Impact Summary: the Performance Appraisal Framework 2020 UNCTAD Division on Investment and Enterprise

Impact summary: the Performance Appraisal Framework 2020 UNCTAD Division on Investment and Enterprise

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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) - The WIR 2017 on “Investment Research and policy analysis - In 2020, the UN General - “This delegation would like to…thank UNCTAD… - The WIR 2020 “is a and the Digital Economy” served Assembly (GA) adopted a resolution for its excellent work in mapping the challenges demonstration of UNCTAD’s as the founding block on which - World Investment Report on Promoting investments for and opportunities for global investment following contribution to the global (WIR) 2020: International the World Economic Forum’s new sustainable development (A/ the COVID-19 pandemic.” Statement by the sustainable development Digital FDI initiative is built. The Production Beyond the RES/75/207. The resolution Netherlands, Trade and Development Board, 67th goals and is a timely reminder Pandemic; and WIR initiative seeks at attracting FDI in acknowledges UNCTAD’s work in this session, 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. of UNCTAD’s role in the UN support of digital competitiveness 2020 Overview (2) area and the policy actions proposed system….” Statement by - “For African states striving to promote structural to help economies recover from - Quarterly Global Investment in the WIR 2020 to facilitate a ‘Big Barbados on behalf of the the COVID-19 pandemic. Push’ in private sector investment in transformation through industrialization and integration Group of SIDS. Trade and Trends Monitors (GITM) in GVCs, the industry centered analysis using three No. 33, 34 (special Corona the SDGs; and requests UNCTAD Development Board, 67th - In September 2020, a high- to, “based on its ongoing research, key dimensions of GVCs and how they are being session, 9 September 2020, level East African Community Virus Edition), 35 (special shaped by policy, sustainability and technology Corona Virus Edition), 36 inform its 76th session through a Geneva, Switzerland. (EAC) Regional Forum on SEZ dedicated section of the WIR, with megatrends is extremely insightful.” African Group Regimes recommended the use and 37 (Special Issue – statement, Trade and Development Board, 67th - “The Group… appreciates RCEP Agreement) (5) a special focus on how to overcome of UNCTAD’s latest research the impacts of the COVID-19 session, 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. the industry-basedadopted in the approach thematic chapter insights on perspectives of - SDG Investment pandemic on promoting investments -“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 allows to assess how each new approaches to SEZs. - Transnational Corporations well as concrete recommendations, son analyse, une lecture indispensable pour les value chain industry is being including on strategic sectors to impacted distinctly, and the - In South Africa, the WIR 2019 was Journal, volume 27, No. 1-3 (3) décideurs et un outil fort utile pour la communauté used as a model in the re-design of investment for the implementation internationale du développement.” Statement possible confi gurations they - Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting of the 2030 Agenda”. could face in the future...” G77 the Atlantis SEZ strategy towards by the Delegation of Morocco, 67th session, a sustainable zone - Atlantis on WIR 2020 and 2021 (2) 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. and China Group Statement, - By the end of 2020, the WIR 2020, Trade and Development Board, Greentech SEZ – which aims at - Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting including overview, factsheets, - “…thanks [to] the Division on Investment and attracting and promoting low- on FDI for Development (1); 67th session, 9 September data and statistics and chapters Enterprise, for the excellent quality of analysis in 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. carbon, resource-effi cient and Multinational Enterprises and were downloaded 190,000 times. its latest report [WIR] maintaining its long-standing socially inclusive investment. Gender Equality (1); and The - Social media platforms, - The WIR 2020 was launched status as the world reference publication in this - On the basis of the International Transmission domain.” Statement by the delegation of Algeria, such as Twitter, LinkedIn of Gender Policies and globally on 16 June 2020. Its and Facebook were deployed recommendations of the WIR2019, fi ndings were reported in over Trade and Development Board, 67th session, Colombia enacted a new Law Practices: The Role of 9th September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. with considerable success Multinational Enterprises (1) 1,600 press articles across 93 to diversify exposure and the on Special Economic Zones. countries in 17 languages. - “…WIR 2020 is indeed a vital resource for - Maintenance and reach of the WIR 2020, with - The fi ve Global Investment Trends researchers and policymakers, as well as a unique the top WIR tweet receiving updating of the databases teaching tool for development scholars and graduate (FDI, transnational Monitors (GITM) published in 2020 over 187,500 impressions students.” Mr. Augustin K. FOSU,Professor, ISSER, and 2,604 engagements. corporations (TNCs), University of Ghana; Extraordinary Professor, mergers and acquisitions, FEMS, University of Pretoria; and Research - More than 280 experts global value chains) Associate, CSAE, University of Oxford. representing 70 countries Investment Trends and Issues Analysis

