UNCTAD 15 Set For Next April in Barbados

(Barbados Government Information Service) The 15th Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) will now be held in Barbados from April 25 to 30, 2021.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made this announcement (5 August) after signing the Host Country Agreement for the 15th session of the UNCTAD Ministerial Conference, at Ilaro Court, while the UNCTAD Secretary-General, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, signed the document in Nairobi, Kenya.

Ms. Mottley emphasised the importance of the conference, which has as its theme: From Inequality and Vulnerability to Prosperity for All. 

UNCTAD 15 was originally scheduled for October 18 to 23, 2020, in Barbados, but had to be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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