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Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD.

15 July 2020 Meeting to present the National Action Plan for Colombia towards developing high quality sustainability/SDG reporting by companies. Hence the role of your association to sensitize your member organizations on their tasks and challenges ahead.” said Dr. Kituyi highlighting the important role of IPAs. 15 July 2020 Meeting to present the National Action Plan for Colombia towards developing high quality sustainability/SDG reporting by companies, 10 July 2020 UNCTAD co-organized the Webinar on Sustainable and Just Economies held during the High-Level Political Forum, 9 July 2020 Virtual Progress Meeting on Development Account Project 11th Tranche in South Africa, 3 July 2020 UNCTAD and NBI Workshop “Core indicators for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”, South Africa, 29 June 2020 Kick off Meeting of the Development Account Project “Enabling Policy Frameworks for enterprise sustainability and SDG reporting in Africa and Latin America”, Guatemala, 12 June 2020 UNCTAD-ISAR – WBCSD Webinar Assurance on sustainability reports: current practices and challenges, 21 November 2019 Kick off Meeting of the Development Account Project “Enabling Policy Frameworks for enterprise sustainability and SDG reporting in Africa and Latin America”, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 October-1 November 2019 Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, thirty-sixth session, Geneva, 29 October 2019 UNCTAD-ISAR Workshop: Practical implementation of climate-related financial disclosures and their relationship to the SDGs, Geneva, 15 July 2019 ISAR: Measuring the private sector's contribution to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Headquarters, The Trade and Development Report 2020 by UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Tuesday that the world economy is experiencing a deep recession amid a still-unchecked pandemic. China is expected to register an economic growth of 1.3 per cent this year and a whopping 8.1 per cent in 2021, the report said, recording the highest economic growth rate in the world. The UNCTAD Secretary General underlined this strong collaboration and said “We consider WAIPA as a member of our family. “Forecasters’ talk of a V-shaped recovery can easily mislead. In the US, UNCTAD expects GDP to fall 5.4 per cent in 2020 and recover 2.8 per cent in 2021. The report asserted that a global recovery plan must be both bold and comprehensive, built around a coordinated macroeconomic expansion focused on job creation and higher wages and supported by a big public investment push into cleaner energy, environmental protection, sustainable transport systems and the care economy. With many countries unprepared to respond to a health pandemic, lockdown seemed to be the only plausible way to protect lives and preserve health systems. Rules of Origin Key to Success of African Continental Free Trade Area. UNCTAD expects South Asia to contract 4.8 per cent in 2020 and recover to 3.9 per cent in 2021. The 15th UNCTAD quadrennial conference (UNCTAD15) will be held in Barbados from 25 to 30 April 2021, with pre-conference events starting on 23 April. World merchandise trade is set to plummet by between 13 and 32% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As its previous edition in 2018 and 2019, “ISAR…, 2 – 6 November 2020, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm CET. The World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued the 2020 edition of World Tariff Profiles – a statistical yearbook that provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff measures imposed by WTO members and other economies. While sessions are open to all member and observer States of UNCTAD, ISAR is seeking to strengthen the role of formal group members in the ISAR agenda-setting process. ISAR allows for 34 formal members to serve three-year terms. On 10 June 2020, the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held a high-level meeting to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on investment promotion agencies (IPAs), the role of IPAs in the economic recovery, and ways in which WAIPA and UNCTAD can collaborate in support of investment in sustainable development.

The ISAR secretariat welcomes applications for membership from countries interested in contributing to the global conversation on corporate governance and reporting. The primary objective of UNCTAD is to formulate policies relating to all aspects of development including trade, aid, transport, finance and technology. Note that all member countries of the United Nations are able to send representatives to ISAR sessions, and that ISAR membership carries no financial obligations. taken between 16 October 2019 and 15 May 2020. While 2021 will likely see a rebound, it will be uneven within and across countries and uncertainty will persist, the report said, warning that unemployment will be on an upward trend, more and more companies will be facing the threat of bankruptcy; supply chains will be fragile; confidence will be shaken and demand will be weak. LAGOS – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has in its recent findings predicted that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa will plunge from $45 billion in 2019 to between $25 billion and $35 billion in 2020, with a recovery not expected until 2022.. Building A1 8th Floor No.296-298 A special meeting of formal members is conducted during its annual sessions to facilitate discussions on key issues to be addressed in ISAR sessions. Through its wide range of activities, WAIPA provides the opportunity for IPAs to network and exchange best practices in investment promotion. Responding to its mandate stated in the Nairobi Maafikiano to advance work in the area of sustainability reporting, UNCTAD through…, Building a sound accounting and corporate reporting infrastructure is essential to attracting foreign and domestic investment, for fostering investor confidence,…. UNCTAD is a member of WAIPA’s Consultative Committee. de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland T: +41 22 917 1234 F: +41 22 917 0057 Business News, Nation, (Mumbai), September 23:-Impacted by disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s economy is forecast to contract by 5.9 per cent in 2020, the UN has said in a report, warning that while growth will rebound next year, the contraction is likely to translate into a permanent income loss.