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) - “Particularly effective areas 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 of UNCTAD’s activities include brought together over 200 comprehensive analysis of the investment frameworks developed to enable benefi ciary [DIAE’s] Investment Policy Reviews - Investment Policy Reviews: participants from Governments, of member states, through UNCTAD’s Investment countries to report when an where evaluations have reported Armenia, Côte d’Ivoire, international and regional Policy Reviews (...). The Group welcomes the recent IPR recommendation has been increases in foreign direct investment Nepal, Seychelles (4) organizations, private sector, release of the IPRs of Cote d’Ivoire, Angola, and implemented and how it has infl ows and increased knowledge -Investment Policy Monitors (3) academia and civil society. In a Chad …These recent IPRs provide concrete, timely been done, thereby enabling levels of stakeholders.” MOPAN feedback survey, over 80 per cent and actionable advice, in line with the tradition of the provision of timely and 2019 Assessments: UNCTAD. - IIA Reform Accelerator (1) of respondents said that the Virtual the UNCTAD IPR programme.” Statement of the relevant policy advice and IIA Conference increased their Republic of Zambia on behalf of the Group 77 and support to countries while - The impact of reforms in IPR - UNCTAD-OECD Reports on benefi ciary countries is refl ected in G20 Investment Measures (2) knowledge of IIAs and IIA reform; China, Trade and Development Board, 67th session, travel restrictions and social 97 per cent rated the quality and 9th September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. distancing are in force. several ways, including improved - IIA Issues Notes (2) usefulness of the event information international rankings on the on the Investment Policy Hub as - “The Group (…) recognizes the Investment - Since the inception of business environment and in - Continued updating of the Policy Framework for Sustainable Development the investment policy an increase in FDI infl ows. For IIA and ISDS Navigators ‘excellent’ or ‘good’; and 75 per cent stated that UNCTAD was their as a core pillar guiding UNCTAD’s technical reviews, more than 470 example, between 2000–2009 Capacity-building main source of information on IIAs. assistance.” G77 and China Group statement, recommendations have been and 2010–2019, FDI infl ows Trade and Development Board, 67th session, implemented, benefi ting rose by 48 per cent worldwide - Development of an online tool - “UNCTAD could play an important 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. more than 55 economies. while they grew by 110 per cent to enhance the support provided role in supporting countries to in 15 countries for which an - “[T]he Group also wishes to acknowledge UNCTAD’s - A signifi cant number to benefi ciary countries for reform their investment treaties, assessment of the implementation valuable analysis on international investment of IPR recommendations the implementation of the especially developing countries, of IPR recommendations agreement reform, including its continuing guidance were implemented with the IPR recommendations. given the eminent expertise enjoyed has been conducted. by the experts of this organization on reform options. It is encouraging to note that assistance of UNCTAD (about - Implementation of IPR e-tool and the relevant work that they nearly all new IIAs contain features in line with 40 per cent of them). The - “UNCTAD’s policy tools in Burkina Faso, Ecuador, have achieved in IIA reform, UNCTAD’s Reform Package for the International assistanceincluding took advisory different services forms, including the Investment Policy Seychelles and Uzbekistan (4) such as the Reform Kit for the Investment Regime.” G77 and China Group on policy, legal, regulatory Framework for Sustainable statement, Trade and Development Board, 67th and institutional matters. Development and the Road Map - National workshops on International Investment Regime, the session, 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. for the Reform of the International investment policy reviews Framework for Investment Policies - The IIA programme Investment Agreement Regime and follow-up (6) for Sustainable Development or the - “The delegation of Sri Lanka would like to maintained the repository have contributed to 100 country Accelerator for the Reform of IIAs.” note with appreciation (…) the signifi cant role of quantitative analysis on - Projects on investment policy reviews of international investment Mr. Abdou El Azizi, Head of the [played by DIAE in] supporting the international IIA reform efforts, based reviews including follow-up networks, and approximately 60 Investment Protection and Promotion investment community in the absence of an on the comprehensive implementation (11) treaty clauses have also benefi tted Agreements Department, Ministry of international institutional arrangement to oversee mapping of BITs against from this work.” MOPAN 2019 Economy, Finance and Administration investment governance.” Statement by Sri Lanka, - Projects on international 150 criteria. It covers 2,576 Assessments: UNCTAD. investment agreements (8) Reform, Kingdom of Morocco, at Trade and Development Board, 67th session, BITs mapped in partnership the 2020 Virtual IIA Conference. 