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Trade and development

TAD/2048

Secretary-General, Heads of State, Government Stress Need for More Equitable, Inclusive Growth as UNCTAD XIII Begins in Doha

With the world in the midst of an economic recovery that was “fragile at best”, bold ideas were required to transform the path and process of globalization so that countries buffeted by the global financial crisis could gain relief through more equitable growth, improved market access, scaled-up investment and other forms of cooperation, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in a message to the Thirteenth Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
TAD/2054

UNCTAD XIII Must Be New Pillar of Change, Qatar Museums Authority Chairperson Says, Hailing Women as ‘Cornerstone’ in Quest for Equitable Development, Human Dignity

DOHA, QATAR, 23 April — Change in favour of equitable and sustainable development in the Arab world and around the globe must be achieved by women working side by side with men at all levels, Qatar Museums Authority Chairperson Sheikha Al Mayyasa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani said today as the Thirteenth Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII) held a high-level event on “Women in Development”.
TAD/2052

Moderator Warns of Extended Global Financial Crisis as Panellists Discuss Need to Enhance Support for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

DOHA, QATAR, 22 April — The global financial crisis could continue to plague both developing and developed countries for a long time unless market-based orthodoxies were questioned and resources better directed towards sustainable growth and development, experts said during today’s first round table of the Thirteenth Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII) in Doha, Qatar.
TAD/2045

IN CONCLUDING DECLARATION, MINISTERS PLEDGE TO RESIST PROTECTIONISM, BOOST LAGGING POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AS UNCTAD XII ENDS IN GHANA

25 April 2008
Press ReleaseTAD/2045
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

In Concluding Declaration, Ministers Pledge to Resist Protectionism, Boost Lagging


Poverty Reduction Strategies, as UNCTAD XII Ends in Ghana

 


Accra Accord Outlines Institutional Machinery Needed to Ensure

Sustained Progress by Developing Countries on Level Trading Field

TAD/2044

DIVERSIFICATION, BETTER AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES KEY TO REDUCING POVERTY IN POOREST COUNTRIES, ROUND TABLE PARTICIPANTS TOLD

24 April 2008
Press ReleaseTAD/2044
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DIVERSIFICATION, BETTER AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES KEY TO REDUCING POVERTY


IN POOREST COUNTRIES, ROUND TABLE PARTICIPANTS TOLD

 


Earlier Panel Considers Debt Management Solutions Supporting Trade, Development


(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

TAD/2043

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE, INVEST IN SKILLS TRAINING TO BRIDGE RICH-POOR INFORMATION GAP, SAYS GHANAIAN MINISTER

24 April 2008
Press ReleaseTAD/2043
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE, INVEST IN SKILLS TRAINING


TO BRIDGE RICH-POOR INFORMATION GAP, SAYS GHANAIAN MINISTER


Round Table on Harnessing Knowledge for Development

Considers Strategies for Using Communications Technology to Reduce Poverty