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Unctad conference 2022 Paul Akiwumi Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, UNCTAD 41 22 917 4066 aldc@unctad. Trust, as of end May 2022, 8 countries were in debt distress and another 30 countries were at high risk of debt distress. Asia remained the world’s leading maritime cargo handling centre in 2021, accounting for 42% of exports and 64% of imports. to 4. In 2022, there was significant investment in critical energy transition minerals for the energy transition, from private mining companies and through government-led initiatives. Six of the top 15 greenfield investment megaprojects About United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) It is the UN’s leading institution dealing with trade and development. Issues of science, technology and innovation remain endemic to development and furthering our understanding on these issues is a core challenge for policy research. Moreno of Spain was named Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD by the United Nations Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) will be under severe pressure this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) 5–9 March 2023, Doha, Qatar The 46 least developed countries (LDCs) comprise about 14% of the global The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says the war in the Ukraine is stifling trade and logistics of the country and the Black Sea region, increasing UNCTAD Division on Investment and Enterprise (DIAE). data Ad-valorem UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT No. 9 See https Covid-19 has served as a reminder that we live in a closely interdependent world that brings opportunities but also carries dangers. UNCTAD Data Hub classifications are detailed in this page. It also responds to the Bridgetown Initiative on Urgent and Decisive Action Required for an Unprecedented Combination of Crises. The report underscores that the headline figure The fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was held in a hybrid (virtual and physical) format, in Bridgetown and Geneva, from 3 to 7 October 2021. Thirteenth session . Debt Management . Relief, Restructuring and Recovery: Dealing with Debt in Times of Global Crisis The Conference provides a regular biennial forum for sharing experiences and exchanging views between Governments, international organizations, academia and civil society on current developments in the debt landscape in developing countries and on debt management issues 7 A Larouche-Maltais, 2022, Central African borders: A danger zone for women traders, UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter No. The sector is projected to grow by 2% in 2024 and an average of The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its flagship "Review of Maritime Transport 2022" has called for increased investment in maritime supply chains. Weekdays, from 8 a. 3 billion tons, rebounding from the 2022 contraction. DODR Annual Conference 2022 - Delivering digital UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT No. Ports, shipping fleets and hinterland connections Avenue de la Paix 13, 1211 Genève 10. The number of greenfield project announcements rose by 39% to 766. 1 per cent recorded in 2017. Distr. Ports, shipping fleets and hinterland connections The Conference is aimed at addressing these pressing issues by exploring innovative strategies for debt management, with a focus on building resilience, mitigating risks and navigating the complexities of global crises. Viet Nam to host the 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development in October UNCTAD forecast that global foreign direct investment flows would decrease by up to 40% in 2020, from their 2019 value of $1. As such it has global reach, a strong development * Received: 29 July 2022 – Revised: 15 November 2022 – Accepted: 16 November 2022 Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica is the first woman and Central American to serve as UNCTAD’s secretary-general. UNCTAD’s annual World Investment Report monitors global and regional foreign direct investment (FDI) trends and presents key national and international investment policy developments. Today, billions of The event is the result of the call by The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, during the 15th UNCTAD Ministerial Conference , as well as the 2022 Bridgetown Covenant. By mid-March 2022, tanker rates in the region remained firm, with some spillover into some but not all tanker segments. UNCTAD serves as the implementing agency for this project that, within the UNCTAD Rapid Assessments Our meetings and events convene governments, businesses, civil society organizations, academia and international organizations to discuss and build consensus on the most pressing trade and development issues. Commodities account for more than 60 per cent of total merchandise exports UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Creative Economy Outlook 2022 A biennial publication F. Collections UN Bodies > Other UN Bodies and Entities 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference side event: From ocean knowledge to action - developing capacity to create a sustainable ocean economy UNCTAD will present its database on ocean trade drawing for the first time We help developing countries benefit from the global economy more fairly and effectively, providing data and analysis, facilitating consensus-building and offering technical assistance on issues related to trade and development. 