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Ghana to host UNCTAD
next year
Accra, Dec. 18, Ghanadot/GNA - Ghana on Tuesday signed an
agreement to host the 12th summit of United Nations
Conference on Trade and Agreement (UNCTAD 12) in Accra from
April 20 to 25, next year.
The conference to draw about four to five thousand delegates
including heads of states, trade ministers, UN officials,
non governmental organisations and the media is under the
theme; Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of
Globalization and Development.
In signing for Ghana, Mr. Joe Baidoe-Ansah, Minister of
Trade, Industry and President's Special Initiative said; "we
intend to make UNCTAD XII in Ghana become a turning point in
the history of UNCTAD - a conference, which will bring
UNCTAD to the doorstep of the developing world, particularly
Africa."
He said the theme of the conference was designed to make a
significant contribution to the dialogue on Africa's current
and future development to accelerate its development.
Mr. Baidoe-Ansah said another major attraction of the
conference was Ghana's proposal, which UNCTAD endorsed to
concurrently hold a parallel World Summit on Investment to
bring together all business leaders around the world to
engage in dialogue on core business issues.
Mrs. Lakshmi Puri, Acting Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
who led the six-man team to sign for the UN Agency said the
conference would be a serious one, which would examine and
discuss all facets of trade that would lead to development
of all nations.
He said it would treat new emerging challenges affecting
trade between develop and developing countries while South
to South issues would receive attention, including
globalisation, energy and commodity economy.
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