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South-South cooperation offers solutions in solidarity for global challenges

South-South cooperation offers solutions in solidarity for global challenges

Bolder cooperation and solidarity is key for developing countries to tackle the combined effects of the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine and the climate emergency.

Regional integration offers path to resilient future, UNCTAD15 hears

Regional integration offers path to resilient future, UNCTAD15 hears

As multilateralism fails to provide many developing countries with the tools they need to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, regional cooperation offers hope to building back better.

Zambian cotton entrepreneur goes beyond the fibre

Zambian cotton entrepreneur goes beyond the fibre

UNCTAD supports efforts to add value to cotton by-products in eastern and southern Africa to make the crop more profitable for farmers.

'Asian century' won’t come until global governance becomes more inclusive

'Asian century' won’t come until global governance becomes more inclusive

By Dawei Wang, Economist, UNCTAD

Global foreign direct investment fell by 42% in 2020, outlook remains weak

Global foreign direct investment fell by 42% in 2020, outlook remains weak

UNCTAD says uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic’s evolution and the global investment policy environment will continue to affect FDI flows in 2021. For developing countries, the prospects for 2021 are a major concern.

Developing countries pay environmental cost of electric car batteries

Developing countries pay environmental cost of electric car batteries

Growth in electric car sales is great news for the fight against climate change, but the mining of the minerals used in their batteries poses serious risks for the environment.