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UNCTAD
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Commission on Science and Technology for
Development (CSTD)
[www.unctad.org]
The Commission is a subsidary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is comprised of
43 members and
meets annually for a period of one week.
The Commission was established to provide the General Assembly and the
Economic and Social Council with high-level advice on relevant issues
through analysis and appropriate policy recommendations or options in
order to enable those organs to guide the future work of the United
Nations, develop common policies and agree on appropriate actions.
The Commission is also mandated to
assist the Economic and Social Council in the system-wide follow-up to
the World Summit on the Information Society.
Since July 1993, the UNCTAD secretariat
has been responsible for the substantive servicing of the Commission. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
[www.un.org]
The Economic and Social Council coordinates the work of the 14 UN specialized agencies, 10 functional commissions and five regional commissions; receives reports from 11 UN funds and programmes (click
here for list of subsidiary bodies); and issues policy recommendations to the UN system and to Member States.
General Assembly (GA)
[www.un.org]
The General Assembly is the main deliberative organ of the United Nations. It is composed of representatives of all Member States, each of which has one vote. While the decisions of the Assembly have no legally binding force for Governments, they carry the weight of world opinion on major international issues, as well as the moral authority of the world community.
ECA - Economic Commission for Africa
[www.uneca.org]
Subsites:
 ESTNET: ECA Science and Technology Network
Science and Technology
Harnessing
information for development
AWICH: African water information clearingouse
ITCA: Information Technology Centre for Africa
AISI: African Information Society Initiative
AKNF: Africa Knowledge Networks Forum
ECA publication and documents
ECE - Economic Commission for Europe
[www.unece.org]
Subsites:
UNeTradeS.net: standards for trade
and e-business
Knowledge-based economy
ECLAC - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
[www.eclac.org]
Subsites:
Information systems on regional economic and social development
Statistical information
ECLAC
publications on science and technology
ESCAP - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
[www.unescap.org]
Subsites:
Information, communication and space technology
TechMonitor.net: information on the latest technological developments and events
Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)
Technology4SME.com
APTMNET: Asia-Pacific traditional medicine and herbal technology network
APCAEM:Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering
and Machinery (APCAEM)
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
[www.escwa.org]
Subsites:
Technology
Network of technology parks and technology incubators
Information and Communication Technology Division
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