Thirteenth session of the United Nations Conference

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Thirteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII)
21 - 26 Apr 2012
Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), Doha, Qatar

UNCTAD XIII is the first major UN ministerial conference on trade and development since the fallout of the economic crisis. Under the theme of ‘Development-centred Globalization: Towards inclusive and sustainable growth and development’, the conference seeks to address issues on the green economy and climate change; on debt and financial and monetary reform; and, on science and technology and the next era of globalization.

ITC is supporting UNCTAD’s goals through discussions and presentations on inclusive and sustainable export-led job creation.
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ITC@UNCTADXIII

Sunday, 22 April
15:00 - 18:00, QNCC
Round table 2
Promoting investment, trade, entrepreneurship and related development policies to foster sustained economic growth for sustainable and inclusive development
ITC Executive Director Ms. Patricia Francis will speak

18:00 - 19:00 Press room, QNCC, Doha
ITC Cocktail event
Women and youth at the centre of export and job creation
with presentation (2.9 MB) from Samar Habayeb, owner of Silsal, Jordan (speech)
Concept note Photo gallery

Monday, 23 April
09:00 - 16:30
High-level Event on Women in Development

10:45 - 12:00
Session 2
Trade, Poverty and Gender: New insights from a contextual, country-specific approach
ITC Executive Director Ms. Patricia Francis will speak

Tuesday, 24 April
12:00-14:00, Auditorium 2, QNCC
A panel discussion
Free Trade Agreements: Necessary but not sufficient. Lessons from the Arab region.
in partnership with the Qatar Export Development Agency (TASDEER)
with keynote speaker Pascal Lamy, Director-General, WTO (speech)
Concept note Video Press release
Press conference video

Jean-Marie Paugam, ITC Deputy Executive Director, Presentation slides
Executive Summary for ITC Research Study: ‘League of Arab States’ Regional Integration: Opportunities for trade and employment’

Wednesday, 25 April
09:00 - 18:00
General Debate
ITC Executive Director, Ms. Patricia Francis' statement on behalf of ITC

12:00 - 14:00
Panel discussion
The Future International Agenda on Non-tariff Measures (NTMs)
followed by an information session on the UN Forum on (Private) Sustainability
ITC Director of Market Development Mr. Anders Aeroe will participate as a panellist

Highlights

25.04.2012
Moving LDCs out of ‘the trap’
Least developed countries are persistently marginalized in world trade and remain vulnerable. The lack of success in development, according to FERDI (the Foundation for Studies and Research on International Development), is due to a multitude of factors, one of which is a difficulty to take fully advantage of the potential benefits associated with least developed country status. This was the basis for a panel discussion hosted by FERDI at UNCTAD XIII on 25 April in which ITC Deputy Executive Director Mr. Jean-Marie Paugam participated…
25.04.2012
Non-Tariff Measures identified as one of the biggest impediments to trade
Exporters can be hampered in their success by numerous hurdles such as varying standards, regulations, subsidies and other requirements with which they need to comply. And often, these barriers are among the top challenges to export development. Experts, including ITC’s Director of the Division of Market Development Mr. Anders Aeroe, discussed the need for bringing to light the barriers and reducing them in UNCTAD’s panel discussion The Future International Agenda on Non-tariff Measures…
25.04.2012
ITC Executive Director speaks at UNCTAD XIII General Debate
Patricia Francis, Executive Director of ITC, today told the attendees of UNCTAD XIII that it is critical to ensure that developing and least developed countries are benefitting from global trade. Ms. Francis said during the General Debate that ITC is...
24.04.2012
ITC showcases export potential for women and youth
Creating export opportunities for women and youth is not only important for sustainable growth in the Arab region, it is possible. ITC highlighted success stories during an event it hosted on 22 April within the framework of UNCTAD XIII…
24.04.2012
Two million jobs could be created in League of Arab States region if Non-Tariff Measures were eliminated
The League of Arab States (LAS) region could increase trade among its member states by 10% and create two million new jobs by removing obstacles to intra-regional trade, according to new research by ITC...
23.04.2012
Women’s economic empower key to development
The economic empowerment of women is a critical factor to the achievement of development goals. That was the message from ITC’s Executive Director, Ms. Patricia Francis, during UNCTAD’s High-level Event on Women in Development on Monday 23 April, where panelists agreed that policies that support women in developing countries must be enacted...
23.04.2012
ITC Executive Director commends winners of UNCTAD women in business awards
Women entrepreneurs were recognized for their achievements on Monday night during UNCTAD’s Women in Business Awards. ITC Executive Director, Ms. Patricia Francis, presented the finalists of the awards, saying that the women ‘provide a stunning example of social and economic changes’...