Difference between revisions of "United Nations Conference on Trade and Development"
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* Provision of assistance in building economy of developing countries. | * Provision of assistance in building economy of developing countries. | ||
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| + | ==CSTD== | ||
| + | CSTD is short for Commission on Science and Technology for Development. It is a body of Economic and Social Council and is governed by UNCTAD. The commission provides advice to General Assembly and Economic and Social Council for the development in the field of science and technology.<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Startpage.asp?intItemID=4839 UNCTAD]</ref> CSTD conducted a [[WSIS]] event in May 2009.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0kykfIV4RgUJ:www.unctad.org/templates/Download.asp?docid%3D12396%26lang%3D1%26intItemID%3D2068+UNCTAD+ICANN&hl=en&gl=pk UNCTAD Downloads]</ref> | ||
==Conferences== | ==Conferences== | ||
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<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3375&lang=1 UNCTAD Conferences]</ref> | <ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3375&lang=1 UNCTAD Conferences]</ref> | ||
| + | ==ICT Events== | ||
| + | In the field of Information and Communication Technologies UNCTAD has hosted following events: | ||
| + | * Open Consultation held in October 2009 concerning financial mechanisms for meeting the challenges of ICTs for Development. | ||
| + | * ICT 4 All Forum Tunis+4, in November 2009. | ||
| + | <ref>[http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/panel2009_Geiger_en.pdf UNCTAD Panle 2009]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 20 October 2011
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| Founded: | 1964 |
| Headquarters: | DC2-1120, United Nations New York, NY 10017 |
| Email: | info[at]unctad.org |
| Twitter: |  @UNCTAD
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| Key People | |
| Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General
Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General | |
UNCTAD is the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. It promotes the integration of developing countries into the world economy. Further it helps shape current policy debates and thinking on development, with a particular focus on domestic policies and international actions enhancing development.
With focus on the development the secretariat works with United Nations system, regional commissions, governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, including trade and industry associations, research institutes and universities worldwide.[1]
Key Functionality
The basic responsibilities of UNCTAD are summarized in three points:
- Provision of a forum for intergovernmental deliberations, supported by discussions for building consensus of experts.
- Carrying out research, policy analysis and data collection for the debates of government representatives and experts.
- Provision of assistance in building economy of developing countries.
CSTD
CSTD is short for Commission on Science and Technology for Development. It is a body of Economic and Social Council and is governed by UNCTAD. The commission provides advice to General Assembly and Economic and Social Council for the development in the field of science and technology.[3] CSTD conducted a WSIS event in May 2009.[4]
Conferences
UNCTAD conference is held after every four years. Upcoming UNCTAD conference is expected to be from 21 to 26 April, 2012 in Doha, Qatar. The last four conferences were held in:
- Accra, Ghana from 20 to 25 April 2008.
- São Paulo, Brazil from 13 to 18 June 2004.
- Bangkok, Thailand from 12 to 19 February in 2000.
- Midrand, South Africa from 27 April to 11 May in 1996.
ICT Events
In the field of Information and Communication Technologies UNCTAD has hosted following events:
- Open Consultation held in October 2009 concerning financial mechanisms for meeting the challenges of ICTs for Development.
- ICT 4 All Forum Tunis+4, in November 2009.