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. with over 45 universities. - The 2020 Virtual IIA Conference inspired 22 attendees to refl ect on Investment Policies

- Training workshops on - In 2020 almost 300,000 - « Il va sans dire que la qualité des experts de la - The Investment Laws the national IIA strategy, on the best practices in national people visited the Investment CNUCED et la pertinence de leurs interventions Navigator is a comprehensive review of their country’s IIA network and international policies Policy Hub website. et commentaires nous ont permis d’apprécier les and regularly updated or national IIA action plan. related to investment (8) innovations apportées par le nouveau modèle collection of national - “We commend UNCTAD for its marocain de TBI et de mesurer la cohérence investment laws. It contains - The adoption of a declaration - Training workshops on the efforts in providing expert opinions de ce modèle avec les meilleures pratiques the full text of 186 laws. on COVID-19 and ISDS in Africa negotiation, implementation and advice to assist African internationales en la matière » Direction du was made following UNCTAD’s and reform of international countries in the context of the Trésor et des Finances Extérieurs, Ministère de - The ISDS Navigator has contribution to a series of investment agreements (16) African investment protocol….” l’Economie et des Finance, Royaume du Maroc. been comprehensively discussions organized by the African Group statement, Trade updated and now provides African Union on COVID-19 and - Updating and maintenance and Development Board, 67th - “We think UNCTAD provides valuable work access to detailed information the risk of ISDS cases in Africa. of the Investment Policy Hub session, 9 September 2020, through analysis and technical assistance in the about 1,061 publicly known, - IIA Reform is well under way Consensus-building Geneva, Switzerland. fi eld of investment, in particular on international treaty-based ISDS cases. and involves countries at all investment agreements. We are proud to support levels of development and from and participation in - The feedback received from - The IIA Navigator is this work through our strategic partnership with all geographical regions. All of conferences and events participants in capacity-building continuously updated to UNCTAD.” Ms. Caroline Kollau, Director, Trade today’s new IIAs include several workshops on IIAs is very positive, include information on the - 2020 Virtual IIA Conference Policy and Economic Governance, Ministry sustainable development-oriented with an average of 90 per cent most recent IIAs. It contains of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands. reform elements in line with - Multi-year Expert Meeting stating that the courses contributed the full texts of 87 per cent UNCTAD’s policy tools. on Investment, Innovation substantially to improving their of all bilateral investment and Entrepreneurship understanding of the key issues at treaties (BITs) and 96 per cent - Since the launch of UNCTAD’s for Productive Capacity stake; and 44 per cent noting that of all treaties with investment options for Phase 2 of IIA Reform Building and Sustainable the Investment Policy Framework had provisions (TIPs) signed. (WIR 2017), at least 95 countries Development (8th Session) prompted their country to reconsider have taken steps to modernize - A regional approach to its investment policy strategy. their old-generation treaties. technical assistance through - “The [Expert Meeting on the the organization of trainings - To date some 140 countries new proposed Arab Investment and workshops in collaboration (including REIOs) have used the Agreement] will allow Arab with partners on a cost sharing IPFSD to (re)design investment countries to align their investment basis has contributed to policies and 75 have used the policies with their development optimizing resource use and Road Map for IIA reform to aspirations. The meeting embodies enhancing impact. Partners redesign IIA treaty clauses. the longstanding and productive have included the Islamic collaboration and partnership Centre for Development of - “It gives me immense pleasure between the Islamic Development Trade, the United Nations to acknowledge that The Guiding Bank and UNCTAD.” Mr. Syed Economic Commissions, Principles for Investment Policy Husain Quadri, Manager, Country the International Institute for Making for D-8 Countries, developed Strategy and Market Integration Sustainable Development and jointly by UNCTAD and D-8 Division, Islamic Development Bank. the Islamic Development Bank. Secretariat, played an important Investment Policies

