Introduction

This meeting should be seen in the context of the March 2007 meeting of the Commission on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues at which it was confirmed that UNCTAD should serve as the key focal point in the United Nations system for dealing with matters related to international investment agreements, as part of its work on trade and development issues, and to continue to provide the forum to advance understanding of issues related to international investment agreements and their development dimension, involving all relevant stakeholders and with particular ...