This section will contain all official statements made during the interactive thematic sessions, the opening and closing ceremonies and on-conference site high-level events.

Official statements delivered in the interactive thematic sessions will be broadcast live on the Internet and will also be recorded for subsequent posting on the web (www.un.org/webcast/unctadxi).

The texts of statements that are remitted to the secretariat will be reproduced and distributed during the Conference in the language version(s) in which they are received by the secretariat.

Opening statements by:
H.E. Mr Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minster of Thailand	English
H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations	English	French
H.E. Mr. Julian Hunte, President of the UN General Assembly	English
H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil	Portuguese