Qatar selected vice chair of UNCTAD’s Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission

Members of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have selected Qassim al-Darwish Fakhro, Commercial Attache at the Office of the State of Qatar to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other economic organisations in Geneva, to hold the post of Vice-Chairman of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission during its thirteenth session, which continues until November 18.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has said in a statement that the selection of the State of Qatar for this post comes in light of the great interest the State attaches to developing investment policies in order to achieve its development goals in accordance with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
The Ministry stated that the meetings of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission discuss the key and emerging issues in the fields of investment, enterprises, technology, and their impact on sustainable development, noting that the deliberations focus on ways to mobilise public and private funding to be invested for the goals of sustainable development. The commission also considers ways to utilise the impact of new technologies on formulating science, technology and innovation policies to serve sustainable development.
It also examines the challenges and potential solutions facing developing countries in this field, with a special focus on energy and agriculture technologies.
Doha hosed the 13th session of the UNCTAD in 2012, where the Documents of Doha Manar (Arabic for beacon) and Doha Mandate were adopted.
The documents were significant achievements as they underscored the importance of development and the concerns of developing countries in international trade.