About the UNCTAD:

UNCTAD is a permanent intergovernmental body established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1964. 

• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland 
• Offices: New York and Addis Ababa. 

UNCTAD is part of the UN Secretariat and the United Nations Development Group. See our place in the UN family.

What they do:

They are better committed to driving development towards sustainable economic growth that leaves no one behind. They convert the aspirations of the Sustainable Development Goals into guidance and action that produces tangible results.

Topics and activities:

• Africa: Assisting African countries in achieving sustainable development.
• Commodities: Supporting countries to break away from commodity dependence.
• Competition and consumer protection: Promote competition to level commercial playing fields.
• Debt and development finance: Supporting effective debt management in countries.
• E-commerce and the digital economy: harnessing the evolving digital economy for more inclusive development.
• Gender equality: Promoting gender mainstreaming as a key element to achieving inclusive and sustainable development.

To have a look at the rest of their activities, click on this website.

Funding sources and programs:

UNCTAD provides technical assistance tailored to the needs of the developing countries. Special attention is paid to the needs of the least developed countries (LDCs) and countries with the greatest needs.

UNCTAD technical cooperation is implemented in partnership with other agencies that provide trade-related technical assistance, in consonance with their respective mandates, expertise, and areas of comparative advantage.

Find out more information here;

• Formal requests for UNCTAD technical cooperation
• Funding sources: UNCTAD Technical Cooperation  
• United Nations Development Account Projects

Source:

1. The UNCTAD website, https://unctad.org/