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Breaking the mould

Breaking the mould

By Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Greening international debt data

Greening international debt data

By Rachid Bouhia, UNCTAD Economist

Least developed countries cannot afford to strand their assets, given their development challenges

Least developed countries cannot afford to strand their assets, given their development challenges

By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

Financing a global climate plan

Financing a global climate plan

By Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary-General

Scaling up climate adaptation finance must be on the table at UN COP26

Scaling up climate adaptation finance must be on the table at UN COP26

Estimates indicate that annual climate adaptation costs in developing countries could reach $300 billion in 2030 and, if mitigation targets are breached, as much as $500 billion by 2050.

Green industrial policies key for developing countries to adapt to climate change

Green industrial policies key for developing countries to adapt to climate change

Developing countries are already suffering relative economic losses three times greater than high-income countries due to climate-related disasters.

World’s top investment forum pitches sustainable investing as crucial for COVID-19 recovery

World’s top investment forum pitches sustainable investing as crucial for COVID-19 recovery

For developing countries in particular, initiatives to promote new investments in industry can complement COVID-19 recovery efforts and produce structural changes.

Reignite investment in developing countries for a sustainable COVID-19 recovery, leaders say

Reignite investment in developing countries for a sustainable COVID-19 recovery, leaders say

Public and private investors urged to invest in a green, inclusive, resilient and sustainable future for all.

COVID-19 recovery must change the investment game, says UNCTAD chief

COVID-19 recovery must change the investment game, says UNCTAD chief

Governments need to create pro-investment environments for business models that integrate social, environmental and health imperatives, world investment forum hears.

Strong declaration on COVID-19 vaccines, trade, debt and climate adopted at historic UNCTAD15 conference

Strong declaration on COVID-19 vaccines, trade, debt and climate adopted at historic UNCTAD15 conference

During the four-day conference, world leaders, ministers of trade, leading economists and heads of UN agencies and global financial institutions called for a new development model, with socioeconomic transformation and sustainability at its centre.