PRESENTED BY- KAMAL SONI

INMANTEC, Ghaziabad
 Organ of UN General
Assembly.

 Established in 1964.

 Permanent
Intergovernmental body.

 Dealing with trade,

investment and development
issue.
 THE ORGANIZATION ‘S GOAL
 Maximize the trade and
investment.

 Development of opportunities
for developing countries.

 Assist the developing world in

their efforts to integrate into the
world economy on an equitable
basis
 Statistics
 UNCTAD has 193 member States.

 Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

 UNCTAD has 400 staff members.

 Annual regular budget of approximately

US$50 million .

 US$25 million fund for extra budgetary

assistance .
The UNCTAD secretariat
 The Secretary-General of
UNCTAD is Dr. Supachai
Panitchpakdi (Thailand), who
took office on 1 September
2005.
 Takes administrative decisions.

 Provides technical assistance .

 It composed of staff and

members.
 Functions
 It functions as a forum for
intergovernmental deliberations,
supported by discussions with experts and
exchanges of experience, aimed at
consensus building.
 It undertakes research, policy analysis and
data collection for the debates of
government representatives and experts.
 It provides technical assistance tailored to
the specific requirements of developing
countries, with special attention to the
needs of the least developed countries and
of economies in transition.
 Trade and commodities
 Commodity diversification and development:
Promotes the diversification of production and
trade structures. Helps Governments to
formulate and implement diversification policies
and encourages enterprises to adapt their
business strategies and become more
competitive in the world market.

 Competition and consumer policies: Provides

analysis and capacity building in competition
and consumer protection laws and policies in
developing countries. Publishes regular updates
of a Model Law on Competition
 Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy
: Assists developing countries in all aspects of
their trade negotiations.

 Trade Analysis and Information System

(TRAINS): Comprehensive computer-based
information system on trade control measures that
uses UNCTAD’s database.

 Trade and environment: Assesses the trade and

development impact of environmental
requirements and relevant multilateral agreements
and provides capacity-building activities to help
developing countries participate in and derive
benefits from international negotiations on these
matters.
Technology Assistance
 ASYCUDA:- Automated System for Customs
Data to administer a countrie's customs
 DMFAS:- Software to provide central and
govt. fin. Institutions for their debt
management
 EMPRETEC:- Empretec works to support
entrepreneurs to build innovative and
internationally competitive SMEs
 WAIPA:- World Association of Investment
Promotion Agencies provides networking and
promotes best practice in investment
promotion
Relationship with other international Organization.
 World Trade Organization

 International Trade Centre

 UN Regional Commissions and UNDP.

 Bretton Woods institutions .

 Other intergovernmental bodies.

 UNCTAD´s main publications
 Trade and Development Report (TDR)

 World Investment Report (WIR)

 Economic Development in Africa Report.

 Least Developed Countries Report (LDC) .

 Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures

(DGFF).
 UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics.

 Information Economy Report (IER) and

E-commerce and Development Report (ECDR).

 Review of Maritime Transport (RMT).