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Africa must look to internal migration to boost development

Africa must look to internal migration to boost development

25 Sep 2018

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.
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Human Rights Council side event - Geneva, 18 September 2018

21 Sep 2018
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".
Digital Data Sharing: The Ignored Opportunity for Making Global Maritime Transport Chains More Efficient

Digital Data Sharing: The Ignored Opportunity for Making Global Maritime Transport Chains More Efficient

19 Sep 2018

Written by Mikael Lind et al.,
Article No. 22 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°79 - Third Quarter 2018]
Ten years after the financial crisis: Debt, Money and Finance

Ten years after the financial crisis: Debt, Money and Finance

18 Sep 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"?
Report: Voluntary Sustainability Standards can drive trade

Report: Voluntary Sustainability Standards can drive trade

17 Sep 2018
The demand for sustainable products in developing countries like Brazil, China and India has grown even faster than in developed-country markets.
UNCTAD celebrates

UNCTAD celebrates "Rise of the South"

13 Sep 2018
A special event organized by UNCTAD marks International Day for South-South cooperation and the achievements of decades of work to promote trade between developing countries.
Economic reality in Occupied Palestinian Territory is bleaker than ever

Economic reality in Occupied Palestinian Territory is bleaker than ever

11 Sep 2018

UNCTAD's annual report into its assistance to the Palestine people comes as socioeconomic conditions deteriorate and 'de-development' continues.
Angola gets to work on making trade easier, cheaper and faster

Angola gets to work on making trade easier, cheaper and faster

7 Sep 2018
UNCTAD held a workshop in Luanda to help government officials work on meeting Angola's obligations under the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Summer School looks at finance, debt in development discourse

Summer School looks at finance, debt in development discourse

3 Sep 2018
The Young Scholars Initiative of the Institute of New Economic Thinking and UNCTAD teamed up to offer their first summer school for young professionals and academics.
UNCTAD, Indonesia collaborate on first global creative economy conference

UNCTAD, Indonesia collaborate on first global creative economy conference

31 Aug 2018
UNCTAD is cooperating with Indonesia to amplify global support and understanding of the trade and development gains of the creative economy ahead of the first World Conference on Creative Economy in Bali in November.
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