UNCTAD, (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has organized the Global commodities Forum 2013 on the theme of "Recommitting to commodity sector development as an engine of economic growth and poverty reduction". The conference will take place from 18-19 March 2013 at the Palais des Nations, E-Building, Geneva.
The Global Commodities Forum will address key issues relating to risk management and resilience, such as methods and mechanisms for developing countries and small-scale producers to prosper in spite of the ongoing volatility in commodity markets. Participants in this informal high-level multi-stakeholder meeting will attend in their personal capacities, and will include leading policymakers, businesspeople and experts of the commodity economy.
Specialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies wishing to participate in the meeting, as well as non-governmental organizations in the general category and those in the special category wishing to participate as observers, are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representatives by 8 March 2013.
The programme as well as background papers and written presentations will be presented in their original form and language. Electronic copies will be made available on the event website.
More informatioin : http://www.unctad.org/gcf2013
Source : unctad.info 27/02/2013
