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Commission on Science and Technology for Development

The 26th session of the commission runs from 27 to 31 March, focusing on technology and innovation for cleaner production and safe water and sanitation for all.

Technology and Innovation Report 2023: Opening green windows

UNCTAD calls for coherent policy action to enable developing countries to benefit from green technologies

A Trade Hope: The impact of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

A new report shows how the initiative has helped ease market pressures and avert the worst impacts of the global food crisis.

News

Global trade slows, but ‘green goods’ grow

World trade hit a record $32 trillion in 2022, but growth turned negative in the last half of the year. Environmentally friendly products defied the trend.

23 Mar 2023

An extension of the main water supply network reaches Kfar Roummane, a village in southern Lebanon.

Solving the water and sanitation crisis: How technology and innovation can help

UNCTAD examines how to use new technologies to improve existing systems and get safe water and sanitation to all.

21 Mar 2023

Improving energy access key to meeting development goals in Africa

UNCTAD urges countries in sub-Saharan Africa to use their vast renewable energy reserves and pool resources through regional cooperation to forge a cleaner and greener future.

21 Mar 2023

The first commercial vessel carrying grain under the Black Sea Grain Initiative set sail in August 2022.

Black Sea Grain Initiative extended

The UN welcomes the extension of the initiative, which has moved 25 million metric tons of grains and foodstuffs, helping to bring down food prices and stabilize global markets.

19 Mar 2023

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The Weekly Tradecast

Ecosystems in peril: Why our future depends on protecting biodiversity

As the United Nations releases a major report on climate change, this episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks about the critical importance of biodiversity with UNCTAD economist Lorena Jaramillo.

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Featured publications

Global Trade Update (March 2023)

Commodities at a glance: Special issue on access to energy in sub-Saharan Africa

Key statistics and trends in trade policy 2022

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Pulse of the global cost-of-living crisis

Promoting sustainable ports in Peru

UNCTAD training inspires a nationwide project across key Peruvian ports, boosting progress towards sustainability, gender equality and economic development.

Angola: Empowering women through honey

An UNCTAD project is harnessing the power of bees to help women improve their livelihoods while creating sustainable opportunities in rural communities in the southern African nation.