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Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Trade and Development Board, 62nd executive session
… people and their governments about the interdependent world in which we live. From terrorism to migration, from … at this Executive Session, the 2015 Trade and Development Report and the 2015 Least Developed Countries Report , both … the commodities side, several years of high prices spurred investment, which has led to excess supply and a reversal in …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Trade and Development Board, 60th Session - Closing Plenary
… evolving shift towards new growth poles in the developing world, with regard both to GDP and trade, but also - though … context, the call of this year's Trade and Development Report for fresh thinking, at the national and the … focus, and to make them all more visible. In the area of investment, delegates commended the quality and relevance of …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development, tenth session
… for a fair transition to sustainable energy. Our world stands at the crossroads. On one hand, we are … policies. Lastly, as I mentioned already, we have massive investment shortfalls to cover, especially in the Global … South. Last week we launched UNCTAD’s World Investment Report, which estimates that developing countries face an …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Rio+20 side event: Sustainable Stock Exchanges 2012 Global Dialogue
… Nations Global Compact, the Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative and the UNEP Finance Initiative. We are … officials and capital market regulators from around the world. This meeting falls at a crucial moment for reflection … calling for national regulations on ESG disclosure on a 'report or explain' basis. The two other key partners in this …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Multi-year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Enabling Economic Environment at All Levels in Support of Inclusive and Sustainable Development, and the Promotion of Economic Integration and Cooperation
… and communities. And yet, with current policies, the world is on a path to reach an average temperature of around … greater attention to distributional issues, and a massive investment, both public and private, in public goods. I would … publications. For instance: The Trade and Development Report 2021 on financing a global green new deal, the TDR …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
59th Session of the Trade and Development Board (Opening Plenary)
… to a sustained recovery and the ongoing fragility of the world economy shows that the outcomes of the Conference have … to be lack of demand. This year's Trade and Development Report shows that fiscal austerity and wage compression have … international environment that is supportive of productive investment and entrepreneurship. Under agenda item 7, on the …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Trade and Development Board, 72nd executive session - Item 5: Economic development in Africa
… you our 2022 edition of our Economic Development in Africa Report, whose theme this year is “rethinking the foundations … today, as Africa, as well as much as the developing world, battles to fight off a major cost-of-living crisis, … Africa remains one of the least diversified regions in the world. Commodities still account for more than 60 percent of …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Trade and Development Board, seventieth session, Opening plenary
… into the first part. Here, I will be very brief. The world today is facing multiple challenges – we have talked … Also, most of the information is available in our Annual Report 2022, which is now online on the UNCTAD website. So, … 6 flagship reports, 3 global trade updates, 4 global investment monitors, 15 policy briefs, and much more. I am …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
SSE Regional dialogue: Nordic Countries [Opening remarks]
… the long-term aspirations of humanity. They are about a world without poverty, and the indignity it implies. They are … start with my first point. The first way is by promoting investment in sustainable development. Stock exchanges have a … future: a future of creating sustainable companies that report on their ESG performance. Now I come to my last point: …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Building Bridges Summit 2022
… be bigger. As the UN agency with the mandate on trade, Investment finance and development, we need to engage with this capital of both sectors, with world-class commodity traders and asset managers much more. … in terms of investment, according to our World Investment Report, almost three quarters of FDI growth last year was …