Impact Summary: the Performance Appraisal Framework 2020 UNCTAD Division on Investment and Enterprise
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Impact summary: the Performance Appraisal Framework 2020 UNCTAD Division on Investment and Enterprise Advance unedited version Investment Trends and Issues Analysis Main outputs Relevance Quality Effi ciency Effectiveness/direct impact (2020) (indicators of usefulness) (indicators of quality in (indicators of effi cient (indicators of added-value for terms of end-user appraisal) resource use in achieving benefi ciaries) accomplishments) Research and policy analysis - In 2020, the UN General - “This delegation would like to…thank UNCTAD… - The WIR 2020 “is a - The WIR 2017 on “Investment Assembly (GA) adopted a resolution for its excellent work in mapping the challenges demonstration of UNCTAD’s and the Digital Economy” served - World Investment Report on Promoting investments for and opportunities for global investment following contribution to the global as the founding block on which (WIR) 2020: International sustainable development (A/ the COVID-19 pandemic.” Statement by the sustainable development the World Economic Forum’s new Production Beyond the RES/75/207. The resolution Netherlands, Trade and Development Board, 67th goals and is a timely reminder Digital FDI initiative is built. The Pandemic; and WIR acknowledges UNCTAD’s work in this session, 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. of UNCTAD’s role in the UN initiative seeks at attracting FDI in 2020 Overview (2) area and the policy actions proposed system….” Statement by support of digital competitiveness - “For African states striving to promote structural - Quarterly Global Investment in the WIR 2020 to facilitate a ‘Big Barbados on behalf of the to help economies recover from Push’ in private sector investment in transformation through industrialization and integration Group of SIDS. Trade and the COVID-19 pandemic. Trends Monitors (GITM) in GVCs, the industry centered analysis using three No. 33, 34 (special Corona the SDGs; and requests UNCTAD Development Board, 67th to, “based on its ongoing research, key dimensions of GVCs and how they are being session, 9 September 2020, - In September 2020, a high- Virus Edition), 35 (special shaped by policy, sustainability and technology level East African Community Corona Virus Edition), 36 inform its 76th session through a Geneva, Switzerland. dedicated section of the WIR, with megatrends is extremely insightful.” African Group (EAC) Regional Forum on SEZ and 37 (Special Issue – statement, Trade and Development Board, 67th - “The Group… appreciates Regimes recommended the use RCEP Agreement) (5) a special focus on how to overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 session, 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. the industry-based approach of UNCTAD’s latest research - SDG Investment pandemic on promoting investments adopted in the thematic chapter insights on perspectives of -“Nous félicitons la CNUCED pour le rapport sur of the WIR 2020, which SEZ policy frameworks and Trends Monitor (1) for sustainable development as l’investissement dans le monde qui représente par well as concrete recommendations, allows to assess how each new approaches to SEZs. - Transnational Corporations son analyse, une lecture indispensable pour les value chain industry is being Journal, volume 27, No. 1-3 (3) including on strategic sectors to décideurs et un outil fort utile pour la communauté - In South Africa, the WIR 2019 was investment for the implementation impacted distinctly, and the internationale du développement.” Statement possible confi gurations they used as a model in the re-design of - Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting of the 2030 Agenda”. by the Delegation of Morocco, 67th session, the Atlantis SEZ strategy towards on WIR 2020 and 2021 (2) could face in the future...” G77 - By the end of 2020, the WIR 2020, 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. and China Group Statement, a sustainable zone - Atlantis - Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting including overview, factsheets, Trade and Development Board, Greentech SEZ – which aims at - “…thanks [to] the Division on Investment and attracting and promoting low- on FDI for Development (1); data and statistics and chapters Enterprise, for the excellent quality of analysis in 67th session, 9 September Multinational Enterprises and were downloaded 190,000 times. 