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We use our convening power to bring together government, business, civil society, academia and other international organizations. Together, we debate, exchange experiences, identify best practices, and develop global standards on the most pressing issues of the day.

These discussions take place at hundreds of events, which we organize every year, mostly at our headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

We believe good policy drives progress. By providing evidence-based policy analysis, we help countries to improve economic, social and environmental outcomes.

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15 March – 15 July 2026

Specialized Training for NTFCs 2026 – Module 6 on Understanding the Provisions of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, Part 1

Online

19 August 2026

Specialized Training for NTFCs 2026 – Module 7 on Understanding the Provisions of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, Part 2

Online

31 August – 4 September 2026

Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, 16th session

Geneva, Switzerland

1 – 30 September 2026

Science, technology and innovation parks: Policies and practices e-learning course, autumn session

Online

2 September 2026

Specialized Training for NTFCs 2026 – Module 8 on Technical Barriers to trade and Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures in the context of Trade Facilitation

Online

8 – 9 September 2026

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, 9th session

Geneva, Switzerland

6 – 8 July 2026

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy, 23rd session

Geneva, Switzerland

8 – 10 July 2026

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Report of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy on its ninth session [Advance copy]

Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 11 to 13 May 2026

TD/B/C.I/EDE/9/4

Report of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development on its twelfth session [Advance copy]

TD/B/C.II/MEM.4/35

Report of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development on its twelfth session [Advance copy]

TD/B/C.I/MEM.4/36

Report of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Transport, Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitation on its twelfth session [Advance copy]

TD/B/C.I/MEM.7/36

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We help countries achieve inclusive, sustainable growth by transforming the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals into actions that deliver concrete results. Our work focuses on:

We provide reliable and timely data and statistics to help countries better understand trade and development trends and design more effective economic, environmental and social policies.

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STI Policy and Practice: e-Learning course

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course: Training of Trainers of the Spanish-speaking network Valencia 2026

Fifty-third regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, 9th session

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy, 23rd session

17th Meeting of the UNCTAD Research Partnership Platform

Specialized Training for NTFCs 2026 – Module 4 on National Trade Facilitation Committees

High-level Dialogue: eTrade for all @10

Better Data for AI – A Possible Task (WSIS 2026)

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course, Jury of Cycle 2, and Launch of Cycle 3 in Nouakchott, Mauritania

Understanding UNCTAD’s generic STI park toolkit for possible customizing to serve national priorities

Africa Launch of the World Investment Report 2026

Committee of participants of the Global System of Trade Preferences among developing countries, 34th session

eTrade for Women Masterclass for English-speaking Africa

Specialized Training for NTFCs 2026 - Module 5 on Introduction to the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Specialized Training for NTFCs 2026 – Module 6 on Understanding the Provisions of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, Part 1

Specialized Training for NTFCs 2026 – Module 7 on Understanding the Provisions of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, Part 2

Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, 16th session

Science, technology and innovation parks: Policies and practices e-learning course, autumn session

Specialized Training for NTFCs 2026 – Module 8 on Technical Barriers to trade and Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures in the context of Trade Facilitation

Future Investment Conference 2026

Future Investment Conference: High-level opening

CCTV High-level dialogue

Sovereign wealth funds and investment in emerging industries

Reconfiguring global investment: Drivers, patterns and development pathways

Featured events

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, 9th session

Geneva, Switzerland

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy, 23rd session

Geneva, Switzerland

Featured series

Commissions

Intergovernmental groups

Meeting reports

Report of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy on its ninth session [Advance copy]

Report of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development on its twelfth session [Advance copy]

Report of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development on its twelfth session [Advance copy]

Report of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Transport, Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitation on its twelfth session [Advance copy]