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

Experts propose bold policy ideas and innovative financing instruments to help developing countries build forward better.

Countries aim to protect the iconic queen conch, build a sustainable ocean economy and provide tangible benefits to people working in the region’s seafood value chains.

The pandemic has posed challenges but also created opportunities for workers and businesses producing and selling biodiversity-based goods and services.

The partnership will help improve women digital entrepreneurs' skills and ease their access to global trade.

By Kweku Attafuah-Wadee, Lalen Lleander and Henrique Pacini, UNCTAD Economists

The world is on the brink of a “perfect storm” of crises, warns UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Dire consequences of the war on global food, energy and financial markets could upend billions of lives.

The world’s poorest nations face many obstacles, including soaring debt, export marginalization, energy poverty and climate vulnerability.

UNCTAD alerts global economic growth will decrease to 2.6% from 3.6% for 2022 and that developing countries will need $310 billion to meet their external public debt service requirements this year.

The conflict could widen the $3.6 trillion annual gap in financing needed to achieve sustainable development goals and worsen the debt burden in many developing countries.