News

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in partnership with UNCTAD, releases a new report on the opportunities for urban and industrial innovation in China.

The flagship Trade and Development Report 2018 says the international economy remains rigged against the interests of the global poor.

Ahead of the Global Compact on Migration to be signed by leaders in December, UNCTAD hosted a high-level panel on migration and economic transformation in Africa during the United Nations General Assembly.

Side event to the 39º Regular Session of the Human Rights Council organized by Ecuador on "The impacts of corruption in the full enjoyment of human rights at all levels".

Written by Mikael Lind et al.,
Article No. 22 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°79 - Third Quarter 2018]

When Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy in 2008, it brought the international financial system to the edge of collapse. Ten years later, the global economy has recovered but is it really "safer, simpler and fairer"?

The demand for sustainable products in developing countries like Brazil, China and India has grown even faster than in developed-country markets.