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UNCTAD updates principles to promote biodiversity-friendly trade

UNCTAD updates principles to promote biodiversity-friendly trade

18 Jan 2021
Guidelines to help governments, companies and consumers benefit from sustainable trade in precious plants and animals now include elements such as climate resilience and marine biodiversity.
COVID-19 drives large international trade declines in 2020

COVID-19 drives large international trade declines in 2020

9 Dec 2020
Services sector remains hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, dropping to levels last seen in the 1990s, nowcasts from UNCTAD's 2020 Handbook of Statistics show.
Services sector vital to COVID-19 economic recovery

Services sector vital to COVID-19 economic recovery

6 Nov 2020
By Bruno Antunes, Economist, UNCTAD
How biodiversity-friendly trade can support COVID-19 recovery

How biodiversity-friendly trade can support COVID-19 recovery

19 Oct 2020
A new call to action urges countries to make BioTrade a lever for recovery and resilience in the wake of the pandemic.
Blue BioTrade project set to improve fortunes in the eastern Caribbean

Blue BioTrade project set to improve fortunes in the eastern Caribbean

13 Oct 2020
The project is a point of convergence for conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, and a driver for a blue and green recovery from COVID-19.
Coronavirus will cost global tourism at least $1.2 trillion

Coronavirus will cost global tourism at least $1.2 trillion

1 Jul 2020
UNCTAD estimates that for every $1 million lost in international tourism revenue, a country’s national income could drop by up to $3 million. The effects on employment could be dramatic.
Why the global science community must come and stay together beyond the coronavirus pandemic

Why the global science community must come and stay together beyond the coronavirus pandemic

6 May 2020
Written by Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Securing access to financial services for vulnerable people during COVID-19

Securing access to financial services for vulnerable people during COVID-19

1 May 2020
Written by Miho Shirotori and Bruno Antunes, UNCTAD
COVID-19 is a matter of life and debt, global deal needed

COVID-19 is a matter of life and debt, global deal needed

23 Apr 2020
The coronavirus pandemic hits developing countries at a time when they have already been struggling with unsustainable debt burdens for many years, as well as with rising health needs. UNCTAD calls for $1 trillion in debt relief.
Environmental impacts of coronavirus crisis, challenges ahead

Environmental impacts of coronavirus crisis, challenges ahead

20 Apr 2020
Written by Robert Hamwey, UNCTAD Economic Affairs Officer