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Written by: Arantzazu Sanchez and Brook Kidane, Article No. 33 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°81 - First Quarter 2019]

Written by: Lance Thompson and Ralph Heinrich
Article No. 32 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°81 - First Quarter 2019]

Written by
Rana Dajani, Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology at the Hashemite University in Jordan

A recent UNCTAD report highlights young people's voices and ideas for achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Written by Anila Premti
Article No 31 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°81 - First Quarter 2019]

A burgeoning demand the Internet of Things is propelling exponential growth in the trade of electronic components - to the benefit of developing countries, new figures show.

Cotton industry officials from Africa visit India to see how entrepreneurs are turning unused parts of the crop into renewable energy for businesses and extra income for farmers.

Written by
Pamela Coke-Hamilton is the Director for International Trade and Commodities (UNCTAD)

As ethical fashion rises it may balance the scales of a trillion-dollar industry where women are the main consumers and employees but don't have a seat at the table.

After completing UNCTAD's entrepreneurship programme, Jennifer Shigoli grew a start-up making reusable sanitary pads for girls who otherwise might miss out on an education.