Editing UN Trade and Development (section)

=== Nairobi, 1976, and Manila, 1979 ===
UNCTAD IV, held in [[Nairobi]] in May 1976, showed relative success compared to its predecessors. An [[Overseas Development Institute]] briefing paper of April 1979 highlights one reason for success as being down to the [[1973 Oil Crisis]] and the encouragement of LDCs to make gains through producers of other commodities. The principal result of the conference was the adoption of the Integrated Programme for Commodities. The programme covered the principal commodity exports and its objectives aside from the stabilisation of commodity prices were: "Just and remunerative pricing, taking into account world inflation", the expansion of processing, distribution and control of technology by LDCs and improved access to markets.<ref name="preview">{{cite web|title=UNCTAD V: A preview of the issues |url=http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5369&title=unctad-v-preview|work=ODI Briefing Papers 2 |date=April 1979 |publisher=[[Overseas Development Institute]]|access-date=28 June 2011|archive-date=26 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026150532/http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5369&title=unctad-v-preview|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNCTAd VI: background and issues|url=http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5412&title=unctad-vi-issues-prospects-ldcs|work=ODI Briefing Paper|publisher=[[Overseas Development Institute]]|access-date=19 July 2011|archive-date=26 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026162118/http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5412&title=unctad-vi-issues-prospects-ldcs|url-status=dead}}</ref>

UNCTAD V, held in [[Manila]] in 1979 in the wake of the Nairobi Conference, focused on the key issues of protectionism in developing countries and the need for structural change, trade in commodities and manufacturing aid and international monetary reform, technology, shipping, and economic co-operation among developing countries. An Overseas Development Institute briefing paper written in 1979 focuses its attention on the key issues regarding the LDCs' role as the [[Group of 77]] in the international community.<ref name="preview"/>