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Last updated: 16 April 2021

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

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UNCTAD 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.

UNCTAD XV
3 - 8 October 2021
Bridgetown, Barbados

Trade and Development Board

In-between the quadrennial 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.

About UNCTAD
Trade and Development Board, 70th executive session - 3 to 5 February 2021
Key issues, Agenda, Documents, Registration and contact details

More about UNCTAD

UN Research Guide: UNCTAD

World Trade Organization

Twelfth Ministerial Conference to take place in Geneva in late 2021
1 March 2021
Aid-for-Trade Stocktaking Event 2021
23 to 25 March 2021
WTO Interactive meeting calendar
WTO Ministerial Conferences
The topmost decision-making body of the WTO is the Ministerial Conference, which usually meets every two years. It brings together all members of the WTO, all of which are countries or customs unions. The Ministerial Conference can take decisions on all matters under any of the multilateral trade agreements.
The WTO General Council
The General Council is the WTO’s highest-level decision-making body in Geneva, meeting regularly to carry out the functions of the WTO.

In the news

WTO Committee on Trade and Environment Discusses Efforts to Address Climate Change, Improve Sustainability
IISD, 7 April
CTA met on 30 March
WTO members discuss measures to tackle climate change and strengthen sustainabilityWTO members discuss measures to tackle climate change and strengthen sustainability
WTO News, 30 March
History is made: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala chosen as Director-General
WTO members made history today when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General.
WTO News, 15 February
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Believes the WTO Can Change the World. But First It Needs Reform
TIME, 12 February

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) - Economic Cooperation and Trade

The UNECE Trade Programme
Main body: Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards
Other bodies: Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6) and Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards (WP.7)
Trade Programme: meetings and events
Economic Cooperation and Integration
Main body: Committee on Innovation, Competitiveness and Public-Private Partnerships (CICPPP)
Economic Cooperation and Integration - Committee on Innovation, Competitiveness and Public-Private Partnerships

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

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Global Technology Governance Summit 2021
Tokyo, Japan, 6 - 7 April 2021
The Global Technology Governance Summit (GTGS) aims to be the foremost global multistakeholder gathering dedicated to ensuring the responsible design and deployment of emerging technologies through public-private collaboration.
Special Annual Meeting in Singapore to Take Place in August 2021
3 February
World Leaders Urge Mindset Change to Build Trust, Foster Collective Action in the Year Ahead
WEF - 29 January
The Davos Agenda - Join the online conversation
25 to 29 January 2021
Stakeholder capitalism in disruptive times
Transformation Map on stakeholder capitalism in the COVID-19 era
WEF Strategic Intelligence - publications

WEF in the Media

ST interview with WEF founder Klaus Schwab: S'pore meeting will come as world readies for reset
The Straits Times, 10 February
World Economic Forum in Singapore postponed from May to Aug 17-20
The Straits Times, 3 February

Conference primer: Trade and Economics

Conference Primer: Trade and Economics

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