Africa bears the brunt of the Red Sea shipping crisis, but makes strides in port and vessel performance, trade facilitation and the clean energy transition.
The latest Review of Maritime transport urges action to strengthen infrastructure and operations, promote low-carbon shipping and combat growing concerns over fraudulent ship registrations.
The App is part of broader efforts supported by UN Trade and Development to help African countries navigate non-tariff measures and bolster intra-regional commerce.
Creative services have grown by 29% since 2017, reaching $1.4 trillion in exports in 2022, as digital tools like AI continue to transform the sector.
The Pact sets a clear framework for rethinking trade and development, driving progress toward a more equitable and sustainable global economy for all.
The upcoming 16th ministerial conference of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will give new momentum to power the economic transformations urgently needed in a changing world.
A total of 306,000 jobs have been lost, pushing the West Bank’s unemployment rate from 12.9% before the current Gaza conflict to 32%.
Hybrid capacity building offered by ASYCUDA, UN Trade and Development’s customs automation programme, bears fruit across a growing number of developing economies.
Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan called for reforms to fix trade imbalances that create winners and losers. She emphasized the need to tackle inequalities both within and between countries.
The staggering scale of economic devastation and unprecedented decline in economic activity far surpasses the impact of all previous military confrontations.
