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From left: •Mr. Khalil Rahman, Chief of Policy Coordination for Least Developed Countries •H.E. Mr. Kan Zaw, Union Minister of National Planning and Economic Development, Myanmar •Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD •H.E. Mr. Thomas Fitschen (Germany), Chair of the Committee •Ms. Andrea Nascimento-Müller, UNCTAD •Mr. Taffere Tesfachew, Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes •Ms. Jo Elizabeth Butler, Deputy Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes •Ms. Lillian Saili Bwalya (Zambia) as its Vice-Chair-cum-Rapporteur Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 5: UNCTAD’s contribution to the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries: Second progress report (Sessional Committee I) flickr-9934614953.jpg

From left: •Mr. Taffere Tesfachew, Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes •Ms. Jo Elizabeth Butler, Deputy Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes •Ms. Lillian Saili Bwalya (Zambia) as its Vice-Chair-cum-Rapporteur Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 5: UNCTAD’s contribution to the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries: Second progress report (Sessional Committee I) flickr-9934475535.jpg

H.E. Mr. Abdul Samad Minty, South Africa. Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 6 Economic Development in Africa: Intra-African trade: Unlocking private sector dynamism (Sessional Committee II) flickr-9933966846.jpg

From left: •Mr. Taffere Tesfachew, Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes. •Ms. Frannie Léautier, Executive Secretary, African Capacity Building Foundation, Harare. •H.E. Mr. Jean-Marie Ehouzou, Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of the African Union to the United Nations. •Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD. •H.E. Mr. Abdul Samad Minty, South Africa. •Secretary of the Sessional Committee II. •Mr. Mwangi Kimenyi, Director, Africa Growth Initiative, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 6 Economic Development in Africa: Intra-African trade: Unlocking private sector dynamism (Sessional Committee II) flickr-9933989434.jpg

Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD intervened via video conference From left: •Ms. Frannie Léautier, Executive Secretary, African Capacity Building Foundation, Harare. •H.E. Mr. Jean-Marie Ehouzou, Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of the African Union to the United Nations. •Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD. •H.E. Mr. Abdul Samad Minty, South Africa. •Secretary of the Sessional Committee II. •Mr. Mwangi Kimenyi, Director, Africa Growth Initiative, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. •Mr. Taffere Tesfachew, Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes. Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 6 Economic Development in Africa: Intra-African trade: Unlocking private sector dynamism (Sessional Committee II) flickr-9933990014.jpg

Mr. John Humphrey, Professor, Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 9 Investment for development: Global value chains and development flickr-9816931675.jpg

Mr. Chris Brett, Vice-President, Olam International Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 9 Investment for development: Global value chains and development flickr-9816877726.jpg

H.E. Mr. Kan Zaw, Union Minister of National Planning and Economic Development, Myanmar Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 9 Investment for development: Global value chains and development flickr-9816399094.jpg

H.E. Mr. Lamine Doghri, Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 9 Investment for development: Global value chains and development flickr-9816353465.jpg

Mr. James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 9 Investment for development: Global value chains and development flickr-9816381183.jpg

From left: • Mr. James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise • H.E. Mr. Lamine Doghri, Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia • H.E. Mr. Kan Zaw, Union Minister of National Planning and Economic Development, Myanmar • Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD • H.E. Mr. Triono Wibowo (Indonesia) President of the Board at its sixtieth session • Ms. Masoumeh Sahami, Secretary of the Trade and Development Board • Mr. Chris Brett, Vice-President, Olam International • Mr. John Humphrey, Professor, Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) Item 9 Investment for development: Global value chains and development flickr-9816222334.jpg

The Board elected H.E. Mr. Thomas Fitschen (Germany) to serve as Rapporteur. Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) flickr-9815848156.jpg

Mr. Ha-Joon Chang, Reader in the Political Economy of Development at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) • Item 4 Interdependence: Towards new patterns in global growth • Item 8 Development strategies in a globalized world: Growing domestic and regional demand for balanced and sustainable growth flickr-9815629394.jpg

Mr. Nimrod Zalk, Industrial Development Policy and Strategy Adviser, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa. Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) • Item 4 Interdependence: Towards new patterns in global growth • Item 8 Development strategies in a globalized world: Growing domestic and regional demand for balanced and sustainable growth flickr-9815608875.jpg

From left: • Mr. Alfredo Calcagno, Officer-in-Charge, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD • Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD • H.E. Mr. Triono Wibowo (Indonesia) President of the Board at its 60th session Trade and Development Board, 60th session (16-27 September 2013) • Item 4 Interdependence: Towards new patterns in global growth • Item 8 Development strategies in a globalized world: Growing domestic and regional demand for balanced and sustainable growth flickr-9815500355.jpg

Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, addressing the 60th session of the Trade and Development Board on 16 September 2013. flickr-9815588226.jpg

