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AID FOR TRADE Interview with Patricia Francis, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre

Q: You were appointed Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) in June 2006. What do you consider are your main achievements since taking office? I would say refocusing the organization –– to bring everybody to one place –– which was a very difficult thing to do. ITC was fragmented, and now we’re working more in unison. I believe one of the most important things we’ve achieved is that now we all share a common vision. We had…

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Interview with Dr Max Puig, Minister of Labour of the Dominican Republic

Q: What is your reason for visiting the United Nations in Geneva? The reason for my being here today in Geneva is to head the Dominican delegation to the Universal Periodic Review exercise in the Human Rights Council. This exercise was made possible by the work of the Inter-Institutional Commission, whose members come from various government ministries, public institutions and civil society, as well as the invaluable contribution of our Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office here in…

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