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Photo: World Bank/Dana Smillie
World Bank/Dana Smillie

Poor maritime connectivity hurting weaker, smaller nations – UN report

25 October 2017
Economic Development

A United Nations report out Wednesday revealed the poor maritime connectivity continues to keep smaller and weaker economies from reaching world markets, highlighting the need for evidence-based improvements to trading systems and procedures to address these challenges.

European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica.
Alban Mendes de Leon

UN Gender Focus: fighting violence against women, new UN gender parity strategy and empowering women economically

20 September 2017
UN Gender Focus

Gender equality a “driver” in fighting violence against women and girls

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Arancha Gonzalez, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC). UN File Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

Economically empowered women essential for stronger economies: ITC

19 September 2017
General News

Increasing women’s participation in global trade will lead to better development outcomes for families and communities.

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Mukhisa Kituyi.
UNCTAD-NewYork

“Digital giants” leading a “cautious” trade recovery: UNCTAD

7 June 2017
General News

The “digital giants” of the world economy are having a major impact but global flows of foreign direct investment remain well below their 2007 peak, before the global markets crashed.

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John Scanlon.
CITES

Ocean Conference shines light on illegal trade: CITES chief

7 June 2017
General News

The illegal trade in marine species is one of the major issues that needs to be under the spotlight at the UN Ocean Conference this week.

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Machakos District, Kenya - Kweka farmers group members display how seeds are stored between harvest and the next planting season to ensure food production will continue.
FAO/Christena Dowsett

Formal trade in Africa can improve region, prospects for women – UN agency reports

25 May 2017
Economic Development

Simplifying the requirements for a business license, offering incentives to tax payers, and tackling official corruption are among the recommendations by the United Nations agricultural organization to cut informal trade among African countries and boost economic prosperity, particularly for women.

Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe, pictured during a meeting of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee in Geneva, Switzerland.
UNECE/Pierre Albouy

UN Commission celebrates 70 years of 'connecting countries and driving progress in Europe'

25 April 2017
SDGs

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is celebrating 70 years of bringing countries across the continent together to cooperate on a wide range of issues, including trade, transport, sustainable development and food safety, which impact the daily lives of its citizens.

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevêdo announcing the WTO's trade growth projections at a press conference in Geneva.
WTO

Global trade to expand by 2.4 per cent in 2017 amid ‘deep’ geopolitical, economic uncertainty – WTO

12 April 2017
While forecasting that growth in the volume of global merchandise trade is expected to rebound this year from its weak performance in 2016, the World Trade Organization (WTO) today cautioned that “deep uncertainty” about near-term economic and policy developments in some countries raise the risk that trade activity could be stifled.
Trade Facilitation Agreement has come into force.
UNCTAD

New agreement aims to streamline global trade

22 February 2017
General News

A new global agreement that makes trade cheaper, easier and faster has been welcomed by the UN trade body, UNCTAD.

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Dr Howard Rosenbaum.
Lucy Dean

Cargo ships hit “hundreds” of whales every year: conservationist

17 February 2017
General News

The number of whales hit by cargo ships annually is “in the hundreds”, according to one expert in the field, taking part in a panel discussion at UN Headquarters on Thursday.

Dr Howard Rosenbaum is the director of the Ocean Giants Program at the Wildlife Conservation Society.

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