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Africa’s $3.4 trillion opportunity: Turning vulnerabilities into resilience

Africa’s $3.4 trillion opportunity: Turning vulnerabilities into resilience

Grynspan to G20: Global leadership is changing, so is trade

Grynspan to G20: Global leadership is changing, so is trade

Africa’s vulnerability to global shocks highlights need for stronger regional trade

Africa’s vulnerability to global shocks highlights need for stronger regional trade

Viet Nam to host 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development in October

Viet Nam to host 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development in October

Economic Development in Africa Report 2024: Unlocking Africa's trade potential

Explore the report

Economic Development in Africa Report 2024: Unlocking Africa's trade potential

Explore the report

Africa’s $3.4 trillion opportunity: Turning vulnerabilities into resilience

Africa’s $3.4 trillion opportunity: Turning vulnerabilities into resilience

Grynspan to G20: Global leadership is changing, so is trade

Grynspan to G20: Global leadership is changing, so is trade

Africa’s vulnerability to global shocks highlights need for stronger regional trade

Africa’s vulnerability to global shocks highlights need for stronger regional trade

Viet Nam to host 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development in October

Viet Nam to host 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development in October

Featured publications

Cover image for Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development

Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development

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Economic Development in Africa Report 2024

Cover image for Handbook of Statistics 2024

Handbook of Statistics 2024

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Fostering environmentally sustainable electronic commerce

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Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 48

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Harnessing frontier technology for food security in Nigeria

12 February 2025

Harnessing frontier technology for food security in Nigeria

29 January 2025

From Cambodia to Peru: G77 and China chair changes hands in Geneva

7 January 2025

For a more just global economy: The role of Latin America

2 January 2025

Small island nations: How oceans offer solutions to climate change

31 December 2024

Transforming customs processes to drive trade efficiency worldwide

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Data stories

Tracking trade and development: UNCTAD’s Data Insights highlight key trends

Tracking trade and development: UNCTAD’s Data Insights highlight key trends

Global foreign direct investment fell 8% in 2024

Global foreign direct investment fell 8% in 2024

Foreign investment in developing economies fell 2% in 2024, marking second year of decline

Foreign investment in developing economies fell 2% in 2024, marking second year of decline

733 million people face chronic hunger: Here's how trade can help

733 million people face chronic hunger: Here's how trade can help

Global trade grows 3.3% in 2024, driven by a 7% rise in trade in services

Global trade grows 3.3% in 2024, driven by a 7% rise in trade in services

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Meetings and events

5th United Nations Ocean Forum on trade-related aspects of Sustainable Development Goal 14

3 – 5 March 2025

5th United Nations Ocean Forum on trade-related aspects of Sustainable Development Goal 14

Geneva, Switzerland

24 – 26 February 2025

National training workshop on science, technology and innovation park policies and practices in Ghana

24 – 28 February 2025

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course: Module 3 in Kribi, Cameroon

Kribi, Cameroon

25 February 2025

Workshop on key issues in international investment policymaking for the mediterranean

Geneva, Switzerland

26 – 28 February 2025

Namibia trade facilitation roadmap workshop

Windhoek, Namibia

26 – 27 February 2025

Second national consultation on integrated policy strategies for a sustainable future of Pakistan

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Videos and podcasts

Rebeca Grynspan: Viet Nam will host the 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16)

Economic Development in Africa Report 2024: Unlocking Africa's trade potential

The Least Developed Countries Report 2024: Leveraging carbon markets for development

The future of food: Jennifer Clapp on recipes for resilience and sustainability

UN report: Unlocking Africa’s trade potential

Secretary-General statements

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Geneva, Switzerland

Rebeca Grynspan

Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica was appointed the eighth Secretary-General of UNCTAD on 13 September 2021. She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of the organization.

21 February 2025

G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Republic of South Africa's G20 priorities and G20@20 review

20 February 2025

G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Discussions on the global geopolitical situation

11 February 2025

10th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly: Charting progress to shape the future – the best is yet to come

3 February 2025

Trade and Development Board, 77th executive session

24 January 2025

Warwick Economics Summit 2025

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