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UN Trade and Development leads COP29 Baku Initiative for climate action

UN Trade and Development leads COP29 Baku Initiative for climate action

Grynspan calls for bolder support for Global South at G20 summit

Grynspan calls for bolder support for Global South at G20 summit

The glaring inequality of income and CO2 emissions

The glaring inequality of income and CO2 emissions

Leveraging carbon markets for least developed countries

Leveraging carbon markets for least developed countries

UN Trade and Development at COP29

Explore our agenda at the climate summit

UN Trade and Development at COP29

Explore our agenda at the climate summit

UN Trade and Development leads COP29 Baku Initiative for climate action

UN Trade and Development leads COP29 Baku Initiative for climate action

Grynspan calls for bolder support for Global South at G20 summit

Grynspan calls for bolder support for Global South at G20 summit

The glaring inequality of income and CO2 emissions

The glaring inequality of income and CO2 emissions

Leveraging carbon markets for least developed countries

Leveraging carbon markets for least developed countries

Featured publications

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

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

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

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

Cover image for Review of Maritime Transport 2024: Navigating maritime chokepoints

Review of Maritime Transport 2024: Navigating maritime chokepoints

Cover image for The New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance

The New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance

Cover image for Powering trade: Fine-tuning trade policy for solar and wind energy value chains

Powering trade: Fine-tuning trade policy for solar and wind energy value chains

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Carbon markets ‘a powerful tool’ for least developed countries, COP29 hears

15 November 2024

Carbon markets ‘a powerful tool’ for least developed countries, COP29 hears

14 November 2024

Balancing investment and trade to address climate challenges

13 November 2024

Critical minerals: Leaders at COP29 call for ensuring developing countries reap fair share

13 November 2024

Trade preference schemes need reforming. But how?

12 November 2024

How critical energy transition minerals can pave the way for shared prosperity

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Data visualizations

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

How would the new climate finance goal compare to other major expenditures?

How would the new climate finance goal compare to other major expenditures?

Shifting map of car production reflects changing patterns in trade and investment

Shifting map of car production reflects changing patterns in trade and investment

Global growth stagnates at 2.7%, too weak to curb inequality, climate change and discontent

Global growth stagnates at 2.7%, too weak to curb inequality, climate change and discontent

High freight rates strain global supply chains, threaten vulnerable economies

High freight rates strain global supply chains, threaten vulnerable economies

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Meetings and events

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, eighth session

25 – 27 November 2024

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, eighth session

Geneva, Switzerland

17 – 21 November 2024

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course: Module 3 in Maldives

Malé, Maldives

18 – 20 November 2024

2024 Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development

Geneva, Switzerland

20 November 2024

COP29 Trade and Investment House event: Strengthening the sustainability of trade through the integration of social and solidarity economy entities driving a just transition

20 November 2024

Harnessing space technological applications for SDGs: Intermediate-level workshop on earth observation with Julia

20 November 2024

COP29 Trade and Investment House event: Decarbonizing the global textile value chains – trade policy and practical experiences

Baku, Azerbaijan

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Videos and podcasts

UNCTAD's 60th anniversary: Forward together

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

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

COP29: Why trade and investment are key to a greener future

Trading up: How carbon markets can help development and the planet

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.

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

18 October 2024

High-level International Seminar on Cross-border Digital Trade

14 October 2024

Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development, fifteenth session

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