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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | UNCTAD-WTO-OECD Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures

14 Sept 09 - UNCTAD-WTO-OECD Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures

UNCTAD-WTO-OECD ReportA
Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures was issued today, jointly prepared by three organizations -- UNCTAD, WTO and OECD -- in response to the G20 Leaders request made at their last summit in London on 2 April 2009. The Report is meant for consideration at the forthcoming G20 summit in Pittsburgh on 24-25 September 2009.

.. a substantial number of policy changes surveyed were directed at facilitating investment.
The crisis has galvanized G-20 members to promote and facilitate FDI and to create clarity and stability concerning their investment frameworks.
Furthermore, a number of G-20 member countries have further encouraged their companies to venture abroad, and to support their foreign affiliates in times of economic crisis.
Investment Policy Developments in G-20 Countries
UNCTAD, July 2009
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NOTE WHO IS ON THE PANEL OF EMINENT PERSON FOR UNCTAD:

In October 2005, UNCTAD created the Panel of Eminent Persons "to enhance the development role and impact of UNCTAD."[2] The panel had eight eminent persons who were "knowledgeable of development issues and with international standing in the field."[2] It advised the UNCTAD Secretary-General and examined the best strategies for UNCTAD to meet its development mission and mandates as stated in the Bangkok Plan of Action and the São Paulo Consensus.[2]

Eminent Persons

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues.

The organization's goals are to "maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities of developing countries and assist them in their efforts to integrate into the world economy on an equitable basis." (from official website). The creation of the conference was based on concerns of developing countries over the international market, multi-national corporations, and great disparity between developed nations and developing nations.

In the 1970s and 1980s, UNCTAD was closely associated with the idea of a New International Economic Order (NIEO).

Currently, UNCTAD has 193 member States and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. UNCTAD has 400 staff members and an annual regular budget of approximately US$50 million and US$25 million of extrabudgetary technical assistance funds.

Meetings

The inter-governmental work is done at 5 levels of meetings: [1]

  • The UNCTAD Trade and Development Board – the Board manages the work of UNCTAD in between two Conferences and meets up to three times every year;
  • Four UNCTAD Commissions and one Working Party – these meet more often than the Board in order to take up policy, programme and budgetary issues;
  • Expert Meetings – the Commissions will convene expert meetings on selected topics in order to provide substantive and expert input for Commission policy discussions.

Reports

UNCTAD produces a number of topical reports, including:

  • The Trade and Development Report [4]
  • The Trade and Environment Review [5]
  • The World Investment Report [6]
  • The Economic Development in Africa Report [7]
  • The Least Developed Countries Report [8]
  • UNCTAD Statistics [9]
  • The Information Economy Report [10]
  • The Review of Maritime Transport [11]
  • The International Accounting and Reporting Issues Annual Review [12]

Panel of Eminent Persons

In October 2005, UNCTAD created the Panel of Eminent Persons "to enhance the development role and impact of UNCTAD."[2] The panel had eight eminent persons who were "knowledgeable of development issues and with international standing in the field."[2] It advised the UNCTAD Secretary-General and examined the best strategies for UNCTAD to meet its development mission and mandates as stated in the Bangkok Plan of Action and the São Paulo Consensus.[2]

Eminent Persons

Other

UNCTAD also conducts various technical cooperation programmes [13] such as ASYCUDA, DMFAS, EMPRETEC and WAIPA.

In addition, UNCTAD conducts certain technical cooperation in collaboration with the World Trade Organization through the joint International Trade Centre (ITC), a technical cooperation agency targeting operational and enterprise-oriented aspects of trade development.

UNCTAD hosts the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) [14]

Complete List of Secretaries-General and Officers-in-Charge

# Photo Secretary-General Dates in office Country of origin Remarks
1
Dr. Raúl Prebisch 1963 – 1969 Argentina
2
Mr. Manuel Pérez-Guerrero 1969 – 1974 Venezuela
3
Dr. Gamani Corea 1974 – 1984 Sri Lanka
4
Mr. Alister McIntyre 1985 Grenada Officer-in-Charge
5
Mr. Kenneth K.S. Dadzie 1986 – 1994 Ghana
6
Mr. Carlos Fortin 1994 – 1995 Chile Officer-in-Charge
7
Mr. Rubens Ricupero 1995 – 2004 Brazil
8
Mr. Carlos Fortin 2004 – 2005 Chile Officer-in-Charge
9
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi 1 September 2005 – present Thailand

See also

Notes

  1. ^ UNCTAD
  2. ^ a b c "Panel of Eminent Persons". United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 2002. http://www.unctad.org/Templates/StartPage.asp?intItemID=3611&lang=1. Retrieved 2008-11-08.

External links

Bibliography

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