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Sarah Jordan of the United Nations new Special magazine asks Dona what motivated her to serve as UNCTAD's special adviser for the blue economy and if she thinks it's possible to sustainably use our ocean's resources.

By Isabelle Durant, Acting Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Written by Regina Asariotis, Article No. 75 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°90 - Second Quarter 2021]

A new government platform using UNCTAD's online single window technology powers business registration in record time, supporting livelihoods during the COVID-19 crisis.

Partnerships and sustainable business models can help scale up technologies needed to improve livelihoods in poor communities and achieve sustainable development goals.

By Graham Mott, Carlos Razo and Robert Hamwey

By Isabelle Durant, Acting Secretary-General of UNCTAD

UNCTAD supports efforts to add value to cotton by-products in eastern and southern Africa to make the crop more profitable for farmers.

The ASYCUDA system is expected to be a game-changer in customs processing in Iraq and improve ease of doing business in the country.

International merchandise trade statistics course boosts participants’ knowledge on data on the movements of goods between countries and areas.