Economic policies impact different segments of the population, including men and women, in different ways. In turn, gender inequalities impact on trade policy outcomes and economic growth. Taking into account gender perspectives in macro-economic policy, including trade policy, is essential to pursuing inclusive and sustainable development and to achieving fairer and beneficial outcomes for all.
UNCTAD plays a key role in ensuring that gender considerations are incorporated in a meaningful way in trade policies. Through its work programme on Trade, Gender and Development, UNCTAD supports its member countries in:
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assessing the distinct effect of economic policies, especially trade policy, on men and women, boys and girls; identifying gender-based constraints that impede inclusive development; and devising strategies and policy measures to overcome them.
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mainstreaming gender into trade policy through the inclusion of gender considerations in policy formulation and implementation, and in the negotiations of trade and other agreements at the multilateral, regional and bilateral levels.
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29 May 2017COMESA special edition of UNCTAD online course on trade and gender launched today!The eight week online course for 80 participants from 19 countries, including government officials, researchers, civil society representatives and staff members of the Common Market for East and Southern African (COMESA) Secretariat will begin on 29 May, with discussions focusing on the various links between trade and gender. 23 March 2017Women must play a bigger role in tradeWomen must have a more prominent role in trade, experts said at a meeting in New York organized by UNCTAD and the Governments of Finland and Sweden. 09 March 2017Third UNCTAD online course on trade and gender concludes successfullyEighty-nine researchers, government officials, UN staff and civil society representatives, including58 women and 31 men from 55 countries successfully completed the third edition of the UNCTAD online course on trade and gender, held from 9 January to 26 February 2017. 12 December 2016UNCTAD welcomes Finland's $770,000 donation for trade and development UNCTAD welcomed a Finnish pledge of more than $770,000 (725,000 euros) over the period 2016 to 2018, saying on Monday the donation will enable technical assistance on a range of trade and development issues such as information technology, training, and gender equality. Page 3 of 7, items
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