WILPF Statements

UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Civil Society Dialogues, WILPF Overview and Talking Points (2005)

WILPF paper for Civil Society - UNCTAD consultation

WILPF Reports

UNCTAD XII post-event (2008)

Briefing on the outcomes of UNCTAD XII by UNCTAD Civil Society Outreach Unit; discussion about a long-term civil society UNCTAD monitoring group. html pdf

UNCTAD XII pre-event (2008)

Lessons learned from South-South trade in Asia and the role of regional trade
agreements in Asia - 2 April html pdf

Preparatory Committee for UNCTAD XII (2008)

Hearing with civil society and the private sector - 3 March html pdf

Hearing with civil society and the private sector - 28 January (UN Report) pdf

24th special session of the Trade and Development Board (TDB) (2008)

24th special session of the Trade and Development Board - 17-20 March html pdf

43rd executive session of the Trade and Development Board (TDB) (2008)

Special address by the Secretary-General of the United Nations html pdf

54th session of the Trade and Development Board (TDB) (2007)

Hearing with Civil Society - 3 October html pdf

Interdependence and global economic issues from a trade and development perspective: Regional Cooperation for Development - 3 October html pdf

Review of developments and issues in the post-Doha work programme of particular concern to developing countries - 8 October html pdf

Report on UNCTAD’s assistance to the Palestinian people - 9 October html pdf

 

 

The UN Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964, to promote a more development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy, addressing sectors such as finance, technology, investment and sustainable development. The organization fullfills its mandate by functioning both as a forum for intergovernmental debattes and dicssussion aiming at shared visions and consensus building and by provide the debates with undertaken research, data collection and policy analysis. UNCTAD also provides technical assistance to developing countries, paying special attention to countries going through economic change and the least developed countries. The work of UNCTAD focuses on increasing the coherens between domestic policies and international action. To carry out its function the organisation interacts with member Governments, other UN agencies, NGOs and the private sector.

The organization's mandate and priorities are set at the UNCTAD Conferences. At the conferences current trade and development issues are discussed and global policy responses formulated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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