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US, China and UK dominate e-commerce sales to consumers, with more than 1.4 billion people shopping online in 2018.

UNCTAD issues an action plan to tear down barriers to trade and transport and ensure the free flow of goods, food and essential supplies.

The UN trade and development body works with 195 member States and various organizations to extend economic benefits to the millions who remain far behind.

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

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By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD

The coronavirus pandemic hits developing countries at a time when they have already been struggling with unsustainable debt burdens for many years, as well as with rising health needs. UNCTAD calls for $1 trillion in debt relief.

Written by Dominic Foray and Gaétan de Rassenfosse, College of Management of Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

The UN-body draws attention to ICT-related development issues being tackled by the UN, such as the growing digital divide laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic.

Event set to examine the evolution of e-commerce and how to bridge the digital divide in a post COVID-19 world.

Written by Carlo Pietrobelli and Antonio Vezzani of the Department of Economics, Roma Tre University, Italy