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The empowerment of world's women is a global Imperative

The empowerment of world's women is a global Imperative

8 Mar 2017
​The International Women’s Day 2017 themed " Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030", celebrates women’s achievements from the political to the social while calling for gender equality.
UNCTAD Youth Network takes their place as a driver of the 2030 Agenda

UNCTAD Youth Network takes their place as a driver of the 2030 Agenda

2 Mar 2017
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Youth Network was among the 700 participants of 2017 Youth Forum of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) themed "The role of youth in poverty eradication and promoting prosperity in a changing world", in New York.​
Financing needs and debt sustainability in Africa

Financing needs and debt sustainability in Africa

28 Feb 2017
Written by
Claudia Roethlisberger and Junior Davis based on UNCTAD's Economic Development in Africa Report 2016: Debt Dynamics and Development Finance in Africa.
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A Man-made Tragedy: The Overexploitation of Fish Stocks

24 Feb 2017
In a video blog, Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, makes an appeal to stop the tragedy already happening in our oceans - the overexploitation of fish stocks is a man-made tragedy and a shared problem.
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Entrepreneurship Workshop in Tanzania

23 Feb 2017
UNCTAD and Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (MITI) organized a National Entrepreneurship Workshop in Dar held in Dar es Salaam on 22-23 February 2017.
UNCTAD and UN Women to shed light on gender perspectives and 'care economy' in macroeconomics

UNCTAD and UN Women to shed light on gender perspectives and 'care economy' in macroeconomics

23 Feb 2017
The UN's lead agencies in development policy advice and gender equality are joining forces in a $790,000 programme to put gender perspectives into the heart of effective macroeconomic policy.
Trade in information and communications technology goods fell in 2015 as industry juggles shifts in demand

Trade in information and communications technology goods fell in 2015 as industry juggles shifts in demand

22 Feb 2017

For the first time since 2009, the value of global imports of information and communications technology (ICT) goods declined in 2015 by 3.6 percent in current prices to just over $2 trillion.
Major global agreement comes into force making trade cheaper, easier and faster

Major global agreement comes into force making trade cheaper, easier and faster

22 Feb 2017
Members of the World Trade Organization, supported by UNCTAD, commit to streamlining procedures that will significantly increase international trade, reduce corruption and boost development.
UNCTAD E-Commerce Week 2017 - connecting the dots for sustainable development

UNCTAD E-Commerce Week 2017 - connecting the dots for sustainable development

21 Feb 2017

As the way market transactions are being undertaken continues to change, customers and businesses are adapting their strategies to get the best from the growing modern online market.
Global foreign direct investment fell 13% in 2016, but modest recovery expected in 2017 - new figures

Global foreign direct investment fell 13% in 2016, but modest recovery expected in 2017 - new figures

1 Feb 2017
Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 13% in 2016 to an estimated $1.52 trillion as global economic growth remained weak and world trade volumes posted anemic gains, according to the latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor.
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