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NEW DATABASE: UNCTAD University Project maps content of over 1,400 IIAs Dear Member of the World Investment Network, It is my pleasure to inform you about the launch of UNCTAD’s IIA Mapping Project database. The new database is part of UNCTAD's IIA Navigator and contains a detailed mapping of 1,400 international investment agreements (IIAs). The UNCTAD IIA Mapping Project offers a tool for policymakers and researchers to analyse trends in the drafting of investment treaties. It builds upon UNCTAD’s Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development. The IIA Mapping Project database allows users to: View elements of over 1,400 investment treaties Select treaties based on key elements (e.g. qualifiers for fair and equitable treatment, scope of the expropriation clause or investor-State dispute settlement) Compare treaty elements over time and across countries Browsing through the IIA Mapping Project database will help stakeholders prepare for UNCTAD's High-level IIA Conference, scheduled for 19 July, as part of the 2016 World Investment Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. Individual treaties are mapped by law students from participating universities, under the supervision of their professors and with the overall guidance and coordination of UNCTAD. We thank our partners – students and professors – at more than 25 universities around the globe for their time and efforts in support of UNCTAD's IIA Mapping Project With best regards, James X. Zhan Director, Investment and Enterprise Head, World Investment Report team UNCTAD Palais des Nations, Geneva Tel: 41229175760 http://unctad.org/diae http://worldinvestmentreport.org http://unctad-worldinvestmentforum.org/