- Since 2012, close to 600 - Jointly with UNCTAD, D-8 role in drafting and modifying our government offi cials have been countries developed a set of domestic and foreign investment trained on key IIA and ISDS issues; guiding principles to guide policy frameworks.” Mr. Rifat 132 countries benefi ted from them in the formulation of Parvez, Executive Director General guiding principles on investment sustainable development- Board of Investment, Pakistan. policymaking; 81 countries and oriented international REIOs benefi ted from comments and national investment on or inputs into the development policies and to reform their of regional investment treaties; and existing 555 IIAs. They were 80 countries and REIOs benefi ted developed at no cost, relying from model BIT and IIA reviews. instead on D-8 countries’ intergovernmental cooperation, support from UNCTAD and the D8 Secretariat. Investment Capacity-Building

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) - Faced with a global pandemic, Research and policy analysis - Eight hundred investment - “The success of global Britain’s future economy will - Procedures documented countries have been using UNCTAD’s stakeholders participated in the rest on our ability to remain open to business, open in an eRegulations system eRegistrations platforms to continue - Investment Advisory Series Global Investment Promotion to innovation and open to global investors…I would are completely transparent providing essential services to No. 9 on Investing in the Conference 2020, including like to… acknowledge UNCTAD for their continued and widely accessible in all SMEs while their offi ces have been SDGs: The Role of Diplomats H.E. Mr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, efforts in facilitating these exchanges and fostering countries where the system is closed. In Benin, the number of the President of the Republic of greater cooperation and dialogue amongst countries operational. A total of 7,800 - IPA Observer (3) on COVID- companies created tripled during Botswana, H.E. Ms. Mia Mottley, on investment promotion. They do a tremendous job.” procedures are documented 19 challenges, on the “New Covid; in El Salvador 56 per cent Prime Minister of Barbados H.E. Lord Gerry Grimstone, Minister of Investment, in national eRegulations/Trade Normal”, and on mainstreaming of entrepreneurs accessing Covid and H.E. Lord Gerry Grimstone, UK. Global Investment Promotion Conference 2020. Portal systems, with 22,000 gender in investment promotion rescue packages were women; and Minister of Investment, Department steps (interactions between a Rwanda’s online platform published - UNCTAD - UN Habitat for International Trade, UK. - The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi tweeting user and a public entity), over information to make it easier to Discussion Paper on SEZ about the 2020 Investment Promotion Awards. 53,100 forms, 7,584 norms import medical equipment. and Urbanization (1) - In 2020, the sustainableFDI.org “Congratulations to Invest India for winning the 2020 and laws accessible online and platform elicited over 3,300 visitors United Nations Investment Promotion Award given over 5,800 civil servants and - Since 2016 UNCTAD’s - Business facilitation issues: with a total of 14,544 page views, by UNCTAD. This is a testimony to our government’s entities with contact data. eRegistration platform has been How UNCTAD’s E-government from 167 countries, including 152 focus on making India the world’s preferred investment - Following the implementation operating in Cameroon. To date, platform helps countries stay developing and transition economies. destination & improving ease of doing business.”, of UNCTAD’s e-government over 25,000 businesses have been open for business during (@narendramodi) Twitter, 8 December 2020. Covid-19; How the UN’s - “The evaluation concluded that platform in Benin, a new online created using the platform. The digital government platform the project [Investment promotion - “We need strong and effective multilateral institutions platform (monetrepreise.bj) was automation of business registration has helped governments, partnerships for bankable SDGs] like UNCTAD…to help pave the way and to create a launched, making its business online means that you can now entrepreneurs and vulnerable was highly relevant to the countries’ platform of trust and dialogue and a space between registration 100 per cent digital; open a business in 72 hours. needs and responded to the UNCTAD government and private sector.” Mr. Peter Robinson, and joining Estonia as being the populations during Covid (2) - “We can now collect information on mandate and specialization in President, US Council of International Business at fastest country in the world to what companies are being created - iGuide Caribbean (5) in supporting developing countries’ the Global Investment Promotion Conference 2020. start a business online. During and in which sectors. We also Barbados, Curaçao, Jamaica, agencies in attracting investment that the fi rst week of closure 182 know more about the age, gender Saint Lucia and Saint leads to sustainable development.” - “Creating markets and