The "United Nations Conference on Trade and Development" is generally known as UNCTAD. The Organization's "main goals are to maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities of developing countries, and to help them face challenges arising from globalization and integrate into the world economy, on an equitable basis."
The UNCTAD Web site (www.unctad.org) further explains the organization's operations, lists UNCTAD's reports, studies and other publications, and links to related Web sites. The Main Publications section includes reports, issue summaries, newsletters "Basic Documents," etc.