Least Developed Countries Report: Are services the new path to structural transformation?
Explore the key messages and data
Least Developed Countries Report: Are services the new path to structural transformation?
Explore the key messages and data
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13 Feb 2026
How trade data is reshaping the fight against plastic pollution
12 Feb 2026
New roadmap sets out sustainable future for Indonesia’s digital trade
04 Feb 2026
New trade and economic data: UNCTAD publishes statistical release calendar for 2026
29 Jan 2026
Chips and other electronic components power digital trade, with Asia as the global hub
22 Jan 2026
Data centres are reshaping the global investment landscape
21 Jan 2026
World Investment Forum 2026 to be held in Doha
20 Jan 2026
Global investment growth resumes, with finance leading the rebound
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Meetings and events
17 February 2026
Presentation of the rapid assessment of value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain: Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia9 – 22 February 2026
Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Parks: Policies and Practices (e-Learning course - pilot session)
Global14 – 18 February 2026
Somalia National Trade Facilitation Committee capacity building workshop for the implementation of the WTO trade facilitation agreement
Mogadishu, Somalia16 February – 1 April 2026
TrainForTrade Port Management Programme Training of Trainers of the English-speaking network 2026
Online and Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19 February 2026
Trade-in-Services Statistics Information System (TiSSTAT): Empowering countries to compile detailed trade-in-services data
Online20 February 2026
P166 short courses on key international economic and development issues for Geneva-based delegates
Geneva, Switzerland2 – 3 March 2026
5th meeting of the UN CSTD multi-stakeholder working group on data governance at all levels
Online and Geneva, SwitzerlandVideos
Secretary-General statements
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.