Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Twenty Eighth Special Session of the Trade and Development Board
… Excellency, Mr. Triyono Wibowo, President of the Trade and Development Board; Your Excellency, Ms. Simonetta Sommaruga, … you - our member States - agreed at UNCTAD I: "Economic development and social progress should be the common concern … as a forum to foster consensus on achieving inclusive development. Through our technical cooperation, we have …
Non-Official Document
Recent developments and short-term forecasts for grains and rice markets
… United Nations Conference Trade Development 13th Multi-Year Expert Meeting Commodities Development 10-12 October 2022, Geneva developments … Grains Council Multi-year Expert Meeting Commodities Development, 13th Session, Geneva, 10-12 October 2022 © …
Meeting
Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development, ninth session
… made towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals . Under the theme of improving the … international trade. In particular, it will consider the development of multimodal transport and logistics services in … On the issue of ICT and electronic commerce strategies for development, the Commission will consider the report of the …
News
Developing countries cannot afford to miss out on the green tech revolution
… readiness index , which combines ICT, skills, research and development, industrial capacity and finance indicators to … supportive policies that also promote economic development and the creation of jobs. UNCTAD’s Technology and … especially regarding energy transition, as sustainable development is a cross-cutting issue that involves several …
Meeting
Trade and Development Board, Sixty-seventh session (first segment)
… segment of the sixty-seventh session of the Trade and Development Board will take place from 2 to 3 July 2020 in … and incoming presidents and bureaux of the Trade and Development Board. Provisions shall be made for general … Español | Russian | Arabic | Chinese … TD/B/67 … Trade and Development Board, Sixty-seventh session (first segment) … …
News
Trade and Development Board concludes 59th session
… agreed conclusions to the TDB's agenda item on " Economic development in Africa: Structural transformation and sustainable development " ran well into Friday evening before a final … trading system and of international trade from a development perspective " - including focus on the emerging …
Publication
Promoting Local IT sector Development through Public Procurement
… technology (IT) industry makes to national economic development - as a productive sector in itself and, more … place public policies and programmes that facilitate its development. A wide range of instruments are available to … to the link between public procurement and local IT sector development in developing and emerging economies. This joint …
News
Services ''development'' payoff requires teamwork, Summit stresses
… structural transformation and to inclusive and sustainable development. However, he noted that most developing countries … representing developing nations around the world. The development of the services economy has been identified as a … indeed hold the future to unlocking the potential for development that would not be possible if we continue along …
Publication
Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development [2012 Edition]
… harnessing economic growth for sustainable and inclusive development is more important than ever. Investment is a … investment and ensuring that it contributes to sustainable development objectives is therefore a priority for all … is emerging, pursuing a broader and more intricate development policy agenda, while building or maintaining a …
News
Secretary-General briefs Investment Commission on recent developments
… at the opening of the week-long Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission . The current session is the … into areas that would bolster broad, steady economic development that expanded productive capacities and would … with UNCTAD's Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development , and also with its recently proposed Core …