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UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT. October 2009. What is UNCTAD:. “Focal point for the UN system on the integrated treatment of trade and development and interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment, services and sustainable development.”

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UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

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  1. UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT October 2009

  2. What is UNCTAD: • “Focal point for the UN system on theintegrated treatment oftrade and developmentand interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment, services and sustainable development.” • Established in 1964 as a subsidiary body of the General Assembly

  3. 3 modalities of work: • Research and analysis(beyond “conventional wisdom”) • Intergovernmental machinery (Trade and Development Board, quadrennial Conferences) • Technical cooperation assistance • Interregional thematic programmes • Regional/subregional programmes • Tailor-made country operations

  4. Technical Cooperation activitiesForms of Delivery 1. Installation of computer based packages (ASYCUDA, DMFAS) 2. Training courses and seminars on specific issues 3. Advisory services 4. National Policy reviews 5. Exchange of development experiences 6. Supply of trade related data

  5. CONTRIBUTIONS • Annual delivery • Sources of financing Three main sources 1. Bilateral donors 2. UNDP 3. United Nations Regular programme for Technical Cooperation

  6. UNCTAD differences with … • The World Trade Organisation (WTO) : • UNCTAD is not a trade negotiating forum • UNCTAD focuses on the development aspects of trade • The International Trade Center (ITC): • ITC aims at export development through the assistance to enterprises • UNCTADmainly assists Governments

  7. Main areas of UNCTAD work • Trade policy and negotiations, commodities issues, trade and environment, competition and consumers’ protection • Investment policies and investment agreements, enterprise development, corporate transparency, accounting and insurance, e-tourism • External debt Management • Transport and trade facilitation, customs’ modernisation • Science, technology and ICT policy, electronic commerce • Trade and development issues of LDCs, small islands, landlocked countries

  8. TRADE • Capacity building in international trade negotiations • Capacity building in the areas of services • Assistance on issues related to market access, preferential treatment including the GSP • Policies and strategies in the commodity area • Trade, environment and development • Competition law and policy • Dissemination of trade data – the Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS)

  9. INVESTMENT • Capacity building for international investment agreements (IIAs) • Investment policy reviews • Investment Guides for LDCs • Enterprise development – the EMPRETEC Programme

  10. TRADE SUPPORT SERVICES • Trade logistics • Shipping and port management • Modernization of customs – the ASYCUDA Programme • Electronic Commerce

  11. SPECIAL PROGRAMMES AND CROSS-SECTORAL ACTIVITIES • The DMFAS Programme - Debt Management And Financial Analysis System • TrainForTrade • Virtual Institute • Training courses on key issues on the international Economic Agenda

  12. THANK YOU • Please contact UNCTAD at: Technical Cooperation Service tc@unctad.org • Visit UNCTAD website : www.unctad.org

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