ABOUT UNCTAD

2. ABOUT UNCTAD Established in 1964 WhoWeAre ? Forum forIntergovernmentalDeliberations ConsensusBuilding Research,PolicyAnalysisand DataCollection Technical Assistance

3. ABOUT UNCTAD Established in 1964 WhatWe Do? MAIN GOALS Helpdeveloping countries raise living standards through trade, investment, finance and technology Benefitfrom the globalized economy Developingcountries and the world economy

4. ABOUT UNCTAD Established in 1964 WhatWe Do? MAIN ACTIVITIES Globalizationand Development Strategies Identify broad trends and prospects in the world economy Identifysolutionstoeconomy of Africancountries Analysetheinternationalaidandotherendeavourtopromotecountries

5. ABOUT UNCTAD Trade in Goods and Services Asist thedeveloping countries in all aspects of their trade negotiations Analysethe impact of competition laws and policies on development Encourage the inclusion of environmental issues Commodities Examine the factors influencing commodity markets Help developing country efforts to achieve sustainable commodity exportst Help commodity-dependent countries diversify their economies

6. ABOUT UNCTAD Investmentand Enterprise Development -Analysetrends in foreign direct investment and their impacts on development -Help countries participate in international investment agreements -Advise governments on their investment policies -Help with the creation and nurturing of small and medium-sized enterprises -Help countries establish and observe international standards for accounting Trade Logistics and Human Resource Development -Transport and Trade Facilitation challenges and opportunities -Technical assistance in Trade Facilitation reforms and Customs automation -Cooperation in Transit transport systems for landlocked and transit developing countries -Research in Maritime and Sustainable Transport -Legal and Regulatory Transport related issues

7. ABOUT UNCTAD Evaluation at UNCTAD Managing, conducting and supporting the evaluation activities  Participating and contributing to inter-agency initiatives on evaluation, Viewto ensuring the evaluability of each project's logical framework Contributing to developing capacity for self-evaluations RelationshipwithCivilSociety PublicSymposium UNCTAD Conferences Organizing hearings, consultations, briefings and informal meetings  Liaising and interacting with other UN system

8. ABOUT UNCTAD

9. ABOUT UNCTAD • List A (100 members): Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, BosniaandHerzegovina, Botswana, BruneiDarussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central AfricanRepublic, Chad, China, Comoros, Republic of Congo, IvoryCoast, North Korea, DemocraticRepublic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt , EquatorialGuinea , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Fiji , Gabon , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , India , Indonesia , Iran, Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Kenya , Kuwait , Laos, Lebanon , Lesotho , Liberia , Libya, Madagascar , Malawi , Malaysia , Maldives , Mali , Marshall Islands , Mauritania , Mauritius , Micronesia , Mongolia , Morocco , Mozambique , Myanmar , Namibia , Nepal , Niger , Nigeria , Oman , Pakistan , Palau , Papua New Guinea , Philippines , Qatar , South Korea , Rwanda , Samoa , Sao Tome and Principe , SaudiArabia , Senegal , Seychelles , Sierra Leone , Singapore , Solomon Islands , Somalia , South Africa , Sri Lanka , Sudan , Swaziland , Syria, Thailand , Timor-Leste , Togo , Tonga , Tunisia , Turkmenistan , Uganda , United ArabEmirates , Tanzania , Vanuatu , Viet Nam , Yemen , Zambia , Zimbabwe. • ListB (31 members): Andorra , Australia , Austria , Belgium , Canada , Cyprus , Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , HolySee , IcelandIreland , Italy , Japan , Liechtenstein , Luxembourg , Malta , Monaco , Netherlands , New Zealand , Norway , Portugal , San Marino , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States. • ListC (33 members): Antigua and Barbuda , Argentina , Bahamas , Barbados , Belize , Bolivia, Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Cuba , Dominica , DominicanRepublic , Ecuador , El Salvador , Grenada , Guatemala , Guyana , Haiti , Honduras , Jamaica , Mexico , Nicaragua , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Saint Kittsand Nevis , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent andtheGrenadines , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , Uruguay , Venezuela. • ListD (24 members): Albania , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Bulgaria , Croatia , CzechRepublic , Estonia , Georgia , Hungary , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Latvia, Lithuania , Montenegro , Poland , Moldova , Romania , Russia , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Macedonia , Ukraine , Uzbekistan.

10. MEETINGS

11. IntergovernmentalMeetings • The intergovernmental machinery of UNCTAD consists basically of the Conference, the Trade and Development Board, two Commissions, and expert meetings. • The Conference meets every four years, while the Board has one regular session and two or three executive sessions each year. The Commissions meet once a year, and each Commission meets for expert meetings on specific topics.

