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Trade and Development
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is one
of the principal instruments of the United Nations for trade negotiations in respect of trade and international development cooperation.
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) develops the legal framework for international trade.
World Trade Organization (WTO) oversees the rules of international trade.
It is a forum for trade negotiations and the impartial settlement of disputes between governments. One of its main objectives is to reduce protectionism and encourage
free trade.
Documentation
Yearbook of the United Nations provides an overview of the United Nations activities in the field of trade with a detailed subject index. A complete collection of yearbooks is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and the Libraries at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva. Since October 2008 the complete full text collection of The United Nations Yearbooks is available online at http://unyearbook.un.org/.
For documentation from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development: see DagDok, section UNCTAD.
For documentation from United Nations Commission on International Trade Law: see DagDok, section International Trade Law.
For documentation from the World Trade Organisation: see DagDok, section WTO.
Databases and Indexes
The UN Library online catalogue UNBISnet contains reports, documents and articles related to UN activities with links to full texts for recent years. Subject search can be performed using relevant terms from the UNBIS THESAURUS.
A subject index is posted at the UN official web site, Economic and Social Development, Index to Programmes.
Printed Indexes