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UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)
The CSTD is a subsidiary body of ECOSOC. It holds an annual intergovernmental forum for discussion on issues related to science, technology and development. The Commission has forty-three Member States elected by ECOSOC for a term of four years.
Outcomes of the CSTD include providing the United Nations General Assembly and ECOSOC with high-level advice on relevant science and technology issues.
UNCTAD serves as the Secretariat of the Commission.
