Research Guides: Conference primer: Trade and Economics: 2021

World Economic Forum / Forum économique mondial

World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2022 Deferred
WEF News, 20 December 2021
Sign up for weekly updates on the WEF Global Agenda
World Economic Forum Plans 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters
WEF News 16 September 2021
The ecopreneurs that are restoring the Amazon. What are the actions that companies and governments can implement to insure a sustainable economy
20 - 23 September 2021
Agenda Dialogues: Global Trade Outlook
How can world leaders raise our collective ambition for global trade and investment collaboration in a way that ensures prosperity, equity, and sustainability?
12 May 2021 at 09:30 CEST
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

World Trade Organization (WTO) / Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC)

Events

Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12)
30 November to 3 December 2021
WTO Interactive meeting calendar

In the news

Draft Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Goes to Ministers
IISD, 29 November 2021
WTO fisheries subsidies talks edge closer towards ministerial conference
Geneva Solutions, 9 November 2021
Revised fisheries subsidies text kicks off intensified negotiations ahead of MC12
WTO News, 8 November 2021
General Council chair briefs members on work towards MC12 outcome document
WTO News, 7 October 2021
WTO chief seeks fishing, pandemic accords by year end
Reuters, 2 September 2021
WTO members gear up for marathon fishing subsidy negotiations starting 14 September 2021
WTO News, 30 August 2021
WTO Committee on Trade and Environment Discusses Efforts to Address Climate Change, Improve Sustainability
IISD, 7 April 2021
CTA met on 30 March 2021
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 2021
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 2021
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Believes the WTO Can Change the World. But First It Needs Reform
TIME, 12 February 2021

Previous Events

Growing Consensus Emerging At WTO – Strengthen Supply Chain & Tech Transfer To Expand Vaccine Access
Health Policy Watch
15 April 2021
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

About WTO

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.
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.

International Labour Organization (ILO) / Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT)

Symposium on Trade Unions in Times of COVID-19
17-19 November 2021, 13:00 to 16:00, online.

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) / Organisation mondiale pour la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)

2021 WIPO Intellectual Property Judges Forum 10 November to 12 November

UNFCCC

Conference Primers: COP26 Coverage
4th biennial high-level ministerial dialogue (HLMD) on Climate Finance - 1 November 2021
The COP, as per decision 3/CP.10, decided to convene a biennial high-level ministerial dialogue on climate finance starting in 2014 and ending in 2020 and requested the presidency of the COP to summarize the deliberations of the dialogue. The fourth biennial high-level ministerial dialogue on climate finance, to be convened in 2020 will be informed by the reports on the in-session workshops on long-term climate finance and the 2020 Biennial Assessment and Overview of Climate Finance Flows.
Link to online event available soon.

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) - Economic Cooperation and Trade / Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l’Europe (CEE-ONU) - Coopération économique et commerce

Regional Policy Dialogue "Harnessing trade and economic cooperation for the transition to a circular economy in UNECE region"
28 October 2021, 10 - 12 a.m. CET
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

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) / Conférence des Nations Unies sur le Commerce et le Développement

UNCTAD Global Policy Dialogue: Post-COVID-19 resurgence of MSMEs and competition policy
01 - 03 December 2021

In the News / Vu dans la presse

Ministerial Roundtable V
8 October 2021
Ministerial Roundtable IV
8 October 2021
UNCTAD15 Ministerial Roundtable II
7 October 2021
UNCTAD15 Ministerial Roundtable I
7 October 2021
Dialogue 2 of the UNCTAD15 World Leader's summit
5 October 2021
Dialogue 1 of the UNCTAD15 World Leader's summit
5 October 2021
Opening ceremony UNCTAD15
5 October 2021
António Guterres to open UNCTAD's ministerial conference
UNCTAD News 29 September 2021
Global economy bouncing back after world pandemic but regions will be affected differently.
UNCTAD News 15 September 2021
UNCTAD issues amber warning on building back better
UNCTAD News 15 September 2021
Fifteenth Session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15)
News from the International Institute for Sustainable Development

About UNCTAD

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.

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.

UNCTAD Calendar

Find all major events with links to relevant documentation

Following events, main outcomes are posted as:

News

Press releases

Contact:

Email: unctadpress [at] un.org

Tel: +41 22 917 5828
+41 22 917 5549
+41 79 502 4311

2021 Past Events

7th WORLD INVESTMENT FORUM, 18 - 22 October 2021
Virtual event. REGISTRATIONS OPEN!
UNCTAD XV
3 - 7 October 2021
Bridgetown, Barbados
Trade and Development Board, 70th executive session - 3 to 5 February 2021
Key issues, Agenda, Documents, Registration and contact details
UN Trade Forum 2021: Towards a green and inclusive recovery
How to make trade and trade policy foster a green and inclusive recovery.
14-15 June 2021

Geneva Trade Week 2021 / Semaine du commerce de Genève

Official website
27 September - 1 October 2021
Digital conference organized by the Geneva Trade Platform.

More on trade and economics / En savoir plus sur le commerce et l'économie

International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC)
World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Accelerating climate-smart trade and investment for sustainable development: Global Launch of Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2021
11 October 2021
The GIZ trade newsletter
Subscription under Thematic Newsletters. Monthly newsletter with quick and regular information about key debates, activities and events related to international trade relations.
Conference of the European Trade Study Group (9-11 Sept. 2021, Ghent)
The ETSG is a forum for academic discussion and research on international trade among European Universities and research institutes. The Conference regularly attracts staff of UN agencies presenting their work.

Conference primer: Trade and Economics: 2021

Highlights / Sous les projecteurs

POSTPONED

Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference