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UNCTAD and IMO call on governments to work together to facilitate crew changeover and remove unnecessary regulatory obstacles to maritime transport during and after the COVID-19 crisis.

Written by
Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director of UNCTAD’s Division on Technology and Logistics

International collaboration in science, technology and innovation are pegged to drive sustainable development, but policy needs to ensure this is so.

The increasingly unsustainable use of marine resources for economic activities has hurt the health of our oceans, seas and coasts. Governments and businesses have the opportunity to turn the tide and make blue economy sectors more "green" in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

Written by
Feng Zhang, Biochemist with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Written by Robert Hamwey, Economist, and Tim Sullivan, Public Information Officer, UNCTAD

Written by
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director of International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD

A small business making natural products from jujube and tamarind has kept its doors open and workers safe thanks to sustainability principles adopted before the pandemic.

Written by
Richard Kozul-Wright, Director of Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD

UNCTAD adjusts its ongoing Development Account projects and co-leads the design of three joint short-term projects to help developing countries alleviate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic.