countries improved understanding policy strategy options research, technical cooperation human resource development. 2004-2005: 50 cent improvement cargo clearance times Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development § expert meetings issues decided Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development § Substantive servicing UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required) Parliamentary documentation UNCTAD XI: § Contributions report Secretary-General Conference (1) Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development: § Reports topics decided Commission (2) (Legislative mandate: TD/377, paras. 111, 114) § Reports expert meetings Commission specific topics determined Commission (2) (Legislative mandate: TD/377, paras. 111, 114) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting multimodal transport (1) (2004) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contribution Developed Countries Report ( required) (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: TDB 48th session) § Review maritime transport (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 150) -recurrent publications § Studies fields applied economics transport, transport law, trade facilitation multimodal transport (2) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 150) § Trade Facilitation international multimodal transport (1) (2004/05) Technical material § ACIS Website (1) (XB) (2004/05) § ASYCUDA Customs Automation Website (1) (XB) (2004/05) § support SMEs international trade electronic commerce (1) (XB) (2005) § Multimodal transport trade facilitation CD-ROMS (2) (RB/XB) (2004/05) 38 § Trade Logistics website (including -line Trade Facilitation Transport newsletters) (4) (RB) (2004/05) § Training material trade facilitation (1) (RB/XB) (2004/05) § Training materials transport, updated expanded include latest statistics transport policy- makers operators, focusing improvement transport efficiency (2) (RB/XB) (2004/05) § Update maintenance ACIS software (1) (XB) (2004/05) § Update maintenance ASYCUDA software (1) (XB) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services interested member States transport policies international legal instruments, standards rules related facilitation international trade transport (4) (XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § Delivery courses support SMEs international trade electronic commerce (80 trainees) (4) (XB) § Preparation delivery workshops seminars issues transport, trade facilitation logistics, including legal aspects (300 trainees) (16) (RB/XB) § Seminars workshops legal, fiscal economic implications electronic commerce (80 trainees) (4) (XB) Field projects § Substantive inputs , backstopping national, regional interregional projects fields : advance cargo information (ACIS) (10) (XB) § Substantive inputs , backstopping national, regional interregional projects fields : customs reform automation (ASYCUDA) (28) (XB) § Substantive inputs , backstopping national, regional interregional projects fields : transport related services trade facilitation logistics (4) (XB) () Human resources development Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: timeliness, usefulness, degree implementation quality subprogramme' training programme, measured percentage participants governmental departments expressed substantive positive impact work. Performance measures 2000-2001: 62 cent survey replies 2002-2003: 62 cent survey replies effective human resource development capacity-building improved understanding policy options strategies areas trade, trade supporting services investment, consideration gender dimension access trade-supporting services beneficiary countries technical assistance, extended training networks modern ICT tools. 2004-2005: 65 cent survey replies Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget Parliamentary documentation Trade Development Board: § Contribution reports developed countries ( required) (1) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meetings strategic guidance Strengthening Training Capacities Human Resources Development (2) (2004/05) 39 substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contribution Developed Countries Report ( required) (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: TDB 48th session) Audio-visual resources § TRAINFORTRADE CD-ROM pedagogic packages (1) economic development tourism, (1) challenges international -commerce, (1) ASYCUDA management workshop (1) port management English-speaking countries (4) (XB) (2004/05) § TRAINFORTRADE pedagogic videos (2) (XB) (2004) Booklets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits § TRAINFORTRADE brochure (1) (XB) (2004) Seminars users § Seminars organized secretariat users specific mandates. Preparation coordination , contribution training courses Key Issues International Economic Agenda (6) (RB/XB) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 166) Technical material § materials management trade supporting institutions (1) (XB) (2004) § Human Resources Development web subsite (1) § training courses Key Issues International Economic Agenda (6) (RB/XB) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 166) § -line delivery TRAINFORTRADE courses : legal aspects -commerce (1), implementation Competition Law Policy (1), International Trade Financing Procedures (1) (3) (XB) (2004/05) § TRAINFORTRADE pedagogic packages (1) economic development tourism, (1) challenges international -commerce, (1) ASYCUDA management workshop (1) port management English- speaking countries (4) (XB) (2004/05) § Distance Learning Platform (1) (XB) (2004/05) § -NET web page (1) (XB) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services