102. E. It comes at a time of Trade trends during the last three years have been greatly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. II. Preface iii PREFACE Global flows of foreign direct investment recovered to pre-pandemic levels last year, UNCTAD’s Reform Tracker has empowered 19 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America to better track, monitor and manage their trade facilitation initiatives. From 2003 until 2008, she worked in UNCTAD as focal point of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (IF) for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on the Key Statistics and Trends in International Trade 2022 2 UNCTAD – Division on International Trade and Commodities demand resumed, trade increased by $5. They accounted for 3. Notes: Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, as of 1 January 2023. Against a backdrop of heightened Table 2. Thursday. including UNCTAD, the IMF and the World Bank, as well as in the Group of Twenty, the OECD and the Institute of International Finance. Each icon is a link to the full information about that meeting. 95 The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has laid bare the social and economic shortcomings of the development paths followed in most of the least developed countries over the past 50 years, since the least developed country category was The Bridgetown Covenant, adopted at the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, mandated UNCTAD to support developing countries in diversifying production and The Creative Economy Outlook 2022 was prepared by an UNCTAD team in cooperation with various United Nations organizations. The event has four subthemes: Creative Economy for After decades of growing inequalities, polarizing pressures and a pandemic that has destroyed jobs on an unprecedented scale, the economic recovery provides an opportunity to rebalance the distribution of income within and between The eCommerce Week will take place simultaneously in Geneva and online from 25 to 29 April 2022, organized by UNCTAD in collaboration with eTrade for all and other partners. But most importantly, UNCTAD 2023 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2023. : General 11 September 2023 1. 97 FEBRUARY 2022 • Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the least developed countries had fallen behind other country groups, UNCTAD POICY BRIEF FEBRUAR 222 No. 02 Feb 2022. Promotion of international cooperation to combat illicit financial flows and strengthen good practices on assets return to foster sustainable development: Achievements, challenges and way forward. Remote participation will also be available. Amid supply-chain disruptions, demand contractions and global economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic, the global economy was The theme of the eCommerce Week 2022 “Data and Digitalization for Development” further extended discussions around the issues presented in the Report. The work was carried out under the overall supervision of Paul Akiwumi, Director of the UNCTAD Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Conference . 11:00 - 13:00 High-level opening session: A global overview on the WTO TFA implementation despite the pandemic situation. UNCTAD is participating in the 2022 UN Ocean Conference taking place from UNCTAD Rapid Assessments Meetings Our meetings and events convene governments, businesses, civil society organizations, academia and international Trade and Development Commission Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and UNCTAD is the focal point in the UN system for the integrated treatment of trade and 35 p. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its flagship “Review of Maritime Transport 2022“ has called for increased investment in maritime supply chains. 8 Dublin Port Company, COVID Coordination Committee, COVID-19 planning and preparedness work group: Staff memos 2020–2021. 04 Feb 2022. OF MARITIME TRANSPORT . The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2022 provides a wide range of statistics and indicators relevant to the analysis of international trade, economy, investment, maritime transport, and development overall. 15 June 2022. 5%. 5 trillion in 2021 to reach about $28 trillion. Description 35 p. 93, 2 March, available at https://unctad. III. It also responds to Note: suggest using functionality under development that will allow to display the lits of meetings associated with the term "Debt and Development Finance" from the unctad. 99 4 CONTACT UNCTAD / PRESS / PB / 222 / (No. Key topics of the World Investment Report 2022. Deepening its commitment to this goal, Français - Español. For this purpose, UNCTAD selected an independent evaluation team that conducted the evaluation from February to June 2023, covering the work programme of subprogramme 2 for the period 2019–2022. REVIEW . 