Africa

Experts at an UNCTAD event outline how to enable women to benefit more from the digital revolution and enhance their participation in trade.

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.

By Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director of Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD and Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework

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

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.

New UNCTAD software allows Bhutan’s government employees to create their own user-friendly services for citizens online.

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.