12. UNCTAD MEETINGS In general UNCTAD have 5 differenttypemeetings. - Trade & Development Board - WorkingParty - ExpertMeetings - Commissions - UNCTAD Conferences

13. 1- Trade & Development Board • In-between the every four year Conferences, the Trade and Development Board oversees the activities of the organization. It meets in Geneva in a regular session and up to three times a year in executive sessions to deal with urgent policy issues, as well as management and institutional matters.

14. Trade & Development Board Meetingshave 3 differenttype: - AnnualSessions. - ExecutiveSessions. - Special Sessions.

15. AnnualSessions InthisSessions 21 numbermeetingavailable. • 16–27 Sep. 2013: 60th Session • 17–18 Sep. 2012: 59th Session • 28 Sep. 2011: 58th Session (Resumed) • 12-23 Sep. 2011: 58th Session • 15–28 Sep. 2010: 57th Session • 12 Oct 2009: 56th Session (Resumed) • 14–15 Sep. 2009: 56th Session • 15–26 Sep. 2008: 55th Session • 1-11 Oct. 2007: 54th Session

16. 27 Sep.-10 Oct. 2006: 53rd Session • 7 Nov. 2005: 52nd Session (Resumed) • 3-14 Oct. 2005: 52nd Session • 4-15 Oct. 2004: 51st Session • 6-17 Oct. 2003: 50th Session • 7-18 Oct. 2002: 49th Session • 1-12 Oct. 2001: 48th Session • 9-20 Oct. 2000: 47th Session • 18-29 Oct. 1999: 46th Session • 12-23 Oct 1998: 45th Session • 13-23 Oct. 1997: 44th Session • 7-18 Oct. 1996: 43rd Session

17. ExecutiveSessions InExecutiveSession 51 numbermeetingavailable as we can reachinformationfrom UNCTAD firstmeeting is held on: • 5 Sep. 1995: 11th (pre-Sessional) ExecutiveSession Also 2 meeting is plannedto do in thefuture: • 12-13 Dec. 2013: 58th Session • 26-28 June 2013: 57th Session (On Africa & Reports of Comissions) TheLastmeeting is held: • 3-4 Dec. 2012: 56th Session

18. Special Sessions Special Sessionshave 16 numbermeetingsandjustone of them is not helded. • 6 July2012: 26th Session (Resumed) • 15 June 2012: 26th Session • 19-23 Mar. 2012: 25th Session (OrganizationalMattersfor UNCTAD XIII) • 17-20 Mar 2008: 24th Session (OrganizationalMattersfor UNCTAD XII & Report of theComissions) • 3-10 Oct. 2006: 23rd Session (Third meeting of theMid-TermReviewprocess)

19. 29 Apr. 2 May 2002: 19th Session (Mid-termReview) thismeeting is held on Bangkok as different of othermeetings. • 11 Dec. 1995: 18th Special Session • 22 Mar. 2013: 27th Session is held on Genavaagain.

20. 2- WorkingParty • Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the ProgrammeBudget • 4-6 Mar. 2013: 64th Session: WorkingParty on The Strategic Framework. • 17-19 June 1996: 27th Session: WorkingParty on TheMedium-Term plan & programmebudget. Also 2 WorkingParty is planningto done at: • 2-4 Sep. 2013: 65th Session. • 2-4 Dec. 2013: 66th Session.

21. 3- ExpertMeetings Multi-year and Single-year Expert Meetings. 38 number of meeting is done andjust 1 of them is planningtoheldat: • 22-24 Oct. 2013: Multi year, expertmeeting on transport. Trade ‘’Logistics & Facilities.’’ Thelastmeeting is: • 16-17 Apr. 2013: Multi-year, expertmeeting on EnhancingtheenablingEconomicenvironment at alllevelsin support of inclusive & sustainabledevelopment. The First Expert Meeting is Held on: • 20-22 Jan. 2009: Enterpise Development Policies.

22. 4- Commissions Incommissionsseperatesby 3 group: • Commissions: Trade & Development • Commissions: Investment, Enterpise & Development • Commissions: Science & Technologyfor Development (ECOSOC)

23. Trade & Development: • The Trade and Development Commission was established in 2008 at UNCTAD XII. • It combines the missionsof the previous Commission on Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities, with responsibility for transport and trade logistics issues from the previous Commission on Enterprise. • 17-21 June 2013: 5th Session. • 12-16 Nov. 2012: 4th Session. • 06-10 June 2011: 3rd Session. • 03-07 May. 2010: 2nd Session. • 11-15 May. 2009: 1st Session.

24. Investment, Enterprise and Development: The Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission was established in 2008 at UNCTAD XII. It is an important annual United Nations gathering of investment and technology stakeholders worldwide, which brings together member States, investment promotion and technology agencies, the business community, academia and civil society.

