Africa

UNCTAD urges countries in sub-Saharan Africa to use their vast renewable energy reserves and pool resources through regional cooperation to forge a cleaner and greener future.

An UNCTAD project is harnessing the power of bees to help women improve their livelihoods while creating sustainable opportunities in rural communities in the southern African nation.

New UNCTAD analysis explores ways to unleash the landlocked nation’s economic potential through a more conducive environment for investment and businesses.

The world’s most vulnerable economies need urgent global action as current crises threaten to reverse decades of development gains.

Targeted policy strategies and closer cooperation with other developing countries are essential to boosting the country’s resilience to economic shocks.

The organization will continue to support the continent’s countries to cope with ongoing multiple and interrelated crises, and build resilience to future shocks.

UNCTAD calls for reforms to existing rules to help the continent’s companies take advantage of African free trade agreements.

UNCTAD supports Angola to build vibrant cultural and creative industries to create jobs and trade opportunities.

They have developed principles to guide investment policies in accelerating progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 57 countries.

The event to be held from 16 to 20 October 2023 will focus on increasing investment in sustainable development to tackle cascading global crises.