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Pre-UNCTAD XII Civil Society Forum in Africa
March 13-14, 2008, Nairobi, Kenya

On the occasion of the forthcoming quadrennial meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XII) to be held in Accra, Ghana on 20-25 April 2008, the CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment (CUTS CITEE) organises a two-day international conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 13-14, 2008, within the framework of its project on Linkages between Trade, Development and Poverty Reduction (TDP). The conference seeks to formulate a set of key messages to be fed into the Civil Society Forum, which will be held during the UNCTAD XII. Towards such objective, the conference will discuss the four sub-themes of the UNCTAD XII, which are:

• Enhancing coherence at all levels for sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in global policy making, including the contribution of regional approaches;

• Key trade and development issues and the new realities in the geography of the world economy;

• Enhancing the enabling environment at all levels to strengthen productive capacity, trade and investment: mobilising resources and harnessing knowledge for development; and

• Strengthening UNCTAD – enhancing its development role, impact, and institutional effectiveness.

Participants will include civil society organisations, business associations, media, academics, government officials, representatives from international and inter-governmental organisations and the donor community.

UNCTAD Secretary-General's Statement>>

African Civil Society's Recommendations to UNCTAD XII>>

• Backgrounder
• Agenda
• List of Participants
• Report
• Presentations:

• The Interim EPAs
  – By Francis Mangeni

• The Supply-side
  – By Caiphas Chekwoti

• Key Trade and Development Issues and the New Realities in the Geography of the World Economy
  – By Aderibigbe S. Olomola

•  Strengthening UNCTAD-Enhancing its Development Role, Impact and institutional Effectiveness
  – By Ahmed Farouk Ghoneim

•  Strengthening UNCTAD – Enhancing its Development Role, Impact and Institutional Effectiveness
  – By Rashid S. Kaukab

• Coherence in Global Policy Making for Sustainable Economic Development and Poverty Reduction
  – By Michele Ruiters

• Pre-UNCTAD XXII Civil Society Forum in Africa
  – By Margaret Chemenich

• Trade, Development and Poverty Reduction in 13 Developing Countries from Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview
  – By Mohammad A Razzaque