NEWS

FROM BANGKOK
ROUND TABLES
12 February
09:00 hours, Room I

HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE WITH EMINENT ECONOMISTS

“Trade and development directions for the twenty-first century: the academic perspective”

Flyer  •  summary  •  video

12 February
16:00-18:30, Room I

HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE WITH HEADS OF UN AGENCIES, PROGRAMMES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS

“The institutional response to the challenges of globalization”

Flyer  •  summary •  video

18 February
15:00-17:15, Room I

ROUND TABLE ON HUMAN DIMENSION OF DEVELOPMENT

“Empowering entrepreneurs for the 21st century”

Flyer  •  summary  •  video

INTERACTIVE DEBATE

The Interactive Debates,
a new feature of the Conference

Programme

13 February
09:00 hours, Plenary Hall

Keynote speaker:
Mr. M. Camdessus,
Managing Director, IMF

 •  address  •  summary  •  video

14 February (morning)
09:00 hours, Plenary Hall

Keynote speaker:
Mr. E. Iglesias,
President, IDB

 •  address  •  summary  •  video

14 February (afternoon)
15:00, Plenary Hall

Presentations by Heads UN Regional Commissions

Flyer  •  summary  •  video
 
 •  Paper prepared by ECA
[PDF, 16pp.,85kb]

15 February
9:30, Plenary Hall

Keynote speaker:
Mr. J. Somavía,
Director-General, ILO

 •  address  •  summary  •  video

16 February (morning)
9:30, Planary Hall

Keynote speaker:
Mr. M. Moore,
Director-General, WTO

 •  address  •  summary  •  video

16 February, (afternoon)
15:00, Plenary Hall

Keynote speaker:
Mr. J. Wolfensohn,
President, World Bank

 •  address  •  summary •  video

MESSAGE FROM MR RUBENS RICUPERO
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF UNCTAD

Bangkok, 9 February 2000
FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY
video

Bangkok, 14 February 2000
INTERVIEW OF MR. RICUPERO
on CNN International's Q & A
Asia program with Riz Khan


video speeds according
to your Internet connection:
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CLOSING CEREMONY
Adoption of the Bangkok Documents
19 February 2000

CLOSING STATEMENT
“FROM THE WASHINGTON CONSENSUS TO THE SPIRIT OF BANGKOK”
by Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of UNCTAD  
text/ video
 
RESOLUTION
Expression of gratitude to the Government and
People of Thailand
  
 
CONFERENCE DECLARATION
Expression of appreciation to
His Majesty the King of Thailand
  
 
BANGKOK DECLARATION
Global Dialogue and Dynamic Engagement  

PLAN OF ACTION
Document TD/386
[PDF, 33pp., 114KB]
  

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS/LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS/LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES
Document TD/INF.37
[PDF, 59pp., 197KB]

INAUGURAL CEREMONY

12 February
Address by H.E. Mr. Chuan Leekpai,
Prime Minister of Thailand
text / video

Address by Mr. Kofi Annan,
Secretary-General of the United Nations
text / video

Address by Mr. Rubens Ricupero,
Secretary-General of United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
text
video: 252nd Plenary (12 Feb.) and
     253rd Plenary (13 Feb.)

To see more video
about the inaugural ceremony click here

 

13 February, 11:30 Room III
MEETING OF MINISTERS OF TRADE OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
 •  Flyer  •  Communiqué

 

GENERAL DEBATE

Summary of Debate

12 - 18 February Summary   
12 - 15 February Summary   
12 - 13 February Summary   
...   