feasibility studies distance learning implementation (6) (XB) § Advisory services interested member States assessment training trade- supporting services (4) (RB) § Advisory services interested member States technical follow- implementation recommendations adopted TRAINFORTRADE seminars (8) (XB) § Advisory services interested member States capacity building (10) (RB/XB) § Assistance World Trade Point Federation strengthening secretariat (2) (XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § Courses management trade supporting institutions (120 trainees) (6) (XB) § Integrated seminars HRD policy-making (50 trainees) (2) (XB) § Participation activities (including seminars, symposia meetings) -governmental organizations academic centres supporting TRAINFORTRADE activities (5) (XB) § Preparation delivery TRAINFORTRADE seminars international trade sector ( total 330 trainees) (22) (XB) § TRAINFORTRADE training trainers seminars ( estimate 30 trainees ) (2) (XB) § Training courses TRAINFORTRADE Port Training Programme ( estimate 120 trainees) (6) (XB) Field projects § Substantive inputs , backstopping estimated 8 projects strengthen training capacities LDCs support TRAINFORTRADE Port Training Programmes (8) (XB) 40 () Electronic commerce development Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: timeliness, usefulness, degree implementation quality subprogramme' research analysis programme, measured percentage readers' feedback rating Commerce Development Report "good" "excellent". Performance measures 2000-2001: 70 cent survey replies 2002-2003: 75 cent survey replies improved awareness implications developing countries growing importance electronic commerce business applications information communications technologies, understanding developing countries policy strategy options regard issues. 2004-2005: 80 cent survey replies Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Annual sessions Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development § expert meetings issues decided Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development Parliamentary documentation Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development: § Reports topics decided Commission (2) (Legislative mandate: TD/377, paras. 111, 114) § Reports expert meetings Commission specific topics determined Commission (2) (Legislative mandate: TD/377, paras. 111, 114) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meeting methodology statistical measurement electronic commerce developing countries (1) (2004) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Contribution Developed Countries Report ( required) (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: TDB 48th session) § Electronic Commerce Development Report (2) (RB/XB) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, para. 157) -recurrent publications § Electronic commerce international transport services (1) (2005) Technical material § -commerce development website (1) (2004/05) § Training materials electronic commerce (2) (XB) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services interested member States policy aspects electronic commerce (6) (RB) (2004/05) Field projects § Substantive inputs , backstopping national, regional interregional projects fields : capacity building area electronic commerce (2) (XB) 41 SUBPROGRAMME 5 LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES objective subprogramme contribute progressive beneficial integration participation global economy international trading system developed countries, landlocked developing countries small island developing States, including implementation outcomes United Nations Conference Developed Countries contribution Integrated Framework Trade-related Technical Assistance Developed Countries, contribute graduation developed countries meeting objective criteria agreed intergovernmentally. 36. subprogramme responsibility Special Programme -developed, landlocked island developing countries. principle mandate subprogramme emanates Programme Action LDCs decade 2001-2010 adopted United Conference Developed Countries, Section II. . Plan Action adopted tenth session UNCTAD relevant GA ECOSOC resolutions, 55/279, 56/180 56/227. 37. work subprogramme organized pillars, : interdivisional coordination UNCTAD’ technical cooperation activities favour -developed, landlocked island developing countries; research policy analysis aiming improve human institutional capacities countries areas competence UNCTAD. effective implementation work programme subprogramme contribute attaining objectives identified United Nations Millennium Declaration, expressed Millennium development goals 1 8. 38. Special Programme coordinate activities relevant organs organizations UN system, Office High Representative Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries Small Island Developing States. cooperate Bretton Woods Institutions, World Trade Organisation International Trade Centre responsible, jointly organizations, implementation Integrated Framework Trade-Related Technical Assistance, adopted High Level Meeting World Trade Organization 1997. * External factors: subprogramme expected achieve objectives expected accomplishments assumption : () --date accurate economic financial information data country regional levels ; () financial resources technical cooperation programmes sufficient. 