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Press releases

19 Jun 2025 - Latin America and the Caribbean: Foreign Investment Fell in 2024 but Opportunities Remain
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2025/009
Geneva, Switzerland
 
19 Jun 2025 - Africa: Foreign Investment Hit Record High in 2024
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2025/007
Geneva, Switzerland
 
19 Jun 2025 - Global Foreign Direct Investment Falls for the Second Consecutive Year Posing Acute Challenges for Developing Countries
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2025/006
Geneva, Switzerland
 
19 Jun 2025 - Developing Asia: Mixed Picture for Foreign Investment in 2024
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2025/008
Geneva, Switzerland
 
16 Apr 2025 - Global Economy under Pressure Could Slow to 2.3%, Signals UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2025/005
Geneva, Switzerland
 
07 Apr 2025 - AI’s $4.8 trillion future: UN Trade and Development alerts on divides, urges action
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2025/003
Geneva, Switzerland
 
04 Apr 2025 - UN Trade and Development Alerts: the Poor and the Vulnerable Risk Being Overlooked in Escalating Trade Tensions
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2025/004
Geneva, Switzerland
 
10 Feb 2025 - Africa’s $3.4 trillion opportunity: Turning vulnerabilities into resilience
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2025/002
Geneva, Switzerland
 
17 Jan 2025 - Viet Nam to Host the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in October 2025
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2025/001
Geneva, Switzerland
 
05 Dec 2024 - Global trade set to reach new high, with opportunities and challenges for developing economies in 2025
UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2024/031
Geneva, Switzerland
 

Media alerts

01 Jul 2025 - Press briefing: Special briefing on investment, finance and trade at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)
UNCTAD/PRESS/MA/2025/010
Geneva, Switzerland
 
01 Jul 2025 - Press briefing: Realizing a Borrowers' Forum
UNCTAD/PRESS/MA/2025/009
Geneva, Switzerland
 

News

Bolstering consumer protection in Southeast Asia

Bolstering consumer protection in Southeast Asia

15 Jul 2025

UN Trade and Development and Thailand deepen cooperation to enhance consumer rights and build fairer digital markets across the region.
Empowering consumers: What’s next for Angola

Empowering consumers: What’s next for Angola

14 Jul 2025

A new study led by UN Trade and Development helps set the stage for major reforms to strengthen consumer protection in the African nation.
Competition and consumer protection: Key moves to watch for in next five years

Competition and consumer protection: Key moves to watch for in next five years

11 Jul 2025

The world comes together at the United Nations, taking bold actions to protect consumers and promote fair competition in an increasingly digital and globalized economy.
Global trade grew $300 billion in the first half of 2025, led by US imports and EU exports

Global trade grew $300 billion in the first half of 2025, led by US imports and EU exports

8 Jul 2025

But persistent policy uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and signs of slowing global growth pose risks for trade in the second half of the year.
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UNCTAD Secretary-General

Rebeca Grynspan 

Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica is the first woman and Central American to serve as UNCTAD’s secretary-general.

Ms. Grynspan is a renowned advocate of human development, who has helped to focus the world’s attention on relevant issues such as the reduction of inequality and poverty, gender equality, South-South cooperation as a tool for development, and the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, among others.

A former vice president of Costa Rica, Ms. Grynspan joins UNCTAD from the Ibero-American Conference where she also led the organization as secretary-general.

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