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Nairobi to host 14th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - 17-22 July 2016

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 1, 2016/APO/ --

 Date:          17 – 22 July 2016
Venue:    Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi
 


The 14th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will be held on July 17-22 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta will open the week-long meeting. Thousands of delegates including Heads of State and Government, ministers, academic and economic experts, representatives of the private sector and  members of nongovernmental organizations are expected to attend.

The Chair of the National Coordinating Committee for UNCTAD 14 is Amina Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya.

Please find attached for your information the following press materials on:

·        Overview of UNCTAD 14

·        Preliminary Programme

·        Biographical Note: Kenya’s Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

·        UNCTAD at a Glance

NOTE:

More UNCTAD related materials will be made available as we get closer to the conference.

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