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UNCTAD XIII quadrennial conference concludes with mandate affirming organization’s core activities

UNCTAD XIII adopts two outcome documents at conclusion of Thirteenth Ministerial Meeting

Commission on Science and Technology for Development, fifteenth session, 21-25 May 2012

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Title	Start Date	Location	Type
Commission on Science and Technology for Development, fifteenth session	21-25 May 2012	Geneva	Meeting
Training of Trainers Workshop: Modern Port Management Course for English-speaking network in Africa and Asia	22 May-01 Jun 2012	Cork	Event
Multi-year Expert Meeting on International Cooperation: South–South Cooperation and Regional Integration (fourth session)	11-12 Jun 2012	Geneva	Meeting
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UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi

UNCTAD S-G at UN General Assembly debate on state of world economy and finance

18 May -

Delivering a keynote address at the round table on "Reducing debt vulnerability, managing inflation/deflation," UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi called for attention to be given to deflationary pressures, a systemic approach to debt vulnerability, adequate regulatory system for banks, and regulatory oversight of credit rating agencies.

Organic agriculture integral to the African development agenda

16 May -

The Lusaka Declaration, adopted at the 2-4 May 2nd African Organic Conference, calls on UNCTAD and other development partners to support the mainstreaming of organic agriculture practices on the continent.

UNCTAD S-G thanks staff at town hall meeting on results of UNCTAD XIII

15 May -

Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi reflected on the outcomes of the conference, urging the organization to continue its excellent research, consensus building and technical assistance work, addressing the continued challenges faced by developing countries, in particular the least developed among them, in the new context of an austere global economic environment.

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