42 Figure 1: UNCTAD eTrade Readiness Assessments status (as of March 2022) 23 Figure 2: eT Ready implementation rates in the 14 countries reviewed in 2021 27 Figure 3: UNCTAD E-commerce Strategy status (as of March 2022) 30 Figure 4: Cyberlaw adoption rates in LDCs vs. org/news/central-african-borders-danger-zone-women-traders; J Jacobson and S Joekes, 2019, Violence against women traders at border crossings, Department for The session will open at 10 a. Friday. Jun Zhang (Edinburgh Napier University), and Maria Godunova (UNCTAD) provided substantive UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN Report 2022 Rethinking the Foundations of Export Diversification in Africa: THE CATALYTIC ROLE OF BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Geneva, United Nations publication issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. So, let me greet all the ministers and ambassadors that are here with us. Historically high and volatile freight rates, congestion, closed ports and new demands for shipping UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT2022 INTERNATIONAL TAX REFORMS AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT. ACP African, Caribbean, Pacific Global FDI flows fell 2% to $1. (HS 2022) Extracting from this, UNCTAD also compiles selected highlights of plastic trade flows in three topic areas: empty plastic This UNCTAD SDG Pulse comes at a crucial moment in the history of both multilateralism and trade and development. Geneva). 102 JULY 2022 See UNCTAD, 2022, Financing for development: Mobilizing sustainable development finance beyond COVID-19, TD/B/EFD/5/2, Geneva, 11 January. on Monday, 18 July, in Room XVII of the Palais des Nations. This conference is the biggest of its kind for debt management experts and practitioners and was attended by 531 participants (432 in-person and 99 online) from 102 countries, international institutions, and by representatives from NGOs and academia. The biennial 13th UNCTAD Debt Management Conference took place from 5 to 7 December 2023 in Geneva. 79. iii The Guidance was prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) under the leadership and coordination of Richard Bolwijn (second edition) and Tatiana Krylova (firstedition) and the overall direction of Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 now available . 7 Ibid. In 2021, in the context of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 74/198 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development releases today the Review of Maritime Transport 2022. 94 FEBRUARY 2022 • Export potential under the African Continental Free Trade Area is heavily concentrated in three major exporters: Egypt, Morocco and South Africa. Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the second quarter of 2022 were down 31% from the first quarter and 7% less than the quarterly average of 2021 (see UNCTAD’s Global Investment Trends Monitor no. This does not include middle- 2 Creative Economy Outlook 2022 generating nearly 50 million jobs worldwide, 6 and employ more young people (15–29-year-olds) than other sectors. The need to recover lost ground in global efforts to meet the SDGs renders the role of digitalization and data for development even more important and makes UNCTAD's work in this area all the more relevant. The creative economy promotes social inclusion, cultural diversity, and human development. The guide benefited from comments and contributions from Alexandre Dabbou, Yoseph UNCTAD POLICY BR 222 No. The World Investment Report focuses on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels and emerging measures to improve its 01 Feb 2022. Uneven recovery. Special issue on industrial hemp. Africa is among the least diversified regions in the world with regard to exports. VALENTINE Trading Systems, Services and Creative Economy Branch Division on International Trade and Commodities (DITC) UNCTAD. By providing evidence-based policy analysis, we help countries to improve economic, social and environmental outcomes. This is still under development and the format will be similar to the screenshot below. Grynspan is a renowned advocate of human UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT . But so has inequality. The value of international trade is expected to reach around US$ 32 trillion by the end of 2022, an increase of roughly 26 per cent relative United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD/TDR/2022 ISBN: 978-92-1-113075-1 eISBN: 978-92-1-002162-3 ISSN: 0255-4607 eISSN: 0255-4607 Sales No. Title: Notification Created Date: %PDF-1. [1] It was established in 1964 by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as the United Nations Maritime transport for sustainable UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT development: key insights and projections from the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2022 Geneva, 9 February 2023 Legal Issues and Regulatory Developments Chapter 7 Regina Asariotis Chief, Policy and Legislation Section, Note: Data for 2022 are estimates. The conference focused on ensuring that trade works for all and that development remains a global priority, especially considering the new social and economic conjuncture created by the COVID-19 pandemic. DITC/MISC/2022/12 (22/187cc) NOTIFICATION : Trade and Development Commission . 4 per cent, and for the period 2023–2027 to expand at an annual average of 2. 1 per cent, a slower rate than the previous three-decade In 2022 human development fell back to its 2016 levels, reversing much of the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development releases today the Review of Maritime Transport 2022. 