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The economic and health crisis triggered by COVID-19 has put vulnerable consumers in a more precarious situation, leaving them unable to pay for essential household expenses.
By Isabelle Durant, Acting Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Technical and financial assistance to poorer nations will help alleviate the costs of a planned transition to low-carbon shipping.
The 2021 update of the UNCTAD SDG Pulse illustrates in numbers countries’ progress and challenges in achieving the sustainable development goals by 2030.
The UNCTAD-led eTrade for Women initiative is creating regional networks to help women digital entrepreneurs access the resources needed to succeed and contribute to sustainable development.
Economic losses are mounting in developing countries due to the absence of widespread COVID-19 vaccinations.
Five key messages from UNCTAD Special Adviser for the Blue Economy Dona Bertarelli on why the ocean needs protection more than ever, so it can continue to offer food and livelihoods to 3 billion people.
The report suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic set off a further crisis in early 2020 that is expected to be deeper and more consequential in many countries than the Global Financial Crisis of 2008/2009.
By Henrique Pacini, Economist, UNCTAD
