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UNCTAD supports developing countries, especially least Developed Countries (LDCs) in their efforts to formulate strategies and policies to respond to the challenges and opportunities of commodity markets.

 

 

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GCF 2018
24 April 2018Cleaner gas could bridge transition to greener energy, experts say
Though unpopular, fossil fuels will remain necessary for decades, experts say at UNCTAD's Global Commodities Forum. The energy transition must therefore include the less dirty alternative of natural gas.
GCF 2018
23 April 2018New skills needed for old dilemmas in resource-rich poor countries
Changing economic circumstances mean that developing countries dependent on commodities need to find ways to upskill their workers.
GCF 2018
20 April 2018Why anticipating the need for skills helps spread benefits of trade and growth — Q&A with Con Gregg of ILO
Taking a sectoral approach to skills development for tradable sectors and for their domestic supply chains is a key means to drive export growth, economic diversification and decent jobs.
Blog
20 April 2018Skills development in the mining sector: Making more strategic use of local content
Written by Isabelle Ramdoo
Senior Associate and Development Economist with the Intergovernmental Forum in Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development.
GCF 2018
11 April 2018Upskilling workers can cut dependence on commodity exports for more than 90 countries
Governments, civil society and private sector stakeholders will gather in Geneva for the Global Commodities Forum 2018 from 23–24 April 2018.
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 Publications

 
Commodities and Development Report 2017 - Commodity Markets, Economic Growth and Development (UNCTAD/SUC/2017/1)
12 Dec 2017, 2090.8 KB
The State of Commodity Dependence 2016 (UNCTAD/SUC/2017/2)
12 Dec 2017, 7912.8 KB
Report of the Global Commodities Forum: Breaking the chains of commodity dependence, Nairobe, 15-16 July 2016 (UNCTAD/SUC/2016/5)
03 May 2017, 861.7 KB
Coup d'oeil sur les produits de base - Edition spéciale sur l'or (UNCTAD/SUC/2016/4)
03 Jan 2017, 1878.2 KB
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Trade Misinvoicing in Primary Commodities in Developing Countries: The cases of Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia (UNCTAD/SUC/2016/2)
26 Dec 2016, 1331.1 KB
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