7 per cent, below the historical averages of 3. Wednesday. Footer menu. UNCTAD simulated The event is the result of the call by The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, during the 15th UNCTAD Ministerial Conference , as well as the 2022 Bridgetown Covenant. See the latest data ananalysis in World Investment Report 2024. ISBN: 978-92-1-002908-7. There is a lot of energy in this room. Today's staggering Global trade trends turned positive in the first quarter of 2024, with the value of trade in goods increasing by around 1% quarter-over-quarter and services by about 1. Cover design by Magali Studer, while editorial and administrative support are provided by John Chua and Malou Pasinos of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) under the overall direction of James Zhan. Since 2020, the world has been in a constant state of cascading crises that overlap and compound UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT No. 39. 1 Persistent challenges impeding global economic growth and trade in 2022 and 2023 UNCTAD/DIAE/2022/3. 1 These increases in freight rates can have significant impacts on the economy. since November 2022 255 projects in 73 countries 81 million budget from UN $ $ KEY UNCTAD facts Connect with us: UNCTAD/IOSS/2022/1 eISBN: 978-92-1-001920-0. The need to recover lost ground in global efforts to meet the SDGs renders the role of digitalization and data for development even more important and makes UNCTAD’s work in this area all the more relevant. At the same time, reforms undertaken in 2022 to strengthen UNCTAD statistical capacity began to bear fruit last year, with important outputs delivered on areas such as Beyond GDP, SDG costing exercises at the national level, and United Nations publication issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD/DTL/ECDE/2022/2 ISBN: 978-92-1-113058-4 eISBN: 978-92-1-001863-0 Sales No. UNCTAD/DTL/ASYCUDA/2023/1 eISBN: 978-92-1-358637-2 . Paper prepared by UNCTAD, in consultation with UNODC, in compliance with A/RES/76/196 * October 2022 To ensure the impartiality and high quality of UNCTAD's statistics, we apply rigorously: Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, United Nations Principles Governing International Statistical UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Trade policy and trade resilience during the 2020 While Chen and Novy (2022) specifically investigate a change in trade costs resulting from the formation of a currency union, their rationale applies to all forms of trade costs. In line with the agreed conclusions adopted by the Intergovernmental Group of Experts On the margins of the Second UN Ocean Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (the "2022 UN Ocean Conference"), the World Trade Organization (WTO), is partnering with the We believe good policy drives progress. ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT . * The present document presents an overview of UNCTAD, 2022, Economic Development in Africa Report 2022: Rethinking the Foundations of Export Diversification in Africa: The Catalytic Role of Business and Financial Services (United Nations publication, Sales No. In 2021, Africa’s maritime trade, including both goods loaded and discharged, amounted to 1. Notes At head of title: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD. 10 UNCTAD, 2019, Trade and Development Report, 2019: Financing a Global Green New Deal (United Nations publication. . PROGRAMME (Speakers to be confirmed) Page 2 Thirteenth UNCTAD Debt Management Conference. 3 trillion in 2023, as trade and geopolitical tensions weighed on a slowing global economy. Explore the interactive chart below trends in FDI inflows and outflows in countries and regions between 1990 and 2022. 15. At head of title: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD. Foreword UNCTAD ASYCUDA Report 2022/23 Accelerating Climate Smart Trade Facilitation 03. In 2021, in the context of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 74/198 UNCTAD held its 15th quadrennial conference in October 2021 under the theme “From inequality and vulnerability to prosperity for all”. Principal types Indicator 2022 2023 Percentage UNCTAD projects the volume of international maritime trade to fall by 4. We noted that UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Creative Economy Outlook 2022 A biennial publication F. Source: UNCTAD secretariat calculations, based on data from the United States of America Geological Survey. : General 8 August 2022 Original: English . 2 Food as an asset: Price and volatility high Watch Press Conference . From 30 November to 12 December 2023, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will participate in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Catching technological waves The great divides between countries Human development has been spurred by changes in technology. It provides in-depth analyses of The event is the result of the call by The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, during the 15th UNCTAD Ministerial Conference , as well as the 2022 Bridgetown Covenant. The 2022 edition of the World Investment Report examines cross-border investment flows’ recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at greenfield investment in selected industries, project finance in unctad poiy rief february 2022 no. 73 III. 24 Mar 2022 - UN Sees Worsening Prospects for Global Growth In 2022 Due to Ukraine War 10 August 2022 The global reach of private digital currencies makes national regulatory responses challenging but developing countries are not without choices. iii Table of contents TADE AD DEVEET ET 2022 Development prospects in a fractured world: Global disorder and regional responses iv Good morning, everybody. Tapering in a time of conflict - Trade and Development Report 2021 Update (March 2022) English . UNCTAD urges authorities to take the following actions to curb the Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica is the first woman and Central American to serve as UNCTAD’s secretary-general. 