 | 25 abril 08
Against the backdrop of surging food prices and global economic uncertainties, UNCTAD XII ended with adoption of comprehensive conclusions aimed at reinforcing international efforts to extend gains from globalization to the millions being left behind
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 | 24 abril 08
The globe's 49 poorest countries and the international community should change their policies to allow these countries to reduce poverty and reach better standards of living, a high-level panel at the UNCTAD XII ministerial conference said Thursday.
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 | 23 abril 08
Trade between developing countries, known as South-South trade, reached US$2 trillion in 2006, three times the total of 1995.
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 | 23 abril 08
Yesterday more than 150 delegates from developed and developing countries attended the side-event on competition policy featuring COMPAL - a show case program of technical assistance in UNCTAD.
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 | 22 abril 08
Strategies are needed to help small-scale farmers cope with – and capitalize on – the growing range of standards and codes applied to agricultural products, a panel of experts concluded.
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 | 22 abril 08
It is best to design country-specific plans for attracting foreign investment and translating it into durable economic growth, a panel recommended.
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 | 22 abril 08
A panel of gender experts, trade specialists and politicians called for policies to free the poor, women and other marginalized groups from persistent constraints regarding employment, decision-making and access to business finance.
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 | 22 abril 08
With economic globalization challenging much of our traditional wisdom, this brief synopsis of data and information offers some explanations for new and emerging economic trends.
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 | 21 abril 08
The first annual UNCTAD Women in Business Award went to Sana Zaal Burgan, founder of a firm that caters to international "medical tourism" clients seeking treatment in Jordan.
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 | 21 abril 08
African economies, which have grown impressively in recent years, should be linked still more closely to world markets, the President of Ghana told the UNCTAD XII conference.
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 | 21 abril 08
UNCTAD XII should reach a comprehensive agreement that will help the world's poor and the world's poorest countries benefit from globalization, UNCTAD's Secretary-General said Monday.
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 | 21 abril 08
It is crucial to draw investment from dynamic developing country economies to the world’s poorest nations, UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi said.
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 | 21 abril 08
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, chaired the launching of the Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity at the opening day of UNCTAD XII.
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 | 20 abril 08
Soaring food prices, climate change and the lag in achieving development goals mean more free trade, not less, is needed to boost the economies of the poorest countries, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said during the opening of UNCTAD XII.
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| 20 abril 08
Mr. Supachai cautioned against “knee-jerk” responses in coping with the global food shortages and skyrocketing commodity prices now threatening to put even the most basic necessities beyond the reach of the world’s poorest people.
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 | 20 abril 08
The first multi-agency study to present the United Nations system-wide perspective on this topic.
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 | 19 abril 08
Investment promotion agencies for Mauritius, Afghanistan, and Latvia received awards Saturday for helping their governments craft policies to stimulate foreign investment and economic development.
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 | 18 abril 08
Africa has witnessed strong growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) in recent years, with inflows rising to US$36 billion in 2006 from $2.4 billion in 1985 and likely to remain at about $36 billion in 2007.
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 | 18 abril 08
The flag-raising ceremony took place on 17 April at AICC the with the presence of the Trade Minister of Ghana, Mr. Joe Baidoe-Ansah, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General Mr. Kobsak Chutikul and the Secretary of the Conference Ms. Jo E. Butler
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 | 15 abril 08
During the final plenary meeting of the Preparatory Committee for UNCTAD XII, UNCTAD Secretariat briefed member States about the stage of the preparations of the Conference Centre and logistical arrangements.
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 | 8 abril 08
La publicación tiene por objeto ayudar a los países menos adelantados en los preparativos para la UNCTAD XII, por lo que se centra en sus problemas, posibilidades y potencial de desarrollo.
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 | 28 marzo 08
United Nations staff and Member States were provided with information on UNCTAD XII and on its host country, Ghana, at an exhibition and special presentation at UN Headquarters.
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 | 28 marzo 08
Developing countries can contribute to the ongoing Doha Round of world trade talks by drafting South-South RTAs that "help rather than hinder" the multilateral trading system embodied in the WTO, UNCTAD Secretary-General told a meeting in Tokyo.
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| 18 marzo 08
Las turbulencias económicas y financieras de los últimos meses han dado un nuevo sentido de urgencia a los términos «globalización» e «interdependencia».
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 | 18 marzo 08
La XII UNCTAD, que se celebrará en Ghana en abril, tendrá lugar en "un momento en que el mundo atraviesa por un período de incertidumbre y de temores fundados a la recesión", afirmó ayer el Secretario General de la UNCTAD, [...]
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 | 3 marzo 08
El Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas afirmó en una reunión de la UNCTAD que los beneficios del desarrollo debían extenderse a los 1.000 millones de personas más desvalidas del mundo.
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 | 28 febrero 08
UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi met this week in India with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and addressed a meeting on "Moving towards gender sensitization of trade policy".
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 | 25 febrero 08
El Secretario General de la UNCTAD, Supachai Panitchpakdi, intervendrá en dos reuniones sobre los países menos adelantados en las próximas dos semanas.
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| 19 febrero 08
UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi is visiting Mali and Mauritania this week to discuss preparations for UNCTAD XII (Accra, 20-25 April 2008) with government officials and pursue UNCTAD´s technical cooperation on investment.
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 | 23 enero 08
Miles de personas del mundo entero se reunirán en Acrra, Ghana, para la duodécima conferencia de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo –XII UNCTAD– del 20 al 25 de abril de 2008.
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 | 19 diciembre 07
El acuerdo con el país anfitrión para la celebración de la XII UNCTAD se firmó en el Ministerio de Comercio e Industria de Ghana. Con la firma del acuerdo, el Gobierno de Ghana reafirma su determinación de velar por que la organización de la Conferencia sea un éxito.
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