UNCTAD has a particular responsibility for addressing the special needs of least developed countries (LDCs), and gives priority to LDCs in its technical assistance activities.
Trust Fund for LDCs Trust Fund for LDCs has been established to support macroeconomic reforms, particularly in the areas of trade policy and trade diversification, and financial and fiscal sector reforms, support to strengthening export supply capacities, and investment related issues.
Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance UNCTAD together with WTO, ITC, UNDP, the IMF and the World Bank is involved in the implementation of the Programme launched in 1997. UNCTAD, in close cooperation with other core agencies, is playing an active part in the implementation of this framework. All UNCTAD LDCs related technical cooperation activities are supportive of and complement the Integrated Framework.
Joint ITC/UNCTAD/WTO Integrated Technical Assistance Programme for Selected Least Developed and Other African countries (JITAP) Launched at UNCTAD IX, in 1996, in response to the urgent need to help LDCs and other African countries expand and diversify their trade and become integrated in the multilateral trading system. The current beneficiaries of the Programme are eight. A second phase of JITAP is under preparation to extend the Programme to other countries.
