UN project powering smart, sustainable ports in Africa
Cleaner, smarter ports are within reach as UN-backed initiatives help countries modernize trade hubs for a low-carbon future.
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- Customs automation – ASYCUDA
- Transport infrastructure and services
- Trade facilitation
- Transport policy and legislation
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- Maritime transport statistics
- Trade-and-Transport Dataset
- Maritime transport country profiles
- Maritime transport: Data insights
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Projects
- Climate-smart trade facilitation in Africa and Asia-Pacific
- Sustainable and Resilient Food Supply Chains
- Capacity building for East African Community trade portals connectivity
- Automated system for relief consignments in the Pacific region
- Global Port Infrastructure Sufficiency Index (PISI)
- Blockchain for trade facilitation
- Accelerate trade facilitation
- Sustainable smart ports for African countries
- Improving Pacific Islands Customs and Trade (IMPACT)
- AfCFTA support on non-tariff barriers, trade facilitation and intellectual property rights
Secretary-General Statements
22 October 2025
UNCTAD16 ministerial roundtable: Towards resilient, sustainable and inclusive supply chains and trade logistics
24 September 2025
Launch of the Review of Maritime Transport 2025
16 July 2025
3rd China International Supply Chain Expo
11 June 2025
United Nations Ocean Conference 2025
29 April 2025
Hidden assets: From illicit finance to development gains
9 December 2023
COP28 side event - The 2023 IMO GHG Strategy: Defining the global level-playing-field for shipping decarbonization
Meetings
29 November – 1 December 2026
UNCTAD Global Supply Chain Forum 2026
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
13 – 14 April 2026
Multi-year expert meeting on transport, trade logistics and trade facilitation, 12th session
Geneva, Switzerland
26 March 2026
Training on how to use and manage the Reform Tracker
Online
16 – 24 March 2026
Capacity-building workshops on trade facilitation and non-tariff barriers
Livingstone, Zambia (16-17 March); Kasane, Botswana (19-20 March); Katima Mulilo, Namibia (22-24 March)
12 – 13 March 2026
National workshop on enhanced statistics for evidence-based climate action in maritime trade, transport and fisheries in Belize
Belize City, Belize
4 March 2026
Presentation of UNCTAD report: Trade Facilitation Enquiry Points - analysis and best practices for operating enquiry points
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