ICTSD is a non-profit civil-society organization which engages a broad range of actors in ongoing dialogue aimed at contributing to a better understanding of sustainable development concerns in the context of international trade.
Activities
By empowering stakeholders in trade policy through information, dialogue, well-targeted research and capacity-building, ICTSD seeks to influence the international trade system in ways that advance the goal of sustainable development.
Its programmes include:
a Communications and Information Programme, including the BRIDGES series of monthly and weekly publications;
a Dialogues Programme, consisting of formal and informal meetings held in Geneva
or at regional sites that convene representatives from governments, civil society, intergovernmental organizations and academia to exchange ideas and information on topics relevant to current discussions in the field;
a Research Programme, encompassing training, research and services. This programme
and its various issue areas (Environment, Agriculture, Services, Africa and Intellectual
Property) focuses on raising and supporting a high level of interaction among stakehold-
ers by drawing on the best human and academic resources to factor sustainable devel-
opment into trade policy-making. It involves capacity-building and training initiatives
for trade and sustainable development, and provides a Resource Centre, which offers a
regularly updated online document search service containing the latest acquisitions in
trade and sustainable development.
Type of organisation:
Non-governmental and business organizations
Established:
1996
Number of staff:
40
Head/Director:
Executive Director: Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz
Cooperation
with a large numbers of NGOs, as well as with UN organizations.
