UNCTAD: The UNCTAD witnesses high-level ministerial exchanges on the economic crisis, globalization, economic development and competition law within the framework of development at its thirteenth session (Doha, Qatar, 21-26 april 2012)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. UNCTAD XIII, Doha, Qatar, 21-26 April 2012 The United Nations Conference for Co-operation and Development (UNCTAD) is a permanent subsidiary international organization of the United Nations, determined under Article 7 of the Charter of the United Nations, founded in 1964. Its headquarters are in Geneva. UNCTAD held its thirteenth ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar, from 21 to 26 April 2012. Originally set up in response to the United Nations' desire to ensure a mission at the service of development and to improve North-South relations, UNCTAD developed, from the 1980s onwards, mainly at the instigation of some European Union member States and the