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Advancing shared prosperity through biodiversity-friendly trade
… biodiversity by promoting sustainability across the entire value chain. Implementing “BioTrade” principles and criteria is key … development in its three dimensions across the entire value chain. These entail a dual focus on people and …
Official Document
Chapter 1: The pulse of export diversification in Africa
Related content: Economic Development in Africa Report 2022
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UNCTAD sets out pathways to ease commodity dependence for greener, inclusive growth
… attracting investments to increase countries’ domestic value-addition and integration in regional and global supply … economies more integrated into regional and global value chains UNCTAD urges the global community to support economic diversification and value upgrading in commodity-dependent countries to help …
Meeting
Pan African Cotton Meeting 2011
… Increasing productivity Improving marketing Increasing value addition This initiative will build on the existing … persons on the challenges and opportunities in the value-chains of cotton products. Presentations by ministerial … of the cotton sector for all actors across the value-chain. Quick Links: | Pan African Cotton Meeting 2011 | … Pan …
Meeting
Regional stakeholder webinar on Blue BioTrade and BioTrade principles and criteria including CITES requirements
… therapeutical and handicraft. CITES estimated the overall value of only queen conch meat to be around $74 million in 2017. This fishery's economic value and job creation potential can be multiplied … and inputs needed from stakeholders to elaborate value chain assessments in the beneficiary countries. The webinar …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2014: Trade and Investment Roundtable
… The second one is that in today's world of global value chains, trade and investment are inextricably linked. … countries are increasingly participating in global value chains. In fact, developing country share in global … UNCTAD has made a strong case for proactive Global Value Chain (GVCs) policies in its 2013 World Investment Report, …
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UN Trade and Development will have a strong presence at the 9th Aid for Trade Global Review
… trade capacities and integrating them into international value chains. Sessions led by UN Trade and Development During …
Official Document
Chapter II: International Markets: Trade, Capital Flows, Commodities
Related content: Launch of the Trade and Development Report 2023
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women side event: Empowering women through trade
… Breaking Barriers and Transforming Subsistence into Value Chain Participation Video message] Excellencies, Ladies and … activities to activities with more potential and more value added. We want to look at barriers that hold women back …
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Upskilling workers can cut dependence on commodity exports for more than 90 countries
… UNCTAD data, building the human skills needed to add value to raw materials and provide decent work are key … Palais des Nations in Geneva on 23–24 April. Moving up the value chain would help commodity-dependent developing countries …