United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations (UNCTC)
Centre des Nations Unies sur les sociétés transnationales
Centro de las Naciones Unidas sobre las Empresas Transnacionales
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Founded
1974-11
History
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Further understanding of the nature of transnational corporations, and of their political, legal, economic and social effects on home and host countries and in international relations, particularly between developed and developing countries; secure effective international arrangements to enhance the contribution of transnational corporations to national development goals and world economic growth, while controlling and eliminating their negative effects; strengthen the negotiating capacity of host countries, in particular the developing countries, in their dealings with transnational corporations.
Activities
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Links with:
- E-XE9937 - Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT);
- F-XC0281 - Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific (CPS);
- F-XD3462 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- H-XF0985 - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT);
- H-XD5737 - Grupo de Paises Latinoamericanos y del Caribe Exportadores de Azúcar (GEPLACEA);
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD);
- F-XF2266 - International Monetary Fund (IMF);
- D-XD0335 - Latin American Fisheries Development Organization;
- H-XE9672 - Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC);
- F-XF9594 - Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA);
- H-XF6602 - Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States (PTA);
- G-XF1953 - Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India (RIS, India);
- F-XF4530 - Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA);
- H-XD9682 - Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), currently
- F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- E-XE4161 - UNEP;
- B-XE3386 - UNIDO;
- H-XE4350 - United Nations Centre for Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD);
- U-XE3430 - United Nations World Food Council (WFC).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Links with:
- B-XB2321 - Consumers International (CI);
- D-XD1566 - Federación de Entidades Privadas de Centroamérica, Panama y Republica Dominica (FEDEPRICAP);
- U-XE0748 - Institute for Latin America;
- E-XB4328 - International Accounting Standards Board (IASB);
- D-XD2068 - International Arab Society of Certified Accountants (IASCA);
- B-XB1490 - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC);
- C-XC1502 - International Christian Union of Business Executives;
- H-XA1667 - International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU);
- B-XB2189 - International Law Association (ILA);
- B-XB2322 - International Organisation of Employers (IOE);
- H-XA3490 - World Confederation of Labour (WCL).
Publications
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- Society → Social
- Commerce → Multinationals
- Nation State → Political
- Law → Legality
- Economics → Economic
- International Relations → International Relations
- International Relations → United Nations
- Development → Development
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE6753
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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