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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.
UNCTAD platform powers registration of over 25,000 businesses in Cameroon

UNCTAD platform powers registration of over 25,000 businesses in Cameroon

7 Dec 2020
By entering the formal market, Cameroonian businesses and their employees may gain access to loans, insurance and legal protection even amid the coronavirus pandemic.
How the UN helped Benin become the world’s fastest place to start a business on a mobile phone

How the UN helped Benin become the world’s fastest place to start a business on a mobile phone

30 Nov 2020
By Ian Richards, Economist, UNCTAD
New system boosts ease of doing business in Iraq

New system boosts ease of doing business in Iraq

28 Oct 2020
A new online single window system for business registration in Iraq is supporting an entrepreneurial environment during COVID-19.
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.
Information society faces both new opportunities and challenges

Information society faces both new opportunities and challenges

4 Aug 2020
UNCTAD discusses the state of the information society at the 15-year anniversary since the landmark World Summit on the Information Society summit.
Digital cooperation to accelerate the digitization towards the SDGs

Digital cooperation to accelerate the digitization towards the SDGs

2 Jul 2020
Written byAlicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-ECLAC
Making Digital Work for Sustainable Development: The Time to Act is Now

Making Digital Work for Sustainable Development: The Time to Act is Now

15 Jun 2020
Written byMukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD and UNGIS Chair 2020-21
Senegal's e-commerce sector helps country cope with COVID-19

Senegal's e-commerce sector helps country cope with COVID-19

24 Apr 2020
Trade ministry fast-tracks measures to ease access to essential goods and services during the pandemic.