Abstract
On the occasion of the thirteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), held in Doha, Qatar, from 21 to 26 April 2012, this contribution is dedicated to UNCTAD, the United Nations (UN) focal point for the integrated treatment of trade, investment and development. It first offers a brief overview of UNCTAD’s historical evolution and its organisational structure. It then presents UNCTAD’s contribution to one area of international economic relations: international investment and, more specifically, international investment agreements (IIAs). In so doing, this contribution shows how UNCTAD has, over time, adapted to a changing context for development policy-making and implemented a comprehensive approach that integrates three pillars of activities: research and analysis, capacity-building, and intergovernmental consensus-building.
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