  09 Jun 10 - Development specialists told the Trade and Development Board (TDB) this morning that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including their poverty reduction targets, can best be accomplished by steps to empower the productive sectors of developing-country economies.
 01 Jun 10 - Experts met in Morocco on 20-21 May to continue work on promoting regional economic and trade policies that can reduce poverty. Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, and the occupied Palestinian territory participated.
 8 Sept 09 - Coping with tight Israeli closures, restraining occupation policies, an eroded productive base and economic structural deformation, the economy of the occupied Palestinian territory faces unprecedented challenges, UNCTAD report says.
 03 Sept 09 - The current global financial and economic crisis has left virtually no economy unaffected, warns UNCTAD´s new report, which is subtitled "Responding to the Global Crisis" and "Climate Change Mitigation and Development". More >>
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Through its programme on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD contributes to the international debate on globalization and the management of its consequences for developing countries. The programme promotes policies at the national, regional and international level that are conducive to stable economic growth and sustainable development. It regularly examines the trends and prospects in the world economy, undertakes studies on the requirements for successful development strategies and on the debt problems of developing countries.