creating bankable businesses were created online. and location of our entrepreneurs. Vincent & the Grenadines Evaluation of UNCTAD activities: projects will be key for a resilient recovery. - “Partnerships were central in This is going to help us design our Overview (TD/B/WP/304). Thanks @UNCTAD for hosting such a positive, - A proposal for ten actions solution-focused Global Investment Promotion project design, and UNCTAD economic policies, particularly for to boost low and middle- - In 2020, over 1,200 IPA offi cials Conference + awards!” Ms. Karin Finkelston, Vice collaboration with investment our post-Covid recovery… With income countries’ productive and other stakeholders participated President, Finance International Corporation (@ promotion agencies at the an online platform my staff could capacity for medicines (1) in investment promotion training KFinnkelston), Twitter, 7 December 2020. national, regional and global continue operating during the Covid - Database on the online sessions and global meetings levels was reinforced, while crisis. Further, this tool helps them be organized by UNCTAD. - “The webinar was excellent. It gave us a good synergies with international more productive. They spend more response of IPAs to the perspective on the post-COVID-19 environment and COVID-19 crisis and national public actors time advising entrepreneurs and - In 2020, over 4,800,000 people the possible options the Caribbean can consider were advanced.” Evaluation less time doing administration.” Mr. - Leveraging the potential of visited national and regional in moving forward.” Ms. Suzette Hudson, Senior of UNCTAD activities: Jean-Marie Badga, Director-General ESG ETFs for Sustainable eRegulations websites worldwide. Investment Adviser, CAIPA, on the UNCTAD Overview (TD/B/WP/304). of the Investment Promotion Agency Investment Capacity-Building

Development - In 2020, 56 member States used Webinar for the Caribbean entitled - “… the project [Strengthening of Small and Medium Enterprises, various e-government platforms “Towards Post COVID-19: IPAs Adapting the capacities of developing Cameroon, 2020. - How public pension and developed by UNCTAD (E-Trade, to the New Normal”, 30 June 2020. country policymakers, sovereign wealth funds integrate e-Regulation and e-Registration) investment promotion offi cials - Results of the panel discussion at sustainability: practices of the that allowed for the continuity of - The draft Resolution on Strengthening local and academia in two priority the joint webinar with WHO fed into frontrunners and a proposed businesses during the pandemic. production of medicines and other health technologies sectors to attract investment the Proposal for ten actions to boost integration framework to improve access that was presented to WHO’s for sustainable and inclusive low and middle-income countries’ - The role of the SSE initiative was Executive Board on 21 January 2021 by China, development] had adopted productive capacity for medicines. - Cases studies on the GCI cited in Bloomberg Intelligence for Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, application for Family business a proactive approach to - By the end of 2020, the Family documenting a signifi cant increase South Africa, Sudan, Togo and Zimbabwe, refers to mainstreaming gender and Business Sustainability Pledge had - SSE monthly news highlights in the number of exchanges UNCTAD’s work on local pharmaceutical production. human rights concerns into accumulated 290 signatories. focused on ESG while considering - Maintenance and update its activities.” MOPAN 2019 - The Japan Exchange Group a wide range of factors including Assessments: UNCTAD. of the SSE Securities board room diversity, regulations, launched a new Practical Handbook Regulator database, the reporting, climate action and - “We look forward to further for ESG Disclosure using the SSE Stock Exchange database sustainable partnerships. strengthening our partnership Model Guidance on Reporting and ESG guidance database with UNCTAD to continue to ESG Information to Investors - The unprecedented growth of the empower and advocate the as part of its framework. Capacity-building SSE illustrates the effi cacy of the critical role of investment - The SSE initiative inspired Moscow - Implementation of the initiative. Most major global stock promotion agencies.” Mr. Trade Portal systems in exchanges are now members of the Exchange’s new Sustainability Fahad Al Gergawi, President Sector which aims to help issuers Burundi, Kazakhstan, SSE. In 2020 the SSE membership of WAIPA and CEO of Dubai Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan totalled 98 partner exchanges, listing raise funding for socially and FDI at the Global Investment environmentally oriented project. and Uzbekistan (5) almost 53,000 companies with a Promotion Conference 2020. combined total of almost $86.5 “In support of the SSE initiative, the -Development of the trillion in market capitalization. - The investment promotion Sustainability Sector was opened on eRegistrations in Benin; and and strategy publications are Moscow Exchange…The introduction new services developed in - “Thank you so much for sending disseminated to a network of of this sector…is