United
Nations Conference On Trade And Development (UNCTAD)
The
United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
was established in 1964 with a view to accelerating economic
growth and development, particularly the economic growth
and development of the developing countries. UNCTAD discharges
its mandate through policy analysis, consensus-building
and technical cooperation.
UNCTAD's
mandate derives from the Conference, which meets (on average)
every four years or so. In February 2000, the 10th
Conference (UNCTAD X) took place in Bangkok, agreeing the
Bangkok Plan of Action setting out the priorities for the
work of the organisation for the next four years. It also
agreed a political statement, the Bangkok Declaration, which
sets out the need for concerted action nationally and internationally
to ensure that all can benefit from globalisation. The Plan
of Action should ensure that the work of UNCTAD offers maximum
benefit to the developing countries, in particular to the
Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
The
next Conference (UNCTAD XI) is scheduled to take place in
Sao Paulo, Brazil from 13th to 18th
June 2004.
Contact:
Emma Squire
Tel. 020 7215 6017
Fax. 020 7215 2235
E-mail. emma.squire@dti.gsi.gov.uk
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