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| Domain | Definition |
Agriculture | A UN agency that focuses attention on international economic relations and on measures that might be taken by developed countries to accelerate economic development in developing countries. (UNCTAD). (references) |
Economics | A part of the UN General Assembly which promotes international trade and seeks to increase trade between developing countries and countries with different social and economic systems. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The organizations 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).
Currently, UNCTAD has 191 member States and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its Secretary-General (as of January 2002) is Rubens Ricupero (Brazil). UNCTAD has 400 staff members and an annual budget of US$ 69 million a year
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "United Nations Conference on Trade and Development."
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Senegal | Senegal's first experience with E-Commerce was done through the Trade Point, an initiative of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to facilitate international trade. (references) |
Trade | Kenya | Kenya is also a signatory to major international trade agreements such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Trade Organization, and the Lome Convention. (references) |
New Zealand | New Zealand acted upon the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) prescribing that developed countries introduce "Generalized Systems of Preference" (GSP) in favor of developing nations. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Dutch | UNCTAD-raad (Trade and Development of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD Board), Raad voor Handel en Ontwikkeling (Trade and Development of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD Board). (various references) | ||||
French | Conseil du Commerce et du Développement de la CNUCED (Trade and Development of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD Board), Conseil de la CNUCED (Trade and Development of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD Board). (various references) | ||||
German | Trade and Development Board of UNCTAD (Trade and Development of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD Board). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | itedunay ationsnay onferencecay onay adetray anday evelopmentday | ||||
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