Newsroom A password-protected site for journalists accredited with UNCTAD. Enter Register Contact Phone Marcelo Risi – Editorial Lead +41 76 691 18 74 Email [email protected] [email protected] Press releases 7 July 2026 More capital, fewer projects: Latin America’s investment paradox UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2026/008 — Geneva, Switzerland EnglishFrançaisEspañol简体中文Русскийالعربية 7 July 2026 Africa is attracting investment in strategic industries. The challenge is turning it into broader industrial development UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2026/006 — Geneva, Switzerland EnglishFrançaisEspañol简体中文Русскийالعربية 7 July 2026 Global investment rises 6% to $1.6 trillion, but development gains remain uneven UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2026/005 — Geneva, Switzerland EnglishFrançaisEspañol简体中文Русскийالعربية More press releases News Accelerating the energy transition in ports New partnership to connect entrepreneurs with global networks and opportunities Why Caribbean households remain under pressure after oil prices ease Developing countries strengthen debt management through new Borrowers’ Platform Key South–South trade agreement moves closer to implementation More news Media alerts 7 May 2026 Invisible barriers are reshaping global trade UNCTAD/PRESS/MA/2026/005 — Geneva, Switzerland EnglishFrançaisEspañol More media alerts Information notes 20 October 2025 Facts & figures: UNCTAD16 UNCTAD/PRESS/IN/2025/006 — Geneva, Switzerland EnglishFrançaisEspañol More information notes Featured event Launch of the World Investment Report 2026 7 July 2026 Statements 19 February 2026 Launch of the rapid assessment for Namibia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain Windhoek, Namibia 17 February 2026 Launch of the rapid assessment for Zambia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain Lusaka, Zambia More statements