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Book launch: Multilateralism, Regionalism and Bilateralism in Trade and Investment
26.11.2007, 14:33
The event will take place in the United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC), Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels.
About this book:
Global governance is a concern of not only
global organisations but also of all individual states and of regional
co-operation agreements among sovereign states. In 2001, the United Nations
University has launched UNU-CRIS, a research and training programme on
comparative regional integration to study the role of regional integration in
global governance. The present first volume of the World Report on Regional
Integration is a timely product of the research undertaken at UNU-CRIS. This
new series of World Reports will certainly contribute to the discussion on the
interaction between regional and global governance. And by bringing together
insights from different parts of the UN system, in particular the five UN
regional economic commissions and UNCTAD, this report will also contribute to a
better understanding of the role of regions in the UN.
Hans van Ginkel, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Rector
of UNU
The World Report on Regional Integration brings together a
well-balanced mix of economic analysis, facts and political perspectives on the
topic of regional integration. The most valuable and unique contribution of
this volume is the enhanced clarity it brings to the complex picture of trade
and investment integration, the entanglement of which points to the need for
more effective regional governance as a building block of multilateral
governance in this area. As the world’s most dynamic trading region, Asia and the Pacific is a key player in this process, and
the UNESCAP secretariat, in its service to the region, will continue to accord
high priority to this policy objective.
Kim Hak-Su, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive
Secretary of UNESCAP
Written for:
Policy-makers at national, regional, global levels; academics, students, think-tanks