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UNCTAD eWeek 2023: Shaping the future of the digital economy

Join over 3,000 stakeholders from 130 countries to examine how to turn digital opportunities into shared development gains.

UNCTAD at the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP28

UNCTAD will spotlight critical connections between climate change and trade and finance, bringing into sharp focus climate-related economic inequalities.

Inclusive growth index underscores need to move beyond GDP

UNCTAD's tool helps countries know who is benefiting from economic growth, whether it’s environmentally sustainable and other indicators of progress.

Least Developed Countries Report 2023: Crisis-resilient development finance

UNCTAD calls on the global financial system to urgently address the climate and development financing needs of the world’s 46 most vulnerable nations.

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Leading international agencies form task force on net zero policy

The focus of the task force will be to ensure the credibility and accountability of 1.5°C-aligned net zero emissions commitments by non-state actors.

3 Dec 2023

Decarbonizing shipping: How to speed up the transition and ensure it’s fair

Shipping is international in nature. A just and equitable transition is necessary as the sector eyes a low-carbon future with sustained economic growth.

1 Dec 2023

Remittances: Boosting the impact on poverty reduction through consumer protection

UNCTAD recommends five key consumer protection measures to maximize the poverty-reducing power of the money migrants send home.

29 Nov 2023

A woman at a clothing store in Bethlehem, Palestine

UNCTAD report exposes economic strain on Palestinian welfare in West Bank due to Israeli restrictions

It emphasizes the urgent need to remove the restrictions to help provide the economic base necessary to reverse the current trend of socioeconomic deterioration in the region.

28 Nov 2023

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The Weekly Tradecast

Green light: How trade can drive the clean energy transition and cut global emissions

This episode of The Weekly Tradecast looks at the role that trade has to play in the clean energy transition with senior UNCTAD economist Chantal Line Carpentier.

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