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social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > organizations (economics) > United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > international development > United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development  

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  • The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), is both a conference held every four years and an organization within the United Nations (UN). The first Conference (UNCTAD I) was held in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1964, and subsequently it was institutionalized as a permanent body within the UN. UNCTAD was originally conceived by developing countries as a counterweight to the dominant position held in the world trading system by developed economies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]

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