UNDA Project 1415M: Fish Export from selected LDCs

Centre will bring together experts, researchers and policymakers from least developed countries and other African and Asian countries to develop their fisheries sectors.

Least developed countries are finding out from Viet Nam how fisheries sector opportunities can transform their economies.

Economist Mussie Delelegn tells us why UNCTAD has partnered with a Vietnamese university to create a sustainable fisheries training centre.

Action taken to boost jobs and growth by harnessing the enormous potential of fisheries and aquaculture in least developed countries.

UNCTAD and the Commonwealth Secretariat today announced that they had signed a cooperation agreement that will see them work hand in hand to boost sustainable growth in developing countries, with a strong focus on island nations.

A new UNCTAD study examines the development potential of the fishery sector in selected Least Developed Countries in Africa and Asia, providing policy recommendations to overcome challenges on both the supply and demand sides.

UNCTAD held a side event on "Enhancing trade opportunities for Least Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States through the fisheries sector", during the UN Ocean conference in New York.

UNCTAD holds an event themed on enhancing trade opportunities for least developing countries and small island developing states through the fisheries sector to address challenges imposed by international food standards.

Chinese collaboration with an UNCTAD fisheries project means that as well as helping developing countries to export more fish, the UN agency may also be advancing South-south cooperation.

UNCTAD is to organize a training and capacity building Workshop in Moroni, Comoros, from 28 to 30 July 2015. The workshop is part of UNCTAD's project titled: Building the capacities of selected Least Developed Countries to upgrade and diversify their fish exports.