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Services are powering growth. Here’s how developing nations can catch up

Services are powering growth. Here’s how developing nations can catch up

Grynspan: Ensure developing countries reap fair share of critical mineral boom

Grynspan: Ensure developing countries reap fair share of critical mineral boom

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

Trade can boost global fight against hunger. Here’s how

Trade can boost global fight against hunger. Here’s how

The macroeconomics of discontent: Current trends and challenges in the global economy

Explore the Trade and Development Report 2024

The macroeconomics of discontent: Current trends and challenges in the global economy

Explore the Trade and Development Report 2024

Services are powering growth. Here’s how developing nations can catch up

Services are powering growth. Here’s how developing nations can catch up

Grynspan: Ensure developing countries reap fair share of critical mineral boom

Grynspan: Ensure developing countries reap fair share of critical mineral boom

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

Trade can boost global fight against hunger. Here’s how

Trade can boost global fight against hunger. Here’s how

Featured publications

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Trade against hunger

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Investment laws: Key trends and developments

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Global Trade Update (December 2024)

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

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Trade and Development Report 2024: Rethinking development in the age of discontent

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Coffee value chains: Enhancing traceability in Latin America

23 December 2024

Coffee value chains: Enhancing traceability in Latin America

20 December 2024

Afghanistan: UN agencies join forces to enhance refugee support and trade facilitation

19 December 2024

Key takeaways from COP29 and the road ahead for developing countries

13 December 2024

Sao Tome and Principe graduates from least developed country status

12 December 2024

Trade can boost global fight against hunger. Here’s how

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Data visualizations

The rise of the service economy: Opportunities and challenges for developing countries

The rise of the service economy: Opportunities and challenges for developing countries

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

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

The glaring inequality of income and CO2 emissions

The glaring inequality of income and CO2 emissions

A drop in the ocean: Carbon markets have provided limited finance for least developed countries

A drop in the ocean: Carbon markets have provided limited finance for least developed countries

Shifting investment patterns: 5 key FDI trends and their impact on development

Shifting investment patterns: 5 key FDI trends and their impact on development

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Meetings and events

Ad hoc expert meeting on trade, investment, climate and sustainable development

31 January 2025

Ad hoc expert meeting on trade, investment, climate and sustainable development

Geneva, Switzerland

15 – 17 January 2025

First regional workshop for ECOWAS national trade facilitation committees

17 January 2025

Trade and Development Board, thirty-third special session

Geneva, Switzerland

20 – 24 January 2025

Working Party on the Programme Plan and Programme Performance, eighty-ninth session

Geneva, Switzerland

27 – 31 January 2025

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course: Module 5 in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

28 – 30 January 2025

Second regional workshop for ECOWAS national trade facilitation committees

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Videos and podcasts

Season's greetings from UN Trade and Development: Wishing you peace and prosperity in 2025

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

Trade and Development Report 2024: Rethinking development in the age of discontent

From 2024 into 2025: Charting a new development course

Charting a new course: John Denton on how the private sector can support inclusive development

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.

9 December 2024

Global Commodities Forum 2024

23 November 2024

Third International Summit on Food Security

18 November 2024

G20 Rio Summit - Session II: Reform of global governance institutions

6 November 2024

Intergovernmental working group of experts on international standards of accounting and reporting, 41st session

5 November 2024

7th China International Import Expo: Opening Ceremony

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