United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
| Name: | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| Abbreviation: | UNCTAD |
| URL to homepage: | http://www.unctad.org/ |
| Country: | Switzerland |
Mandate
- Promote international trade, particularly between countries at different stages of development, with a view to accelerating the economic growth of developing countries
- Formulate and implement principles and policies on international trade and related problems of economic development
- Review and facilitate the coordination of activities of other institutions within the UN system in the field of international trade and related problems of economic development and in this regard to cooperate with the Assembly and ECOSOC in respect of the performance of their Charter responsibilities for coordination
- Initiate action for harmonisation of trade and related development policies of governments and regional economic groups
- Group of Expert on Restrictive Business Practice, Intergovernmental Group of Expert on Port [ref. 3]
Relevance to forests by key words
timber certification, timber trade, International Tropical Timber Agreement