A new development path for a new world?
There is a greater need than ever before for international organisations, particularly UNCTAD, to support developing countries
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SIXTY-NINE years ago, in 1955, confronted with a Cold War that had divided the world into two major competing blocs, the leaders of a group of mostly newly independent states gathered in Bandung, Indonesia, for the first ever Asian-African Conference.
Going down in history as the Bandung Conference, the legacy of its stirring declaration, which set out the principles of non-alignment, remains relevant to this day.
The Conference also inspired the establishment of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), mandated to promote the interests of developing countries so they can benefit from the global economy more fairly and effectively.
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