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UNCTAD helps Haiti's port officials improve their skills as the port at Port-au-Prince is rebuilt

03 Aug -

As reconstruction of the port at Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, presses on after a devastating earthquake in 2010, UNCTAD's TrainForTrade programme is offering training to Haitian instructors so that they can in turn train up port officials.

Ensuring Gender-Sensitive Implementation of the Post-2015 Development Framework

30 Jul -

In its latest Policy Brief, UNCTAD presents suggestions on elements, data and considerations that — once the post-2015 “package” enters into force — may prove useful to assess whether sustainable development goals 1, 2, 5 and 17 are being implemented in a gender sensitive way.

United Nations lays down clear principles in tackling sovereign debt

29 Jul -

United Nations responds to sovereign debt crises by adopting principles, with UNCTAD support, that could underlie a new legal framework and regulatory mechanisms.

Promoting fish exports from Least Developed Countries

27 Jul -

UNCTAD is to organize a training and capacity building Workshop in Moroni, Comoros, from 28 to 30 July 2015. The workshop is part of UNCTAD's project titled: Building the capacities of selected Least Developed Countries to upgrade and diversify their fish exports.

UNCTAD opens first regional office in Africa to 'Make Trade Work' for the continent

23 Jul -

To directly deliver on-the-spot authoritative advice on trade and development issues to policymakers and all stakeholders in Africa, UNCTAD has opened a regional office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Three stories that explain why many developing countries have considered implementing an UNCTAD Investment Policy Review

16 Jul -

The Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Rwanda have undertaken IPRs with UNCTAD. This article explains what an Investment Policy Review (IPR) is and the incredible impact it had in these three countries.

UNCTAD Investment Policy Framework 2015 launched at Financing for Development Conference

15 Jul -

Ministers met with UNCTAD Secretary General Kituyi at the official UNCTAD side event to the Financing for Development (FfD) conference. There Dr. Kituyi launched the newly updated and expanded UNCTAD Investment Policy Framework that outlines a new generation of investment policies that put sustainable development issues at their core.

Five ways the Republic of the Congo is benefiting from an improved management of its external debt statistics

13 Jul -

Since 2012, the national debt office of the Republic of the Congo has received support from UNCTAD's Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS) Programme and this has resulted in five tangible benefits.

Making regional trade work for Africa: turning words into deeds

13 Jul -

In its latest Policy Brief, UNCTAD identifies some of the barriers to implementing regional trade agreements in Africa and proposes remedial actions that may be taken by national Governments, development partners and regional institutions.

UNCTAD and TradeMark East Africa strengthen collaboration

13 Jul -

In a Memorandum of Understanding, UNCTAD and TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) have agreed to strengthen the scope and impact of their activities in East Africa by joining forces on a number of issues.

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