Business Desk :
UNCTAD’s 15th quadrennial ministerial conference (UNCTAD15) has been postponed to later in 2021.
The conference will now take place in Bridgetown, Barbados from Sunday, 3 October through to Friday, 8 October 2021, with pre-events starting on Friday, 1 October. The new dates were announced by UNCTAD Secretary General, Mukhisa Kituyi, and Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, in an online event organised Friday, according to a media release.
After evaluation of the ongoing global uncertainty and challenges linked to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Kituyi and Ms. Mottley explained that the postponement was the appropriate decision to protect the health and safety of both Barbadians and conference participants.
“We jointly agree that we are unable to proceed at this time with the organiSation of the UNCTAD15 ministerial conference in April 2021, as earlier communicated,” said Dr Kituyi.
