Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for UNCTAD XII

Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for UNCTAD XII

29/10/2007

Benin for LDC’s:

The challenges of the LDC’s are very different from the challenges of developing countries (most difficulties to LDC’s).

The LDC’s wants to participate actively to the debate. LDC’s group needs one more day to conclude their text about UNCTAD’s XII and excuse them for the delete.

Tchad:

Bring his support to the African group and recall about economic difficulties in Africa.

In the other part, he speaks about the news concerning the kidnapping of children on Chad by an NGO’s. He explain that this example don’t affect UNCTAD XII.

Then he wants to explore new ideas and step in the debate more usually.

Brazil (G77 and China):

He proposes that every group speak about Sub theme. Everybody agrees.

SUBTHEME I

Brazil explains in the detail the G77 position: UNCTAD must have a specific role in the area of economy to help mainly LDC’s.

The mandate of Accra could be in the same spirit that Sao Paulo consensus with the outcome of Accra. The new mandate must take into account of the debate on the climate change. About climate change, UNCTAD and the countries donors must support LDC’s to make policy.

He also speaks about Doha development round and encourages UNCTAD to help developing countries for trade.

SUBTHEME II

Benin:

In the last years, main liberal reform doesn’t manage to bring growth on LDC’s and developing countries.

These countries need support the “supply” in each economics’ area (to answer to the demand).

Iran:

Non members of WTO must be able to access at the different negotiations about trade.

Russia:

In recent years, economies in transition engage international flows on ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) which represent an effective participation in the international trade and competitiveness. Russia encourage UNCTAD to continue the assistance through increase FDI’s.

SUBTHEME III

Benin:

Underscore the lack of workers which it prevent international competitiveness.

LDC’s depend on outputs through Official Development Assistance (ODA).

UNCTAD must permit to the LDC’s to attract more FDI’s, create jobs and opportunity with the focus on increase of GDP.

Iran:

UNCTAD must permit to the LDC’s and developping countries to have an access to the new technology (transfer of technology).

Chad:

Insist on the “organizational slack” to the LDC’s countries to set up FDI’s.

Of course, UNCTAD keep the technical capacity to explain how attract FDI’s but the countries must decide what they need to set up finally (independence)

SUBTHEME IV

Brazil:

Wants to strength the impact of UNCTAD. The organisation needs to be modernize to permit to strength effectiveness of the organisation.

Benin:

In the past, during the expert meetings or UNCTAD’s comissions, many countries went back on his country with one or several new ideas to set up directly on policy.

Nowadays, LDC’s would like again to benefit of his practise.

Canada:

It exist a central question: how UNCTAD can make difference to achieve his goal?

Damien Afonso