5% of global FDI. 1 World fleet by vessel type, thousand dead weight tons, 2022–2023 Source: UNCTAD calculations, based on data from Clarksons Research, 2023. UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2023 shows that, after a strong rebound in 2021, global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 12% in 2022 to $1. Geneva, 2022 UNCTAD/WIR/2022 (Overview) Preface iii Global flows of foreign direct investment recovered to pre-pandemic levels The Bridgetown Covenant, adopted at the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, mandated UNCTAD to support developing countries in diversifying production and exports in the creative 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference side event. The UNCTAD report on “The COVID-19 crisis: Accentuating the need to bridge digital divides” reveals that the dramatic rise in e-commerce amid movement restrictions induced by COVID-19 increased online retail sales’ share of total retail sales from 16 per cent to 19 per cent in 2020. 7 %âãÏÓ 1938 0 obj > endobj 1974 0 obj >/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[8BFBFE7A5D121046B14E261EB5B07C5A>7128D23431B32A4AA688B74B6240EB8D>]/Index[1938 92]/Info 1937 1 OVERVIEW Close to the edge After a rapid yet uneven recovery from the pandemic in 2021, in 2022 the global economy was confronted with new and multiple shocks. She has over 20 years of work experience with a focus on trade, regional integration and trade facilitation. On 27 - 28 June 2022, UNCTAD-CCPB presented the three products aimed at facilitating the The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Monday urged Our meetings and events convene governments, businesses, civil society organizations, academia and international organizations to discuss and build consensus on the most pressing trade and development issues. org Press Office 41 22 917 5828 unctadpress@unctad. 1% in 2020. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. iii NOTE UNCTAD conference in a small island developing State, the first chaired by two women (Her Excellency Mia Motley, Prime Minister of Barbados, and myself), and the first to use a hybrid digital format. 4 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Thank you very much for coming to the launch of the World Investment Report 2022, one of UNCTAD’s key flagship reports. I. D. eISBN: 978-92-1-358486-6. Geneva, 2022 UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL TAX REFORMS AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT INVESTMENT WORLD 2022 REPORT. 0 , the UNCTAD training courses on tourism and creative industries and the on-going preparatory work related to the upcoming World Conference on Creative Economy in Bali, Indonesia 2022. Tariff is from the UNCTAD TRAINS database. UNCTAD defines c reative industries as cycles of creating, producing and distributing goods and services that use International trade is subject to and influenced by a wide array of policies and instruments. Sales No. The Headquarters of UNCTAD are located at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Total volumes are estimated to have reached 11 In 2023, global maritime trade grew by 2. 97 2 Introduction Most least developed countries (LDCs) consistently failed to achieve goals and targets set by the LDC programmes The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was established almost six decades ago in 1964. In 2022, the Palestinian economy continued on a weak rebound from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic-related slump. During 2020, the economic disruptions brought about by COVID-19 resulted in a decline of international trade in Rarely has the importance of maritime logistics for trade and development been more evident than during the last year. 2023. Excellencies, Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, Welcome to the opening session of the 13th UNCTAD UNCTAD has released the World Investment Report 2022 "International Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment". 7 %âãÏÓ 11279 0 obj > endobj 11324 0 obj >/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[11279 82]/Info 11278 0 R/Length 175/Prev 4123137/Root 11280 0 R/Size 11361/Type 5 UNCTAD, 2020, COVID-19: A 10-point action plan to strengthen international trade and transport facilitation in times of pandemic, Policy brief No. 20 Jan 2022 Trade facilitation e-learning platform trains over 1000 decision-makers in 2021 Celine Bacrot is an Economic Affairs Officer, Trade Facilitation Section, UNCTAD. Technical measures and requirements regulate about two thirds of world trade, while various forms of sanitary and phytosanitary 27-28 June 2022 VIE Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Monday 27 June 2022 Harnessing the Interaction between Digital Platforms and MSMEs: Recommended Practices for Digital Platforms [RDP] Opening Session The opening ceremony was moderated by Mrs Elizabeth Gachuiri, Economic Affairs Officer at UNCTAD. UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 reveals a widening annual investment deficit that developing countries face as they work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. 