UNCTAD

UNCTAD XIII and Lawmaking
No matter how good your laws are, they are worthless if they’re not enforced in a fair and effective way. But enforcing bad law is a terrible idea. Where do you start in improving lawmaking?

UN Conference on Trade and Development Launches in Doha
UNCTAD, the UN Conference on Trade and Development officially opens its 13th meeting in Doha on April 21st. In advance of that opening, the conference held a press conference today with the Secretary General of UNCTAD and the President of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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