25. 29 Apr.-3 May 2013: 5th Sesion. • 26-30 Nov. 2012: 4th Session. • 2-6 May 2011: 3rd Session. • 26-30 Apr. 2010: 2nd Session. • 4-8 May 2009: 1st Session.

26. Science and Technology for Development (ECOSOC) • The Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is a assistanceof the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). • UNCTAD is provider of economicmaterial. Thisgroup is dividedto 3 group: • AnnualSessions. • Inter-SessionalPanels. • WGIGF (WorkingGroup on Improvementstothe Internet Governance Forum)

27. AnnualSessions 17 number Meeting avalible in thisgroup. Lastmeeting is held on 21-25 May. 2012, 50th Session, at Genava. - 2013’s meetingwill be on 3-7 June 2013 as 60th Session. - The First meeting is held on: 11-23 Apr. 1993.

28. Inter-SessionalPanels DatePlace • 7-9 Jan. 2013: ‘CSTD 2012-2013’ Lima • 13-15 Dec. 2011: ‘CSTD 2011-2012’ Manilla • 15-17 Dec. 2010: ‘CSTD 2010-2011’ ‘’ • 9-11 Nov. 2009: ‘CSTD 2009-2010’ ‘’ • 12-14 Nov. 2008: ‘CSTD 2008-2009’ Santiago • 27-30 Nov. 2007: ‘CSTD 2007-2008’ Kuala Lumpur • 6-8 Nov. 2006: ‘CSTD Panel’ Paris • 10-12 Nov. 2005: ‘CSTD Panel’ Rabat(Morocco) • 27-29 Oct. 2004: ‘CSTD Panel’ Vienna

29. DatePlace • 29-31 Oct. 2003: Tuñez • 15-17 Jan 2003: Luanda (Angola) • 15-17 Oct. 2002: Colombo (Sri Lanka) • 22-24 May 2002: Geneva

30. WGIGF WorkingGroup on Improvementstothe Internet GovernanceForum. Thesemeeting had been in Montreux. 6 numbermeeting is held on like: • 20-22 Feb. 2012: 5th Session. • 11-13 Jan 2012: 4th Session. • 31 Oct.-2 Nov. 2011: 3rd Session. • 24-25 Mar. 2011: 2nd Session. • 25-26 Feb. 2011: 1st Session. • 6 Dec 2010: Consultation Meeting.

31. Conferences • The highest decision-making body of UNCTAD is the quadrennial conference, at which member States make assessments of current trade and development issues, discuss policy options and formulate global policy responses. The conference also sets the organization’s mandate and work priorities.

32. Conferences • 21-26 Apr. 2012: 13th Session. • 20-25 Apr. 2008: 12th Session. • 13-18 Jun. 2004: 11th Session. • 12-19 Feb. 2000: 10th Session. • 27 Apr.-11 May 1996: 9th Session. • 8-25 Feb. 1992: 8th Session. • 8 July-3 Aug1987: 7th Session. • 6-30 June 1983: 6th Session. • 7 May-3 June 1979: 5th Session.

33. 5-31 May 1976: 4th Session. • 13 Apr-21 May 1972:3rd Session. • 29 Mar. 1968 – 1 Feb. 1986: 2nd Session. • 13 Mar-16 Jun 1964: 1st Session.

34. PUBLICATIONS TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT • Tradeand Development Report (TDR) • TheTradeand Development Report (TDR) is issuedeveryyearfortheannualsession of theTradeand Development Board, launched in 1981. • The Report analysescurrenteconomictrendsandmajorpolicyissues of internationalconcern, andmakessuggestionsforaddressingtheseissues at variouslevels.

35. PUBLICATIONS World Investment Report (WIR) Eachyear´s Report coversthelatesttrends in foreigndirectinvestmentaroundthe World andanalyses in depthoneselectedtopicrelatedtoforeigndirectinvestmentanddevelopment.  THE LATEST REPORT Towards a New Generation of InvestmentPolicies

36. PUBLICATIONS TheLeastDevelopedCountries Report (LDC) UNCTAD´sLeastDevelopedCountries Report provides a comprehensiveandauthoritativesource of socio-economicanalysisand data on theworld´smostimpoverishedcountries.The Report is intendedfor a broadreadership of governments, policymakers, researchersandallthoseinvolvedwithLDCs´ developmentpolicies. EconomicDevelopment in Africa Report TheEconomic Development in Africareportanalysesmajoraspects of Africa´sdevelopmentproblemsandpolicyissues of interesttoAfricancountries. ItmakespolicyrecommendationsforactionbyAfricancountriesthemselvesandbytheinternationalcommunitytoovercomethedevelopmentchallengesthatthecontinentfaces. Thereport has beenpublishedannually since 2000.

