Mission
Strengthening knowledge and skills through innovative approaches for sustainable economic development
Objectives
- Build sustainable networks of knowledge to promote transparency and good practices
- Encourage development-oriented trade policy to reduce poverty
- Promote ICT solutions and innovative thinking to enhance capacities of international trade players
Mandates
Nairobi Maafikiano Mandate 2016 (td519add2_en)
- Paragraph 55(z): Continue capacity-building activities, including Train for Trade, as reflected in paragraph 56 (r) of the Doha Mandate;
- Paragraph 55(i): Continue its work in transport, including maritime transport, ports…
- Paragraph 55(u): capacity-building in the area of e-commerce…
- Paragraph 38(aa): capacity-building … Statistics …
Doha Mandate and Doha Manar 2012 (TD/500/Add.1)
- Paragraph 17: Reaffirms and builds upon the Accra Accord, which remain valid and relevant
- Paragraph 18(a): Continue to play its role in the evolution of a stronger global concensus on issues within its mandate…
- Paragraph 56 (r): Continue capacity-building activities including TrainForTrade and in the framework of paragraph 166 of the Bangkok Plan of Action
Accra Accord 2008 (UNCTAD/IAOS/2008/2).
- Paragraph 162: UNCTAD should enhance its assistance in cross-divisional capacity-building programmes, including training for policymakers on the integrated treatment of the trade, investment, finance, technology and development issues, which must ensure wide and inclusive participation of developing countries … and foster training and capacity-building aimed at trade practitioners in order to assist member countries in developing a sustainable local capacity in trade, investment and development issues through TrainForTrade. UNCTAD should also continue to uses these programmes to strengthen the synergies between its research and capacity-building activities.”
TFT and Sustainable Development Goals:
The focus will be on: