The three-day event is hosted by UNESCO and co-organized with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UnitedNationsDevelopment Program (UNDP) and the UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD).
That is why the CBD is cooperating closely with the UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD) to foster such markets through its Biotrade Initiative.
According to the UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(Unctad), foreign direct investment (FDI) was one of the main casualties of the global slowdown last year.