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The event provided critical perspectives on the future of multilateralism and its impact on global diplomacy, international cooperation and sustainable development.

The e-learning course aims to shore up trade measures that foster low-carbon and sustainable value chains in support of global action on climate change.

The link between economic growth and carbon emissions is weakening – but not fast enough to keep global heating well below 2°C, let alone limit it to 1.5°C.

Trade in clean technologies is driving down costs and expanding access to renewable energy, but barriers still hold back its potential.

UNCTAD calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition and finance climate action ahead of COP30.

Fixing the foundations of the global financial system is essential to overcome years of under-delivery, debt dependence and eroding trust.

Trade tensions, geopolitical risks, regional conflicts and supply-chain de-risking will continue to weigh on global investment flows through the rest of 2025.

LDC exports to the US currently face tariffs more than twice the rate applied to developed economies. Expanding trade with other countries, especially in the Global South, could help cushion the impact of new US tariffs while promoting diversification.

Global leaders urge policies and partnerships to harness the fast-growing services economy for sustainable and equitable development.

Fresh insights from UNCTAD's quadrennial conference on how South–South partnerships, a significant driver of economic resilience and growth, can go from strength to strength.