3 trillion. DELEGATES; CIVIL SOCIETY; Staff; UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 published on 5 July shows that foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Africa declined to $45 billion in 2022 from the record $80 billion set in 2021. 22. Conclusion Geneva, 17–21 October 2022 Item 7 of the provisional agenda Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people United Nations Conference on Trade and Development . 4% to 12. It has, just as importantly, shed light on a whole series of pre-existing conditions - The 15th session of the UNCTAD quadrennial ministerial conference (UNCTAD15) will be held virtually between Barbados and Geneva from 3 to 7 October 2021, with pre-conference Viet Nam to host the 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development in October Read more. Ms. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. The policy guide was drafted by Isabel Garza Rodriguez and Ariela Caglio under the leadership and coordination of Richard Bolwijn. Trends in maritime trade. 45 p. COMMODITIES AT A GLANCE. Thank you very much for traveling long distances to accompany us. It also responds to %PDF-1. 3 billion tons, a The latest report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on its assistance to the Palestinian people says 2022 was another bad year for Palestinians. On 27 - 28 June 2022, UNCTAD-CCPB presented the three products aimed at facilitating the economic recovery post COVID-19 through enhanced participation of MSMEs in the offline and online marketplaces. This report comes out at an extraordinary time for the world economy, which is suffering from the compounding effect of multiple global crises: climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and the was in Ukraine. official journal of the United Nations, managed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2023 warns that the global economy is stalling, with growth slowing in most regions compared with last year and only a few From 2018 to 2022, electricity consumption by 13 of the largest data centre operators more than doubled. Countries and territories are grouped by economic criteria or membership of trade agreements for the purposes of statistical analysis and research. ¨ UNCTAD research showed that despite a sustained growth in e-commerce in 2021 fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses in low-income economies have been unable to fully harness the Examples of this are the recently published UNCTAD report called Creative Industries 4. It will look at ways to strengthen the ability of 9 See UNCTAD, 2022, The cost of doing too little, too late: How cryptocurrencies can undermine domestic resource mobilization in developing countries, Policy brief No. org unctad. ISBN 978-92-1-113049-2 UNCTAD/WIR/2022. org Strategy for graduation with momentum: Proposed time frame Source: UNCTAD. Published every other year, the Report is prepared in close collaboration with external experts and organizations, including e-commerce associations, the ITC, ITU, Thirteenth UNCTAD . F: +41 22 917 0122 E: isar@unctad. The evaluation used a theory-based approach to assess the subprogramme’s overall In 2022 human development fell back to its 2016 levels, reversing much of the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 1. UNCTAD - Palais des Nations, 8 Conference on the Contribution of Competition Policy to the Resurgence of MSMEs post-COVID-19. 10. The creative economy offers a feasible development option to all countries, particularly developing economies, says UNCTAD’s Creative Economy Outlook 2022 launched on 7 October at the 3rd World Congress on Creative Economy in Bali, Indonesia. Towards a green and just UNCTAD/RMT/2023 ISBN: 978-92-1-002886-8 eISBN: 978-92-1-358456-9 ISSN: 0566-7682 1. 78. The report contributes to unpacking the multifaceted linkages United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 101 JUNE 2022 • To mitigate the financial stability and security-related risks of cryptocurrencies, monetary authorities should provide digital payment options, to ensure that national payment systems function as a public good in the 1 See UNCTAD, 2022a, All that glitters is not gold The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has the pleasure of inviting the permanent missions in Geneva to the thirteenth UNCTAD Debt Management Conference, to be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from 5 to 7 December 2022. UNCTAD/TDR/2023. 1 Profits of main energy and food traders increased dramatically in 2021–2022. m. Promoting implementation of CITES towards sustainable and traceable ocean trade: Spotlight on the UNCTAD–OECS Blue BioTrade project; 2022 United Nations Ocean Building on the theme of the UNCTAD14 conference, which emphasized the need to move from decision to action, UNCTAD's 15th quadrennial conference, UNCTAD15, seeks a concrete The Report, formerly known as the Information Economy Report, is a flagship publication of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). 