Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Launch of the Digital Economy Report 2024
… We are presenting here today one of UNCTAD’s key reports, the Digital Economy Report 2024 . This year the report explores the link between the global digital economy and the …
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COVID-19 in the Caribbean and the Central America region: Identifying blue pathways to move forward in a COVID-19 context and beyond
… The Caribbean, and to a large extent Central American countries, have been one of the most exemplary regions in containing the COVID-19 from the outset (in absolute numbers and as a …
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UN-CSTD Side Event: The Role of Big Data Analytics in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda
… The side event, organized by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research … how Big Data Analytics and Visualization can contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) …
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Seminar with Parliamentarians, Civil Servants, and Users on the Implications of the Ratification of the Nagoya Protocol for Ecuador
… UNCTAD will address the Ecuadorian Assembly for an informative session on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol. The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic …
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First Meeting of the Competition Authorities of the Sofia Competition Forum
… The Sofia Competition Forum is a regional initiative which strives to foster cooperation and the development of regional ties in the Balkan region, thus ensuring a uniform application of …
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Side-event at the Commission on the Status of Women: Making Trade Agreements Work for Rural Women
… UNCTAD and the Asian Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development will host a side-event at the 62nd session of the Commission on Status of Women (CSW61) The event will …
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Side Event at Commission on the Status of Women, 61st Session: The Impact of the Trade Environment on Women's Employment
… There are various channels of interaction through which the trade environment affects women's employment. Trade openness often induces changes in the structure of production, with sectors producing for … expected to contract. This, in turn, causes changes in the level and distribution of employment of different …
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Session 4 - The role of NTFCs in the implementation of trade facilitation provisions in the African Continental Free Trade Area
… (Facebook live streaming) The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aspires to … than 1.26 billion people, and a GDP of $2.14 trillion. The Agreement contains trade facilitation measures, tailor-made to the African context and aimed to make import, export and …
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Consultations of the President of the Trade and Development Board [POSTPONED]
… MEETING POSTPONED The UNCTAD secretariat has the honour to inform member States that the Consultations of the President of the Trade and …
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Session 7 - The role of the NTFCs in the establishment and operation of Electronic Single Window and other paperless initiatives
… The Trade Facilitation Agreement obliges Members to establish … transit of goods through a single entry point. As one of the most complex measures of the TFA, Single Window requires a complex of legal, …