Global Supply Chains

Efforts to decarbonize global shipping while promoting investments and digital solutions will be key to enhancing supply chain resilience for small island developing states.

Supported by UN Trade and Development, main ports across the country step up efforts to bolster trade, competitiveness and sustainability.

Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan's visit spotlights the negative impact of climate change, urging action to combat the growing threats to global trade and supply chains.

Written by Mikael Lind, Wolfgang Lehmacher, Richard T. Watson, Jillian Carson-Jackson, Sukhjit Singh, Article No. 119 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°101 - First Quarter 2024]

Set for 21 to 24 May, the forum will help forge more sustainable and resilient global production and distribution networks facing unprecedented challenges.

Set for 21 to 24 May, the forum seeks to forge more sustainable and resilient global production and distribution networks facing unprecedented challenges.

The forum will explore ways to strengthen resilience and sustainability in global supply chains, ranging from trade facilitation reforms to digital innovations.

Key shipping routes in the Red Sea, Black Sea and Panama Canal are simultaneously under threat, with far-reaching implications for inflation and food and energy security.

The contest will inspire innovative solutions to make global supply chains greener and more efficient and resilient.