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UNCTAD16 - Opening Plenary & Leaders Dialogue

UNCTAD16 - Opening Plenary & Leaders Dialogue

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Meetings & Events / Conferences / UNCTAD / 16th
Production Date
Video Length
02:38:33
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Original
Broadcasting UN Entity
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA - UNOG
Subject Topical
TRADE
DEVELOPMENT
Corporate Name
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT - UNCTAD
Summary
The 308th plenary meeting of the 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) will be opened by the head of the delegation from which the President of the previous session was elected (Barbados). The President of the sixteenth session of the Conference will be elected at the opening plenary. Followed by the Leaders Dialogue.
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Description
The 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) takes place from 20 to 23 October 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, with the theme "Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development".

Hosted by Switzerland and UNCTAD, the conference convenes Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Trade and Economy, Nobel Laureates, leaders of international organizations, representatives of civil society and renowned experts to engage in high-level dialogue on global trends and policy perspectives on trade, investment, development and the digital economy.

UNCTAD16 is opened by the head of the delegation of Barbados, the host country of the previous session (UNCTAD15), held from 3 to 7 October 2021.

Opening plenary and ceremony
Moderator: 
  • Damon Embling, Director, Headline Media UK
Opening remarks: 
  • Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados
  • Guy Parmelin, Federal Councillor, Switzerland, Elected President of the 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • José Ramos-Horta, President, Timor-Leste
  • Phạm Minh Chính,  Prime Minister, Viet Nam
  • Annalena Baerbock, President, UN General Assembly
  • Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, UN Office at Geneva
  • Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Leaders Dialogue

Opening remarks: 
  • Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Speakers:
  • Guy Parmelin, Federal Councillor, Switzerland
  • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization
  • Arnoldo André Tinoco, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Costa Rica
  • Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica
  • Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance, Egypt

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