PRESS INFORMATION
Communiqué
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Press releases

18 February 
UNCTAD X/Press/26  
FRANCE TO FINANCE TRAINING FOR WEST AFRICA - Protocol signed for UNCTAD project


UNCTAD X/Press/25  
BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES SIGNED IN BANGKOK


17 February 
UNCTAD X/Press/24  
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHED BY THAILAND AND UNCTAD


UNCTAD X/Press/23  
ASIA’S SHARE OF GLOBAL FDI DOUBLES IN 1990s


UNCTAD X/Press/22  
AN UPDATE ON UNCTAD’S DEBT MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM


UNCTAD X/Press/21  
UNCTAD HANDBOOK OF STATISTICS NOW ON CD-ROM


UNCTAD X/Press/20  
UNCTAD DONATES PUBLICATIONS TO UNIVERSITIES IN DEVELOPING WORLD


UNCTAD X/Press/19  
TRAINFORTRADE 2000 ON TRADE, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT


15 February 
UNCTAD X/Press/18  
UN LAUNCHES CAPACITY-BUILDING TASK FORCE ON TRADE, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT


UNCTAD X/Press/17  
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SHOULD NOT BE LEFT OUT OF THE "NEW ECONOMY", SAYS UNCTAD


"Spotlight Africa" 
UNCTAD Note No. 6  
INVESTMENT POLICY REVIEWS PUBLISHED FOR EGYPT AND UGANDA
ICC/UNCTAD Release No. 2839  
WORLD’S LARGEST TNCs CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT AFRICA’S POTENTIAL FOR ATTRACTING FDI
ITC Release No. 184  
AFRICA'S EXPORT SUCCESS STORIES


14 February 
UNCTAD X/Press/15  
UNCTAD LAUNCHES INVESTMENT AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN LATIN AMERICA


13 February 
UNCTAD X/Press/14  
WORLD COMMODITY SURVEY PUBLISHED: New UNCTAD publication covers markets, trends, economic environment


12 February 
UNCTAD X/Press/13  
UNCTAD S-G AND IRISH DEPUTY P.M. PLEDGE SUPPORT TO WAIPA


10 February 
UNCTAD X/Press/12  
VIEWS OF CIVIL SOCIETY, NEEDS OF POOREST COUNTRIES, TO BE ADDRESSED IN BANGKOK


9 February 
UNCTAD X/Press/11  
INVESTMENT PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR THE 21st CENTURY TOP WAIPA AGENDA AT ITS FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
 

Press events
MEDIA ALERT (19 Feb) 

UPDATE (18 Feb) 

MEDIA ALERT (18 Feb) 

MEDIA ALERT (17 Feb) 

MEDIA ALERT (16 Feb) 

MEDIA ALERT (15 Feb) 

MEDIA ALERT (14 Feb) 

MEDIA ALERT (13 Feb) 

PRESS CONFERENCES (12 Feb) 

PRESS CONFERENCES (11 Feb)

SPECIAL HIGH-LEVEL  EVENT
19 February
10:00-13.00, Plenary Hall

HEADS OF STATES AND GOVERNMENT
LEADERS’ FORUM

 • Flyer  •  summary  •  video

 

HOST COUNTRY 
EVENT
17 February
9:00 and 15:00, Room I

SYMPOSYUM ON ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RECOVERY IN ASIA

LAUNCHING OF THE THAI REGIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
see also UNCTAD press release.

 •  UNCTAD's paper
     [PDF, 15pp.,39kb]
 •  video:  morning  

 

JOURNAL
(in English and French only)
The daily journal indicates the day's events and the main speakers and provides a summary of the previous day's proceedings
Journal n.9
(19 February)

Journal n.8
(18 February)

Journal n.7
(17 February)

Journal n.6
(16 February)

Journal n.5
(15 February)

Journal n.3
(13 February)

Journal n.2
(12 February)

Journal n.1
(11 February)

...   
...   

PARALLEL EVENTS 

7-8 February
NGO Plenary Caucus

•  Flyer
•  Statement




9-11 February
Fifth annual conference of WAIPA

•  Flyer



10-11 February
Parliamentary Meeting

•  Flyer
•  Summary
•  Final Declaration



12-13 February
ITC South-South Trade Promotion Programme
Buyers/Sellers meeting on Pharmaceuticals


• Flyer



13 February
Symposium on Commodities and Development

•  Flyer



15 February
TNC's, SME and Development

•  Flyer



16 February
Globalization and Sustainable Human Development

• Flyer