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When consumer interests are protected, social and economic progress follows – supporting countries to meet the Sustainable Development Goals

UNCTAD Secretary-General tells Latin American consumer protection and competition authorities they must band together to tame the abusive power of dominant players in the global digital economy.

World Consumer Rights Day provides the opportunity to reflect on the role of consumer protection in our efforts to end poverty in an economy that is increasingly digital.

UNCTAD and the Egyptian government come together to open a training centre for regional consumer protection officials.

The permanent mission of Brazil presented the letter of Mr. Alexandre Barreto de Souza, President of CADE, Brazil's Competition Authority on 16 January, requesting his accession to UNCTAD's COMPAL Program.

India and other Asian countries must work collectively to protect consumers in a global economy increasingly fueled by data, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi has today told a global event in New Delhi on empowering consumers in new markets.

The 16th session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy took place in Geneve from 5-7 July 2017.

How are countries protecting your rights as a consumer and adapting them to the global marketplace? This is one of the many questions addressed in UNCTAD’s Peer Review on Consumer Protection, the first of its kind.

How are countries protecting your rights as a consumer and adapting them to the global marketplace? This is one of the many questions addressed in UNCTAD’s Peer Review on Consumer Protection, the first of its kind.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is embarking on a two-year project aimed at strengthening competition and consumer protection for the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), funded by the European Union within the wider Trade and Economic Integration Programme (PACIE).