United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body.

1. UNCTAD
UNITEDNATIONSCONFERENCEONTRADE
ANDDEVELOPMENT
Created By-
Neetu Rai
Abhinav Singh
Priyansh Kesarwani
Dev
Shivam Gupta

2. INTRODUCTION
 The United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964
as a permanent intergovernmental body, which is
governed by its 194 member States, is the United
Nations body responsible for dealing with development
issues, particularly international trade – the main
driver of development.
 Its work can be summed up in three words: think,
debate, anddeliver.

3. Thewidening trade gapbetween the
developed and developing countries.
Thedissatisfaction of developingcountries
with GATT.
Then decided to start anew organisation
which will help to reduce the trade gap of
developing countries.
The(UNCTAD) wasestablished in 1964 asa
permanent organ of the UNGeneralAssembly.

4. FUNCTIONS
Topromote international trade with aviewto
accelerating economic development.
To formulate principles and policies on
international trade and related problemsof
economic development.
Tonegotiate multinational tradeagreements.
Tomake proposals for putting its principles and
polices into effect.

5. THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF UNCTAD
• It include research and support
negotiations for commodity agreements,
technical elaboration of new trade activities
designed to assist developing countries in the
areasof tradeandcapital.

6. BASIC PRINCIPLES
UNCTAD’S action program and priorities have
been laid down in the various recommendations
adopted by the first conference in1964.

7. Eight function havebeen held under UNCTAD
Givenimportant role of primary commodities
and natural resources for developingcountries
Italso took effort to stabilise and expand the
export earning of these countries.
A REVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONING OF
UNCTAD

8. In the process(UNCTAD)adopted agroup
approach to negotiations with (OCED)
countries
And developing countries coming together
under the ageof group 77 toco-ordinate their
positions.
China formed aseparate group .

9. ROLE OF UNCTAD
Despite the debates anddisagreements
(UNCTAD)played akeyroll
Thegeneralized system of preferences(GSP)
Amaritime shipping code
Specialinternational programs to helpleast
developed countries and International aid
targets.

10. Conclusion
Thus UNCTAD organization acts like abridge
between the developing and developedcountries
to increase their economy of the country ...