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The country’s support has helped build knowledge, capacity and consensus on how to harness the digital economy for development.

UNCTAD continues its long-standing commitment to help developing countries harness the power of entrepreneurship as a tool for sustainable and inclusive development.

The five advocates are successful women entrepreneurs and pioneers in the digital economy.

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.

UNCTAD will help the landlocked East Asian nation assess its e-commerce ecosystem and harness the development benefits of the digital economy.

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.

Competition and data protection issues are increasingly intersecting in a data-driven world. Efforts to address antitrust and privacy concerns should go hand in hand, experts say at UNCTAD's eCommerce Week.

Mona Ataya, a Palestinian-Lebanese entrepreneur who runs the largest online marketplace for women in the region, is one of UNCTAD's six eTrade for Women advocates.

Digital technologies are fuelling the climate crisis. Only drastic behaviour change will make them work for people and the planet, experts say at UNCTAD's eCommerce Week.