one of the most Cuba, El Salvador and Iraq me that excellent publication more than 290 investment signifi cant measures that Moscow on investment promotion during promotion agencies and Exchange has been taking as part of - Projects on investment COVID-19. I have shared it with the SSE initiative.” Moscow Exchange promotion (3) also available on DIAE’s my colleagues back home, and we sustainableFDI website, which Sustainability Report 2019. - Projects on investment are fi nding it very useful indeed.” means its recommendations guides (4) Ms. Mekondjo Kaapanda-Girnus, and guidelines are referenced Commercial Counsellor, High globally by IPAs. - Projects on business Commission of Namibia in the UK. facilitation (17) - In 2020, some 500 - Based on UNCTAD’s work stakeholders from the public - Projects on intellectual under the AfCFTA support and private sectors, property (3) programme, the Egyptian Patent Investment Capacity-Building

- Trainings and workshops on Offi ce requested UNCTAD to academia and civil society, investment promotion (14) provide technical advice on the participated in trainings elaboration of a national intellectual and meetings organized or - Training workshops on property strategy for Egypt. co-organized by UNCTAD intellectual property for in the area of intellectual development (10) - In 2020, some 500 stakeholders property and public health. from the public and private - Workshops and seminars on sectors, academia and civil society, -The Family Business responsible investment (9) participated in trainings and Programme results from a - Workshops on Family meetings organized or co-organized Partnership approach with the Business (2) by UNCTAD in the area of intellectual world’s leading organization property and public health. of family businesses (FBN) - Workshop on Institutional spanning some 65 countries Investors (1) - “Through this partnership - Family Business Pledge [UNCTAD-FBN], we pledge Consensus-building to track progress and assess and participation in our impact transparently, by conferences and events applying UNCTAD’s global core indicators for family businesses - Global Investment Promotion aligned with the SDGs – a Conference 2020 universal reporting framework, - The United Nations Investment platform and language for Promotion Awards 2020: driving change.” Alexis du Recognizing Excellence in Roy de Blicquy, CEO, FBN. Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic; and Special Recognition for Mainstreaming Gender in Investment Promotion - SSE Consultative Group Quarterly Webinar (3) - Seminar on best practices of sustainability integration by institutional investors - 2020 Ring the Bell for Gender Equality Enterprise Development

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) - Over the past few years, national Research and policy analysis - In 2020, UNCTAD drafted the - “I stand here saluting the never-ending efforts - Since its inception, the entrepreneurship strategies have Secretary-General’s Report to of our entrepreneurship partners, in particular Empretec programme has been developed in Dominican - ISAR Review 2020 the 75th session of the General the United Nations Conference on Trade and been installed in more than and 2019 (2) Republic, Ecuador, Cameroon, Assembly on the implementation Development.” H.E. Wavel Ramkalawan, 40 countries. Almost 500,000 Ethiopia, Gambia, and Tanzania - Core SDG Indicators for Entity of A/RES/73/225 in partnership President of Seychelles. Global Entrepreneurship entrepreneurs have benefi ted with the support of UNCTAD. Reporting Training Manual with over ten UN entities. In Week, 18 November 2020, Seychelles. from Empretec workshops and November 2020, the UN General business development services. - In 2020 a National Action Plan - Case studies on the GCI Assembly adopted a resolution on - “UNCTAD’s efforts to promote entrepreneurship towards developing high quality implementation Vol.1 and 2 (2) Entrepreneurship for sustainable through its Empretec programme with a particular - The Empretec Directors sustainability/SDG reporting by focus on women, youth, and vulnerable individuals meeting brought together companies was developed and - ISAR Honours Brochure development (A/RES/75/211). The resolution acknowledges is commendable. This work will become even more Directors of the Empretec validated in Colombia. It contains - Strengthening informal the value of entrepreneurship important due to the pandemic...” African Group centres, coordinators, and recommendations and activities enterprises, microenterprises education and the dissemination statement, Trade and Development Board, 67th international trainers from 23 to improve the sustainability/SDG and small businesses (in of entrepreneurial thinking across session, 9 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. countries to discuss strategies reporting infrastructure in Colombia UNCTAD publication on the all sectors and encourages the and measures to cope with and enhance comparability, - “The experience of Guatemala has been very positive the global pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic) integration of entrepreneurship …This is a demonstration of the importance that quality and reliability of