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CIVIL SOCIETY E-ALERT
Helping civil society engage with UNCTAD
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NEWS AND EVENTS
UNCTAD Secretary-General on the importance of partnering with civil society
Secretary-General Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi identified civil society as a key partner as he opened the Trade and Development Board on Monday.
"Their hands-on experience of development on the ground, their effective policy advocacy, and their ability to galvanize action, make them natural partners of UNCTAD." Read the statement in full
International Trade Union Confederation Calls for Wage-led Growth at Opening Session
Esther Busser, Assistant Director in the ITUC's Geneva office, took the opportunity to welcome Mr Mukhisa Kituyi and highlight issues she sees as critical over the next four years: productive investment, wage-led growth and social protection floors. She praised analysis in the 2013 Trade and Development Report on these topics. The ITUC has Observer Status at UNCTAD.
Quotes this week
"The new broadband divide is even more worrying than the digital divide we had before," - Dr Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union
"Developing countries need to import technology, so they need hard currency. Without export success, you cannot have economic development. But that's not the same as export-led growth." - Ha-Joon Chang, Economist and author of best-seller 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
Upcoming sessions
Monday 23 September, 3pm - Evolution of the international trading system and its trends from a development perspective
Speakers include Mr Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Tuesday 24 September, 10am - Report on UNCTAD Assistance to the Palestinian People
Download the Report here
The full programme and documents for the Trade and Development Board are available here
PUBLICATIONS
Report of the 2013 Public Symposium - Now available in Arabic Chinese English French Spanish Russian
Catch up on the debates and speakers at this year's Symposium, which focused on New Economic Approaches for a Coherent Post-2015 Agenda
Trade and Development Report 2013 - Adjusting to the changing dynamics of the world economy,
This year the authors argue that developing countries need to focus on domestic demand by boosting wages and job creation, and South-South economic linkages. Download here
Trade and Environment Report 2013 - Wake up before it is too late: Make agriculture truly sustainable now for food security in a changing climate
Monoculture and industrial farming methods are not providing sufficient affordable food, and also causing serious environmental damage. The rural poor need to become self-sufficient in food or to earn sufficient income through agriculture to be able buy food. This report explores ways out of this global crisis Download here
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