A/RES/72/205 Commodities 7. Notes with concern the slow and uneven recovery from the severe economic and financial crisis of 2008, despite the recent strengthening of glob al economic activity, since growth remains weak in many countries and agricultural and other commodity prices remain depressed while inequalities are rising, and acknowledges that international trade can play a role in achieving sustainable, robust and balanced growth for all; 8. Calls for a coherent set of policy actions at the national, regional and international levels to address excessive price volatility and support commodity dependent developing countries in mitigating negative impacts, in particular by facilitating value addition and enhancing their participation in commodity and related product value chains, by supporting large-scale diversification of these economies and by encouraging the use and further development of market -oriented risk management tools, instruments and strategies; 9. Stresses the importance of developing and strengthening agricultural policies and strategies that recognize and address women’s critical role in food security and improved nutrition outcomes as an integral part of both short - and longterm responses to food insecurity and malnutrition, excessive price volatility and food crises in developing countries; 10. Recognizes the potential for innovation, productivity improvements and the promotion of non-traditional exports in most commodity-dependent developing countries, particularly in Africa, and calls for enhanced support by the international community as well as exchanges of experience in these areas within the framework of South-South economic cooperation; 11. Underscores the importance of increased investments in quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure as a means of promoting agricultural development and enhancing commodity diversification, including value -added production, and trade, and urges the international community to a ssist commoditydependent developing countries to mainstream trade as well as sound investment and financial policies as key elements of development strategies, based on national circumstances and development priorities, and to invest in and support resear ch and development of agriculture productivity; 12. Recognizes the endorsement of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security 17 by the Committee on World Food Security in 2012; 13. Also recognizes the endorsement of the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems 18 by the Committee on World Food Security in 2014; 14. Stresses that technical assistance and capacity-building aimed at improving the commodity export competitiveness of producers are particularly important for developing countries, especially in Africa, and invites Member States and all relevant stakeholders to provide the necessary resources for commodity specific financial and technical assistance, in particular for human and institutional capacity-building, including gender-responsive measures, as well as quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure development of developing countries, with a view to reducing their institutional bottlenecks and transaction costs and enhancing their commodity trade and development in accordance with national development plans; __________________ 17 18 6/8 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, document CL 14 4/9 (C 2013/20), appendix D. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, document C 2015/20, appendix D. 17-23270