High-level segment - Beyond the curve:UNCTAD and new patterns of growth for trade and development Panellists from left: •Mr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union •Mr. Abdelwahad Matar, Minister of Trade and Handicrafts, Tunisia •Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD •Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD •Ambassador Triyono Wibowo of Indonesia, President of the Trade and Development Board •Ms. Masoumeh Sahami, Secretary of the Trade and Development Board •Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization flickr-9782895323.jpg

Mr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union Trade and Development Board, sixtieth session (16-27 September 2013) flickr-9782884465.jpg

Mr. Abdelwahad Matar, Minister of Trade and Handicrafts, Tunisia Trade and Development Board, sixtieth session (16-27 September 2013) flickr-9782722991.jpg

Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Trade and Development Board, sixtieth session (16-27 September 2013) flickr-9782774512.jpg

H.E. Mr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Qatar, and President of the UNCTAD XIII quadrennial conference held in Doha in 2012 Trade and Development Board, sixtieth session (16-27 September 2013) flickr-9784370423.jpg

Ambassador Wibowo of Indonesia, newly elected President of the Trade and Development Board, exchanges a gift with H.E. Ambassador Mukhtar Tileuberdi, the outgoing President of the Trade and Development Board. Trade and Development Board, sixtieth session (16-27 September 2013) flickr-9775027811.jpg

UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi speaking to H.E. Mr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Qatar, President of UNCTAD XIII. Trade and Development Board, sixtieth session (16-27 September 2013) flickr-9775133263.jpg

UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi thanks H.E. Ambassador Mukhtar Tileuberdi, outgoing President of the Trade and Development Board. Looking on is H.E. Mr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Qatar, President of UNCTAD XIII. Trade and Development Board, sixtieth session (16-27 September 2013) flickr-9774640084.jpg

The 60th session of UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board – the body that oversees the organization’s operations from year to year – will focus on how UNCTAD can help developing countries cope with altered and uncertain circumstances in the wake of the financial and economic crisis.? Key Issues: •Beyond the curve: UNCTAD and new patterns of growth for trade and development •Interdependence: Towards new patterns in global growth •UNCTAD’s contribution to the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries: Second progress report •Economic Development in Africa: Intra-African trade: Unlocking private sector dynamism •Evolution of the international trading system and its trends from a development perspective •Development strategies in a globalized world: Growing domestic and regional demand for balanced and sustainable growth •Investment for development: Global value chains and development •UNCTAD’s contribution to the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social fields •Technical cooperation activities: (a) Review of the technical cooperation activities of UNCTAD; (b) Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people. flickr-9774470773.jpg

Speaking at the United Nations Broadband Commission's Fall Meeting in New York City on 22 September 2019. Photo: Tim Sullivan (UNCTAD) flickr-48776490001.jpg

Speaking at the United Nations Broadband Commission's Fall Meeting in New York City on 22 September 2019. Photo: Tim Sullivan (UNCTAD) flickr-48776679297.jpg

World Economic Forum on Africa: 4—6 September 2019 Cape Town, South Africa Session on the Retail Revolution Although online marketplaces could generate 3 million new jobs in Africa by 2025, many challenges remain for e-commerce start-ups, from securing the physical infrastructure to recruiting trained workers. How can these shortcomings be addressed for the benefit of socio-economic growth? This session is associated with the Platform for Shaping the Future of International Trade and Investment. Speakers: Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Ann Linde, Mukhisa Kituyi, Sihlesenkosi Majola, Brian A. Wong, Viliam Trska <a href="https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-on-africa-2019/player?p=1&amp;pi=1&amp;id=a0W0X00000ExdsnUAB" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-on-africa-201...</a> flickr-48704282398.jpg

World Economic Forum on Africa: 4—6 September 2019 Cape Town, South Africa Session on the Retail Revolution Although online marketplaces could generate 3 million new jobs in Africa by 2025, many challenges remain for e-commerce start-ups, from securing the physical infrastructure to recruiting trained workers. How can these shortcomings be addressed for the benefit of socio-economic growth? This session is associated with the Platform for Shaping the Future of International Trade and Investment. Speakers: Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Ann Linde, Mukhisa Kituyi, Sihlesenkosi Majola, Brian A. Wong, Viliam Trska <a href="https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-on-africa-2019/player?p=1&amp;pi=1&amp;id=a0W0X00000ExdsnUAB" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-on-africa-201...</a> flickr-48704779232.jpg

World Economic Forum on Africa: 4—6 September 2019 Cape Town, South Africa Session on the Retail Revolution Although online marketplaces could generate 3 million new jobs in Africa by 2025, many challenges remain for e-commerce start-ups, from securing the physical infrastructure to recruiting trained workers. How can these shortcomings be addressed for the benefit of socio-economic growth? This session is associated with the Platform for Shaping the Future of International Trade and Investment. Speakers: Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Ann Linde, Mukhisa Kituyi, Sihlesenkosi Majola, Brian A. Wong, Viliam Trska <a href="https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-on-africa-2019/player?p=1&amp;pi=1&amp;id=a0W0X00000ExdsnUAB" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-on-africa-201...</a> flickr-48704615016.jpg