42 () Policy analysis research Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: () Relevance findings resulting policy analysis research activities -developed, landlocked island developing countries captured number coverage statement TDB obtained readership surveys carried TDB. Performance measures 2000-2001: 30 statements survey replies 2002-2003: 40 statements survey replies 2004-2005: 40 statements survey replies (ii) Relevance findings resulting policy analysis research activities -developed, landlocked island developing countries captured number coverage statement mass media. Performance measures 2000-2001: 70 articles 2002-2003: 70 articles Consensus member States ways means effective implementation programmes action -developed, landlocked island developing countries. 2004-2005: 70 articles Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § Seventh meeting Governmental Experts Land-locked Transit Developing Countries Representatives Donor Countries Financial Development Institutions § Annual executive sessions Trade Development Board § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required) Parliamentary documentation General Assembly: § Contribution Report Secretary-General specific actions related problems landlocked countries (1) (Legislative mandate: relevant GA res. expected 58/…) § Contribution Report Secretary-General progress implementation outcome United Nations Conference Developed Countries (2) (Legislative mandate: LDC III, relevant GA res. expected 58/…) § Contribution report Secretary-General implementation Programme Action Sustainable Development Small Island Developing States (2) (Legislative mandate: GA res. 49/122) § Report Secretary-General Transit Environment Land-locked States Central Asia transit neighbours (1) (Legislative mandate: relevant GA res. expected 58/…) UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) (Legislative mandate: relevant TDB decision expected) Trade Development Board: § Progress Report UNCTAD secretariat implementation UNCTAD-wide activities favour LDCs (2) (Legislative mandate: LDC III, TDB 49th session) § Report UNCTAD secretariat assessment effective benefits received LDCs virtue LDC status (1) (Legislative mandate: TDB 49th session) § Report developed countries (1) (Legislative mandate: LDC III, TDB 19th special session (Mid- term review)) § Reports UNCTAD contribution implementation Integrated Framework Trade- Related Technical Assistance (4) (Legislative mandate: TDB decision 445 (EX-16)) § Reports UNCTAD secretariat issues sectoral thematic concerns LDCs: commodities, impact Arms (EBA), Africa Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA) similar initiatives (2) (Legislative mandate: TDB 49th session) 43 UNCTAD Commissions: § Inputs required issues related developed countries (3) (Legislative mandate: Bangkok Plan Action, LDC III) Meeting Governmental Experts Land-locked Transit Developing Countries Representatives Donor Countries Financial Development Institutions: § Background document preparation Seventh Meeting Experts (1) (Legislative mandate: relevant GA res. expected 58/…) Ad hoc expert groups § Ad hoc expert group meetings issues related theme Developed Countries Report (2) (2004) substantive activities Recurrent publications § Developed Countries Report (1) (2004) (Legislative mandate: GA res. 53/182 52/187) § Developed Countries Report: Overview (1) (2004) (Legislative mandate: GA res. 53/182 52/187) -recurrent publications § Effective benefits perspective graduation LDC status (1) (2005) § Studies specific development issues LDCs (1) (2004) Booklets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits § Policy briefs LDCs, LLDCs SIDS (3) (2004/05) Press releases, press conferences § Press briefings, interviews, press conferences related work issues LDCs, LLDCs SIDS (1) (2004/05) (Legislative mandate: Working Party 37th session) () developed countries: policy advice capacity building Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: impact subprogramme’ operational activities recognized stakeholders level financial support donors activities. Performance measures 2000-2001: 100 cent financial support 2002-2003: 60 cent financial support Effects subprogramme' policy advice, capacity-building technical cooperation activities LDCs. 2004-2005: 80 cent financial support substantive activities Technical material § Compendium vulnerability profiles LDCs (2) (RB/XB) (2004) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Assistance LDCs assess effective benefits gained status, identify effective international support measures prepare exit strategy framework LDCs graduation (7) (RB/XB) § Assistance developed countries analysing impact globalization liberalization policies social economic progress LDCs - responses policy reforms adequacy international support measures (4) (RB/XB) § Assistance developed countries monitoring evaluating technical cooperation programmes context Integrated Framework Trade-Related Technical Assistance LDCs (20) (RB/XB) 44 § Assistance developed countries preparing analyses information requested nationally issues concern , development implication multilateral trading system (10) (RB/XB) § Assistance developed countries follow- implementation Trade-Related Technical Assistance Integrated Framework (5) (RB/XB) (Legislative mandate: Working Party 37th session) Training courses, seminars workshops § Workshops selected developed countries enhancing participation LDCs multilateral trading system Integrated Framework (2) (RB/XB) Field projects § Programme coordination agencies responsible Integrated Framework Trade-Related Technical Assistance (1) () Landlocked developing countries: transit transport cooperation Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: Reduction Transit-times goods transit landlocked developing countries, compared base year 1999. Performance measures 2000-2001: 50 cent 2002-2003: 60 cent Effective implementation Global Framework Transit Transport Cooperation member States light outcomes Ministerial Meeting Kazakhstan 2003. 