37. PUBLICATIONS Information Economy Report (IER) andE-commerceandDevelopment Report (ECDR) • The Information Economy Report is publishedannually. Itanalysescurrenttrendsandmajorinternationalpolicyissuesregardinginformationandcommunicationtechnologiesandtheirusefor, andeffect on, tradeanddevelopment. • The Report  builds on UNCTAD´sE-Commerce and Development Report andredefinesitsscope, reflectingtheincreasingpervasiveness of theinformationeconomyanditskey role in tradeanddevelopment.

38. PUBLICATIONS Reviewof Maritime Transport (RMT) • Seabornetrade • Emergingtrendsaffectingmaritime transport • Fleetownershipandregistration • Shipbuildinganddemolitions • Freightrates • Linershippingconnectivity • Port traffic • Legal andregulatorydevelopments • A topicalissuecovered in a specialchapter

39. PUBLICATIONS TechnologyandInnovation Report (TIR) Issues of science, technologyandinnovationremainendemictodevelopmentandfurtheringourunderstanding on theseissues is a corechallengeforpolicyresearch.Deepeningitscommitmenttothisgoal, the United Nations Conference on Tradeand Development (UNCTAD) launched a newflagshipreportseries, theTechnologyandInnovation Report (TIR) in May 2010. Tradeand Environment Review Report (TER) Theobjective of theTradeand Environment Review is toenhanceunderstanding of andpromotedialogue on thedevelopmentdimension of keytradeandenvironmentissues. Eachedition of theTradeand Environment Reviewcomprisesoneormoreleadarticles on selectedtopics, commentaries on thosearticlesby a range of experts, and an overview of UNCTAD technicalcooperationactivities in thearea of trade, environmentanddevelopment.

40. AREAS OF WORKING UNCTAD is the United Nations focalpoint of tradeanddevelopment. Thebasicareasare • Finance • Technology • Investment • Sustainable Development

41. AREAS OF WORKING Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes PROBLEMS Wild Economy GeographicalHandicaps SOLUTIONS InnovativePolicyRecommendation TargetedResearchand Analysis Technical Assistance SupportsIntergovernmentalProcess

42. AREAS OF WORKING Globalization, InterdependenceandDevelopment Globalizationand Development Strategies Policies at theRegional,Nationaland International EconomicGrowthandSustainable Development

43. AREAS OF WORKING International TradeandCommodities BuildConsensus StrengthenCapacityandPromotePartnership TradeNegotiations Trade in Goodsand Services CompetitionLaw of Consumer Protection

44. AREAS OF WORKING Investmentand Enterprise Internationalexpertise in research and policy analysis, inter-governmental consensus-building, and technical assistance to over 150countries InteractiveWorld Investment Network of over 9,000 members to disseminate and promote all its work on investment and enterprise.

45. AREAS OF WORKING Technology, Innovation and Trade Logistics Analytical work IntergovernmentalPolicyDialogueImplementationof TechnicalCooperation Training and CapacityBuildingProgrammes. The Division consists of three Branches, hosts the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development and carries out ASYCUDA, UNCTAD´s largest technical cooperation programme.

46. STATISTICS UNCTAD produces more than 150 indicators and statistical time series essential for the analysis of International trade Economic trends Foreign direct investment External financial resources Population and labor force Commodities Information economy Maritime transport.

47. STATISTICS Developing economies continue to gain global export share of goods and services in 2012

48. The downward trends of primary commodities prices in 2012 (excluding fuel) seriously impacted the export performance of its major exporters, registering2.5% decrease. On the contrary, the major exporters of petroleum and gas did quite well with 5.0% increase. Nevertheless, developing economies' share in the world trade continues to improve. They now hold 44.4% of the global exports market, while in 2005 that share stood at 36.2%.

49. TECHNICAL COOPERATION Trade policies, trade negotiations and integration of developing countries in the multilateral trading system Investment policies and investment promotion and enterprise development Trade support services, logistics and trade facilitation Special programmes and cross-sectoral issues including Debt Management and Financial Analysis; cross-divisional training programmes. 

50. TECHNICAL COOPERATION The 2012 contribution will be used for activities to be implemented in 2013 in the following four main areas of UNCTAD's work: ICT policies for development ICT and law reform Information Economy Report Capacity-building in investment for development Primarily used in support of the World Investment Report series and the Empretecprogramme.  Virtual Institute and gender UNCTAD Virtual Institute on Trade and Development Trust Fund on Gender and Trade Support on WTO accession WTO accession general trust fund All of the project activities to be implemented under this contribution will take into consideration Finland's Aid for Trade Action Plan and its priorities.