Structural Transformation

Climate change is compounding the debt crisis in developing countries. UNCTAD spells out the actions necessary to safeguard the world’s sustainable development ambitions.

The new report is aimed at helping countries harness technology and innovation for faster and more inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD and Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework

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

Including a gender lens in national policies can empower women to participate in trade and structural transformation on an equal footing with men.

Promoting structural transformation and productive capacities, including economic diversification, can help countries overcome disadvantages.

For the least developed countries to attain the Sustainable Development Goals, they should take ownership of their development agenda and manage the allocation of external development finance in alignment with their national development priorities.

A comprehensive analysis of population movement within Africa demonstrates it could have unexpected economic benefits and support development on the continent.

New report shows that international migration in Africa is primarily a continental phenomenon, contrary to popular perception. In 2017, more than half - 53% of Africa's international migrants resided within the continent, many of them circulating within the same African region.

Global poverty is increasingly concentrated among a group of 48 countries, which are falling further behind the rest of the world in terms of economic development, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday by UNCTAD.