31, Geneva). This report was written Access English: UNCTAD_WIR_2022_Overview-EN - PDF; Español: UNCTAD_WIR_2022_Overview-ES - PDF; Français: UNCTAD_WIR_2022_Overview-FR - PDF Date Geneva ; UN, 2022. Thirteenth UNCTAD Page 6 Thirteenth UNCTAD Debt Management Conference. In 2022, the top 100 UNCTAD Palais des Nations 8-14, Avenue de la Paix 1211 – Geneva 10 Switzerland. Conference . Worldwide, data centres are estimated to have consumed as much As global leaders prepare for the next UN climate conference (COP28), UNCTAD advocates for system-wide collaboration, swift regulatory intervention and stronger UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT No. 2022, Conference call with author, January. Geneva, 21–25 November 2022 . 19. (RCEP), which The Least Developed Countries Report 2022 explores LDC-specific development challenges as they pertain to low-carbon development and structural transformation. Our research provides authoritative data and analysis on trade, The meeting presents the first opportunity for the UNCTAD member States to discuss how to incorporate the outcome of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of World Trade Organization (WTO) into the roadmap to achieve the four areas of transformation as set out in the outcome of the 15th United Nations Conference on trade and Development (UNCTAD15), the For 2022, UNCTAD projects maritime trade growth to moderate to 1. Our mission Prosperity for all UNCTAD at a glance Updated on 8 August 2023. org . Dead weight tons for some individual vessels have been estimated. The underlying freight costs increased by about 400 per cent. 2 UNCTAD, 2020, Topsy-turvy world: Net transfer of resources from poor to rich countries, Policy Brief No. The 33 least developed countries in Africa account for only UNCTAD, in Economic Development in Africa Report 2021, UNCTAD/DIAE/2022/1 ISBN 978-92-1-113070-6 eISBN: 978-92-1-001998-9 Sales No. United Nations TD /B/EX(72)/4 United Nations Conference Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD. Every issue of the report The 10th Ministerial Conference of the LDCs presents a historical moment for UNIDO, as it is organized after the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), which adopted the Doha The 2022 edition of the World Investment Report examines cross-border investment flows’ recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at greenfield investment in selected industries, project finance in infrastructure, and the The Economic Development in Africa Report 2022: Rethinking the Foundations of Export Diversification in Africa – The Catalytic Role of Business and Financial Services was prepared by UNCTAD. org web site. 29 This report was developed with the technical and financial support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE . 2021 (% of countries) 33 World maritime trade lost momentum in 2018, with volumes expanding at 2. Geneva, 2022 on 18 February 2022, to over $170,000 per day on 25 February 2022. 03 Feb 2022. 44. 5 trillion, dropping well The report reiterates the recommendations put forth by experts, industry representatives and government officials from around the globe who took part in the 4th UN Oceans Forum and the 2nd UN Ocean Conference, both held in The Report, formerly known as the Information Economy Report, monitors trends and policies related to access, use and impact of digital technologies from a development perspective. 0 per cent and 4. Thank you very much for being here. At its closing plenary meeting, the UNCTAD's 15th quadrennial conference hosted by Barbados in October adopted a strong declaration to promote an inclusive economic recovery in developing countries. ISBN: 978-92-1-002497-6. The study is part of the project on South–South integration and the Sustainable Development Goals: Enhancing structural transformation in key partner countries of the Belt and Road initiative. These vital resources are expected to fall sharply from 2019 levels of $1. The Trade and Development Report 2022 analyses current economic trends and major policy issues of international concern and . Secretary-General of UNCTAD 13 July 2022 . the world, 2015 vs. Geneva, 4–6 July 2022 Item 3 of the provisional agenda The evolving landscape of digital trade in services * Note by the UNCTAD secretariat Summary The Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development is a long- standing platform designed to examine the role of trade in services in economic UNCTAD XV pre-Conference event, the UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT N . Participation. Geneva, 5 to 7 December 2022 . 54 trillion, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The UNCTAD secretariat has the honour to invite member States to the thirteenth session of the Geneva, 21 25 November 2022 Keywords: Trade and Development Inclusively Creative: A Global Recovery The 3rd World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) hosted by Indonesia in partnership with UNCTAD and the G20 Presidency 2022 will cover a wide range of issues related to the creative economy under the main theme of Inclusively Creative: A Global Recovery. Since 2020, the Occupied Palestinian Territory has witnessed several waves of the Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Distr. It is a permanent intergovernmental body established by the United Nations Technology for Development (28 March to 1 April 2022). TD/B/EX(72)/2 2. This surge, fueled by positive trade dynamics for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. rusql wfs yfqxgo firfe pceghc lzzeril stdan kjccp ejj scnjou