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We promote gender mainstreaming as a key element to achieving inclusive and sustainable development.

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Trade Policy through a Gender Lens

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E-Learning on Trade and Gender

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The Global Debate on Gender

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Women in STEM: Changing the narrative

News

African trader handing out change

Supporting post-COVID-19 recovery among African cross-border traders

UNCTAD equips 300 women small-scale traders in five countries with greater knowledge of trade rules, customs procedures and entrepreneurship skills.

Young African American woman worker at overseas shipping container yard

Training opens new horizons for women in ports

UNCTAD's TrainForTrade port management programme increases women's participation in leadership roles in ports, promoting gender equality in the industry.

Kenyan businesswoman Christine King’ola

Small-scale woman trader keeps cross-border business afloat amid COVID-19

Empowered by UNCTAD’s training, she endured pandemic-induced disruptions with persistence, hard work and business acumen, emerging stronger from the crisis.

The “Les 8 du mois until we’re there” initiative

Why gender mainstreaming is more crucial than ever

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

Projects

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Data and statistics for more gender-responsive trade policies in Africa, the Caucasus and Central Asia

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Enhancing the horticulture and sustainable tourism sectors of Myanmar

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Trade and Gender in the East African Community

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Women in Informal Cross-border Trade

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PACER Plus transparency and trade portals

Special Initiative

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Le 8 du mois until we're there

Recent publications

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Looking at the trade and gender nexus from a development perspective: A brief overview

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Neutral policies, uneven impacts: Non-tariff measures through a gender lens

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Trade, Gender and Development Programme

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Integrating a gender perspective into trade facilitation reforms

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Cross-border trade in the pre- and post-pandemic environment: Evidence from Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia

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Mainstreaming Gender in National Policies: The cases of Ethiopia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka

Events and meetings

Sub-regional workshop: Global initiative towards post-Covid-19 resurgence of the MSME sector - Women in informal and small-scale cross-border trade

Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Online course on Trade and Gender Linkages with a Focus on the Least Developed Countries

13 Jun 2022 - 17 Jul 2022

Training workshop for women small-scale and informal cross-border traders in Botswana

16 - 21 May 2022

Kasane, Botswana

eTrade for Women Policy Dialogue for the Arab region

Documents and publications

Women in informal cross-border trade in Zambia: A small-scale trader’s guide to trade rules and procedures

07 Jul 2022

English

Women in informal cross-border trade in Malawi: A small-scale trader’s guide to trade rules and procedures

07 Jul 2022

English

Looking at the trade and gender nexus from a development perspective: A brief overview

Concepts, definitions and analytical frameworks

UNCTAD/DITC/2021/2 - 20 Apr 2022

Neutral policies, uneven impacts: Non-tariff measures through a gender lens

UNCTAD/DITC/TAB/2022/1 - 23 Mar 2022

English