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13 Aug 2025
Central America set to roll out digital tool to make trade faster and borders smarter
12 Aug 2025
UNCTAD launches new database on investment facilitation
31 Jul 2025
Ending plastic pollution: Why trade matters
30 Jul 2025
Exploring trade actions to fight acute food insecurity and the threat of famine
25 Jul 2025
National trade facilitation committees: Driving simplification of international trade
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Meetings and events
20 – 23 October 2025
16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16)
25 – 28 August 2025
Launch of the 7th cycle and delivery of Module 1 of the TrainForTrade Modern Port Management course in Dominican Republic
26 August 2025
Sixth meeting of the informal Working Group on trade and biodiversity statistics
28 – 29 August 2025
Validation workshop of the Indonesia eTrade Readiness Assessment
3 September 2025
Launch of the third edition of the monitoring and evaluation for trade facilitation course in English
3 September 2025
Webinar on introduction to the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement for the National Trade Facilitation Committee of Jamaica
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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.
6 August 2025
3rd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries: High-level thematic round table 2
16 July 2025
3rd China International Supply Chain Expo
3 July 2025
4th International Conference on Financing for Development: Realizing a Borrowers' Forum - press conference
2 July 2025