Examples of using This background note in English and their translations into Spanish
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This background note provides some elements for discussion.
A number of consultations with international experts took place in the course of 2011 to provide the Secretariat with additional inputs for this background note, which is meant to assist the Meeting in its discussions and in the preparation of its recommendations on possible next steps to the twenty-first session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in 2012.
This background note has been prepared as a contribution to discussion on this item.
The secretariat has prepared this background note with a view to facilitating the work of the Committee in this regard.
This background note looks at some of the issues relevant to the subject of the expert meeting.
The purpose of this background note is to review developments in commodity markets since mid-2008.
This background note presents this theme and the programme for the 2005 session of the Social Forum.
The issues examined in this background note raise a number of questions and points of interest, all of which should be considered bearing in mind the particular situation of developing countries.
This background note contains an introduction, two substantive sections and a set of questions for discussion by the Experts.
In light of these developments, this background note examines how increasing South- South cooperation might support efforts towards building productive capacities in developing countries, and in doing so, help narrow economic gaps across the global economy.
This background note has been prepared to support the first expert meeting on dynamic and new sectors of world trade.
This background note has introduced the topic of evaluation of the effectiveness of competition authorities.
This background note suggests that the implementation of the Decision has not been satisfactory, largely for three reasons.
This background note presents in more detail this theme and the programme for the fourth session of the Social Forum.
This background note examines the impact on LDCs and NFIDCs at an aggregated level, albeit the risk of generalization.
This background note seeks to facilitate discussions at the first expert meeting on dynamic and new sectors of international trade.
This background note reviews recent developments in key commodity markets and analyses the underlying factors contributing to price volatilities in 2012.
This background note reviews the different forms of international cooperation undertaken since the beginning of the decade in support of the Millennium Development Goals MDGs.
The purpose of this background note is to clarify the numbering of in-session documents for the current session of the open-ended working group on the right to development.
This background note for the thirteenth session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy examines the impact of cartels on the poor.
This background note analyses commodity market development over the first 10 months of 2012, focusing on price trends and driving forces of price movements.
This background note is being prepared in parallel to the action taking place in the Second Committee of the General Assembly(GA) to draft the QCPR resolution.
This background note highlights the opportunities and challenges arising from the current boom in commodity prices and the prospects for a long-term resurgence in the demand for primary commodities.
This background note focuses on selected areas of commodity policy that pose challenges for the international community and where UNCTAD is in a position to make a contribution to the policy debate and to implementation.
This background note begins with a rationale for multi-stakeholder partnerships among key players in global commodity supply chains- public and private sectors, including the United Nations and CSOs.
This background note examines the sources of, and access to, commodity finance and how these have been affected by the crisis, as well as tools and instruments that could be used to improve access to commodity and trade finance.
This background note serves as a basis for Board deliberations regarding the World Investment Report 2008: Transnational Corporations and the Infrastructure Challenge, which will be released on 24 September 2008.
This background note has been prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat to assist the multi-year expert meeting on commodities and development in its deliberation under item 3 of the provisional agenda of its first session.
This background note reviews recent developments in commodity markets highlighting short- and medium-term price trends, factors affecting demand and supply, and the evolving pattern of trade in such sectors as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, and minerals and metals.
This background note studies the impact of the AoA on LDCs and NFIDCs at an aggregated level, and suggests issues that may be discussed at the Expert Meeting with regard to possible ways of addressing concerns of LDCs and NFIDCs arising from their country-specific experiences of the reform process in agriculture.