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. carbon, resource-effi cient and its latest report [WIR] maintaining its long-standing socially inclusive investment. Gender Equality (1); and The status as the world reference publication in this International Transmission - The WIR 2020 was launched - Social media platforms, globally on 16 June 2020. Its domain.” Statement by the delegation of Algeria, such as Twitter, LinkedIn - On the basis of the of Gender Policies and Trade and Development Board, 67th session, recommendations of the WIR2019, Practices: The Role of fi ndings were reported in over and Facebook were deployed 1,600 press articles across 93 9th September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. with considerable success Colombia enacted a new Law Multinational Enterprises (1) on Special Economic Zones. countries in 17 languages. - “…WIR 2020 is indeed a vital resource for to diversify exposure and the - Maintenance and researchers and policymakers, as well as a unique reach of the WIR 2020, with updating of the databases - The fi ve Global Investment Trends the top WIR tweet receiving Monitors (GITM) published in 2020 teaching tool for development scholars and graduate (FDI, transnational students.” Mr. Augustin K. FOSU,Professor, ISSER, over 187,500 impressions corporations (TNCs), University of Ghana; Extraordinary Professor, and 2,604 engagements. mergers and acquisitions, FEMS, University of Pretoria; and Research global value chains) - More than 280 experts Associate, CSAE, University of Oxford. representing 70 countries Investment Trends and Issues Analysis Main outputs Relevance Quality Effi ciency Effectiveness/direct impact (2020) (indicators of usefulness) (indicators of quality in (indicators of effi cient (indicators of added-value for terms of end-user appraisal) resource use in achieving benefi ciaries) accomplishments) Capacity-building elicited broad media coverage - “The Asia Pacifi c Group commends the UNCTAD participated in an expert panel with over 1,500 articles Secretariat for monitoring and reporting regularly the discussion conducted by - Projects on regional being written, across 103 global state of SDG investment.”Statement by the UNCTAD, AU, the World Bank investment issues (3) countries in 23 languages. Islamic Republic of Pakistan on behalf of the Asia Group and AfroChampions -Projects on the contribution of Pacifi c Group, Trade and Development Board, 67th Initiative, which shed light - The WIR 2020 and GITM no. session, 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. on the challenges of African foreign investment to inclusive 33 were among the top 10 news growth and the SDGs (5) Economic Zones as a result stories of 2020 on unctad.org. of the COVID-19 pandemic. - Training workshop on - The FDI tables were UNCTAD’s international investment most visited web pages as statistics and survey measured by UNCTADstat in 2020, methodologies (5) accounting for almost one fi fth - Seminars and workshops on (17.5 per cent) of all pageviews. FDI, its development dimension - “…the report [WIR 2020] offers and related policy issues, a comprehensive and well-argued including the dissemination of set of statistics and analytical the World Investment Report (7) forecast. The report’s special Consensus-building section on the transformation of and participation in international production in the next conferences and events decade is particularly illuminating and highly recommended reading - Trade and Development for policymakers.” European Union Board: Agenda on Investment Statement, Trade and Development for Development Board, 67th session, 9 September - Summit on Financing for 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. Development in the era of - Over 700 delegates including, COVID-19 and beyond (1); African Economic Zones Leaders and ministerial meeting (1) consisting of 82 AEZO members, -Financing the 2030 representing 42 countries, Agenda for Sustainable participated in the 5th AEZO Annual Development in the Era of Meeting that was co-organized with COVID-19 and Beyond – ad UNCTAD and the African Union. hoc preparatory meetings (10) Investment Policies Main outputs Relevance Quality Effi ciency Effectiveness/direct impact (2020) (indicators of usefulness) (indicators of quality in (indicators of effi cient (indicators of added-value for terms of end-user appraisal) resource use in achieving benefi ciaries) accomplishments) Research and policy analysis - The 2020 Virtual IIA Conference - “The Group of 77 and China wishes to highlight the - A new IPR e-tool was - “Particularly effective areas brought together over 200 comprehensive analysis of the investment frameworks developed to enable benefi ciary of UNCTAD’s activities include - Investment Policy Reviews: participants from Governments, of member states, through UNCTAD’s Investment countries to report when an [DIAE’s] Investment Policy Reviews Armenia, Côte d’Ivoire, international and regional Policy Reviews (...). The Group welcomes the recent IPR recommendation has been where evaluations have reported Nepal, Seychelles (4) organizations, private sector, release of the IPRs of Cote d’Ivoire, Angola, and implemented and how it has increases in foreign direct investment -Investment Policy Monitors (3) academia and civil society. In a Chad …These recent IPRs provide concrete, timely been done, thereby enabling infl ows