United Nations TD/B/WP/305/Add.1 United Nations Conference Distr.: General 3 September 2020 on Trade and Development English only Trade and Development Board Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget Eightieth session Geneva, 14–16 September 2020 Item 3 of the provisional agenda Review of the technical cooperation activities of UNCTAD and their financing Report by the Secretary-General of UNCTAD Annex I: Review of activities undertaken in 2019* * This document has not been formally edited. GE.20-11427(E) TD/B/WP/305/Add.1 Contents Page Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................... 4 Country/territory/region codes ......................................................................................................... 6 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 9 I. Theme A: Transforming economies, fostering sustainable development ......................................... 9 A1 Investment policy reviews ....................................................................................................... 9 A2 Services policy reviews ........................................................................................................... 15 A3 Trade policy framework reviews ............................................................................................ 16 A4 Science, technology and innovation policy reviews ................................................................ 18 A5 E-commerce and the digital economy ...................................................................................... 20 A6 Investment guides .................................................................................................................... 25 A7 Non-tariff measures ................................................................................................................. 26 A9 Trade negotiations and the international trading system .......................................................... 30 A10 Sustainable trade and the environment .................................................................................... 38 A11 Investment promotion and facilitation ..................................................................................... 43 A99 Other ....................................................................................................................................... 46 1. Trade and creative economy ............................................................................................ 46 2. Voluntary sustainability standards .................................................................................. 52 3. Investment trends and issues ........................................................................................... 54 4. Macroeconomic and development policies ..................................................................... 56 5. International cooperation on science, technology and innovation under the auspices of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development ............................................ 61 II. Theme B: Tackling vulnerabilities, building resilience .................................................................... 62 B1 Support to graduation from least developed country status ..................................................... 63 B2 DMFAS − Debt Management and Financial Analysis System ................................................ 67 B4 UNCTAD contribution to the Enhanced Integrated Framework ............................................. 70 B5 Market access, rules of origin and geographical indications for the least developed countries ................................................................................................................................... 73 B6 Breaking the chains of commodity dependence ...................................................................... 79 B9 Sustainable and resilient transport and logistics services ........................................................ 81 B99 Other ........................................................................................................................................ 85 1. Assistance to the Palestinian people ................................................................................ 85 2. Productive capacity-building in vulnerable economies ................................................... 88 3. Trade-related capacity-building in the least developed countries ................................... 95 III. Theme C: Fostering economic efficiency, improving governance ................................................... 96 C1 Voluntary peer reviews of competition and consumer protection laws and policies ............... 96 C2 Business facilitation ................................................................................................................. 99 C3 Trade facilitation ...................................................................................................................... 101 2 TD/B/WP/305/Add.1 C4 ASYCUDA − Automated System for Customs Data .............................................................. 105 C5 Statistics ................................................................................................................................... 113 C7 Enabling accounting and reporting on the private sector’s contribution to implementation of the Sustainable Development goals ............................................................................................... 115 C8 Investment and public health ................................................................................................... 119 C9 International investment agreements ....................................................................................... 121 C10 Competition and consumer protection policies and frameworks ............................................. 125 C99 Other ........................................................................................................................................ 131 1. Capital markets and responsible investment ................................................................... 131 2. Addressing challenges and opportunities in economic globalization .............................. 133 IV. Theme D: Empowering people, investing in their future ................................................................. 134 D1 Trade, gender and development ............................................................................................... 134 D3 Entrepreneurship for sustainable development ........................................................................ 138 D6 Train for Trade ........................................................................................................................ 148 D99 Other ........................................................................................................................................ 156 1. Management and coordination ........................................................................................ 156 2. Virtual Institute .............................................................................................................. 157 3. Course on key issues on the international economic agenda – paragraph 166 ................ 157 3 TD/B/WP/305/Add.1 Abbreviations AfCFTA African Continental Free Trade Area ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASYCUDA Automated System for Customs Data COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa DFQF duty free and quota free DMFAS Debt Management and Financial Analysis System DTIS Diagnostic trade integration study EAC East African Community ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EIF Enhanced Integrated Framework FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FDI foreign direct investment GDP gross domestic product GSP Generalized System of Preferences GSTP Generalized System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries IFFs illicit financial flows IIA international investment agreement IOM International Organization for Migration IPR investment policy review ITC International Trade Centre LDC least developed country LLDCs landlocked developing countries MENA Middle East and North Africa MSMEs microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises OECS Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States SADC Southern African Development Community SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SIDS small island developing States SIGADE Sistema de Gestión y Análisis de la Deuda UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law UNDESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNECA United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 4 TD/B/WP/305/Add.1 UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNSD United Nations Statistics Division UPU Universal Postal Union WHO World Health Organization WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WTO World Trade Organization 5 TD/B/WP/305/Add.1 Country/territory/region codes AFG Afghanistan