2004-2005: 65 cent substantive activities -recurrent publications § Background studies improvement transit transport corridors : West Africa (1), Eastern Southern Africa (1) (2) (2005) (Legislative mandate: GA res. 54/199 53/171) Technical material § Transit Transport Corridor Manual regulations documentation (1) (RB/XB) (2004/05) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services landlocked developing countries evaluation transit transport systems (4) (RB/XB) Training courses, seminars workshops § Workshops related transit transport Government officials private sector operators landlocked developing countries transit neighbours (2) (RB/XB) Field projects § Substantive inputs , coordination field projects designed strengthen transit transport cooperation landlocked transit countries, including development software tools transit transport monitoring (2) (RB/XB) 45 () Sustainable development small island developing States Expected accomplishment: Indicators achievement/: Timely completion substantive inputs (including, inter alia, country- specific vulnerability profiles) conducive progress preparation follow- relevant international meetings related SIDS. Performance measures 2000-2001: 2002-2003: 90 cent planned inputs Substantive contribution preparation follow- international meeting sustainable development SIDS held 2004 Mauritius. 2004-2005: 80 cent planned inputs Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Parliamentary documentation UNCTAD XI: § Contribution report Secretary-General Conference (1) (Legislative mandate: relevant TDB decision expected) substantive activities Technical material § Compendium vulnerability profiles SIDS (1) (2005) Technical cooperation Advisory services § Advisory services small island developing States prepare implement technical cooperation projects programmes (6) (RB/XB) 46 . PROGRAMME SUPPORT 39. Programme support services policy-making organs, executive direction management substantive subprogrammes assist delivering outputs. services organized entities, , Resources Management Service (RMS), Inter-Governmental Support Services (ISS), part Division Management. 40. RMS substantive programmes administrative, information technology technical cooperation support. functions administrative units RMS provide support services personnel, budgetary financial administration, resource planning budgeting administration technical cooperation activities. Information Technology Support Section (ITS) centralized data support, including data processing services, development maintenance information technology (IT) systems support services computer networks. Technical Cooperation Section policy guidance promotes coordinated approach secretariat technical cooperation, including review project proposals, fund raising liaison beneficiaries, donors organizations involved trade-related technical cooperation. 41. ISS responsible preparation, management servicing quadrennial United Nations Conference Trade Development, Trade Development Board subsidiary machinery (Commissions, Expert Meetings, Working Party Medium-Term Plan Programme Budget), United Nations Conferences organized auspices UNCTAD. ISS liaison support services regional groups. Service responsible maximizing impact work UNCTAD effective outreach stakeholders including member states, press/media civil society. ISS responsible monitoring institutional follow- decisions intergovernmental machinery, preparation UNCTAD calendar meetings, editing documentation report writing; monitoring implementation documentation policy, dispatch official correspondence, protocol support preparation Host Country Agreements conferences. Servicing intergovernmental expert bodies Substantive servicing meetings § UNCTAD XI, including preparatory meetings ( required). § Annual regular executive sessions Trade Development Board § Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget Parliamentary documentation General Assembly § Report eleventh session United Nations Conference Trade Development (1) § Reports annual executive sessions Trade Development Board (9) § Reports intergovernmental meetings required (12) United Nations Conference Trade Development (UNCTAD) § Contribution report Secretary-General (1) Trade Development Board § Reports annual sessions UNCTAD Commissions (6) § Reports Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget (4) Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget § Reports review technical cooperation activities (2) ( submitted TDB) UNCTAD Commissions § Reports expert meetings (20) substantive activities Recurrent publications § UNCTAD News (8) (2004/2005) 47 -recurrent publications § review major UNCTAD technical cooperation activities (1) (2005) Booklets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits § Ad hoc public information materials UNCTAD, activities eleventh session UNCTAD Governments public large (6) Exhibits, guided tours, lectures § Introductory briefing diplomats Geneva responsible UNCTAD' activities (4) (Legislative mandate: Working Party 37th session) § Public outreach activities (.. briefings delegations & interested groups, seminars, public speaking engagements) work UNCTAD, relationship organizations, eleventh session UNCTAD outcomes (12) § Seminars lectures issues related technical cooperation (6) Press releases, press conferences § Press conferences briefings (16) § Press releases, notes correspondence, electronic newsbriefs press kits media trade development issues, UNCTAD work (140) Technical material § General information organization, events activities, UNCTAD website Technical cooperation Field projects § Management interregional operational activities providing general support technical cooperation areas