Canada

Participants from around the world submitted essays on the nexus between trade and gender, as part of an UNCTAD capacity-building initiative.

The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women and threatens to roll back decades of hard-won progress on the fight against inequalities between women and men.

The funding will make the conference more inclusive and enhance the ownership and practical value of the negotiated UNCTAD15 outcome.

The pandemic has, however, resulted in mixed fortunes for some e-commerce companies, reversing the profits of firms offering services such as ride-hailing and travel.