enterprise restrictions affecting regular accounting and reporting on - Empretec Women in Business within the formal and informal different stakeholders have given to the process. education systems, including operations of Empretec environmental, social and Awards Brochure (1) Now that the conversation has started and some centres all around the world. through the Empretec programme. companies are already doing their reporting on governance issues in alignment with - Empretec newsletter (1) sustainability, the project provides an opportunity to - UNCTAD established a fi nancial reporting principles and the - Some 370 experts from 53 SDG indicator monitoring framework. - ISAR newsletter (2) countries took part in the 37th improve this reporting and also for the government virtualon community entrepreneurship of practice within annual session of ISAR. Feedback to report on the contribution of the private sector UN entities that work on - Empretec trainings to migrant - Maintenance and updating received from participants indicated to the SDGs.” Ms. Débora Ponce, Counsellor entrepreneurship related and refugee entrepreneurs yielded of databases (ISAR and that 96 per cent were very satisfi ed of the Mission of Guatemala, and Vice Chair of issues in preparation of the positive impact 15-months entrepreneurship) or satisfi ed with the substantive ISAR 37 at the meeting with benefi ciary countries Secretary-General’s Report. after the Empretec training of DA project 1819H, 2 November 2020. which was corroborated by Capacity-building discussions; and 98 per cent - “Through the UN Development found the topics addressed at the - Over 70 stakeholders participated in the fi rst webinar migrant/refugee entrepreneurs’ - Empretec -Installation Account project; UNCTAD, session relevant to their work. organized in Russia within the framework of the testimonials during national policy and consolidation phase: MINECO, SEGEPLAN, and Global Initiative towards post-Covid-19 resurgence workshops in the presence of Angola, India, Malaysia, - The ISAR 37th session and CENTRARSE will foster of the MSME sector, including around 30% of governmental stakeholders. Russian Federation, Saudi related events featured 51 Twitter synergies between different small and medium-sized business representatives Arabia, and Tanzania (7) posts which generated close to actors to advance towards - The UNCTAD/IOM/UNHCR Policy 16,000 Twitter impressions with an from various countries in the CIS region. Over the implementation of Guide on Entrepreneurship for - Projects on enterprise average of 313 views per posting. 90% of the webinar participants considered the sustainability reporting Migrants and Refugees continued development and content of the presentations as very useful. frameworks, measuring the to be a reference document for business linkages (4) - “In a year like 2020, the market - Participants of a series of four webinars, organized contribution of the private all stakeholders in the fi eld. needs sustainability information sector to the 2030 Agenda.” more than ever to retain clients and jointly with UNITAR, on the impact of COVID-19 on Enterprise Development

- Multi-year Expert Meeting - A series of regional and programmes at IMD Lausanne on Investment, Innovation international training-of trainers’ for digital economy and and Entrepreneurship workshops on an updated version intense mentorship services for Productive Capacity of Empretec were held in Africa, by leading industry experts. Building and Sustainable Latin America, and the Middle Development (8th Session) East to support Empretec centres - Graduates of Empretec and their trainers in strengthening Programme in Jordan serve - Micro, Small and Medium their response to assist SMEs as an inspiration to other sized enterprises (MSME) during the pandemic. One entrepreneurs and their success high-level event. hundred and sixty-four Empretec stories are widely publicized. A fi sh breeding farm that was - Secretary-General’s Report trainers and trainee-trainers from 25 countries participated. established by an Empretec on the Implementation graduate, creating six direct of A/RES/73/225 job opportunities, was visited - Practical implementation, by His Royal Highness Crown including measurement, of Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah core indicators for entity II who noted the importance of reporting on the contribution encouraging self-employment towards the attainment of culture in Jordan and launching the Sustainable Development more income-generating Goals: Review of case studies projects in various sectors to (TD/B/C.II/ISAR/93) achieve economic growth. - Climate-related fi nancial - The MSME day brought disclosures in mainstream together ministers, high level entity reporting: Good policy makers, leaders of major practices and key challenges international organizations, (TD/B/C.II/ISAR/94) business associations and academia to highlight the role of SMES in the post-COVID-19 recovery phase and in social economic development. The event gathered over 2,000 viewers representing all developing regions of the world. It was also very closely followed through social media channels such as Twitter where 6,576 people engaged on the topic.