UNCTAD work Conference services, administration, oversight Central support services § Electronic publishing support: Assistance Divisions planning preparing publications CD- ROM electronic media, graphics/artist support publishing activities, coordination desktop publications activities. § Electronic publishing support: Maintenance quality control UNCTAD Web site, technical coordination ICC Web site, preparation general pages coordination Divisional pages Web site. § Facility management: Organization office accommodation, interfacing UNOG office maintenance equipment, management storage areas publication stocks, discard secretariat assets Property Survey Board. § Information technology support (applications maintenance development): Operational support major applications (.. document management systems, statistical database systems) development applications required. § Information technology support (communications infrastructure): Maintenance enhancement Local Area Network infrastructure, maintenance internal external communications links, support electronic mail fax systems. § Information technology support (installation user support): Installation, redeployment maintenance services, maintenance inventory, resource monitoring, user helpdesk support personnel computer mainframe software applications. § Information technology support (systems analysis development): Integrated oversight IT systems UNCTAD, ensuring mutual compatibility consistencies technology, planning development systems. § Information technology support: information technology support UNCTAD XI preparatory process § general services: general services UNCTAD XI preparatory process § general services: interfacing UNOG security matters, handling freight courier express arrangements, handling insurance policies, processing invoices, issuance UNCTAD telephone directories, archiving administrative files. § Procurement services: Assisting UNCTAD management policies relating procurement procedures related IMIS flows; processing grants -profit bodies; costing handling publishing printing requests, including external printing. 48 § Procurement services: Liaison UNOG, UNDP field offices field project teams actions involving procurement goods services 100 series Financial Rules. § Procurement services: Yearly statistical reporting project procurement UNDP, liaison Inter- Agency Procurement Services Office, monitoring extra-budgetary procurement inventory, transfer project assets Governments. § Travel: Preparation cost-estimates, travel requests, rosters payment daily subsistence allowances, official travel staff consultants/experts, regular budget extra- budgetary funds. Conference services § Development operation inter-agency video-conferencing facility. § Liaison United Nations Office Geneva conference-servicing documentation matters United Nations Headquarters conference servicing, calendar matters, documentation, submission reports General Assembly. § Preparation dispatch official correspondence. § Technical servicing UNCTAD XI preparatory process (110 units) § Technical servicing annual sessions UNCTAD Commissions, Expert Meetings (180 units) § Technical servicing consultations Secretary-General UNCTAD President Trade Development Board member States (20 units) § Technical servicing international commodity conferences (40 units) § Technical servicing meetings Commission Science Technology Development (ECOSOC subsidiary body) (20 units) § Technical servicing seminars, study groups, ad hoc meetings (30 units) § Technical servicing Meeting Governmental Experts Land-locked Transit Developing Countries Representatives Donor Countries Financial Development Institutions (10 units) § Technical servicing annual executive sessions Trade Development Board (60 units) § Technical servicing sessions Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget (40 units) Human resources management § Assisting UNCTAD management personnel management policies & practices, measures implement pertinent resolutions GA directives OHRM, approaches adaptation existing policies & practices. § Personnel administration, staff security welfare, performance management, staff development training, separation staff 100, 200 & 300 series Staff Rules. § Representing UNCTAD management staff-management relations, discussions staff representative bodies, personnel related matters. § Vacancy management, recruitment, placement promotion staff 100 & 300 series Staff Rules; recruitment, servicing reclassification project personnel; recruitment servicing consultants, individual contractors interns. Programme planning, budget, accounts § Financial reporting accounting: Financial control certification accounts regular budget funds allotted UNCTAD, including activities regular programme technical cooperation, development account projects. § Financial reporting accounting: Financial reporting accounting delegated authority technical cooperation projects funded donor sources regular budget. § Financial reporting accounting: Maintenance records travel, consultants, activities regular programme technical cooperation, training activities reporting purposes. § Financial reporting accounting: Review, maintenance correction accounts, processing inter-office vouchers journal vouchers, regular budget extra-budgetary funds. § Programme budget: Administration allotments; control staffing table; certification reporting utilization approved resources; preparation budget performance reports & vacancy statistics reports. § Programme budget: Preparation relevant sections programme budget proposals biennium 2004-2005; budgetary administrative preparation UNCTAD XI. Translation, editorial services § Editing UNCTAD documentation submission translation.