Productive Capacities

Experts examine the challenges to overcome to level the digital trade playing field for women in developing countries and boost gender equality.

The event will be held in Geneva from 4 to 8 December to explore the key trends, opportunities and challenges that will shape the future of the digital economy.

Stronger international cooperation on data governance and capacity-building can help bridge data and digital divides.

The UN Trade Forum 2023 will highlight how developing countries can use trade to tackle global challenges including protecting the ocean, reducing digital and gender inequalities, and building more resilient economies.

The two organizations will train women researchers and entrepreneurs on how to harness the power of science, technology and innovation to drive more sustainable and inclusive growth.

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.

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.

Targeted policy strategies and closer cooperation with other developing countries are essential to boosting the country’s resilience to economic shocks.