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By Isabelle Durant, Acting Secretary-General, UNCTAD, and Dr. Samira Asma, Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization
The programme has assisted 126 countries and territories over the past 40 years to improve their import and export processes, and supported COVID-19 responses.
Heavy dependence on commodities has increased globally, leaving about two-thirds of developing countries vulnerable to economic shocks such as sharp commodity price fluctuations.
By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
By Isabelle Durant, Acting Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Written by: By Arántzazu Sánchez Belastegui, Article No. 77 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°91 - Third Quarter 2021]
With about 75% of all the plastic ever produced becoming waste, countries are exploring how to use trade and development policies and negotiations in the fight against plastic pollution.
Driven by the belief that young people possess the agency and power to shape their future, some Kenyan youth are tapping into the digital economy and taking their place at the negotiation table.
The science-based innovative plan uses a multispecies approach to make coastal fishing in the Caribbean nation sustainable and expand livelihood opportunities.
