Author	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Title	UNCTAD'S Work Programme on International Investment Agreements. From UNCTAD IX, Midrand (1996), to UNCTAD X, Bangkok (2000)
Imprint	Geneva, United Nations. 2000
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Summary: This booklet informs about the Secretariat's activities undertaken in response to the mandates received in Midrand in the area of international investment agreements, and, specifically, the work programme UNCTAD inaugurated in 1997. This work programme consisted of the preparation of a series of Issues in International Investment Agreements papers and the organization of regional symposia, Geneva-based seminars, civil society events and bilateral investment treaty negotiation rounds. This work is being continued within the framework of UNCTAD's Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development and its Investment Policies and Capacity-building Branch. [English only]